Those that follow this blog know how big a part of my collection comes from the weekly auction at Cleve's Collectibles in Springdale, Arkansas. You also know of the many times Cleve has surprised me with a generous, and completely unexpected gift of cardboard.
He did it again this week. Behold this 1934 Diamond Stars beauty:
I had put a bid on this card, simply because I thought it was cool looking, and because I don't have any cards from the 1934 Diamond Stars set. The card has a some writing on the front and back, so I thought I might be able to get it at a good price. Besides the writing, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the card- no crease, tears or holes. And though he's not a household name, Myer was nothing to sneeze at as a player. He had over 2,000 hits, was a 2 time All Star and led the league in hitting in 1935.
I went in to Cleve's today to see if I'd won anything for the week, and to look at next week's cards up for auction. I was thrilled when I saw the Myer card with my bidder number on it. I tried to find the write in amount so I could remember what I bid on it, and instead saw a nice note from Cleve saying that this card was on the house. I tried to talk him out of it, but he wasn't hearing it.
Unbelievable! I'm once again blown away by Cleve's kindness. I'm truly speechless about this.
I did have another win- a pair of 1969 Topps cards for my Sampler Album:
My 1969 page is now full, and has lots of great names on it. I'll have a post about it sometime soon I hope.
Grades:
1969 Topps Robinson & Marichal $4 A+ Come on, $2 each for these guys?
1934 Diamond Stars Buddy Meyer $0 A+ Is there a higher grade I could give than an A+? A+ Infinity? Cleve is too much.
2 comments:
That's awesome!
Cleve is the man.
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