My first "find" of the new year
MorrellMan
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I've been adding quite a few goodies to my collection, but it's always very exhilerating to snag a set at well below book. This set was incorrectly listed on ebay as a "treasure island" set, and, consequently, didn't get a whole lot of looks. I think only me and another guy realized what it was, and we both thought we could steal it. I turned out to be only slightly more honest than he, and I am now the proud owner of a 1936 Pac-Kups Jolly Roger pirates set.
The set is complete at 48 cards. The seller described them as excellent and showed all 48 cards in one scan. But, having the cards in hand, I would say everyone would grade a 6 or 7, with a few exceptions. This set consists of watercolor pictures depicting various pirate-y things like walking the plank, treasure maps, ships and battles and dubloons and famous pirates and all sorts of good stuff. There have been a few of these sets/singles popping up for sometime, which explains it's relatively low guide price of $250 - $350. I managed to get it for about half the low number and I'm pretty happy with it, being that it's a 70 year old set of cards.
The set is complete at 48 cards. The seller described them as excellent and showed all 48 cards in one scan. But, having the cards in hand, I would say everyone would grade a 6 or 7, with a few exceptions. This set consists of watercolor pictures depicting various pirate-y things like walking the plank, treasure maps, ships and battles and dubloons and famous pirates and all sorts of good stuff. There have been a few of these sets/singles popping up for sometime, which explains it's relatively low guide price of $250 - $350. I managed to get it for about half the low number and I'm pretty happy with it, being that it's a 70 year old set of cards.
Mark (amerbbcards)
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
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I really like the set! Very nice grab - I always get excited when I get something I really want. Like the Kiki auto!
Are you going to have it graded?
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Mike
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
its now hanging in my living room.