Piedmont T206 with date stamped on back...

[tedzan]

In 1981, the 1963T Rose rookie was selling at $100 (and climbing). Decent T206's were selling for only $2 - $5 each. 1933 Goudey's were selling
for a mere $5 each.
It was a great time to be a BB card set collector. It's when I started putting together these 2 sets. I saw an adv. in the SCD's classified section
selling 200+ Goudey's (including the rare Lajoie). The seller lived in northern NJ, so I left work early one day and drove 65 miles to see him.

He was an elderly fellow, who (along with his brother) had collected these Goudey's as a kid. He first showed me the Lajoie card. It was a nice
card (perhaps in Vg-Ex condition). Then he pulled out 2 groups of cards. The first group of cards (approx. 120) all of which had a punch-hole.
This group included four Ruth's, the two Gehrig's, many HOFer's, and numerous commons.

The second group of cards (80+) each had 2 punch-holes. These were his younger brother's cards.

I passed on this collection, as he wanted too much for it. But, I tried real hard to persuade him to sell the Lajoie separately.....No Dice.


TED Z