Unlisted Type Cards and "UNC"

[buymycards]

Hi Tony,
It took me a long time to find the 1936 E-UNC in the Standard Catalog. It is listed under 1936-E-UNC on page 154 of the latest Vintage only Standard Catalog. The pricing in the catalog is very low compared to prices that are actually being realized for these cards.

Like Leon, I enjoy looking for obscure cards or cards that may be one of a kind. A 1920's? Nebraska Indians card closed on ebay last night. I haven't seen any other cards from this set, although the Nebraska collectors who are board members may be familiar with this issue. I regret that I didn't place a higher bid on this card, but the price jumped up by over $100 in the last 8 seconds.

I also ran across an late 1930's Eau Claire Bears minor league card that I haven't seen before that may be one of a kind.

As a side note, I have been looking at some of the PSA, SGC, and BGS pop reports for some of the difficult to find issues, and there seems to be some discrepancies in some of the data. The cards don't come up for sale very often and they don't get graded very often, so the grading companies may not always know exactly what they are grading.

Rick

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Hi Tony,
It took me a long time to find the 1936 E-UNC in the Standard Catalog. It is listed under 1936-E-UNC on page 154 of the latest Vintage only Standard Catalog. The pricing in the catalog is very low compared to prices that are
Rick

Well Rick I stand corrected.... The Home Run Candy Card IS listed in the 2011 Std Catalog as well. 1936 E-UNC Candy just as you said. And yes the prices are alot lower than what yours sold for. Since I use the Std Catalog (and old cardboard) as a relative guideline, I probably wouldn't have bought the Hubbell anyway, but it is a good lesson for me as a type collector. I'll know next time I see a card like this one, even if it takes a few years!

[ethicsprof]

great hearing of your type collecting efforts.
you've already received good information.
i must say that your focus on Old Cardboard and the THE catalogue makes great sense to me. I have found that having some parameters and guidelines within the parameters provide some measure of self-governance which keeps me at least a bit practical in my acquisitions and not feeling like 'i'm all over the place.' Admittedly, when I see a great bargain---and I mean a great bargain--- i do push at the parameters gladly.
all the best,
barry