T206 Auction lot

[yanks12025]

So the lot just sold, so not outing it. But I'm sure many members here saw this lot and maybe someone here even won it. But the whole lot sold for $19,000. Think it was a good deal or over pay?

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/16526738_t206-baseball-cards-1909-1911-tobacco-major-league

[npa589]

I had been watching it and I bid rather high, up to 13000+ with BP, and I thought it went for top market value. It ended up being around 22,000 with BP. In my mind, when purchasing, I thought on average the CB would be worth purchasing at 500$ a piece. Some rough ones in there with rather high pops, which would mean they're around 300$, but there were a few in there that had ZERO or ONE in the pop charts (Titus, Dunn, Lundgren, Mattern, Jack White etc). With recent back prices of low pop cards, I can see why any buyer may take a shot that there were 3 """""2000-4000$""""" cards in there... Though I think those prices represent market insanity, it may in fact be what the current market is.

Really was an incredible find regardless. 23 Carolina Brights??!?!?!?!

I was going to post something, and figured someone would have already posted --- and I was right!

[RCMcKenzie]

I was waiting around to bid 5k, but it flew past that on the floor and internet bidders took it very high. It could not have gone to a dealer expecting to break it down for a profit.

[npa589]

I completely agree. I think MAX it was worth 20000 after costs/fees etc. That's why I bid 13k (I bid 11k, but with BP, it would have been over 13)

[kateighty]

I was bidding there too for a while! Should be interesting to watch and see what happens if any end up on the market, especially the zeros on the pop charts.

[milkit1]

I was the high at 2300 for four days. Was fun thinking I might get it for that.

[npa589]

Hahahaha

[ezez420]

That was quite insane. starting bid at $5K. Whoever bought this ridiculously overpaid by about $10k. Not sure what they were thinking but Bresnahan was a 2 at most and Bender maybe would fetch a 4. A 5 just sold for $3300 to one of top set builders. So on that note maybe I should have this auction house to sell my sets.

[ezez420]

By the way every one of those cards were on the population charts.

[kateighty]

Did anyone else notice how they changed the images a few times in the last month? I saved em before they took down the pictures of all of the backs. And oops I meant the price pop charts. Like Jack White (of the non-stripes variety), who they didn't even include in their list.

[cfc1909]

there may not be graded examples but all those cards are confirmed

[npa589]

I noticed that too Kat, when I went today to look at the pictures again, I noticed they eliminated some pictures - including the scan with all the backs showing.

About a week ago, I think they only had 18 of the 23 Carolina Brights T206s listed.


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[npa589]

Yes, definitely Jim. I checked that (using t206resource.com of course :D), and the only thing that would have been added were possibly some scans for some... heh heh. Had I won them, I would have definitely enjoyed sending an e-mail to Tim saying "Hey! I've got some scans for you to use if you want!"

there may not be graded examples but all those cards are confirmed