REA successes & failures

[tiger8mush]

This small purchase was received yesterday (Tuesday) via UPS, super quick shipping!
p.s. only about 50% complete, so I have a long way to go catch up to you AJ!

[Exhibitman]

I haven't seen one of those Cobbs in a while, Jeff. Really nice.

[gst6]

I was active with a few of the Zeenut lots and the two Caramelo Deportivo Ray Dandridge cards before bowing out on those. Happy with my two wins, which seemed to avoid any crazy last-minute bidding:

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I know I shouldn’t care who wins my consignment, but I always feel better when it lands in the hands of a collector and not a flipper. And it lands in a world class Cobb collection to boot.

[calvindog]

Sam, I'm thrilled that this was your card -- I know for a fact you have good taste Thank you.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

I know I shouldn’t care who wins my consignment, but I always feel better when it lands in the hands of a collector and not a flipper. And it lands in a world class Cobb collection to boot.

Jeff, just a stunner. I have had a couple of 3's over the years but your card leaves them in the dust. If I was the grader at PSA, I'd give it a 4.5.
What Cobb cards are still left on your want list?

[calvindog]

John, thank you. There aren’t many Cobbs left that I want. Some are just various backs but I haven’t gone after all of them and probably won’t. But in terms of actual cards looking to buy, they’re mostly just upgrades. A few M101-4/5s I suppose, depending on how stupid I feel when an auction is occurring. And an M110! Somehow I haven’t picked up one of them yet.

[Brian]

Beautiful Cobb, Jeff.
This was my solitary win. That was a terrific auction.

[calvindog]

Brian, I loved that Greenberg. I’ve tried so hard to avoid pulling that thread on signed Hank cards, but that one is a beauty.

[Brian]

Thanks, Jeff!

[benchod]

Fantastic eye appeal on the Cobb and signed Greenberg
Congrats gentleman!

[Brian]

Thanks, Craig!

[Mikehealer]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Man...that's a great looking card!

[calvindog]

Thank you, fellas!

[Jobu]

I'm with all of you guys, I also think that Jeff's new E103 Cobb is incredible - congrats on that pick up!

Only one thing for me. I couldn't resist this 1920 photo of Babe Ruth in his first season as a Yankee and Eddie Cicotte in his last season in the majors. When the shutter clicked on this photo Cicotte didn't know that he would pitch just 12 more games before Kenesaw Landis ended his career through a lifetime ban for his role in throwing the 1919 World Series.

It is fun to think about what they are both laughing about, the grizzled vet and the 25-year-old Bambino. There are lots of fun details - Cicotte holding the ball in a pitching grip, both players with tattered sleeves on their shirts, Ruth's belt buckle to the side.

The note on the back from the photographer ends with "To Ed. Cicotte" so it seems like there is a good chance this photo was once Eddie's. Did Eddie realize that the photographer probably got a good shot of him and immediately ask for a copy? On August 1, 1920 Ruth already had 37 homeruns, 8 ahead of the previous full-season record of 29 that he set in 1919, so maybe Eddie wanted a memento of an intimate moment with someone he knew was in the midst of changing the face of the game? Or perhaps the photographer thought it was such a fun shot that he knew Eddie would like one and gave it to him? No matter the answer, the questions this photograph poses 105 years later had me hooked.

[brass_rat]

Great card, Jeff, and awesome photo and historical context, Bryan! You should print that out and keep it with the photo.

[ValKehl]

Bryan, that is an interesting view of The Babe. If I had looked at this pic without being aware that it was Ruth, I doubt I would have realized it was him.

[calvindog]

Thank you, Steve.

[Leon]

Wow....that's a nice one. I bet it might have a smidge of back damage, or an almost imperceptible wrinkle somewhere. A perfect card.

Originally Posted by calvindog