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12-18-2003, 09:34 AM
Posted By: <b>Jay Miller </b><p>For anyone who doesn't have a copy of this catalog there is a mint copy on ebay now with a BIN of $20. The item number is 2773856958. I would consider this a great reference piece for the vintage collector and think the price is a bargain.
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12-18-2003, 10:44 AM
Posted By: <b>runscott</b><p>I think I got mine on ebay for $8. It does have a lot of great stuff in it, including the t206 Wagner in it's 1991 state:<BR><BR><img src="http://runscott.homestead.com/files/WagTrim.jpg">
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12-18-2003, 10:48 AM
Posted By: <b>Aaron Michiel</b><p>I have a large collection of auction catalogs from the 1990's until now (Lelands, Mastro, Sotheby's, Halper, Grey Flannel) as I find them to be the best reference tool for vintage memorabilia (since there don't seem to be any great memorabilia coffee-table style book). <BR><BR>I read about the Copeland sale awhile back in an issue of Beckett Vintage and had wanted to get a copy ever since. Thanks for the tip!
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12-18-2003, 11:29 AM
Posted By: <b>Craig D</b><p>........but it looks way too small for me. That card should have fat borders.
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12-18-2003, 11:46 AM
Posted By: <b>Hankron</b><p>In the Copleand catalog, many to most of the images crop the cards, so they aren't reliable to judge size, edges, etc-- including for the Wagner ... I don't have the catalog anymore, but I beleive the description assigns the Wagner a grade of Mint.
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12-18-2003, 12:15 PM
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>someone trimmed Mr.Wagner......nah....it's in a PSA holder, couldn't be......happy holidays
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12-18-2003, 12:41 PM
Posted By: <b>runscott</b><p>Almost all images were cropped - How can you bid on a card when you can't see the borders? Very strange.<BR><BR>The image posted above was scanned directly from the auction catalog. It's interesting to see the predicted prices of items back in '91 - some prices seem absurdly high, but others, like Wagner, are on the low side - maybe they were pricing it based on it being trimmed?
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12-18-2003, 01:19 PM
Posted By: <b>Julie</b><p>Look Ma, no slabs!
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12-18-2003, 01:39 PM
Posted By: <b>Hankron</b><p>I also found the image cropping interesting. Perhaps the auction was a largely in-person 'live' auction, and most of the bidders were there to view the wares.
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12-18-2003, 03:30 PM
Posted By: <b>Jimmy Leiderman</b><p>David, you are correct.<BR><BR>For those interested, I can make scans of a detailed report about Jim Copeland's auction made by Lew Lipset back in 1991.<BR>It includes a complete realized price list with high bidder paddle numbers as well as Lipset's point of view about some lots, high reserve prices and misc. information.<BR><BR>Scott, I'll send you the baseball guide scans as soon as I get home from biz trip this weekend.<BR><BR>
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12-18-2003, 03:35 PM
Posted By: <b>Aaron Michiel</b><p>Definitely interested. Can you post them or e-mail them?