Check this find of N173's out?!?!?

[ullmandds]

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Rare-baseball-cards-found-in-Kennebunk-drawing-national-attention.html

[chaddurbin]

u keep hanging out in tobacco section you totally missed this:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=155023

[ullmandds]

ha ha...d'oat!!!!!

[bh3443]

Nice find! I see our board member and my life-long friend, Don Hontz will be there bidding. Good luck, Don.
Don Hontz is a great guy and among the finest card people you'll ever meet. I'm blessed having him as a friend all these decades!

[Donscards]

Nice find! I see our board member and my life-long friend, Don Hontz will be there bidding. Good luck, Don.
Don Hontz is a great guy and among the finest card people you'll ever meet. I'm blessed having him as a friend all these decades!

Thanks Billy for the kind words---You are a Gem of a person----I still miss doing your Burlington shows----the N173's should be interesting---everyone knows about them, so if there are a few collectors that really want them for their collection, bidding could get out of hand.----I will be there and hopefully maybe win a card or two.---thanks again and everyone in the hobby world knows what a wonderful person you are.----Enjoy your great family and have a beautiful day., your friend, Don

[oldjudge]

Saco River Auctions did a GREAT job marketing these old judge cabinets. The Kelly went for $62,000 plus the vig. The Clarkson went for $7000 and the Brouthers for $6,500. Even the non-HOFers averaged over $3,000 each. Looks like the market is very strong. It will be interesting to see how the Legendary Auction goes tonight.

[Matthew H]

Wow! Those prices are up there!

[Donscards]

I was at the auction---I did get the Pop Smith SGC 60--Paid $3190 with the juice---King Kelly went crazy around $70K with the vig---Clarkson and Brothers also high---8-10 phone bidders from around the country---I was happy to walk away with 1---the condition on all the cards was outstanding. Don

[Matthew H]

From auction block to eBay, in less than 24 hours:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1888-OLD-JUDGE-TOBACCO-CARD-N173-GOODWIN-CO-BILLY-NASH-GRADED-5-5-RARE-/261090739910?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item3cca3886c6


Someone forgot to tell him he paid top dollar for the card. :D

[ullmandds]

wow...that must be a record!!!!

[barrysloate]

Priced at double retail. Good deal.

[Matthew H]

Priced at double retail. Good deal.

Act fast Barry, he also has the card for sale in his store.

[barrysloate]

Chances are he will own it for awhile.

[Tao_Moko]

Barry,

I was reading through some old publications last night and re-read your "Candid Look At The Hobby" in Vol 1 of the VCBC. You could almost redate that article and publish today without any changes. I guess 17 years is just a drop in the bucket of vintage card collecting.

[barrysloate]

Do you think I remember what I wrote? Glad it's still relevant.:o

[griffon512]

i won the clarkson cabinet on the auction (and no, i haven't put it up for sale on ebay yet ;). i agree that the auction house did a good job of marketing the cards, especially considering they had no previous experience selling cards of that type. the auction house manager was a class act. he relayed a story to me about the consignor of those cabinets. the consignor was a vietnam vet who had exposure to agent orange, and has had subsequent medical issues as a result. in addition, his wife has cancer and has had bills run up during her hospitalization. this is truly one of those stories where everyone wins.

[benchod]

Welcome to N54 and great pickup on the Clarkson.
Were you in attendance?

[griffon512]

thanks Craig. i was a phone bidder -- the distance to the auction house made it an impractical trip. i would have liked to have seen the King Kelly in person, what an amazing piece.

[Donscards]

thanks Craig. i was a phone bidder -- the distance to the auction house made it an impractical trip. i would have liked to have seen the King Kelly in person, what an amazing piece.

Congrats on the Clarkson Cabinet---I was the underbidder at the auction on your card---the phone bidders were tough to outbid---I did win the Pop Jones---I would have loved the Clarkson---but just couldnt keep up with you---good luck with the card---it was a great auction and yes Saco River did a wonderful job with the cards and getting the word out---needless to say Net 54 was a big help to them.----Don

[griffon512]

thx don, i appreciate it. that pop smith (assume u meant smith, not jones) is a classic, great piece...if i could only grow a mustache like that.

[bigfish]

Well done Jim. Great card. You will love the image . They all are very strong.

Hope to you see you and the family soon.

Toby