Posted By:
Rich Klein That one of the best opportunties to make $$ at the Halper collection sale would have been to purchase all the standard Topps/Bowman sets. Why? Well I remember that my dad owned a stamp he bought at Gimbels for a bit more than it worth because it was from the King Farouk collection.
In all seriousness, I would have announced I had purchased those sets. Then I would have had a way for collectors to purchase commons for more than book value -- yes I'm serious about that -- maybe something like $5 for a random card our choice -- and done a star/superstar price list. Since I would have announced I had won the sets -- then I would have created LOA's about these cards being part of the Halper collection and marketed them as -- own a piece of history -- just like Mr. Halper did.
I'm still surprised no one did this.
Rich