Comments: I was walking the floor at The National in Atlantic City, NJ in 2003 and found this card raw at Bob Kaiser's table. I had never seen the card before and it was perfect for my collection. I really liked the card and didn't own a Tip Top. I tried to negotiate the price down but Bob wouldn't budge. I remember walking around and back to it several times. I finally broke down and wrote the check. Since, I have only found 2 or 3 other copies, none of which were close to the condition of this one. I'm thankful I didn't walk away from it.

UPDATE: When it comes to finding upgrades for the collection, eBay just hasn't been very good to me over the past few years.  Unless I'm looking for a modern addition, I've had to rely mostly on auction houses.  In October, 2020 with COVID still in the air we've all had a lot more time to browse the internet.  So, I printed out my wantlist for fun and started searching each of my cards on eBay in hopes of finding a diamond in the rough.  I struck gold when I typed in "Tip Top Doerr" and the site kicked back a PSA 5 in the results list. It was a one grade bump from what I already had and the asking price was pretty steep.  Seller was asking $499. I had paid $275 for my PSA 4 back in 2004, so I offered $349.  Within a few hours I received a message back - SOLD!!! There's only one better example according to the population reports.