Friday, June 13, 2014

My First 1/1

I'm probably the last one in our blog family to own a 1/1.   Ron Santo 1/1's are very rare.  I'm not even sure if I've ever seen one before on Ebay.  Hard to believe but this one cost me a measly $.99 +shipping.  I was the only bidder.  The scan is misleading.  What appears gray is really silver as the whole border is foil.  This was apparently given out as a promotion at the Kit Young Hawaii Trade Conference in 2003.  See the detail for the embossed stamp.  I've included a base card below for comparison.  I'm not sure where the "Statline" on the upper left comes in.  It seems to be on all the serial numbered version of theses cards.




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  1. Congrats! However, I will have to notify the local authorities though be cause I believe you stole this one....

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    1. Thanks. I'm glad Ronnie's in the Hall of Fame but I don't think it's really given his cards much of a boost. I guess those who didn't care about him before aren't impressed by his posthumous credentials.

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  2. I don't own a 1/1. I had one for about 10 minutes before I sent it to Pat at Hot Corner Cards.

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