That one missing card

What is the one card your are missing from your collection that you really want but have not been able to find? It was this type of thread that landed me my Thorpe card. Hopefully someone can get their dream card from this thread.

Jay

I need a 20's Nemo Leibold to complete my assembly of the Big Train and the Senators putting it all together in the '24 Series.

Any 1912 Boston Garter

m101-5 Jim Thorpe. Anyone know where I can find one? Help a guy find his dream card!

For me it is an E254 Colgan's Chip of Elmer Flick with Toledo. I would pay VERY WELL for an example of this card!
-Rhett

Todd, the card is for sale if you offer enough money

sabrjay wrote:Todd, the card is for sale if you offer enough money

Really, Jay? I thought that was your "gonna have to pry it from my cold, dead fingers" kind of card.

I suppose you are saying that you are open to selling it for life changing type of money?

Put it this way, it would take way more than market value to get me to sell it. One thing I've learned over the years in this hobby is that there is a good chance there is someone out there with more money than sense that wants something you own and they will throw an insane amount of money at you to get it. If I got that offer, I probably wouldn't turn it down.

That makes sense. Still, I'd be willing to bet you'd have seller's remorse if you parted with it - unless the profit netted you one high-end, tangible item.

How rare is that Thorpe card?

I got my Thorpe card 6 years ago. In that time I have seen 3 up for sale. Two in auctions and one private transaction I know of.

1. Rogers Hornsby M101-6
2. 1923-24 Jim Bottomley Exhibit

I would like to add this card to my Ira Thomas type collection. It would look great on the shelf above my George Gibson E125 American Caramel Diecut.

Patrick

Baum's relatives have underhandedly bought them up making it difficult to score.

It's kind of a tough question. There are so many card venues now that if something is so rare that I can't find it, it would probably be too expensive if I did ever turn one up. I can't think of a card I've wanted that I haven't at least seen here or there.

Maybe one, but not baseball. I finally got a Cadbury Titanic card last year. I had waited very patiently and for a long time to catch one I could afford - ever since Kevin S posted some scans a few years ago. I was so completely taken by the looks of it. It was my only automated ebay search. I never even put it on a want list b/c I thought they were so cool that mentioning them would attract too many interested people. The one I got is a 1 or maybe 1.5, but it really looks decent. One in VG or VG/EX just went on ebay for >$4000. Great card. I haven't scanned it yet or I'd post it.

But that's the only one that I really had to wait for and couldn't find. I was very lucky to get mine for a reasonable price.

J

my card's not even that tough...always wanted an e94 "old" cy young but for one really stupid reason or another never got it....whether being underbider to a dealer and it's sat in his inventory for 2+ years, tbob hoarding every single one on the group buys or seller not accepting my higher offer and deciding to sell it for less. not meant to be!


...yea i'm bitching

T207 Donnelly - any grade will do ...