Legendary Winnings
 

Did anybody pick anything up last night in Legendary's Day 1?

Curious to see who got some of the CJs and the 1956 Hocus Focus lot.

Lost out on the '25 Exhibit Gehrig (PSA 3MK), my only serious interest........

I picked up this tough California League card.
JimB

http://photos.imageevent.com/jimblum...%20Noonan.jpeg

Picked up some goodies.

Nice Cards Pete!

I have a question(more into memorabilia anymore and kind of lost touch with card market) but is GAI still strong in cards? I know that if I see an autograph authenticated I assume it is fake. I remember at the same time that started, the cards were still strong though. How is a GAI slabbed cars revered these days?

Wow Jim, great pickup!!!

GAI is not strong, though the cards are likely to be genuine. Unlike the autograph side, I'm not aware they grade fakes or reprints.

I picked up a CJ for a good price, but I'll be looking to sell/trade it when I do have it in hand.

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...J_Boehling.jpg

I picked up the signed '39 play ball DiMaggio that closed tonight

Great pick-ups guys!

If the winner of the N172 Buck Ewing that ended tonight is on here, could you please contact me? Thank you

I just wonthis. It looks nothing like Nap Lajoie, but hey :)

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Ite...-copy_med.jpeg

winnings
 

I'm pleased to have won the Houle Oil Painting of Gehringer, Lot #1491.
Great pickups everyone.
all the best,
barry

I got this, to go along with the photo used for the 1952 Bowman Landry:

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Ite...32822a_lg.jpeg

Sick Hess, Jim! Congrats!

Agreed....of all of the cards so far, and there are some beauties, I think my fave is Jim's Hess card. What a beauty!! Congrats Jim....

One from Goodwin and three from Legendary - all with a common theme...

http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...r%20front3.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...%20Wagner1.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...gner%20pin.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...pin%20back.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...e%20Wagner.jpg

Thanks guys.


Brian,
That quartet of Wagners is off the charts!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek:
JimB

Anyone win the Tip Top Bread Camnitz PSA 6? I could make it worth your time to PM me. Someone feel asleep on the couch with laptop in hand and missed the end of the auction.

Wagner's
 

Hey Brian, those Wagner's are awesome, great work!!

Jim- Are you picking another impossible set to collect? Great card.

One of the prettiest set's ever produced.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95...y/cjschalk.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95...ny/cjwalsh.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95...ny/cjwheat.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95...cjbender-1.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95...cjclarke-1.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95.../cjcarey-1.jpg

Nice pickups!

I just got my invoice from Legendary...that shipping is LUDICROUS!

Ha...I thought some ebay sellers were running a racket...

I won Lot #585 - 1976 & 1977 Topps complete sets in EX-NM condition. I put in a low bid a few days ago and I can't believe it stayed at that bid...I am very happy.

Since Rob posted he won Lot 585, I won lot 584, the 1975 Topps mini set.

Anyone win 583 or 586?

http://legendaryauctions.com/LotDeta...-Set-%28660%29

Agreed... they should be charged for rape with those ridiculous shipping fees. I think this will be my last legendary auction.

Nice pickup! Those key examples look really sharp!

edited - hate to start the day with a smart-ass comment :)

Might be theirs too, if the Feds get moving!

I like starting my day with a smart-ass comment.

There were a couple CJ's that went far below what I thought they would have - What are the ripple down effects of in the indictment? Did they change participation in this auction?

Yes I'm disappointed the smart ass comment was retracted as well... I can only hope what comes around goes around!

Tony great pick ups on the crackerjacks... I really wanted that Clarke! At least Fred has a good home!

Brian...holy honus-i...love the ju ju!

Now that I've heard Johnny say, "Boy, those shipping fees sure are high." I'll be the audience and say, "How high?"

Examples?

I won a $1400 lot of 4 sgc graded, M101-4 cards. My shipping was $23.

I would have to presume on a single high dollar card the insurance cost is what causes the stratospheric price.

$64 in shipping for 2 cards and a pin.

I won a single card with a bid of $150. Buyers premium=$29.25. Shipping=$18.23. Total $197.48.

DJ

So is that a special rate for Leon?

Yeah, only 2x the actual cost....(including insurance)

In their defense they have worked with me, time wise, quite a bit on paying off some lots I have won.

I hope not, but I sure like them a lot! :)
JimB

I was an underbidder on the CJ Cobb. Really wanted that but couldn't pull the trigger at the price. This is a nice hobby - when you lose, you end up with a lot of money in your pocket :)

I got lucky with these two and some HOF 33 Goudeys. Does anyone know how long Legendary takes to ship?

My shipping cost on the 1975 Topps mini set is $21.54

I am unsure how everyone is knowing their shipping costs, when the "invoice" button is apparantly not active. Are invoices available, and if they are, is ev eryone's "invoice" button active?

i got an email with my invoice.

for one card, my shipping was $18.

+1

But how do you get over the sickening feeling of regret for not picking up a card when it was likely your one shot, or at least the optimal opportunity......can't get over the brown Lenox(s) I passed up, still bummed :(

BLAH!

Basically I just said that maybe they were using the excess shipping fees to help pay for court costs.

My $209 7x9 photo cost $19.86 to ship. Quite excessive, but I knew in advance that it would be.

My shipping cost was $22.55...not bad for 2 complete topps sets.

My shipping costs were a shade under $30 for 11 PSA graded cards.

$62 to ship a couple cards. Love the N162 Brouthers

Let me get this down: $19.86 to ship a single $300 item? Oh, wait! I got a better idea. Instead of that, how about I send you a hobo's **** cheese?

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...grossman_1.jpg

In the mean time and as usual, go **** yourself.

W600 Wagner
 

Went way cheap at 19k. A SGC 50 a couple yrs back went for 52k. Someone stole this!

That same card sold in a B&L auction for 20k. I think it's overgraded. The stain detracts from the card.

W600 Wagner
 

Good point

mansco,
That Brouthers is gorgeous! Great pickup!
JimB

Yes, weight costs you money

Does that include insurance?

Insurance $5.00 shipping $5.00 , about $9.00 too much.

If cards were expenxive , not excessive. Joe

As you can see from my posts, I think everyone should consider the insurance and weight of cards.

Joe

Shipping
 

As the owner of the software company that powers Legendary's web site and shipping calculator, I can tell you accurately, how it is done.

We base the shipping fee based on three data points;

1. weight,
2. value of the invoice
3. zip code of the ship to address.

Once, those data points are supplied, our software bases the shipping costs by going to the shippers database (USPS, DHL, UPS or FedEx). Legendary will then provide to the shipper the method of shipment (i.e. For FedEx it may be Next Day overnight or Ground by UPS). All of this is done automatically, and using actual shipping costs.

I hope this helps and, if the shipping costs are too high, I urge you to call Legendary and ask them to have a look at the issue as they have always been reasonable when approached.

Interesting and helpful information. Thank you for posting that!

Bob,

Thanks for the explanation but I think people rather come here and bitch as opposed to trying to fix what they do not like. No fun writing something nice about someone. Let's just be happy Jeff L is not posting on this thread.

I think most auction houses charge too much for shipping but then again on eBay I have been forced into not being able to charge more than $3 to ship cards of any value or weight or suffer the wrath of a low DSR.

Greg

One way to combat people from complaining about excessive shipping is.... not to charge any!
Its not that radical of an idea, especially w/ the higher buyers premium.

I got topped on my Legendary bids, but I did win a lot from Baggers on Thursday.
It was free shipping if sending a payment via the mail, which I did. Sterling did the same thing.
And last year REA offered free shipping to winning bidders as well.
Hopefully more auctions houses will use this approach.

Here's an idea: offer cheap people like me the option to use USPS. They could cram most of the items here into priority mail flat rate envelopes or small boxes with delivery and/or signature confirmations and private insurance at half the price of a private carrier.

And don't give me that nonsense about pilferage. UPS is far worse than USPS for theft. I ship and receive hundreds of collectibles every year via USPS and I've had maybe one or two items go missing over the years, and one of them was an overseas shipment sent registered that went missing in the customs house in NY. And if you don't want USPS insurance I know for a fact that private insurers cover USPS shipping as long as there is a tracking method, because I have it.

seems unlikely that these are the only three points that influence the price of shipping, imho. i ship a ton of stuff and receive a ton of stuff. I just sent 2 baseballs to a guy and it was under 10 dollars. one graded card for 18 dollars is silly.

from legendaryauctions.com:

Guys, the top execs of Legendary are under indictment for ripping you off for more than your shipping costs -- I'd be less concerned about losing a few bucks down that avenue.

Sorry to ruin all the fun.

Party-pooper.


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poop
 

Jeez Jeff that just ruined my whole day!;);)

Yes but it still hurts.

Great concept.

I agree Greg. I think, for many, it's more fun to bitch than try to get resolution. While Legendary certainly has some issues that look to be far more important/serious than potentially a few extra dollars on shipping and handling, I feel I must at least put in a good word for Doug and gang concerning shipping charges. The few times I thought mine were out of whack and called Doug (or Legendary otherwise) I have always been taken care of as to what I expected. They have always been very accommodating operationally speaking. I would be remiss if I didn't at least say they have always taken care of my concerns to my satisfaction. I personally like all of the folks I know at Legendary and hope the whole debacle of indictments and court cases will be over with in the near term (even though I know that probably won't happen) and we can get back to the great hobby of collecting our little gems. I also appreciate the fact the authorities are continuing to have an eye on the hobby. Long story short, Legendary/Mastro has always been one of my favorite auction houses and have always bent over backwards to help me. (again, I realize the other issues at hand and if bad stuff took place, well, that will be taken care of too)

Condition problems. Nonetheless, an interesting team.

Gary,

I very much like that CDV, great early team picture. The presence of Hardy Richardson is what I most like about it. Enjoy it!

+1

Legendary
 

Leon, well said.

I too, have only good things to say about Legendary/Mastro. I'm sure if you called their office, and questioned the shipping fee, they can at least review the amount for you. It's possible it may have been a computer error.

In 2007, when I won the Lionel Carter E90-2 set from Mastro, I asked Doug Allen as to why the cards weren't slabbed by SGC or pedigreed with Lionel's name. They were being sold raw. He told me that it may have been an oversight, and Mastro sent the entire set to SGC for me to have each card graded and pedigreed at no cost! That is great customer service in my book!

Tony

Agreed that Doug always takes care of things when called - all you've said mirrors my experiences with Doug/Legendary. I enjoy their auctions, I respect the huge concerns that some have, and I'll keep bidding.

The issue is not their customer service, and not just Legendary, but rather that almost all auction houses send out invoices with ridiculous shipping charges. I could list several that have sent such invoices, just as blatantly ridiculous, and that I've called and gotten quick resolution. So what? It's still an unnecessary hassle for BOTH sides. Eliminate this problem, save some money on processing complaints, use that money to improve your company...unless the extra shipping is being construed as a revenue area. I'm guessing the lost customers and complaint-processing probably kills such extra revenue.

When you have hard revenue at odds with intangibles such as loss of customers and increased cost of processing complaints, it usually means that at least two different departments are involved, with conflicting goals. I ran into this for 30 years working for large US companies - it's a rampant problem.

If an auction house is using software to do the shipping calculations, and it's coming up with ludicrous estimates, then they should consider replacing their software (not just Legendary, but apparently all of them). Seriously, $19.86 to ship a single 7X9 $210 photo is ridiculous, and such a number, if spit out by a computer program, would have me checking out the code. There could easily be a subroutine to use size, weight, and value to calculate a 'reasonable' number, and if that number varies by more than X% from the calculated actual, add it to an exception report.

Again, not just Legendary. I've gotten tired of calling auction houses over high shipping, and won't be doing it as often (if at all). Instead, I factor the extra shipping into my bidding - in this case, it did not matter because I got what I considered to be a great deal. Also, Legendary shipping is not generally so out-of-line when lots are heavier and more valuable.

Finally, I realize that Legendary has bigger things on their plate, and that the telephone or email is the way to solve the problem at the moment.

Okay, rip my post apart :)

+1 - my favorite affordable item in the auction. Really hem'd and haw'd about bidding on that one.

While that is good customer service, you did spend a Decent amount of money on, like a dozen cards. I'm also sure Legendary gets a great grading deal, so it wasn't a big deal on their part.

Just saying.

Scott...i agree with you 100%. Why should i have to call in the first place?

Not to say this is the case...but...if a business decides to overcharge everyone by 5%(arbitrary #) and when someone complains...they say "oops...must have been a glitch in the computer system!". And the mass majority who dont complain...get screwed. Not good business practice imo.