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Title:Sports Memorabilia
Notice:Wanted: 3.*; For_sale: 4.*; Traded: 5.*
Moderator:SCHOOL::KOPACKO
Created:Wed Aug 27 1986
Last Modified:Thu May 08 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:730
Total number of notes:8547

645.0. "O. J.'s card values going up!" by ERLANG::DODGE () Tue Jun 21 1994 14:27

    	Last night on the way home from work, I heard on the radio news
    that since O.J. has been in the news, his cards are now selling
    far above price guide values. They interviewed an unidentified
    card dealer who said that his cards will continue to rise in value
    as long as he remains in the news.
    
    
    				Don
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645.1HANNAH::ASHEMovin' on up, to the east side...Tue Jun 21 1994 16:433
    My roommates and I joked about this over the weekend.  He even found
    2 Al Cowlings cards he had.  Are those jumping too?
    
645.2PENUTS::JST_ONGEJohn St.Onge USDSL DTN: 297-9527Tue Jun 21 1994 23:324
    I noticed in SCD that OJ was slated to appear at some card shows in
    Southern Cal. The promoters must be upset.
    
    John
645.3There Lining up outside the Jail.USCTR1::GASPARONIFri Jun 24 1994 21:034
    They will start the lines at the County Jail in LA at 12:30pm when he 
    wakes up.  Think how he feels, that's his gas money for Nicoles
    Farrieri for the month, gone.  Oh, I forgot, she's won't be driving 
    anymore, and neither will he.
645.4OJ & AC Autograph Football '70GUCCI::JGRIFFINMon Jun 27 1994 16:1710
    
    	I know of a friend, of a friend, (anyway)
    
    	About vintage '70 brown & white football signed by O.J.
    	Simpson & Al Cowlings (among others) at a Patriots vs
    	Bills game at Harvard Stadium.
    
    	Any idea who would quote a value ? Any Internet 'ers that
    	could be contacted ?
    
645.5OJ will be in some football set this yearPENUTS::JST_ONGEJohn St.Onge USDSL DTN: 297-9527Wed Jun 29 1994 10:5210
    On the radio on the way in to work this morning  there was a story on
    how OJ has a contract with a card company  to  sign 1,000 cards to be
    used for inserts to a card set  (wonder if it's Upper Deck).  Anyway,
    they mentioned that OJ will sign them in his jail cell if needed.
    
    It's sad, but some dealers are loving it and say his cards are really
    selling.  I'm sure that whatever company signed OJ to the contract is
    probably seeing lots of dollars because of his misfortunes.
    
    John
645.6CSSE::LEONHARDTThu Jul 07 1994 01:335
    I wouldn't mind running into some balanabrain who'd give me $1000 for
    my OJ RC.... think of all the 50 Bowman ex-ND guys I could buy with 
    that!!!
    
    Dick
645.7Didn't take long ...PENUTS::JST_ONGEJohn St.Onge USDSL DTN: 297-9527Sun Jul 17 1994 12:4512
    Didn't take long, but some company has already released a 10 card set
    showing various things such as the stained sidewalk,  OJ being chased
    on the highway etc.  The company was selling the set for 10$ and they
    said they've been selling like hotcakes.
    
    I guess the card set OJ was supposed to sign insert cards for was the
    Signature Rookies set.
    
    One dealer said he felt guilty making money off OJ's cards like this,
    but if he didn't someone else would.
    
    John