Buffalo Bill Cody's UD Goodwin Relic Card (scans)

[marterburn]

cracked or not, it's a beautiful card

I'm impressed with goodwin, it's just not my bag...i bought a box with birthday money, it was one of the unlucky ones, and that was it for me.

 

[cgilmo]

Re: Wild Bill Cody's UD Goodwin Relic Card (scans)

people have been clamoring for SOMETHING of Wild Bill Cody, and now they have it

:lol: they have?

absolutely

maybe not you but LOTS have


I talk to a TON of non sport guys who have him high on their want list.

 

[HoustonTeams4Me]

Very nice card & I'd be excited to add it to my PC (but sadly #d/5 is going to make it more than I'd be willing to pay considering the amount of memoribilia you get in return...I'd rather pay more & get something in full form of Cody's). Also, UD very well could have only bought a chair leg or something to that amount; this card doesn't in anyway mean UD owns the entire chair!

 

[A_Pharis]

:lol: @ "Can't they get an uncracked piece"

Have you ever seen chairs from that time period? Chances are, Cody didn't buy the chair at IKEA. It was probably hand-crafted from mediocre-quality wood. I would actually be willing to put money on not being able to find a solid square inch of "uncracked" wood. In fact, it looks more like grain than cracks,a nd grain expands overtime without a protective coated.

They didn't exactly have Wet Seal back then. They used lacquer and then only on really high quality furniture.

 

[Austin]

I think the crack in the wood adds character and makes it look old.
Otherwise, it just looks like an ordinary bat piece.
But I ask again, what is the "M" shape supposed to stand for?

 

[1995BBRefractorGuy]

:lol: @ "Can't they get an uncracked piece"

Have you ever seen chairs from that time period? Chances are, Cody didn't buy the chair at IKEA. It was probably hand-crafted from mediocre-quality wood. I would actually be willing to put money on not being able to find a solid square inch of "uncracked" wood. In fact, it looks more like grain than cracks,a nd grain expands overtime without a protective coated.

They didn't exactly have Wet Seal back then. They used lacquer and then only on really high quality furniture.

I've sat in chairs from the 1700's, there's no excuse for the piece to be cracked, it's a nice card, I just think it's another half arsed job by UD. have you ever seen antique furniture?

 

[A_Pharis]

:lol: @ "Can't they get an uncracked piece"

Have you ever seen chairs from that time period? Chances are, Cody didn't buy the chair at IKEA. It was probably hand-crafted from mediocre-quality wood. I would actually be willing to put money on not being able to find a solid square inch of "uncracked" wood. In fact, it looks more like grain than cracks,a nd grain expands overtime without a protective coated.

They didn't exactly have Wet Seal back then. They used lacquer and then only on really high quality furniture.

I've sat in chairs from the 1700's, there's no excuse for the piece to be cracked, it's a nice card, I just think it's another half arsed job by UD. have you ever seen antique furniture?

Tons. I live around quite a few historic areas. Learn the difference between grain and cracks.

 

[1995BBRefractorGuy]

[quote="A_Pharis":1i9bkd95]:lol: @ "Can't they get an uncracked piece"

Have you ever seen chairs from that time period? Chances are, Cody didn't buy the chair at IKEA. It was probably hand-crafted from mediocre-quality wood. I would actually be willing to put money on not being able to find a solid square inch of "uncracked" wood. In fact, it looks more like grain than cracks,a nd grain expands overtime without a protective coated.

They didn't exactly have Wet Seal back then. They used lacquer and then only on really high quality furniture.

I've sat in chairs from the 1700's, there's no excuse for the piece to be cracked, it's a nice card, I just think it's another half arsed job by UD. have you ever seen antique furniture?

Tons. I live around quite a few historic areas. Learn the difference between grain and cracks.[/quote:1i9bkd95]

Is the area you live in full of shacks and depression houses, then maybe that's just what you are familiar with? it's a crack dude. Also, I am familiar with grain separation as I did hand made bats for a while (need for selection of higher grade maple etc...)...

 

[A_Pharis]

Actually I live in a city that was one of the state's capitals during the Civil war and lies on one of the South's most heavily historically used waterways for transportation. I live within an hour of a few dozen plantation homes.

I don't know why you feel the need to argue. This piece didn't come from a multi-thousand dollar estate top-of-the-line period claw foot chair. It came from a multi-hundred dollar low-end stool/rocker/slat back that was probably used in one of his trailers during his traveling show days.

Thanks.

 

[Daltonb1219]

That is actually really cool.

 

[1995BBRefractorGuy]

Actually I live in a city that was one of the state's capitals during the Civil war and lies on one of the South's most heavily historically used waterways for transportation. I live within an hour of a few dozen plantation homes.

I don't know why you feel the need to argue. This piece didn't come from a multi-thousand dollar estate top-of-the-line period claw foot chair. It came from a multi-hundred dollar low-end stool/rocker/slat back that was probably used in one of his trailers during his traveling show days.

Thanks.

...and it's cracked, thanks for the irrelevant info though.

 

[A_Pharis]

Way to ignore the fact that valid point was made against the "it's cracked". Consider the scale of the piece in question. When you scale it down to actual size, you can figure that the gap in question is not as large as one that would dictate a crack. It's a split from the grain.

Stop complaining. Some people aren't happy unless they are crying about something.

Possibly one of the toughest pieces of memorabilia ever released, and you're becoming teary-eyed over the fact it's not one solid pristine piece. Get over the small stuff, man. It's grain in the wood. It's #'d to 5. At the end of the day, you couldn't afford it so stop complaining about it and go on about your day.

 

[A_Pharis]

Look. Just so you can get the comparison to another spot of GRAIN.

See the line in the center of the red square? Notice the similarity in size consistent with the "tapering" width of grain? Follow it down and see how it gets tighter until it becomes almost hairline?

Is that another "crack"? No, it is grain running parallel to the larger spot of grain in the center of the relic.

 

[1995BBRefractorGuy]

jesus, I'll say it again for the third time, it's a cool card, get a hobby, oh wait this is a hobby...

 

[allstars]

I can see Mr Pharis appearing on antiques roadshow in the near future.

Just sayin'