Where is Davallilo?
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I have been watching these boards for a long time and I remember there was some controversey with Davallilo, but is he still out there collecting? I know he had great ambitions with his set building and was just wondering how that is going. Nice to be here this is a great board, just wondering about the past.
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Squirrels got him.
Sold all sets and bought part interest in The Cleveland Indians!
rd
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<< <i>Sold all sets and bought part interest in The Cleveland Indians!
rd >>
That's just silly.......he is PLAYING for the Cleveland Indians
1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
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<< <i>Sold all sets and bought part interest in The Cleveland Indians!
rd >>
That's just silly.......he is PLAYING for the Cleveland Indians
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Beat me to it...
NO? You are kidding right?
Check the Registry board................
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<< <i>Check the Registry board................
Steve >>
Yup. That's where I last a post from him...
What's worse a couple of guys wearing pocket protectors were seen entering his home and left with a man that had a potato sack over his head . That man is believed to be Davallilo. The shadowy figure could be heard shrieking , his cries were unintelligible but witnesses believe he was saying "you guys are off my top ten dealer list!!!".
The kidnapper released a grainy tape that pictures a haggard Jim Crandell making a long speech. Some of the tape was mostly undecipherable but in parts, Jim does admit to having a stash of PSA 5 cards registered under an unknown alias. Jim was under obvious duress but these claims are being investigated. When asked for confirmation of the statements made by Davalillo, the PSA president, has declined to comment.
Even more disturbing, was the footage of Davalillo being flattened in to an over sized GAI holder. It cannot be confirmed but his assailant is thought to be Mike Baker, sources close to the investigation revealed that Baker was once held in high regard by Jim. The relationship apparently soured when Baker spent a lost weekend at Crandell's NJ home , the purpose of the visit was for "bumping" which Jim had mistakingly taken as a code word for "humping". Exactly what transpired is still unknown but Baker is considered a person of interest in the case.
The horror...the horror.
<< <i>To think ,that a member of the PSA hall of fame has been treated so harshly everywhere he goes is a crying shame. The guy ventures to add low grade cards to his vaunted accumulation and he is ostracized and then goes missing . >>
That is true. Everywhere Davalillo goes, he is treated badly. What does a guy need to do to get some respect in this hobby? I don't think his lowering his collecting standard is the reason though.
<< <i>who is davalillo? >>
He's some guy who recently announced that he intends to collect PSA 7 cards.
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<< <i>who is davalillo? >>
He's some guy who recently announced that he intends to collect PSA 7 cards. >>
Say it aint so! He deserves to be put in an oversized GAI slab every if he did get a trim!
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<< <i>who is davalillo? >>
He's some guy who recently announced that he intends to collect PSA 7 cards. >>
A pig just flew by my window.
What is the world coming to.
<< <i>Without him the board is as barren a Taliban strip club. All the card knowledge is gone, hope all his detractors are satisfied. To think ,that a member of the PSA hall of fame has been treated so harshly everywhere he goes is a crying shame. The guy ventures to add low grade cards to his vaunted accumulation and he is ostracized and then goes missing .
What's worse a couple of guys wearing pocket protectors were seen entering his home and left with a man that had a potato sack over his head . That man is believed to be Davallilo. The shadowy figure could be heard shrieking , his cries were unintelligible but witnesses believe he was saying "you guys are off my top ten dealer list!!!".
The kidnapper released a grainy tape that pictures a haggard Jim Crandell making a long speech. Some of the tape was mostly undecipherable but in parts, Jim does admit to having a stash of PSA 5 cards registered under an unknown alias. Jim was under obvious duress but these claims are being investigated. When asked for confirmation of the statements made by Davalillo, the PSA president, has declined to comment.
Even more disturbing, was the footage of Davalillo being flattened in to an over sized GAI holder. It cannot be confirmed but his assailant is thought to be Mike Baker, sources close to the investigation revealed that Baker was once held in high regard by Jim. The relationship apparently soured when Baker spent a lost weekend at Crandell's NJ home , the purpose of the visit was for "bumping" which Jim had mistakingly taken as a code word for "humping". Exactly what transpired is still unknown but Baker is considered a person of interest in the case. >>
lowstart,
Are you a professional writer in your free time?!
To provide an answer to the initial question of, "where is davalillo?", based on what i know about Jim, given the time of year and the line of work that he does, i'd guess that he hasn't been too active on the board lately since he's probably been busy traveling around the country (if not the world) to meet with clients. In his line of work, it is not uncommon to be living out of a suitcase and traveling from airport to airport across the country (or world) for several weeks.
Jim is a veteran equity analyst for one of the leading Wall St. securities firms and this weeks long marketing tour is an annual exercise that he goes through as part of the big push by Wall Street firms to have their analysts meet with clients (institutional investment managers) for face-to-face meetings. The timing of the big marketing push is typically prior to the release of a widely-followed survey that is conducted each year by an industry trade magazine.
It's an annual grind in which each day typically starts with early AM breakfast meeting, followed by several hour long meetings scattered around a city or state over the rest of the day before wrapping up with after-work drinks and/or dinner with a different client each night. While the meals and drinks can be fun, when times are tough, it is not unusual for the meetings to be with hostile and/or argumentative clients who will berate you for past mistakes or try to convince you that you're an idiot and they're a genius. While most meetings tend to be 1:1's, on occasion, the meetings can be with larger groups (i.e. 10:1) which makes the hostile meetings seem, well...even more hostile.
The trade magazine's annual survey ranks the "best" analysts according to their specialty and to Jim's credit, he's been consistently ranked in the top 5 for his specialty throughout his professional career. It's not an easy thing to do for such a long period of time as Wall Street is a very competitive industry and burnout is not uncommon. Besides, even if you don't burnout, market down cycles (i.e. crashes) have been known to cause firms to reduce headcount by tens of thousands of people at a time.
In order to be a successful equity analyst on Wall Street, it helps to have the following traits:
great analytical skillsgreat communication skillsis the type who has an opinion (i.e. isn't wishy-washy) and is not bashfulis confident that they're usually rightis naturally competitive and likes to winhas thick skin (this one is especially important to survive in the industry as long as Jim has)doesn't dwell on the past and can quickly pick oneself off the ground after a mistake/failure and move on
Before I learned that Davalillo = Jim, I was stunned that anyone would publicly proclaim a goal of having 100 complete sets with PSA set rating of 8.00. However, once i realized his real-life identity (Jim is actually fairly well known in the industry), it all started to make more sense to me.While Jim's posts can sometimes come across as being well....obnoxious, it's because he has these personality traits that he's been able to survive and succeed over the course of his career. Considering the compensation levels on Wall Street, given Jim's long-term success (although i don't know this for certain), i would guess that his discretionary spending on cards for any given month (or week) is probably greater than what most board members (myself included) spend over the course of a full year.
I don't begrudge Jim for setting an audacious goal like completing 100 sets in 8.00 or higher because, as far as i'm concerned, he's worked his ass off over the years to be in the position where he could even entertain such a thought.
I can even understand why Jim would be so bold as to state his goal on a public BBS. As an analyst, Jim has to have an opinion that is broadcast (literally) across the world. When they're right, an analyst can bask in the favorable light of being right (which can be quite nice!). When they're wrong, it seems like THE ENTIRE WORLD knows they were wrong and it make one feel like crawling under a desk and hiding as public failure is not a fun thing to experience.
If I had to take a guess, i'd say that it was this public awareness of his success or failure that probably motivates Jim to work harder -- to not want to fail -- to not be wrong.
By boldly stating his goal on the BBS, Jim has raised the bar for himself and has effectively motivated himself to work harder at his job. If Jim has another kick-ass year as an analyst, he will be rewarded with a huge bonus check that will allow him to go out and buy even more cards for his collection. The better he does at his job, the bigger the bonus check, and the more cards he can buy.
I'm sure that Jim knows that some members of the board are rooting against him. Heck, if i had to guess, i'd say this probably motivates him to work even harder as i'm sure he'd LOVE to prove the nay-sayers wrong.
Whether you like or dislike the guy, you have to admit that publicly stating a goal of 100 sets in PSA 8 was pretty ballsy thing to do. It is not the type of goal that is going to be accomplished in a year, or 2, or 3 (even if a person had an unlimited amount of money).
Jim's goal is obviously a long-term goal that could take decades to achieve at a cost of several hundred thousand, if not millions of dollars.
But while short-term achievements are nice, it's always the long-term ones that are especially meaningful -- no matter what the $ cost.
[And to top it off, the thought of one day being able to show up total strangers that have openly despised you for years -- PRICELESS!!] ;-)
Enough said!
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Davalillo Basketball: 1957-58 Topps 8.000 100.00% 8.000 2
Davalillo Basketball: 1961 Hawks Essex Meats 8.047 92.86% 7.689 4
Davalillo Basketball: 1961-62 Fleer 8.040 100.00% 8.043 10
Davalillo Basketball: 1968-69 Jack in the Box San Diego Rockets 9.072 100.00% 9.072 3
Davalillo Basketball: 1969-70 Topps 8.006 100.00% 8.006 8
Davalillo Basketball: 1970-71 Topps 8.040 100.00% 8.040 13
Davalillo Basketball: 1971-72 Topps 8.586 81.62% 7.217 12
Davalillo Basketball: 1972-73 Icee Bear 9.180 100.00% 9.178 5
Davalillo Basketball: 1976-77 Topps 8.133 100.00% 8.133 15
Davalillo Basketball: All-Time NBA Centers 8.055 90.48% 7.772 1
Davalillo Basketball: All-Time NBA Forwards 8.013 75.00% 7.250 1
Davalillo Basketball: All-Time NBA Guards 7.946 74.07% 7.127 1
Davalillo Basketball: Bob Cousy Master Set 8.000 75.00% 7.333 2
Davalillo Basketball: Hall of Fame Players 8.192 58.65% 4.805 4
Davalillo Basketball: Hall of Fame Rookies 8.000 91.76% 7.850 2
Davalillo Basketball: NBA Top 50 Rookies 7.996 95.92% 7.902 5
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Davalillo Baseball: 1909-11 T-206 White Border HOF Players 7.790 32.89% 2.280 24
Davalillo Baseball: 1909-11 T206 White Border 7.865 23.09% 1.786 33
Davalillo Baseball: 1910-11 Sporting Life (M116) - Basic 7.920 27.53% 2.227 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1921 American Caramel Series of 80 (E121) 6.500 2.94% .147 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1933 Goudey 8.000 19.58% 1.465 39
Davalillo Baseball: 1933 Goudey HOF Players 8.000 29.69% 1.890 19
Davalillo Baseball: 1934 Goudey 7.920 76.04% 5.884 18
Davalillo Baseball: 1934-36 Diamond Stars - Basic 8.006 87.96% 6.614 10
Davalillo Baseball: 1936 Goudey 7.520 12.00% 1.200 16
Davalillo Baseball: 1936 S & S Game 8.589 100.00% 8.589 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1938 Goudey 7.273 56.25% 4.000 9
Davalillo Baseball: 1939 Play Ball - Basic 8.073 61.49% 5.398 6
Davalillo Baseball: 1940 Play Ball 7.838 87.92% 6.816 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1940 Play Ball HOF Players 7.949 88.46% 6.809 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1941 Play Ball 8.052 95.83% 7.898 7
Davalillo Baseball: 1948 Bowman 8.000 100.00% 8.000 10T
Davalillo Baseball: 1948-49 Leaf - Basic 7.623 39.00% 2.906 20
Davalillo Baseball: 1949 Bowman - Basic 8.012 95.42% 7.518 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1950 Bowman 8.000 90.08% 6.888 9
Davalillo Baseball: 1950 Callahan HOF 7.890 84.62% 5.936 8
Davalillo Baseball: 1951 Bowman 7.993 99.07% 7.908 10
Davalillo Baseball: 1951 Topps Blue Back 8.080 100.00% 8.080 12
Davalillo Baseball: 1951 Topps Red Back - Basic 8.062 100.00% 8.062 15
Davalillo Baseball: 1952 Berk Ross 6.449 50.00% 3.261 9
Davalillo Baseball: 1952 Bowman 8.049 100.00% 8.049 7
Davalillo Baseball: 1952 Num Num Cleveland Indians 5.146 95.00% 5.024 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1952 Topps - Basic 7.904 91.89% 6.752 20
Davalillo Baseball: 1953 Bowman Black & White 7.831 82.81% 6.391 8
Davalillo Baseball: 1953 Bowman Color 7.982 84.38% 6.903 16
Davalillo Baseball: 1953 Red Man Tobacco 6.512 100.00% 6.512 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1953 Topps 7.783 91.97% 7.206 13
Davalillo Baseball: 1954 Bowman - Basic 8.000 99.56% 7.979 7
Davalillo Baseball: 1954 Dan-Dee Potato Chips 7.930 62.07% 5.100 11
Davalillo Baseball: 1954 Red Heart 8.000 100.00% 8.000 18T
Davalillo Baseball: 1954 Red Man Tobacco - Basic 7.394 19.61% 2.313 8
Davalillo Baseball: 1954 Topps 8.000 100.00% 8.000 16
Davalillo Baseball: 1955 Bowman - Basic 8.027 100.00% 8.027 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1955 Bowman Umpires 8.029 100.00% 8.029 3
Davalillo Baseball: 1955 Red Man Tobacco 7.787 100.00% 7.787 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1955 Topps 7.858 99.03% 7.823 18
Davalillo Baseball: 1956 Topps - Basic 8.027 100.00% 8.027 17T
Davalillo Baseball: 1957 Topps - Basic 8.008 100.00% 8.008 17
Davalillo Baseball: 1958 Topps - Basic 8.032 99.39% 7.982 7
Davalillo Baseball: 1958 Topps - Master 8.027 92.51% 6.804 10
Davalillo Baseball: 1959 Fleer Ted Williams 8.183 100.00% 8.183 19
Davalillo Baseball: 1959 Topps - Basic 7.993 98.78% 7.888 15
Davalillo Baseball: 1960 Fleer - Master 8.009 98.73% 7.355 9
Davalillo Baseball: 1960 Lake to Lake Braves 7.586 60.71% 4.314 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1960 Leaf 8.393 100.00% 8.393 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1960 Topps 8.026 100.00% 8.026 10
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Golden Press 8.672 100.00% 8.672 13
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Kahns Wieners 6.658 88.37% 5.884 2
Davalillo's Tribute to Phil Messmore Set Baseball: 1961 Nu-Card Scoops 8.107 100.00% 8.107 6
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Nu-Card Scoops 9.011 100.00% 9.011 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps 8.089 100.00% 8.089 13
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps All-Stars 8.074 100.00% 8.074 9
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Baltimore Orioles 8.077 100.00% 8.077 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Chicago Cubs 8.154 100.00% 8.154 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Chicago White Sox 8.102 97.44% 7.817 3
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Cincinnati Reds 8.240 100.00% 8.240 3
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Kansas City Athletics 8.043 100.00% 8.043 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Los Angeles Angels 8.000 100.00% 8.000 7T
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Los Angeles Dodgers 8.162 100.00% 8.162 6
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Milwaukee Braves 8.072 100.00% 8.072 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps New York Yankees 8.026 100.00% 8.026 10
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 8.023 100.00% 8.023 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 8.059 100.00% 8.059 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1961 Topps Washington Senators 8.171 100.00% 8.171 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1961-62 Fleer 8.162 100.00% 8.162 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1962 Kahns Wieners Atlanta Crackers 8.000 100.00% 8.000 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1962 Topps - Basic 8.026 100.00% 8.026 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1963 Fleer 8.000 100.00% 8.000 21T
Davalillo Baseball: 1963 Topps - Basic 8.148 100.00% 8.148 10
Davalillo Baseball: 1963 Topps Baltimore Orioles 8.170 100.00% 8.170 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1963 Topps Kansas City Athletics 8.205 100.00% 8.205 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1963 Topps New York Mets 8.086 100.00% 8.086 8
Davalillo Baseball: 1963 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 8.141 100.00% 8.141 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1963 Topps Washington Senators 8.114 100.00% 8.114 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1964 Kahns Wieners 6.600 96.77% 5.554 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1964 Topps 8.070 100.00% 8.070 9
Davalillo Baseball: 1964 Topps Giants 9.000 100.00% 9.000 6
Davalillo Baseball: 1964 Topps Stand Up 8.000 93.51% 7.713 12
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Kahns Wieners 8.757 100.00% 8.757 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps 8.546 100.00% 8.546 8
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Baltimore Orioles 8.508 100.00% 8.508 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Boston Red Sox 8.659 100.00% 8.659 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps California Angels 8.714 100.00% 8.714 4T
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Chicago White Sox 8.586 100.00% 8.586 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Houston Astros 8.636 100.00% 8.636 3
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Kansas City Athletics 8.645 100.00% 8.645 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Los Angeles Dodgers 8.413 100.00% 8.413 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Milwaukee Braves 8.407 100.00% 8.407 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Minnesota Twins 8.392 100.00% 8.392 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps New York Mets 8.743 100.00% 8.743 6
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps New York Yankees 8.260 100.00% 8.260 7
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 8.630 100.00% 8.630 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 8.410 100.00% 8.410 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps San Francisco Giants 8.598 100.00% 8.598 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps St. Louis Cardinals 8.576 100.00% 8.576 6
Davalillo Baseball: 1965 Topps Washington Senators 8.671 100.00% 8.671 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1966 Kahns Wieners 7.984 93.75% 7.734 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1966 Topps - Basic 8.014 100.00% 8.014 7
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Kahns Wieners 8.358 80.39% 6.292 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Topps - Basic 8.324 100.00% 8.324 13
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Topps Baltimore Orioles 8.303 97.62% 8.075 3
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Topps Cincinnati Reds 8.235 100.00% 8.235 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Topps Los Angeles Dodgers 8.553 100.00% 8.553 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Topps New York Yankees 8.184 100.00% 8.184 9
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Topps Pirates Stickers 8.525 100.00% 8.525 3
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Topps Red Sox Stickers 8.065 100.00% 8.065 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1967 Topps Who Am I? 8.229 100.00% 8.229 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1968 Kahns Wieners - Basic 7.860 89.29% 7.018 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1968 Kahns Wieners - Master 7.818 9.82% .768 1
Davalillo Baseball: 1968 Topps - Basic 8.380 100.00% 8.380 19
Davalillo Baseball: 1968 Topps 3-D 8.830 83.33% 7.030 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1968 Topps Game 8.820 100.00% 8.820 7
Davalillo Baseball: 1969 Kahns Wieners - Basic 8.000 96.55% 7.720 2
Davalillo Baseball: 1969 Topps Deckle Edge 7.182 97.14% 7.101 6
Davalillo Baseball: 1969 Topps Supers 9.295 100.00% 9.295 13
Davalillo's One Modern Graded Set Baseball: 1970 Kelloggs 9.580 100.00% 9.579 3
Davalillo Baseball: 1970 Milton Bradley 9.860 100.00% 9.857 4
Davalillo Baseball: 1970 Rold Gold Pretzels 9.000 100.00% 9.000 13T
Davalillo Baseball: 1970 Topps Super 8.650 100.00% 8.650 5
Davalillo Baseball: 1973 Topps 53 Reprint 7.460 100.00% 7.460 6
Davalillo Baseball: 1974 Topps Deckle Edge 8.725 100.00% 8.725 3
Davalillo Baseball: 3000th Hit Club 7.559 76.92% 5.246 2
Davalillo Baseball: 50 Greatest Sluggers by the Sporting News 7.893 72.00% 5.590 2
Davalillo Baseball: 500 Home Run Club 8.071 70.00% 4.878 4
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Davalillo Baseball: Johnny Pesky Basic Set 6.846 84.62% 5.836 2
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Davalillo Baseball: Mickey Mantle Master Set 7.855 38.67% 3.463 7
Davalillo Baseball: Minnie Minoso Basic Set 8.000 93.75% 7.870 1
Davalillo Baseball: Nellie Fox Basic Set 8.047 100.00% 8.050 1
Davalillo Baseball: Pee Wee Reese Basic Set 8.000 100.00% 8.000 3
Davalillo Baseball: Play Ball (1939-1941) 9.278 79.70% 7.679 2
Davalillo Baseball: Post-War Bowman 11.569 95.86% 11.015 2
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Davalillo Baseball: Richie Ashburn Basic Set 8.000 100.00% 8.000 2
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Davalillo Baseball: Robin Roberts Basic Set 8.100 94.74% 7.355 3
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Davalillo Baseball: Rocky Colavito Master Set 7.993 24.71% 3.562 3
Davalillo Baseball: Roger Maris Basic Set 8.048 100.00% 8.048 5
Davalillo Baseball: Sandy Koufax Basic Set 8.000 100.00% 8.000 9T
Davalillo Baseball: Stan Musial Basic Set 8.000 100.00% 8.000 3
Davalillo Baseball: Ted Kluszewski Basic Set 8.080 93.33% 6.733 4
Davalillo Baseball: Ted Williams Basic Set 8.030 93.75% 6.860 3
Davalillo Baseball: Topps 1950s Run 13.885 36.81% 5.561 2
Davalillo Baseball: Virgil Trucks Master Set 7.830 85.71% 5.220 1
Davalillo Baseball: Wally Moon Basic Set 8.023 100.00% 8.023 1
Davalillo Baseball: Warren Spahn Basic Set 7.983 100.00% 7.983 2
Davalillo Baseball: Whitey Ford Basic Set 8.000 100.00% 8.000 2
Davalillo Baseball: Willie Mays Basic Set 8.072 96.30% 7.854 4
Davalillo Baseball: Willie Mays Master Set 8.070 38.33% 3.733 5
Davalillo Baseball: Woodie Held Basic Set 8.219 100.00% 8.219 2
Davalillo Baseball: Yogi Berra Basic Set 8.030 100.00% 8.033 3
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Davalillo Football: 1948 Bowman 8.000 100.00% 8.000 2
Davalillo Football: 1948 Leaf - Basic 7.279 21.43% 1.003 21
Davalillo Football: 1949 Leaf 8.160 32.65% 2.400 13
Davalillo Football: 1950 Bowman 8.010 100.00% 8.010 5
Davalillo Football: 1950s NFL Team of the Decade 7.961 91.30% 6.077 8
Davalillo Football: 1951 Bowman 8.030 100.00% 8.030 3
Davalillo Football: 1951 Topps Magic 5.361 53.33% 2.486 8
Davalillo Football: 1952 Bowman Large 7.711 100.00% 7.711 3
Davalillo Football: 1952 Bowman Small 7.985 99.31% 7.780 1
Davalillo Football: 1953 Bowman 8.000 98.96% 7.952 3
Davalillo Football: 1954 Bowman 8.110 100.00% 8.110 7
Davalillo Football: 1955 Bowman 7.959 100.00% 7.959 8
Davalillo Football: 1955 Topps All-American - Basic 8.020 100.00% 8.020 11T
Davalillo Football: 1956 Topps - Basic 8.074 99.17% 7.785 8
Davalillo Football: 1957 Topps - Basic 7.966 99.35% 7.670 10
Davalillo Football: 1958 Topps 8.010 99.25% 7.971 5
Davalillo Football: 1958 Topps CFL 8.000 1.14% .046 4
Davalillo Football: 1959 Topps 8.110 100.00% 8.105 6
Davalillo Football: 1959 Topps CFL 8.000 5.68% .371 3
Davalillo Football: 1960 Cardinals Mayrose Franks 10.000 100.00% 10.000 1
Davalillo Football: 1960 Fleer 8.042 100.00% 8.042 2
Davalillo Football: 1960 Topps 8.020 100.00% 8.017 9
Davalillo Football: 1960 Topps CFL 7.396 31.82% 2.495 2
Davalillo Football: 1960s NFL Team of the Decade 8.033 95.83% 7.313 7
Davalillo Football: 1961 Fleer 8.183 100.00% 8.183 5
Davalillo Football: 1961 Nu-Card 9.312 100.00% 9.312 2
Davalillo Football: 1961 Packers Lake to Lake 8.103 50.00% 2.056 6
Davalillo Football: 1961 Topps 8.079 100.00% 8.079 10
Davalillo Football: 1962 Fleer 7.986 100.00% 7.986 4
Davalillo Football: 1962 Kahns Weiners 8.350 100.00% 8.350 1
Davalillo Football: 1962 Topps 7.795 97.16% 7.595 7
Davalillo Football: 1963 Fleer 8.101 100.00% 8.101 6
Davalillo Football: 1963 Stancraft Playing Cards 10.000 100.00% 10.000 2T
Davalillo Football: 1963 Topps 7.795 90.00% 7.197 13
Davalillo Football: 1963 Topps CFL 7.357 89.77% 6.393 3
Davalillo Football: 1964 Kahns Weiners 8.412 100.00% 8.412 1
Davalillo Football: 1964 Philadelphia 8.256 100.00% 8.256 8
Davalillo Football: 1964 Topps 7.780 90.91% 7.083 6
Davalillo Football: 1965 Philadelphia 8.120 100.00% 8.120 4
Davalillo Football: 1965 Topps 7.684 98.86% 7.580 8
Davalillo Football: 1966 Topps 7.971 100.00% 7.971 5
Davalillo Football: 1967 Philadelphia 8.096 78.79% 6.375 7
Davalillo Football: 1967 Topps 8.180 100.00% 8.180 5
Davalillo Football: 1968 Topps 8.090 90.91% 7.454 9
Davalillo Football: 1968 Topps Test Teams 3.563 100.00% 3.563 6
Davalillo Football: 1969 Topps 4 in 1 8.061 100.00% 8.061 4
Davalillo Football: 1976 Wonder Bread 8.170 100.00% 8.170 16T
Davalillo Football: AFL - Top 50 Players 7.955 100.00% 7.955 3
Davalillo Football: All-Time Great Quarterbacks 7.878 85.19% 6.551 11
Davalillo Football: Bobby Layne Master Set 8.049 66.67% 4.197 1
Davalillo Football: Charley Conerly Master Set 8.035 88.89% 5.939 1
Davalillo Football: Chuck Bednarik Basic Set 7.940 86.67% 5.072 2
Davalillo Football: Dante Lavelli Master Set 8.000 100.00% 8.000 1
Davalillo Football: Hall of Fame Rookie Players 7.939 77.66% 5.795 10
Davalillo Football: Jim Brown Basic Set 8.050 100.00% 8.048 4
Davalillo Football: Johnny Unitas Basic Set 7.960 73.68% 6.885 4
Davalillo Football: Lenny Moore Basic Set 7.900 90.91% 7.524 1
Davalillo Football: Lou Groza Basic Set 8.047 100.00% 8.047 1
Davalillo Football: Norm Van Brocklin Master Set 8.000 100.00% 8.000 1
Davalillo Football: Otto Graham Master Set 8.128 77.78% 7.796 1
Davalillo Football: Ron Mix Basic Set 8.000 90.91% 7.704 3
Davalillo Football: Roosevelt Brown Basic Set 8.000 90.00% 7.407 1
Davalillo Hockey: 1953-54 Parkhurst - Basic 7.141 100.00% 7.141 4
Davalilo Hockey: 1957-58 Topps 7.406 53.03% 3.618 14
Davalillo Hockey: 1959-60 Topps 6.950 74.24% 5.516 7
Davalillo Hockey: 1960-61 Topps 7.788 95.45% 7.562 5
Davalillo Hockey: 1961-62 Topps 7.508 48.48% 3.437 11
Davalillo Hockey: 1962-63 Parkhurst 8.221 100.00% 8.221 12
Davalillo Hockey: 1962-63 Topps 8.049 100.00% 8.049 3
Davalillo Hockey: 1963-64 Parkhurst 8.087 100.00% 8.087 7
Davalillo Hockey: 1963-64 Topps 6.922 83.33% 6.079 15
Davalillo Hockey: 1965-66 Topps 7.616 92.19% 7.162 5
Davalillo Misc Sport: 1933 Goudey Sport Kings 8.000 100.00% 8.000 8T
Davalillo Misc Sport: 1948 Leaf Boxing - Basic 6.350 98.00% 6.220 6
Davalillo Misc Sport: 1954 Quaker Sports Oddities 9.333 100.00% 9.333 8
Davalillo Misc Sport: Top 200 Sportscards in the Hobby 7.933 67.50% 5.355 1
Davalillo Non-Sport: 1956 Topps U.S. Presidents 8.000 80.56% 6.444 9
Davalillo Non-Sport: 1957 Topps Hit Stars 8.057 100.00% 8.057 3T
Davalillo Non-Sport: 1957 Topps Isolation Booth 8.100 11.36% .920 4
Davalillo Non-Sport: 1958 Topps TV Westerns 8.070 100.00% 8.070 6
Davalillo Non-Sport: 1960 Fleer Spins and Needles 8.025 100.00% 8.025 7
Davalillo Non-Sport: 1962 Topps Civil War News 8.167 95.45% 7.795 23
Davalillo Non-Sport: 1967 Topps Who Am I? 7.950 100.00% 7.950 2
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<< <i>While Jim-bashing seems to be a form of recreational entertainment for some board members, it's disappointing to see some of (who i've come to view as) the more mature and level-headed members joining in on the rock-tossing. I don't know Jim (i.e. Davalillo) personally, but i've read a few of his previous posts and have exchanged a few emails with him re: his card collection and some mutual professional acquaintances that we've both known over the years. While I don't know Jim well enough to consider him a friend, I'd like to offer the following perspective on the man for those that: 1) don't know anything about Jim, or 2) simply know him as a wealthy collector that is widely disliked by others.
To provide an answer to the initial question of, "where is davalillo?", based on what i know about Jim, given the time of year and the line of work that he does, i'd guess that he hasn't been too active on the board lately since he's probably been busy traveling around the country (if not the world) to meet with clients. In his line of work, it is not uncommon to be living out of a suitcase and traveling from airport to airport across the country (or world) for several weeks.
Jim is a veteran equity analyst for one of the leading Wall St. securities firms and this weeks long marketing tour is an annual exercise that he goes through as part of the big push by Wall Street firms to have their analysts meet with clients (institutional investment managers) for face-to-face meetings. The timing of the big marketing push is typically prior to the release of a widely-followed survey that is conducted each year by an industry trade magazine.
It's an annual grind in which each day typically starts with early AM breakfast meeting, followed by several hour long meetings scattered around a city or state over the rest of the day before wrapping up with after-work drinks and/or dinner with a different client each night. While the meals and drinks can be fun, when times are tough, it is not unusual for the meetings to be with hostile and/or argumentative clients who will berate you for past mistakes or try to convince you that you're an idiot and they're a genius. While most meetings tend to be 1:1's, on occasion, the meetings can be with larger groups (i.e. 10:1) which makes the hostile meetings seem, well...even more hostile.
The trade magazine's annual survey ranks the "best" analysts according to their specialty and to Jim's credit, he's been consistently ranked in the top 5 for his specialty throughout his professional career. It's not an easy thing to do for such a long period of time as Wall Street is a very competitive industry and burnout is not uncommon. Besides, even if you don't burnout, market down cycles (i.e. crashes) have been known to cause firms to reduce headcount by tens of thousands of people at a time.
In order to be a successful equity analyst on Wall Street, it helps to have the following traits:
great analytical skillsgreat communication skillsis the type who has an opinion (i.e. isn't wishy-washy) and is not bashfulis confident that they're usually rightis naturally competitive and likes to winhas thick skin (this one is especially important to survive in the industry as long as Jim has)doesn't dwell on the past and can quickly pick oneself off the ground after a mistake/failure and move on
Before I learned that Davalillo = Jim, I was stunned that anyone would publicly proclaim a goal of having 100 complete sets with PSA set rating of 8.00. However, once i realized his real-life identity (Jim is actually fairly well known in the industry), it all started to make more sense to me.While Jim's posts can sometimes come across as being well....obnoxious, it's because he has these personality traits that he's been able to survive and succeed over the course of his career. Considering the compensation levels on Wall Street, given Jim's long-term success (although i don't know this for certain), i would guess that his discretionary spending on cards for any given month (or week) is probably greater than what most board members (myself included) spend over the course of a full year.
I don't begrudge Jim for setting an audacious goal like completing 100 sets in 8.00 or higher because, as far as i'm concerned, he's worked his ass off over the years to be in the position where he could even entertain such a thought.
I can even understand why Jim would be so bold as to state his goal on a public BBS. As an analyst, Jim has to have an opinion that is broadcast (literally) across the world. When they're right, an analyst can bask in the favorable light of being right (which can be quite nice!). When they're wrong, it seems like THE ENTIRE WORLD knows they were wrong and it make one feel like crawling under a desk and hiding as public failure is not a fun thing to experience.
If I had to take a guess, i'd say that it was this public awareness of his success or failure that probably motivates Jim to work harder -- to not want to fail -- to not be wrong.
By boldly stating his goal on the BBS, Jim has raised the bar for himself and has effectively motivated himself to work harder at his job. If Jim has another kick-ass year as an analyst, he will be rewarded with a huge bonus check that will allow him to go out and buy even more cards for his collection. The better he does at his job, the bigger the bonus check, and the more cards he can buy.
I'm sure that Jim knows that some members of the board are rooting against him. Heck, if i had to guess, i'd say this probably motivates him to work even harder as i'm sure he'd LOVE to prove the nay-sayers wrong.
Whether you like or dislike the guy, you have to admit that publicly stating a goal of 100 sets in PSA 8 was pretty ballsy thing to do. It is not the type of goal that is going to be accomplished in a year, or 2, or 3 (even if a person had an unlimited amount of money).
Jim's goal is obviously a long-term goal that could take decades to achieve at a cost of several hundred thousand, if not millions of dollars.
But while short-term achievements are nice, it's always the long-term ones that are especially meaningful -- no matter what the $ cost.
[And to top it off, the thought of one day being able to show up total strangers that have openly despised you for years -- PRICELESS!!] ;-) >>
I'll have to remember to be more sensitive regarding Jim. I had no idea what a tough job he has. The pressure he is under is certainly enough to excuse his self serving, elitist, divisive, obnoxious message board personality.
Another thing , that thick skin that is so crucial to him staying at the top of his game on wall street must take some flogging because when he logs in here or other boards his skin is as thick as the skin of a grape.
In fact, I think we all owe Jim a great big apology, his problems, trials and tribulations are so much more significant than those of the barbaric sodomites that pervade the mid grade card market, this is not to mention the pagan rituals carried out each day by the lecherous raw card collectors.
At the time of this writing, I have made contact with the FOX network in an effort to sell a reality show called "100". Like the hit series "24" it will be an action packed roller coaster ride. The show will follow Jim in his quest to 100 psa graded sets in 8 or better, but it will feature the human side of Jim as well. For example, when the pressure of the quest gets too great Jim likes to wear pantyhose while he is paddled by the reality star and rapper, Flavor Flav. All this while a Tito Puente look alike plays the bongos on the rumps of Roseanne Barr, Liza Minelli and Oprah Winfrey.
'Effin hilarious...
<< <i>Whether you like or dislike the guy, you have to admit that publicly stating a goal of 100 sets in PSA 8 was pretty ballsy thing to do. >>
Not to take away from his accomplishments thus far, but why would I care if he is putting together 100 sets in PSA 8? Good for him. It doesn't help me at all. Ballsy? I don't see how it would take balls to make a statement like that on a fairly anonymous message board.
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<< <i>Whether you like or dislike the guy, you have to admit that publicly stating a goal of 100 sets in PSA 8 was pretty ballsy thing to do. >>
Not to take away from his accomplishments thus far, but why would I care if he is putting together 100 sets in PSA 8? Good for him. It doesn't help me at all. Ballsy? I don't see how it would take balls to make a statement like that on a fairly anonymous message board. >>
Ballsy... in case he falls short, he would be subject to ridicule. But aren't we all
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I'll have to remember to be more sensitive regarding Jim. I had no idea what a tough job he has. The pressure he is under is certainly enough to excuse his self serving, elitist, divisive, obnoxious message board personality.
Another thing , that thick skin that is so crucial to him staying at the top of his game on wall street must take some flogging because when he logs in here or other boards his skin is as thick as the skin of a grape.
In fact, I think we all owe Jim a great big apology, his problems, trials and tribulations are so much more significant than those of the barbaric sodomites that pervade the mid grade card market, this is not to mention the pagan rituals carried out each day by the lecherous raw card collectors.
At the time of this writing, I have made contact with the FOX network in an effort to sell a reality show called "100". Like the hit series "24" it will be an action packed roller coaster ride. The show will follow Jim in his quest to 100 psa graded sets in 8 or better, but it will feature the human side of Jim as well. For example, when the pressure of the quest gets too great Jim likes to wear pantyhose while he is paddled by the reality star and rapper, Flavor Flav. All this while a Tito Puente look alike plays the bongos on the rumps of Roseanne Barr, Liza Minelli and Oprah Winfrey. >>
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<< <i>Whether you like or dislike the guy, you have to admit that publicly stating a goal of 100 sets in PSA 8 was pretty ballsy thing to do. >>
Not to take away from his accomplishments thus far, but why would I care if he is putting together 100 sets in PSA 8? Good for him. It doesn't help me at all. Ballsy? I don't see how it would take balls to make a statement like that on a fairly anonymous message board. >>
my goal is one million sets in PSA 10
pandrews=balls
a) Being seventy three pounds overweight , we all thought it was quite ballsy of him to show up at the engagement party wearing nothing but a sports jacket and tube sock.
b) It was a ballsy move to gouge out the assailants eyes but, it was his only chance at survival.
c) If it wasn't ballsy enough to have an affair with his wifes brother, after getting caught he tried to hit on her mother.
d) That Jim is a ballsy fellow, he is trying to collect 100 sets in PSA 8.
e) After finding out his health insurance did not cover male enhancement surgery, Fred was ballsy enough to attempt the procedure himself.
Jim is a valuable asset to the hobby, but no moreso than any other individual collector, and he'd be the first to say that.
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
My God!
How long has this been going on?
Thread from 2003!
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<< <i>who is davalillo? >>
Exactly.
<< <i>Did somebody say Scumbi?
Jim is a valuable asset to the hobby, but no moreso than any other individual collector, and he'd be the first to say that. >>
I agree Mark.
While Jim may not be everyone's cup of tea - as you know - in person - he's a very polite and affable individual.
People who have visited his home leave - not only impressed with the collection but also the hospitality.
Dav does add some "color" to the drab world of pop reports and excel spread sheets.
mike
Thanks to Stone for alerting me to this. He is a crazy guy but I have come to like him.
Blue227--I am impressed--that is suprisingly accurate. I just came back from a 7-country swing through Europe in 5 days and a six-city midwest swing. Travel accelerates for analysts this time of year with the release of the II poll. In addition, my sector is hot--oilfield services. As Eddie Chiles used to say--if you don't have an oil well, get one.
Not much hostility in the meetings--the vast majority of institutional clients are very friendly. But you are right in that your opinions on stocks are known by everyone and there is a lot of pressure to be right.
The competitiveness that I have to be the best analyst on Wall St. carries over to this. I want to collect over 100 sets in PSA 8 or better and I wanted to be in the PSA Set Registry HOF with Don, Charlie and Marshall. The competitiveness helps make the hobby fun. And if I have a great year business then it means more money to achieve my goals.
Saying all that, all collectors are equal and the great thing about the hobby is that we can all collect what we like and enjoy it for our own reasons. I appreciate all the friends I have in the hobby and all many of them do to help my collection. My Hall of Fame is all the many collectors who have gone out of their way to find cards that I need for my sets and sell them or in many cases just give them to me. Heck, Frank Evanov(Mantlefan) gave me a $400 card once. Over a year later he asked me for a favor for another collecting friend which I immediately did. I would even forgive the two-headed monster Perri Andrews/Kobe who goes out of his way under the Koby alias to be nasty to me every chance he gets.
This summer I will be having another collector/dealer party at my house where I will have my collection on display. Food and drinks will be served and everyone is invited. I hope to have Rob Lifson and Dave Forman this year as guests of honor.
Cheers,
jim
julen
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Saying all that, all collectors are equal and the great thing about the hobby is that we can all collect what we like and enjoy it for our own reasons. I appreciate all the friends I have in the hobby and all many of them do to help my collection. My Hall of Fame is all the many collectors who have gone out of their way to find cards that I need for my sets and sell them or in many cases just give them to me.
jim >>
Julen, is that photo from Jim's last collectors party ?
Will the real Jim Crandell please stand up .
Are high grade slab collectors like yourself , the backbone of the hobby ?
Is the friendship you speak of contingent on people going out of the way for you ?
Is the friendship you speak of based on the principle that if one is not with you he is against you ?
Is all right with PSA now that you are in the PSA hall of fame ? You have been on record as being highly critical of CU , if I recall correctly it lead to your banishment from these boards on at least one occasion.
Have the "reliable sources" that have given you inside information on the shortcomings and misgivings of PSA dried up, or did the voices in your head just go away ?
There is a history of you either leaving or being booted and banned from hobby message boards , what were the circumstances surrounding these events ?
Isn't it true that if a dealer puts a card you need up for auction rather than selling to you outright, you perceive it as a slight ?
Was there any progress made at the NYC hobby summit ? , I recall efforts were being made to clean up the hobby.
Is there any you truth to the reports that shortly after this summit, blatantly trimmed PSA 8 t206's from the Mike Baker era ( or error) were listed on Ebay ?
Is there any truth that these trimmed cards were from your collection and you sought to pass them off to the collecting public through a third party ?
After closely examining said cards did you still feel in your heart of hearts that Mike Baker is the greatest card grader in the universe ?
What percentage of the cards in your accumulation have been graded by Mr. Baker , who is now affiliated with the slipshod outfit known as GAI ?
In your mind, are pointed questions always taken as an attack ?
Don't be so angry LowStart and by the way what is your name or are you hiding behind an alias. If you want to give your name I would be happy to answer your questions since you seem to have done so much research on me.
Jim
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<< <i>Maybe instead of being banned again, you could just GO AWAY
Girl don't go away mad, Girl just go away
he's a good dude..
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<< <i>Maybe instead of being banned again, you could just GO AWAY
Girl don't go away mad, Girl just go away
RM
I said positive things about Dav to balance what could turn into a hate thread.
But, I just want ya to know that Highend - aka Jim V. is a truly great individual worthy of praise rather than scorn.
He has chosen to bring up points that, in fact, did haunt Dav - and it's now up to him to decide whether to answer them.
Things are not as black and white as may appear - Highend was a "contributor" here rather than some troll
and that's what I would like everyone to remember long after this thread fizzles out.
mike
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<< <i>Maybe instead of being banned again, you could just GO AWAY
Girl don't go away mad, Girl just go away
RM
I said positive things about Dav to balance what could turn into a hate thread.
But, I just want ya to know that Highend - aka Jim V. is a truly great individual worthy of praise rather than scorn.
He has chosen to bring up points that, in fact, did haunt Dav - and it's now up to him to decide whether to answer them.
Things are not as black and white as may appear - Highend was a "contributor" here rather than some troll
and that's what I would like everyone to remember long after this thread fizzles out.
mike >>
On the other side of the scale, though, the "issues" Highend has chosen to bring up are basically accusations of Dav's personality. I don't think it's appropriate to spade up stuff that essentially ask: you have a reputation for being an a$$hole, what do you have to say about that? - especially considering Dav did or said nothing in this thread that deserved that shot. It's one thing to set yourself up as a target,; it's altogether something else when someone paints a bullseye on your a$$. I think shame on Highend for a classless move. IMO, this has sullied his position as "a truly great individual worthy of praise...."
just my 2c - it ain't worth much....
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
my goal is one million sets in PSA 10
pandrews=balls >>
PA...This is amazing. How far along are you ?
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On the other side of the scale, though, the "issues" Highend has chosen to bring up are basically accusations of Dav's personality. I don't think it's appropriate to spade up stuff that essentially ask: you have a reputation for being an a$$hole, what do you have to say about that? - especially considering Dav did or said nothing in this thread that deserved that shot. It's one thing to set yourself up as a target,; it's altogether something else when someone paints a bullseye on your a$$. I think shame on Highend for a classless move. IMO, this has sullied his position as "a truly great individual worthy of praise...."
just my 2c - it ain't worth much.... >>
I'll take that and live with the shame. And another thing, I'll own up to having a little fun with the thread up until Davalillo responded. His response should have been taken as that of a man who is certainly worthy of a fresh start, but I did spade up the issues . Perhaps I am guilty of not taking the high road and should have celebrated what may well be a rebirth of sorts for Jim.
Alas, I am only a man and my curiosity got the better of me. It was manifested in the form of some pointed questions. I am only flesh and blood and this condition still afflicts me to the point of wanting to hear the answers.