19th Century Only, Lipset, & Mastro results

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Posted By: Joe_G.

With 19th Century Only, Lipset, & Mastro over or soon to be over, who cares to share what they won? While I bid in all three, I can't say I won a single item.

There were certainly some bidding wars going on in Lipset's auction such as the M116 Cy Seymour Trilogy which went for $16,677 ! Also quite a fight for the N172 King Kelly portrait with Chicago, to the tune of $8,136. Some very nice cards on both accounts. There were also some more attainable closing prices mixed in, so how did you fair?

Also curious if anyone from this board won Lipset's lot #48, the N172 Kelly, Myers, and Richardson?

Joe Gonsowski

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Posted By: Julie

Couldn't resist the beautiful front. I've HAD that gorgeous Kelly portrait (not in THAT condition, but pretty nice) for a couple of years, and I'm the only one who ever made a fuss over it...and that absolutely includes Bob Lemke (the "Chicago" designation being listed as significantly cheaper than the "Boston").

Oh: Cunningham is Evers; Ron Howard made some great movie in the last couple of years, and I can't for the life of me remember what it is. If you never saw "Happy Days," you'll live...long and prosper. Howard as Richie Cunningham in "Happy Days" looked a lot like Evers...

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Posted By: botn

lots of bidding and number crunching and not much to show for it.

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

on about 50 lots in Mastronet auction early and was outbid early. I bid on about 3-4 in last couple of days to levels that I thought were about 80-90% of retail and am 3-5 bids below what they finally sold for or are selling for. Their bids are becoming more and more difficult to believe. I think Alan Greenspan coind the phrase 'irrational exuberance' a little early and about the wrong thing.........

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Posted By: Mike McGrail

... struck out on all 7 Mastro lots I was going for. Was high bidder on 3 entering the last day, but those bids disappeared like snow in the sun.

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Posted By: Bill Kasel

Only bid on two lots but wasn't even in the same galaxy for the final bid. I don't know about anyone else, but noticing that the Ruth & Wagner went for the same price, I would take a poor Wagner every day of the week and twice on Sunday over a PSA 8 Ruth.

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Posted By: Albie O'Hanian

I bid on 15 lots and won zero. There was only a couple I actually had a chance on, but the bidding just went too high. Robert Edwards auctions are next.

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Posted By: Halleygator

I struck out on all bids as well.

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Posted By: John(z28jd)

I didnt win anything in mastro,but that could be because i didnt bid(just a hunch)

If anyone here won or knows who won the lot of 88 OJ cards,please let me know

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Posted By: runscott

that's never happened before...must've bid too much

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Posted By: btfndguy1

I did win two items: The E121 American Caramel Babe Ruth for $1298 and the 1914 Cracker Jack Cobb for $1948. Probably a little high on each but the way that the prices have been going up on the nicer vintage cards I feel that in the long run these will be worthwhile.

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Posted By: Ben

Didn't strike out because I never stepped up to the plate. I would, however, be very interested in a few of the off-conditioned cards from lot 176 in Lipset (14 E145 Cracker Jack Hall of Famers and Joe Wood) if anyone reading this was a winner on that lot.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

all the lots I wanted were so hi that I did not even bother to bid.

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Posted By: Scott Bob

I was drunk last night and accidentially placed a final bid on the 1952 Topps 24 packs. They don't worth that much money but I think I have to bare the cost of drinking. Glad that I have 250K allocated for this Masto auction anyways.

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Posted By: tbob

0 for Mastro although I lead on four or five a long time and tried to win wire to wire. 0 for Lipset also. I was in on the Hindu back T205 but didn't win.
I am doubling my efforts for the Edward Auction.

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Posted By: jay behrens

We are all bidding on the wrong stuff. It's all about the hair. $17k for Elvis and $50k!!!!! for George Washington.

Jay

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Posted By: Geoffrey Litwack

Lot 196 from the Lipset auction, a group of 67 '33 World Wide Gum cards. I never win anything, so I thought I'd post.

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

The '33 and '34 World Wide gum sets are a good way to get a nice Ruth for a lot less than the '33 Goudeys. I had a '34 WWG of the yellow background Ruth and it looked almost identical to it's English-speaking cousin.

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Posted By: Geoffrey Litwack

Hi Scott,
Yeah, I think the WWG sets are seriously undervalued, especially considering how rare they are compared to their American cousins. I'm almost done with 1933 (well, now I am) and am girding myself for 1934. These cards are almost too new for this board!

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Posted By: Julie

Also, I think thr 1914 Cracker Jack Cobb for less than 2k wasn't too shoddy!

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Posted By: Jimmy Scott Elkins

so far! I bid on and won only one lot in Lipset's auction - Lot 211 (9 diff. 1954 Wilson Franks cards). I'm over half way home towards completing this set now, and I have the Ted Williams out of the way!!!

Boy, how I wish I would have bid on the T216 Virginia Extra Jennings in the Lipset auction, as it went LOW (at least my in my opinion)!!!

Don't worry, because my batting average will definitely suffer a trmendous blow in the Robert Edward auction - either that, or I will win all 7 or 8 lots I am bidding on (which will never happen)!!!

Anyway, looks like SEVERAL lots went at bargain prices in the Lipset auction (aside from the T206's, which remain hot). Looks like Lipset and RE are where the few bargains are going to be!!!!!

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Posted By: JC

I won a couple of lots... Lew is such a good salesman on the phone. I've never heard the term "rare" used in every sentence. I can't keep up with the inflating prices to know if it was a good buy now or 5 years from now.

Here are the lots:

Lot 2 Providence Grays (wonder who the other bidder was)?
lot 19 Sam/Harry Wright CDV
lot 26 Lone jack Welsh
lot 78 1911 Gilmartin
lot 79 Texas Tommy type 11 (more rarer than type one and way under valued by SCD in most eyes)

lot #85 t216 Virginia Extra Jennings
lot 240 White Sox Post card foldout

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Posted By: Jason Badovick

I was bidding on several items on Mastro, ended up with the T201 Cobb...

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Posted By: Terry Knouse

If the winner of the OLD MILL cabinets is interested in parting with the two Richmond cabinets, I am interested.
Terry

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Posted By: Craig

Hi All,
If by chance anyone was the winner of Mastro lot #1772 (1910's Baseball Tobacco Insert & premium Collection (192)), please email me. There were 14 Turley Reds in the lot and I am interested in #90a - Doolin and maybe one or two more. Please touch base with me if you are out there. Thanks!

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Posted By: Jimmy Scott Elkins

two were fantastic!!! The Lone Jack and Virginia Extra Jennings! Wish I would have had more money to spend, I would have went after these two myself. However, I'm glad you were able to win them at terrific prices! See, this is where those people who buy Wagners and Planks mess up - they could buy SEVERAL lots of super rare cards such as these two and end up making a much higher % return on their investment in two or three years when they get "tired" of a card and want to sell it!!!!!!! These will probably double or triple in value (especially at the prices you were able to acquire them at), while a Plank or Wagner sold down the road will be lucky to return 10-20% on the initial investment! Just my thoughts, but I TRULY believe you did well!

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Posted By: jay behrens

You may make a higher return on these rarer cards, but owning the Wagner, Plank etc is about ego and bragging rights, not a return on investment.

Jay

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Posted By: Jimmy Scott Elkins

personally, mine wouldn't be any bigger than if I had a nice VG/EX range complete set of Lone Jacks, T210 Jackson and a Just So Cy Young (Myself and my ego would take those over ANY T206 Wagner and/or Plank)!!!!!