Interesting auction on Ebay that just finished (here’s the link for as long as they keep it up). The seller was auctioning off the original 1956 APBA baseball card set.
Here the description of the set off the Ebay page:
This set has 15 of the original 1956 teams (Reds are missing). Those 15 teams are in very good to excellent condition. However, each card has either the batting AVG or ERA of the player written at the top in pen. The envelopes are in good shape but, again, each has the year written at the top in pen. In addition I have included a set of the 1956 Reds team from a loose collection I purchased. The Reds cards have no writing but are in poor shape, as you can see by the scan. They have no original envelope. There is no lineup sheet. The cards look better than the scan except for the Robinson card, which like the rest of the Reds is in poor condition.
Don’t bother getting your wallet out. The auction just finished. It sold for $338. The buyer was a Sports Memorabilia Cards & Fan Shop an individual who already had the 1957 set..
The cards (at least the ones in the scanned image) look in good shape all things considered but they are marked up. And there is one team missing.
Anyway, your opinion?? Was a bargain? Did he pay too much? Do we care? :)
Hello,
Just saw your posting. I am the purchaser of this item and I do not own a sports memorablia shop. Just wanted to clear that up. Where did that info come from??