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  • Hi.

  • Hey, How come up what we got here.

  • So I have here what is considered the first written history of baseball.

  • The first written history of baseball.

  • This is cool.

  • I love how seriously look good.

  • And I love the mustache is super cool.

  • And what year is this?

  • I believe it's 1910.

  • I did some research on a book, and I believe this is the first book that incorporated, like biographies of just every major league and former major league player of that era.

  • I'd love the photographs in this thing.

  • Honus Wagner.

  • That's pretty cool, Tyrus.

  • Cop.

  • Good bye.

  • Penny was the greatest baseball player in the world ever.

  • The prince in these books, I mean, I imagine would be worth money.

  • The pages are missing.

  • Are they know the book is complete?

  • How much you want for it?

  • I was gonna get 1313 100 bucks.

  • All right, so I would like to have a few people, maybe take a look at it.

  • Okay.

  • Quite honestly, I've never seen this book before.

  • I've never heard of this book.

  • Doesn't mean it's not worth money.

  • It just means I haven't heard of it.

  • So do you mind if I give someone a call?

  • Take a look at this.

  • It's a cool book.

  • It came out in the early 19 hundreds.

  • It's packed with photos.

  • You mind if I open it up?

  • Yeah, sure.

  • So you've heard of the book?

  • Yeah.

  • Definitely.

  • Heard of the book in the sports collectibles world.

  • This is definitely considered the baseball Bible.

  • It's signed by the by the author, and he's got a P S.

  • A on it.

  • So we know it's no.

  • That's good.

  • Alfred Henry Spink established the Sporting News.

  • It was considered the first baseball newspaper that came out into the public.

  • Okay, what do things work?

  • I think in a retail market, you're looking at $1200.

  • Okay, I just want one more person.

  • Look at it, because this is a little weird, is sort of crosses two lines.

  • We have, like, sports world.

  • We have, like, the book world.

  • And just bear with me.

  • I just want a more personal look at it.

  • I'll be right back.

  • All right?

  • She's the book nerd.

  • I prefer book expert.

  • Okay.

  • All right.

  • I think this is the national game.

  • It's a history of baseball from 107 years ago.

  • This book is definitely on its own, Signed or not very collectible.

  • This is something that people who are interested in history of baseball they want overtime.

  • These these people become legends, right?

  • This is when that first really starts happening.

  • It's a myth making book, right?

  • We're finally being able to look back upon all of these formative years instead of being like in the rough and tumble of it.

  • You're saying, Oh, remember this happened?

  • That happened, and you start shaping the myth of what Baseball Woz and because bigger and grander.

  • But I do want to look at condition, though with a book like this condition is really important, it looks well read.

  • It's not bad.

  • How about kind of presents is really important.

  • So this actually has a really bright guilt and that matters.

  • When you turn it a little bit, it's less so.

  • It's a little bit more dull here.

  • He's got strong appeal.

  • Yeah, in the book, world will say it shows Well, okay, and it's it's signed by.

  • The author has got the paperwork here.

  • I unlike a lot of memorabilia dealers, much much prefer having inscriptions rather than signatures because it gives you more data toe work with.

  • So I greatly prefer inscriptions.

  • So, yeah, in terms of condition, it's I mean, it has a couple flaws, but for this book, it is quite nice.

  • So I had Dan come by and look at it says, You know, he told me things were like 1200 bucks, but in my head, I'm sort of thinking this one of a bookstore thing, that a sports store thing.

  • And that's why I called you up, right?

  • So you're right that they're different markets.

  • So in my experience, there are book people who also love sports, and we'll buy books about the history of sports.

  • Okay, so what, you think it's worth talking about?

  • What I know copies of this have traded at This is a pretty nice copying condition.

  • Is king with it when it comes to books?

  • And the other thing is that it is scarce toe.

  • Have it signed.

  • And so what?

  • I would expect for a copy in this condition to go for in the book market?

  • I wouldn't feel bad pricing a 25 100.

  • Great.

  • Okay.

  • You're absolutely amazing.

  • Glad I could help.

  • Told you she was a book.

  • Thanks.

  • So when you walked in here, how much money do you want?

  • I wanted 1300 but, I mean, I I never had a book expert.

  • Look at the book.

  • And I mean, I always thought that it was in really good condition.

  • So I'll give you 1300 bucks.

  • Can you do stuff?

  • No.

  • It will take a while to sell.

  • I know.

  • She said, $2500.

  • And I'm offering you 1300.

  • But you have to understand the market.

  • There's a book.

  • It is not going to sell immediately.

  • I give you 1300 bucks.

  • I think we're both happy that way.

  • All right, sweet.

  • Um, I'll be true.

  • Right around the corner, and we'll just paperwork.

  • All right.

  • Thank you.

  • I got a really good price at 1300.

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