View Full Version : I thought I was going to "steal this!!!"
ullmandds
08-13-2013, 03:03 PM
This auction just ended on ebay...1914 Balt News Russell was around $100 with less than 1 minute to go...I thought I was going to score it...not today!!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300945498224?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649&autorefresh=true
It's probably worth 3x that ending price, imo.
CaramelMan
08-13-2013, 03:06 PM
You wanted it to go along with your Ruth ?!?:D
ullmandds
08-13-2013, 03:07 PM
I really wasn't sure of the value...but not in my wheelhouse!
Figured I'd go for the set!!!!:-)
glchen
08-13-2013, 03:12 PM
Nice win! And by the ebay id, looks like it went to a boardmember who collects these issues. ;)
Cardboard Junkie
08-13-2013, 03:13 PM
A great deal at 2K. Does Dan have that one?
brianp-beme
08-13-2013, 03:31 PM
If the Ruth Rookie (and all its hype) wasn't in this set, wouldn't this VG common example be a $500.00 card? Just asking...
Brian
If the Ruth Rookie (and all its hype) wasn't in this set, wouldn't this VG common example be a $500.00 card? Just asking...
Brian
It is an extremely rare and desirable set. I think the value would be there without the Ruth involved. I would have been a buyer at twice the ending price.....maybe more.
wonkaticket
08-13-2013, 04:00 PM
If the Ruth Rookie (and all its hype) wasn't in this set, wouldn't this VG common example be a $500.00 card? Just asking...
Brian
Agree as scarce as this set is....having the Ruth at arms distance is a big help on the value of these cards IMO.
Northviewcats
08-13-2013, 05:14 PM
Real cool card. I had my finger on a $1,000.00 bid at the 10 second mark and watched it go from 100.00 to 1,300.00 to over 2 grand in the blinking of an eye. I'll bet the seller had no idea what it was worth. I hope someone here got it.
Best regards,
Joe
danmckee
08-13-2013, 05:50 PM
How dare you try to challenge me on my pride and joy set!!!!!!
The final price was not even in the right amount of digits I sniped with!
A true steal for me and the 3rd one of him I own now
Dan Mckee
ullmandds
08-13-2013, 06:15 PM
Dan you pig! So my $300 snipe wasnt enough huh?!:D
danmckee
08-13-2013, 07:06 PM
My dear friend Pete u were about $25 too short ;)
Northviewcats
08-13-2013, 09:09 PM
Congratulations Dan. That was a great pickup.
Best regards,
Joe
scottglevy
08-13-2013, 09:13 PM
Nice win Dan.
Congrats.
Scott
Louis Bollman
08-13-2013, 09:19 PM
Nice job Dan!!! Looks like a pretty sweet deal.
wonkaticket
08-13-2013, 10:30 PM
Good job Dan! Great set, love to own a Ruth as you would too i bet.
Cheers,
John
bobbyw8469
08-14-2013, 07:39 AM
I am just totally amazed that a $10,000 card was at $100 with less than a minute to go!! Where were all the bidders at?? Or was everyone hoping to steal this card for literally pennies on the thousands??
ullmandds
08-14-2013, 07:46 AM
robert...i was slow at work yesterday...and when I saw it...I couldn't believe it was so cheap. I thought it had to be fake. After scrutinizing it I realized it was real...just thought it was flying under the radar. seller had other older items I figured maybe it was found in one of the older books he was selling. nonetheless...now we know...Balt News cards DON'T get past DAN!!!!!!
Northviewcats
08-14-2013, 08:31 AM
The title of the seller's description was wrong and misspelled. Should have read 1914 Baltimore News. If you were looking specifically for it you may not have seen it. I didn't pick up on it until the last twenty minutes on a generic search.
Looking at price guides and Old Cardboard I knew that it was valuable, but didn't realize how rare. I probably would have bid higher if I had known, but not over Dan's 5 digit snipe. I'm happy that he got the card.
Just confirms that the more you know about cards the better prepared you are to act when presented a buying opportunity. I need more Prewar schooling.
Great job Dan.
Joe
Exhibitman
08-14-2013, 11:09 AM
I am just totally amazed that a $10,000 card was at $100 with less than a minute to go!! Where were all the bidders at?? Or was everyone hoping to steal this card for literally pennies on the thousands??
Snipers. Why put in a bid early and have people chip away at it?
Congrats Dan on a great purchase.
RCMcKenzie
08-14-2013, 08:57 PM
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7359/9511894231_2fb424bc75_o.jpg
I think the Baltimore News cards may have inspired the creator of the La Pizza Royale series.
Ebay used to be a lot easier to scroll through. Now stuff slips through all the time. Nice grab.