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purelyPSA · July 8, 2003 8:18AM

info about this puppy right here? Is it yours, or consignment? If it is yours, I'd love to hear the story behind it, because I've put together sets before and it's a herculean task. Where'd you come up with the Choo Choo Coleman on such short notice?

qualitycards · July 8, 2003 10:23AM

Wow! Thats one impressive set!!!

...jay

Vargha · July 8, 2003 10:41AM

Very cool!

SayitaintsoJoe63 · July 8, 2003 11:34AM

There are a few items that come up occasionally that make your mouth water.....this is one of them.

Wow

dude · July 8, 2003 1:02PM

The nine autographs missing from the set are as follows: Clemente, Hutchinson, Umbricht, Keane, Choo Choo Coleman, Grover Powell, Weekly, Dees, and Kirkland. However, all nine are out there. That will be the fun, the thrill of the hunt. Good Luck!.

He doesn't mention Ken Hubbs #550. If he has that one autographed, he has a lot of explaining to do. He died before the card was issued.

I'm certain there are no Umbright autographs either. It mentions his death on the back of his card.

mrichards · July 9, 2003 4:44AM

Hi Everyone,

Long time no speak. I've been busy at work and today was my first chance to check out some of the posts. The seller's name is Rob Rodriguez. I have bought autographed items from him in the past for my collection and have traded and sold him cards and memorabilia. He is a real class act. If he says they are real, they are. I was skeptic myself at first and a couple of earlier items I won from him on Ebay, I sent to PSA/DNA and everyone authenticated. I recommended to him that he should do this himself so there is not doubt. He owns everything he sells and has much more than this in his collection autographed. A real amazing amount of cards and memorabilia. Hope this helps and I hope everyone is having a nice summer.

Be Well,
Mike

goodriddance189 · July 9, 2003 5:27AM

how much do you think a ken hubbs auto would go for? my dad had one in his collection (one of those team issued 5 by 7 b/w photos)

purelyPSA · July 9, 2003 8:35AM

Here's your answer. This one's a perfect example of something that should be PSA/DNA'd, but the seller has had some great stuff over the years and I haven't found a single one that looked bad. I wonder where he finds it all.

gemint · July 9, 2003 9:29AM

<< <i>The nine autographs missing from the set are as follows: Clemente, Hutchinson, Umbricht, Keane, Choo Choo Coleman, Grover Powell, Weekly, Dees, and Kirkland. However, all nine are out there. That will be the fun, the thrill of the hunt. Good Luck!.

He doesn't mention Ken Hubbs #550. If he has that one autographed, he has a lot of explaining to do. He died before the card was issued.

I'm certain there are no Umbright autographs either. It mentions his death on the back of his card. >>

He may not be counting the Hubbs as a possible card (like he eliminated the Umbright from the "needed" list after determining it was likely not possible to exist). So the card is likely in the set but not auto'd. That would be a good question to ask the seller to confirm.

helionaut · July 10, 2003 12:59AM

If there are 587 cards in the set, and he lists the 8 missing, then he is saying he has 579 auto'd cards. I'd expect to find out what the dilly with the Hubbs card. But it looks like an amazing collection with a very tough Dick Farrell and all the other deceased players. I always thought an auto set is one of the greatest achievements in the hobby, and this one looks like a beaut.

cardbroad · July 10, 2003 2:05AM

My 1962 set is the same way. When I bought it as a complete signed set I wasn't expecting everything to be signed. Imagine my surprise when I got it when all the Babe Ruth Story cards were signed too. What a bonus that was!

LuxuryWines · July 10, 2003 2:35AM

If you click on the scans of the cards you will see that the there is a scan of the Ken Hubbs card unsigned... Here it is:

brumbach · July 10, 2003 3:08AM

If you click on the scans of the cards you will see that the there is a scan of the Ken Hubbs card unsigned...

That's not the Hubbs, it's Ken Boyer and it is signed in ball-point. Has anyone emailed the seller about the Hubbs as well as how the checklist cards were handled? It would be interesting to know. It is also interesting that the Hubbs wasn't mentioned at all in the initial listing nor has it been added yet. Why make not of the Umbricht situation yet omit Hubbs?

purelyPSA · July 10, 2003 4:35AM

Do the '64 checklists have a headshot of a player on them, like say, '68 or '69? If so then I'd be they're likely signed too. But indeed, that would be something that needed to be clarified.

goodriddance189 · July 11, 2003 7:04AM

<< <i>Do the '64 checklists have a headshot of a player on them, like say, '68 or '69? If so then I'd be they're likely signed too. But indeed, that would be something that needed to be clarified. >>

no. just a generic representation of a fielder. an example can be seen here

gemint · July 11, 2003 7:13AM

<< <i>My 1962 set is the same way. When I bought it as a complete signed set I wasn't expecting everything to be signed. Imagine my surprise when I got it when all the Babe Ruth Story cards were signed too. What a bonus that was! >>

I'd be concerned about the authenticity of those cards.

gotti36 · July 12, 2003 12:22PM

I'm sure many of you have seen this, but for those of you who haven't, the seller added this:

On Fri Jul 11 10:57:00 PDT 2003, seller added the following information:

NOTE: The Hubbs "IN MEMORIUM" card is obviously not autographed. I didn't put that in my missing autograph list because I thought that was obvious. This falls under the category of IMPOSSIBLE. I hope this clears up any misunderstanding.

Virtualizard · July 12, 2003 12:37PM

Boy I hope I won the lottery tonight. This is an incredible set.

What will it go for? Anyone taking bets?

JEB.

Waittilnextyear, how about some backround...

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