May 2011 Pickup Thread

[Oldtix]

It's been a long time since I had this much luck finding sports items while antiquing!

[slidekellyslide]

Wow! You found 1914 and 15 World Series programs antiquing? Must hear the story behind that!

[carrigansghost]

I'm heading for Central Ohio to do some shopping. All I find is 1991 Donruss cards. Great programs.

Rawn

[murphusa]

Wow, what a nice day out.

Isn't it so much better to see a post about someone’s great find than the post that you are worrying if the shopping list your grandmother wrote in 1934 is authentic?

[ksfarmboy]

Nice pick up Dan B. Always nice to find a gem like that.

Awesome score oldtix on the WS programs.

Was able to pick up 3 nice Wichita Indians items. A 1951 Indians player, a 1953 Indians team photo and an autographed 1953 team signed ball. Ball not pictured.

[Brian Van Horn]

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[Oldtix]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Wow! You found 1914 and 15 World Series programs antiquing? Must hear the story behind that!

Thanks for the compliments, everyone. As for the story - well, chalk it up to my shrewd strategy. First, the show opened to the public at 8 am...so I arrived fashionably late around noon. Second, I cleverly wandered around the show for a couple of hours before getting to that booth. I figured if there was any good sports material at the show, it would be best to assume no one else would be interested, letting sellers get discouraged after thousands of people passed by. Finally, when I did stumble upon the showcase where the two Series programs were prominently displayed, I paid his asking price. Clearly, this was a masterful approach that I would highly recommend to my fellow collectors.

Seriously...as Lefty Gomez said, "I'd rather be lucky than good." I was astounded to see the programs in the booth of a magazine dealer. He told me he had just found them in a large group of magazines and that this was the first time he had taken them to a show. I simply cannot explain my luck; the prices were expensive for magazines...but a bargain for Series programs! Anyone reading this post would have pounced on them; I can't understand why no one else did...it was a no-brainer.

So far this year, it seems there's more quality memorabilia showing up at antique shows, malls and shops. Believe it or not, the Series programs weren't even the best find of the day! This being a sports board, the other stuff wouldn't be of much interest here...but the trend is definite and it's an exciting time to be on the prowl for great stuff!

[scmavl]

Just picked this up in trade on the Forum. 13 HOFers- yes, I'm considering Pete Rose a HOFer , mostly 500 HR club. Mantle, Williams, Mays, Killebrew, McCovey, Matthews (not pictured)...









Eddie Matthews is on there too, just not pictured.

[Ladder7]

Jarrod, great item. But, I think the case is damaging the Teddy.

[scmavl]

Thanks Steve. The ink smears were there when I got it and I have it positioned so it's resting on the laces, not the sig. It's unfortunate that Ted signed there, but for maximum viewing pleasure, his sig ends up on the bottom.

Thanks for the concern.

Originally Posted by Ladder7

Jarrod, great item. But, I think the case is damaging the Teddy.

[Vintage Yankee]

Originally Posted by scmavl

It's unfortunate that Ted signed there, but for maximum viewing pleasure, his sig ends up on the bottom.

Spoken like a true Yankee fan, Jarrod.

[sicollector1954]

Was able to pick up a circa 1950 Hank Sauer game used bat. The bat is 36 inches in length--is an H4 model and currently weighs 36.3 oz. The bat was given in person to a young boy many years ago by non other than former Cardinal player Ray Blades who was a friend of the family. Also acquired was a vintage Stan Musial Hartland statue as well as a 1963 Cardinals program/ticket stub to Stan Musials last game.

I plan on adding the bat to my collection but people are welcome to email me with any offers on the other items as they are not things I collect and will be sold down the road. Thanks.

sicollector1954@comcast.net

[MGHPro]

Finally picked up a ball knob.. not the best shape, but I've never owned one so it will do for now.
Matt