There are 10 prizes this week, drawing Sunday night. Each copy of
GOING, GOING, GONE! pre-ordered counts as an entry. So, if you pre-ordered 10, you’ve got 10 entries.
As of right now, we have hit 169 pre-orders. Keep them coming in, please. Entries roll over for prizes week to week until we hit 750 pre-ordered books. Please tell your baseball-loving friends about GOING, GOING, GONE! Thanks!
Pre-orders will be entered in the drawing right up until the random drawing Sun night, winners announced by Monday, Pacific Time.
First place gets first choice.
Second place gets second choice.
Third place gets third choice.
After I hear from the gold, silver, and bronze winners, I’ll try to quickly reach out to winners 4 - 10, but you might not get a choice, just some cool cards in the mail (make sure to email me your street address if you’re a winner!)
All of this week’s prizes in one photo
Prize 1: Not even a baseball card! But it’s so cool. It’s from the N28 series of 1887!!!! That’s not a typo: this card is 132 years old! It’s from one of my favorite sets of all time, from the Allen & Ginter tobacco company. The artwork is great. The people chosen for the set of 50 cards, including 10 baseball players, plus rowers, boxers, wrestlers, billiard players, sharpshooters including Buffalo Bill, and Annie Oakley.
This card is worth about $20-$30, a small amount, in part because of the heavy crease going across it.
The back of the card, listing all of the people in the set.
Prize 2: 1911 T205 Gold Border, Frank Corridon. Encapsulated and Graded 2 (Good) by the PSA company. The million dollar Honus Wagner is from the T206 Set of 1909-11. This is the set produced right after. Probably worth $20 - $30.
Back of T205 card.
Prize 3: Now we move along to a few cards from the HELMAR BASEBALL ART CARD COMPANY. Many of you know that I’ve been writing the backs of some of the Helmar cards for a few years. I love what Charles Mandel, the greatest baseball artist alive today, does with Helmar. The artwork for the cover of
Going, Going, Gone! is made up of Helmar cards. All of the cards on the cover of the book are transformed into characters in Going, Going, Gone!
This is a Helmar card of Jacob Rupert, owner of the Yankees in the Babe Ruth era. It’s worth $20 - $30, but has sold for much more.
And I’m proud to say, I wrote the text on the back. What fun it is to write the backs of Charles’ cards!
Here’s a link to the current Helmar auction on eBay.
Time out to consider pre-ordering more of
GOING, GOING, GONE for every one of your baseball-loving friends! Each pre-order is another entry for prizes. Click on the book to pre-order. Thanks!
Prize 4: Another amazing Helmar card. A framed Helmar-T206. Yes, that’s right, FRAMED. With a cork matting and Japanese paper border and thin plexi cover and back and a wax seal on the back. Hello Joseph Cornell!!!! These sell for $20 - $40, depending on the player. But they should sell for hundreds! One day!
The thickness of this framed card! The detail on the edge!
The back of the card, with a gummed tag inspired by antique baggage tags, initialed by the person who constructed the card. And that gold, wax stamp!
Prize 5: Another Helmar art card. The series is Polar Night. The player is Charles Bennett, Hall of Famer, who revolutionized the catching position on the 19th Century. They considered it umanly to use mitts!
Prize 6: Three superstars from the Red Sox. Topps 1980. These cards are in pristine condition. I enjoy having cards professionally framed and giving them as gifts. These would look good framed together. Worth $40, perhaps.
Prize 7: Steve Carlton PSA 8, 1980 Topps. You can buy one just like it on eBay fro $9 plus shipping. Great condition.
Prize 8: 1978 and ’79 Topps Yankees, Dodgers, JR Richard, and Pete Rose (PSA 5). I’ll toss in some more cards from that era. I don’t know why PSA graded the Pete Rose 5...looks very nice, but knocks out much of the value other than COOL! Worth about $20. (It costs about $10 to have a card graded).
Prize 9: Back to HELMAR. This is an amazing card from an amazing set, Helmar Imperial Cabinet. This is Grover Cleveland Alexander. Ronald Reagan played him in the Winning Team. Look at the size of that card (JR Richard Topps card for size comparison). They sell for $20 - $40 and contain unlimited amounts of wonder.
Back of the card.
Prize 10: Mystery Prize worth at least $30.
Deep thanks to GOING, GOING, GONE SUPER STAR SLUGGERS (purchasers of 5 or more pre-orders)!
Laura M., Brattleboro Yankees, Mgr.
David B., East River Fishermen, Captain/P
Charlie C., Tol Bros. Demolition, SS
Brian S., Prudential All-Stars, CF
Barnaby C., Washington Absinthe Sippers, P/2B
Jacqui L., Mill Valley Millers, SS-2B
Stefan, Smith, Sports Massage Marin (his real team), 3rd base coach
Bennett, J., Mill Valley Millers, 3B
Stephanie A., Dalton Tigers, 1B
Helen Y., Tiburon Sharks, SS
Karin T., Sausalito Winemakers, Mgr.
Adam T., Dalton Tigers, 2B
Duncan P., L.A. Guitar Riffers, P/OF
Ellen H., MVP Sister, DH
Kirk D., Arizona Tar Melters, LF
Adam K., Ontario Seal Pups, CF
Beth B., San Francisco Elites, RF
Every book pre-ordered will be entered into the weekly drawing for a very cool, valuable baseball card(s). If you purchase 5, you will have 5 entries. If you purchase 10, you will have 10. Entries roll over week to week until the pre-sales campaign concludes when we hit 750 pre-sales!
Thanks to EVERY ONE OF YOU! (Please consider jumping up to SUPER STAR SLUGGER with a total of 5 orders or more!). Every person you know who loves baseball will appreciate the gift of GOING, GOING, GONE!
Alex S., Geneva Smeltwranglers
Jenny K.C., Philadelphia Royal Pythions
Andy B., Weston Yankees
David M., Inkshares Firecrackers
Kelsey R., Vermont Green Mountaineers
Carla P., Sausalito Sewing Crew
Jonathan W., Mitzi Potted Parrot Fan Club
Tyler S., FC Frank Lloyd Wright
Jarom. F., 6th Grade Royal Spectators
Leo V., Chicago Inksharians
Ted S., NY Fightin’ Intellectuals
Laureen K., Inkskares Firecrackers
Richard P., Cleveland Warhols
Perry G., Team Polo Ground
Terry T., Laguna Brainy Loafers
Chris R., Dalton Tigers
Adam K., Ithaca Royal Palmists
Geoff P., New York Metropolitans
Scott K., Orlando Rooftop Solarians
Michael O., Inkshares Firecrackers
* * Multiple Book Ordering On Inkshares * *
(This is easiest on a computer and not on a phone.)
Click on the book cover, and it’ll take you to the Inkshares.com page for Going, Going, Gone!
When you get to this page, SCROLL DOWN and look on the RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE.
KEEP SCROLLING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN and look on the RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE.
OPTION 3: SUPER READER
THIS IS YOU (I DEEPLY HOPE)!
KEEP SCROLLING DOWN TO THE BOX, BELOW
Pay attention to: Quantity: 3
CLICK IN THE BOX!
CHANGE 3 TO 5 OR 10, (or whatever you think is best for your circumstances right now)
CLICK the pre-order button!
You Will Be Added To The List of Going, Going, Gone! Star Sluggers!!!!!
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much for helping make the dream a reality--seeing GOING, GOING, GONE in print!
Many thanks,
Steve
SteveHermanos@yahoo.com
www.SteveHermanos.com
@SteveHermanos
415-497-4480
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