Set the Wayback Machine Sherman..............

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Posted By: jackgoodman

Since many seemed to enjoy the other Trader Speaks pages I posted, I thought I'd press my luck and post one more. For those of you that questioned where some of the great cards were in 1975, check out auction items 2, 3 (yes, minimum bid $20 each), 7, 11 and, wait, I'm driving myself crazy.

Leon, this will be the last one for a while so hope you will indulge. Thanks. Jack

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Posted By: steve f

Gosh Mr Peabody, you're killin me... N172's; $4

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Posted By: Leon

I can read, and appreciate, as many as you want to post. Please post as often as you like. I love reading about the hobby years ago, even though unfortunately, I wasn't there. I read a lot of the old trade rags and really enjoy them....thanks again

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Posted By: Mike

I'm sure thirty years from now, people will be looking back at 2006 and saying the same thing. " I could of had a T206 Cobb for $1000.00!! "

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Posted By: Robert Lifson

If you read the introduction to this ad you’ll see that it notes that “some of the cards may have back damage” but really, the funny thing about Bob Wilson’s cards was that ALL of his cards had back damage! He mounted all his cards on shirt cardboards with scotch tape, usually with two pieces per card. That’s how he stored and displayed them. He had a lot of really rare cards, especially nineteenth century cards such as Joseph Halls and large N175 Gypsy Queens. It was scary trading or selling cards to him because if you ever wanted to get them back and were successful they’d have tape on the backs. Barry Sloate and others probably remember an N175 Gypsy Queen of Kelly with tape on the back that has changed hands a few times over the years. I think Barry may even have sold it years ago. That was a Bob Wilson card from his primary collection. He had some real rarities – all with tape.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

These are great stories....keep posting Jack.

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Posted By: leon

My stories only go back about 10 yrs. I do have a neat item that is about one generation before most on this board. This is an original Book of Checklists by Charles Bray, from 1950. This was Walt Corson's personal book that he kept his cards checklisted in. Mr.Corson sold his collection to Frank Nagy and there was a short story written not too long ago about the escapade. Mr.Corson added numerous sheets to fill this in too....I love how the first page is of a guy relaxing looking at his book. It's a bygone era. Can you imagine some of us being this guy? regards

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Posted By: Scot

I like looking at The Trader Speaks buy ads... Here's a good one from Sept. 1981

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Posted By: barrysloate

Rob- I definitely remember the N175 Kelly, but I don't remember the tape. Also, Bruce's ad is funny in that to a great degree it parallels his current want list. Come on Bruce, you can't still be looking for the same cards after 25 years?

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Funny, but as I was scrolling down the page even before I got to the bottom of that photo I was thinking "World's Toughest Wantlist".