Vintage Tickets - 1895 Omahogs Baseball - Value & Grading Advice Requested...

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• eagles33 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭

  October 11, 2011 12:05PM

  Cool collectible. I don't have a clue what this is worth but it looks like they are ghost or proof tickets... Meaning that these tickets were not valid tickets issued for admission to a particular game. I could be wrong though. Is each ticket for a different game? Are they tickets that that would have been valid for admission? Did any HOFers play in the games the tickets were for? I would first check with psa to see if they would grade these tickets. Then I would research the games. If something significant happened in one of the games then I would remove that ticket and get it slabbed. If not I would keep the booklet together. I'm also no expert so prob wouldn't rip apart the booklet without consulting a professional.

  Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here

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• Meatloaf Posts: 1,308

  October 11, 2011 12:41PM

  Thanks for the advice. Your assumptions may be correct. The tickets do not state "game dates/times" on them. Rather, they are all the same exact style of ticket with no differentiation. So each ticket is not for a different game or they may not have sold them with dates/times on them back in the day....may be there were 22 home games and you just handed over a single season ticket to get into the ball park? Does this in general mean they are not all that sexy? I will do the research you suggest and contact PSA/DNA for authentication/grading possibilities. TY. Meatloaf

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• eagles33 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭

  October 11, 2011 2:48PM

  Usually tickets that were valid admission tickets are more desirable. But I also have zero experience with items this old. I'm just giving some generic suggestions that might help

  Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here

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• 2dueces Posts: 6,565 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 11, 2011 11:11PM

  Net54 memorabilia forum is the place you need to go ask about these. The people over there are experts and should offer you the best advice about the tickets. Nice piece and my advice is don't break them up. Probably not too many in existance.

  W.C.Fields
  "I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
  

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• captainthreeputt Posts: 1,235 ✭✭

  October 12, 2011 1:11AM

  If you do get any information on these tickets from elsewhere(such as Net54), could you please share on this board as well. I would love to learn about these.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Brian

  1911 C55 hockey
  1935 National Chicle
  1961 Golden Press
  1962 Bell Brand Dodgers
  Top 200 cards in the hobby
  Top 250 cards in the hobby
  All time lakers
  All time Dodgers
  1957 Disney Characters
  1965 Donruss Disneyland
  1966 Get Smart
  Brian

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• Meatloaf Posts: 1,308

  October 12, 2011 2:20AM

  I am going to drop by the other forum now and list some questions. I shall post the answers as soon as I get them. TY. Meatloaf

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• Meatloaf Posts: 1,308

  October 12, 2011 9:46AM

  
  
  << <i>If you do get any information on these tickets from elsewhere(such as Net54), could you please share on this board as well. I would love to learn about these.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Brian >>
  
  
  
  Net54 Forum Link
  
  I already have some hits here with advice, but no remarks on value (see link above). My friend )Ed) posted them on Ebay a short time ago to see where this goes. I will provide updates as he moves forward. The consensus is to leave the booklet alone (avoid detaching tickets). I think this is a limited market, so Ebay may not be the right place for them. By they are not mine, so who am I to judge?
  
  Meatloaf

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• DerekD Posts: 388 ✭✭

  October 12, 2011 12:06PM

  Someone else just listed "Book #77" on ebay. Also says it was from an estate sale. Very cool item.

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• Meatloaf Posts: 1,308

  October 12, 2011 12:36PM

  
  
  << <i>Someone else just listed "Book #77" on ebay. Also says it was from an estate sale. Very cool item. >>
  
  
  
  
  Cool! Appears to be an antiques dealer who listed it. This may be a good indicator of value if someone bids on it. Meatloaf

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• mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭

  October 12, 2011 12:52PM

  Just a tip, but it's probably not a good idea to put a ($5,000) BIN on an item when you really don't know what it's worth. It's probably unlikely, but if someone happens to be willing to pay $15K for it, then you just lost a quick $10K. When you put an "unknown" item on ebay for the first time, it's best to auction it. If it doesn't sell, then you can put a BIN on it the next time if you wanted to.
  
  Just think of the number of people that lost a ton of money with a BIN that was way too low.

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• Meatloaf Posts: 1,308

  October 12, 2011 12:59PM

  
  
  << <i>Just a tip, but it's probably not a good idea to put a ($5,000) BIN on an item when you really don't know what it's worth. It's probably unlikely, but if someone happens to be willing to pay $15K for it, then you just lost a quick $10K. When you put an "unknown" item on ebay for the first time, it's best to auction it. If it doesn't sell, then you can put a BIN on it the next time if you wanted to.
  
  Just think of the number of people that lost a ton of money with a BIN that was way too low. >>
  
  
  
  Yeah, I 100% agree. I told my boy that in my terms; however, he wants to roll the way he wants to roll, ya know? I am not running the auction; it is his deal. I was just helping him w/ research. Meatloaf

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• mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭

  October 12, 2011 1:08PM

  
  
  << <i>
  Yeah, I 100% agree. I told my boy that in my terms; however, he wants to roll the way he wants to roll, ya know? I am not running the auction; it is his deal. I was just helping him w/ research. Meatloaf >>
  
  
  
  OK, gotcha.

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