I recently picked up some more cards in the last Collect Auctions tobacco only auction.
Just three this time, but two that I needed and one that is a dupe and upgrade. This was an interesting auction as there were hundreds of lots that had multiple examples of the same card. In other words, there would be five or six lots of the same card, maybe in different grades but still the same card. This ended up being great for bidders but possibly not as good for consignors.
I originally bid on quite a few lots just to get my initial bids in so I would have the option of bidding during extended bidding, but was outbid on almost everything by the end. I ultimately ended up with these three winners.
First up is an upgrade of my T205 Barger Full B variation.
This is a really nice PSA 1 example considering the back doesn't appear to have much, if any, damage and the front is clean as well. My only dilemma with this one is whether or not I should crack it. My other T205s are all raw and I'd like to keep them all that way. But it's also a dupe and my other one isn't really that bad. So I may just keep this one in the PSA 1 slab and consider the other one part of the set I'm working on. This one might be good for a trade down the line like it is.
The next one I picked up is a new one for my NY Giants team set. I'm considering the team set complete at 22 cards. This is the only variation that I'm doing for the team set. The Otis Crandall comes with the T in Otis either crossed or not crossed. Since this is a variation on the front of the card, and I will eventually display the team set by the fronts, I am considering it necessary for the team set. This is the T not crossed variation.
I assume the reason for the Authentic grade is the major paper loss on the reverse, but I'm not sure. And, since I'm eventually displaying these from the front, I don't care about the paper loss on the back.
As a side note on the other variations, there is a variation on the reverse of the Arlie Latham card where it either identifies him as A Latham or WA Latham on the back. Also, the Christy Mathewson has a back variation where all the cards with the Cycle cigarettes ad on the back has his losses incorrectly noted as only 1 loss instead of 11. I'm not considering either of these two to be part of my team set when completed.
With the addition of this T not crossed Crandall, I am at 18 of the 22 needed. I am still missing Marquard, Mathewson, Merkle and Bugsy Raymond. The Marquard and Mathewson are the two HOFers and will cost me a little more, the Raymond is a short print that will cost me a bit more and the Merkle is an easy one that I just haven't picked up yet.
The last card I picked up is this beauty. The T207 John Ferry. Why John Ferry you may be asking? Well, I collect Jersey City Skeeter prewar cards and this card talks about John's stint with the Skeeters in 1910 in the bio on the back. I know this is a little stretch to include in my Jersey City team collection, but there aren't that many Jersey City cards to begin with, so I'm including all I can get in my checklist.
I have my Jersey City team checklist in the right border of my blog with all the cards that I consider part of the team set listed. The ones I have are crossed out while the ones I still need are not. Some of those are 1 of 1's and I will likely never own them, but they are listed to keep the list complete. I mean, a T215 Pirate back? Really. Like I'll ever see that one let alone own it. Right.
So, those are some of my newer pick ups. I hope you enjoyed them. I know I do!
Enjoy the hobby all...it's a great one!
