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They are expecting a lot more out of that card, I guessed $10K total but looks like I will be wrong. It is a great addition to a full set but not at that price. What does this make the 1933 Goudey #106 that isn't Lajoie worth? I can't remember the player on it but I think Jonathon F. owned it. Dan.
I guess I missed this one. Are you saying there was a 1933 Goudey #106 issued in 1933 of Leo Durocher? Is the front/verso different than on his #147 card? How many #106 Durochers are known to exist?
The 106 Durocher is believed to be from an early test print before all the cards were finalized. There are several other misnumbered cards as well. Conspiracy theorists argue that ol' Jeff Burdick and his buddies got a hold of the original goudey printing plates and had a little fun with them by producing cards like #106 Durocher. I don't buy it.
George Moll, the hobby pioneer responsible for all the Bowman and Play Ball cards, showed me
his 1933 Goudey Durocher (#106).
I was fortunate to visit George back in 1981. George showed me a tremendous amount of stuff,
from when he collected Goudey's to when his Adv. and Art Agency produced the Bowman Gum
cards from 1937 to 1955 (uncut sheets of Play Ball's and Bowman's to the original artwork for
the Horrors of War cards).
Among all these "goodies" he showed me his 1933 Goudey's, and occupying the slot in his album
for card #106 was this Durocher.
However, I vaguely recall his answer to me as to where this card came from. I think he said that
his Agency printed it back in the late 1930's when they started printing the cards for GUM, INC. ?
TED Z
This message has been edited by tedzan on Jan 30, 2009 8:50 AM
It sold for $80,000. How many post-war cards have sold for more? How many that weren't graded 8 or above?
And how many cards, pre-war or post-war, sell for 80K in poor condition. Granted, this card was in damn nice shape for a technical "poor," but still. Pretty amazing price.
I am not a postwar collector so I am biased, but I could think of 8 $10,000 cards I would rather have than that card. It makes Larry Fritch's US Caramel Lindstroms look like a bargain at $120,000. To each his own.
