Trying to recall a Dealer who specialized in oddball basketball cards

byronscott4ever · 08-06-2025, 03:55 PM

Decades ago, I used to buy oddball stuff through the mail. I thought the last name was Grad? He always had foreign language stuff, oddballs, etc

Blazed · 08-06-2025, 04:03 PM

You mean geonut?

I used to buy a lot of oddball stuff off him on eBay a long time ago. Had had a ton of the stuff you mentioned

byronscott4ever · 08-06-2025, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Blazed

You mean geonut?

I used to buy a lot of oddball stuff off him on eBay a long time ago. Had had a ton of the stuff you mentioned

Before him I believe, in mail order days but I know him and I don’t think it was him

byronscott4ever · 08-06-2025, 07:06 PM

Figured it out, was Steve Grad, same guy you know from Pawn Stars…confirmed via Twitter. Some of you may recall when he wrote for SCD years ago

sportsnutcards · 08-07-2025, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by byronscott4ever

Figured it out, was Steve Grad, same guy you know from Pawn Stars…confirmed via Twitter. Some of you may recall when he wrote for SCD years ago

Im pretty sure you are referring to Steve Taft not Steve Grad. He still has an active website https://marketplace.beckett.com/stevetaft_604

OddityCards · 08-07-2025, 10:03 AM

Geonut is me! Still have a ton of oddball and Int'l stuff. Organizing bits more and more every week!

byronscott4ever · 08-07-2025, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sportsnutcards

Im pretty sure you are referring to Steve Taft not Steve Grad. He still has an active website https://marketplace.beckett.com/stevetaft_604

You’re right! Guess Grad sold cards too but Taft is the name I had in mind.

byronscott4ever · 08-07-2025, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by OddityCards

Geonut is me! Still have a ton of oddball and Int'l stuff. Organizing bits more and more every week!

Any cool Byron Scott stuff?

byronscott4ever · 08-07-2025, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by byronscott4ever

You’re right! Guess Grad sold cards too but Taft is the name I had in mind.

Taft was listed as having a booth at 2021 National but he wasn’t there as I wanted to see him in person.

SlangNRox · 08-07-2025, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by byronscott4ever

Taft was listed as having a booth at 2021 National but he wasn’t there as I wanted to see him in person.

I bought 2 star cards from his booth at this years national.

r338 · 08-07-2025, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by byronscott4ever

Taft was listed as having a booth at 2021 National but he wasn’t there as I wanted to see him in person.

He was near the front entrance. Large Star and basketball inventory as usual.

byronscott4ever · 08-07-2025, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by r338

He was near the front entrance. Large Star and basketball inventory as usual.

2021 not 2025 but had looked up this years list and was glad to see him there

Nomad · 08-07-2025, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by OddityCards

Geonut is me! Still have a ton of oddball and Int'l stuff. Organizing bits more and more every week!

Star are about as mainstream as it gets these days. Progress? What do you think of that Entemann's MJ auto that was singled out as a unique piece?

I know this is not an AMA, but do you have knowledge in categorizing and assigning value to unique 90s errors?

08-06-2025, 03:55 PM	#1
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08-06-2025, 04:03 PM	#2
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08-07-2025, 10:03 AM	#6
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08-06-2025, 07:06 PM	#4
byronscott4ever Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11,407	Figured it out, was Steve Grad, same guy you know from Pawn Stars…confirmed via Twitter. Some of you may recall when he wrote for SCD years ago