T206 Scrapbook on Ebay

[Leon]

Originally Posted by danmckee

Why now? Is it your auction? Why this why now?? I guess i won't be able to win it now. So much for me bidding.

I thought there was a board rule not to out auctions here?

I guess that only applies to me.

Dan- there is no rule and has never been a rule against outing auctions, at least in the last 7 yrs or so, and I don't know about before that.

Most members and myself hope they don't get outed but there just can't be a rule against it. Believe me, there have been a few times in the past when I was just sick about something being outed especially as it was in a different category and I wanted to bid badly. I got outbid on that item but the rule remains the same as it has always been. There is no rule against it. Never was and never will be. We have had several discussions about it on the board. Hope this explains that part of it. regards

[slidekellyslide]

Does nobody seem alarmed that this seller wrote the word "Dover" in his auction description? That he found Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig's MVP awards in an antique shop two months ago? The fact that all of these cards appear too thin?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Does nobody seem alarmed that this seller wrote the word "Dover" in his auction description?

I thought it was Babe Dover Ruth and Lou Dover Gehrig, no?

[LanceRoten]

Matt Foley!!! Had a friend post that Matt Foley Yapper clip on my Facebook page. Pretty sure they were trying tell me something...

[ullmandds]

The fact that the seller said "dover" in the description is of concern to me.

I wouldn't be a bidder on such an item regardless but I am very curious about this book as there appear to be a bunch of cards...kinda muted in color...some with borders that I've never seen before?!

Some of the names are also incorrect...ie. Jackson for Buster Brown I believe...e90-1.

The combination of period articles and the sheer variety of cards along with the time it must have taken to create this book leads me to conclude it is most likely authentic.

But personally I have little interest in butchered cards such as these...

[Leon]

The book could easily be a mix of reprints and real cards. It's not like we haven't seen that scenario a dozen times. regards

[barrysloate]

The album looks old, so perhaps somebody added some Dover reprints to the genuine cards that were already pasted in. Most of the cards look dead on original, then there are others that don't even look like cards at all. It might be a mix of real and fake.

[wonkaticket]

The seller emailed me and sent a photo/card of the orginal owner of the scrap book who was involved in baseball...the owner is still alive and somewhere in the NY area.

[joeadcock]

Wow. A new Mayo

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

The seller emailed me and sent a photo/card of the orginal owner of the scrap book who was involved in baseball...the owner is still alive and somewhere in the NY area.

Sloate? Wasn't he a reliever best known for correcting his teammate's spelling errors?