Being nosy: what happened to the Skydash find?

[sesop]

I notice his name from time to time- I remember being on the board watching the situation unfold. I remember when he found the Thorpe, and I remember the auction when it was sold.

I also remember mentions of other high end cards from other sets, but I don't know what happened to them- have they been sold privately? Are they coming up for auction anytime soon? I understand that Skydash wants to preserve his privacy, and I respect that, but that find is astounding and I'm wondering what happened to the rectangular cards as opposed to the circular ones.

Any information is appreciated.

[Abravefan11]

And if anyone could point those of us unfamiliar with the Skydash story to an old thread link or give us a brief history it would be appreciated.

[Matt]

Here you go Tim - http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...hlight=skydash

[vintagebaseball]

I have a Mathewson T-206 from the Skydash collection. Piedmont back

[JamesGallo]

The cards were all sold through one of the major auciton houses last year. Great collection and great story.

James G

[Mrc32]

I never saw that thread. There aren't a lot of pics left on that link.

Interesting read.

[barrysloate]

All or most of his cards have "Skydash Collection" printed on the SGC label, so you will see them in the marketplace from time to time.

[Leon]

It was Mastro Auctions that sold them. I remember speaking with Doug about them.....I think there was some serious posturing to try to get those as a consignment...

[Mrc32]

What was in the collection other than the few pics left on the site?

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Mrc32

What was in the collection other than the few pics left on the site?

Michael - you can get a pretty good sense (and pictures) by going here:
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/AuctionResults.aspx
and doing a title&description search through ALL archives for skydash.

[Jim VB]

Here was the original thread from August of 2007. (Some were skeptical, to say the least. The skeptics were all wrong on this one.)

http://www.network54.com/Forum/15365...nest+appraiser

And here is the link to his photobucket account:

http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x291/skydash55/

[geor952]

The night the Skydash collection came to the board, was a lot of fun. I stayed with it all night, and thoroughly enjoyed reading over those couple of days. It was was my favorite memory from Network 54. I highly recommend reading it to those who missed it.

[Jewish-collector]

A collector friend spoke to him personally before he decided to consign with Mastro. The story was legitimate. I understand he was going to use the proceeds from the sale to pay for family medical needs.