REA is live
 

Blown away by some of the prewar items being listed (grades/prices). I am sure this will be another success auction. 3900 items this time.

Soooo many items! There goes my afternoon...

oh boy I love that smell!!!!! oops...wrong thread!!!!

Get Ready for New Record Highs

Lot 629 amuses me just for the absurdity of 37 Tango Eggs Beschers in one lot.

i just saw that...reeeeeeee-dic-ulous!!!!!

Rea
 

Thanks for the heads up, can’t wait to look! My goal is always to win just one lot in these:) Trent King

Sensory overload
Great stuff
Will be sitting on the sidelines watching

Lots of exceptional items.

CC: Mile High

Very strong on photos and memorabilia, which isn't the case in all of REA's auctions. Some amazing photos.

The photos are amazing. One of the best selections I've ever seen.

REA, Masters, Baseball. Happy times

I simply do not have enough money for the things I want lol

yeesh, you and me both.

Best of luck to the T206 members bidding on the Johnson/Old Mill, it will be a great addition to any collection.

Welcome to a very big club!

Some really nice 19th Century items.

That Players League John Ward is next level

aguilitas set is awesome!!
 

Check REA auction for new aguilitas 1924 complete set!
good lucks

Cuban Negro league aguilitas set on REA, Oscar charleston, Pop LLoyd and more
 

awesome collection with high grades!!

Who’s got the record for placeholder bids? I’ve got 12 in, hoping to win one or two but not expecting anything more.

ETA: hoping to win the lot, not thinking my initial bids will hold up��

I put 107 bids in yesterday. Never has an early bid I put in for REA ever even made it to the final week.

There's about 8 billion of us, and everyone else is a Buddhist monk.

I did 101 yesterday. 28 still alive.

I'm sure as we get down to the last few days of the auction I will zero in on a few lots that I will try to win.

I sold my collection recently and consigned a few 19th century and early 1900s items to REA. A number already have bids, so I'm happy.

If any Net54 members are bidding on them, thanks!

Rea
 

This auction is worth a second nod. The Roberto rookie is incredible; however,
the Ramly WaJo SGC 9 is otherworldly. Incredible!! Trent King

They had the Ramly WaJo on display at the Philly Show, and I couldn't stop staring at it...

The Johnson just sold in Mile High in December for $60k. (http://milehighcardco.com/1909_T204_...O8ag-qFBKKSISg)

At the time there was a thread or two discussing the "sheet cut" designation on it.

Rea
 

Hi Ian (rugbymarine), hope all is well. That Ramly is up to $36k, and I agree
with your comment about it:) Trent King

Amazing REA lineup. Argh, choices…do I bid on these, Leland’s, Mile High or save my money for the Strongsville show next week?

Rea
 

Jim- go for all of the :) It's so easy to spend everyone else's cash!

Trent King

Piece of cake.

Work that calendar!!

Put in some feeler bids on the auctions for pieces you might be interested in. Then go to Strongsville and see if there’s anything worth picking up. Since the auctions all close after the show, if you still have cash left, then circle back to the auctions.

In the end, you’ll either blow it all on a few pieces that tickle your fancy, or you’ll strike out because everything exceeds what you’re willing to spend by thrice your limit.

Mischief managed!

I dont know about that bowman jackie…hoping those scratches are on the case…even so for that kinda $$$$ id want a new holder…and a cottage!

Same on that Clemente rookie. That yellowish-white dot below his ear just jumps out at me. If it were off in the corner somewhere or on the side like what appears to be print line I could maybe be OK with it, but since it already is going to set somebody back 3/4 of a million $, I would hope against hope that it is on the holder. Oh well, any price to climb up the registry ladder, I guess.

Now I just saw that the reserve is not met, so apparently I once again don't seem to know what the hell I'm talking about when it comes to these high-end cards.

Not that I am bidding this go around because of my recent pickup, but definitely right now very hard with so many auctions with so much good stuff going on at the same time and closing within days of each other and then HA opening on 4/20

On the flip side it is even harder sitting these out

Bid on my Leland's consignments. You know you want that 1910 Negro League postcard ;)

Curious on the hidden reserve amount for the psa 9 55 Clemente.

My guess is 1 million. Current bid is 600,000.

There's been 24 bids, so that's a good sign that it's seeing good action so far. The only question is whether the bidders will lose interest and give up before the reserve is met? Or will they power right on through!?

My guess is that if the reserve is met prior to the last few days, then it won't be an issue. If we get to within a few days of the auction closing and the reserve still isn't met, then bidders will lose interest and stop bidding, and it will go unsold.

LOTG just put out a preview and Al has put together another amazing offering. Memory Lane will open soon too. "So many auctions with so much good stuff" is spot on!

Saw those also and amazing items on LOTG.
But on the flip side that could potentially hurt some items with only so much money around at one time and also if same cards or similar come up in multiple auctions could split the money and bids and lower prices potentially on some cards

Just curious Ryan are you donating to the needy collector addicts? Or providing :):)low interest loan?

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[QUOTE=mrreality68;2331218Just curious Ryan are you donating to the needy collector addicts? Or providing :):)low interest loan?[/QUOTE]

I know you are joking, but this is exactly what PWCC (and likely Goldin) does with cards in their vault. I think it’s a great business model for the lender if the LTV is low and interest rate is high; especially if you have control over the card and a platform to liquidate it. Probably not so good to be the borrower! That said, I could see where a person may responsibly want something like this short term - a must-have card comes up, you don’t have the funds, but you fully expect to have them in the not too distant future.

Off Course joking and yes I am sure many people use it just hopefully they use those loans responsibly

For me I buy it if I have it or I pass and wait until I do even if it means I miss out.

Slow, strategic and steady for me

So many auctions. Funny, people look at 6-7 major auctions and see 100 things to bid on. I've gone through them all and there is 1 thing I really would love to have. Really really love to have. Really unique piece of memorabilia. And I'm not tellin . . . . . .

And holy crap, just looked at the preview of the Memory lane auction...Talk about Wagners

Wow Memory Lane is Joe jackson and Babe Ruth overload also.

Going to be tough just sitting and watching

I can't believe I've got a bid still leading after two whole days. Won't last much longer, I'm sure.

Love the auction, just amazing stuff.....BUT.......how is it possible that REA is still grouping Basketball, Football and Hockey into one category online? It makes browsing by sport SUPER frustrating and unless I'm missing something, there's not way around this.

Also, when moving from 'list' to 'detailed item view' a new browser page should open (as is with eBay) to enhance the searching experience.

Some auctions could definitely do a much better job to optimize browsing.

You should see an all categories pull down menu on the left hand tool bar that breaks everything down by sport pre and post war.

Yes, but basketball football, boxing and hockey are all lumped into the same category....currently over 1000+ results to scroll through even if you're only interested in one of those sports.

Ah, I see what you mean, definitely need an upgrade on that. Do you get the catalog? I don't so not sure if it's broken out there or not.

I got a catalog only once but I'm in Canada so that could be the problem.

My solution has been to put 'hockey' into the search description field but that relies on every item being described properly and, even so, I find the site often resets to the default search when I return.

I was checking out the 1949 Robinson PSA 9 listing:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=138638

While still a great card, I am shocked that this got a 9 due to the amount of print scratches on this face (zoom in). At first I thought it was on the case, but I am pretty sure it is on the card.

It is a beauty and I agree it does not look like a 9 with those issues. IF it is not on the card they should get new photos posted

WOW Good Eyes Drew...

Another Net54 member alerted me to this REA listing of the 53 Robinson:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=139851

Front left border, is that a rubber band mark/paper loss?

Robinson
 

That's a bad flaw to get a PSA 8! PSA used to be friendly towards minor stains on old cards. This is a good example of that.

Agree...is that just a stain or also a tiny bit of paper-loss.

Seems TPGs don’t always put a lot of emphasis on surface conditions.

very very sad but true

Bid on a bunch with a few still going.

Ended up with one items. A 1911 Chicago American Giants post card with Pete Hill and Bruce Petway.

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I was humbled by this auction and reminded that I’m more poor than I thought!

Excited to see the pieces that are posted by board members.

What an auction!


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Went well below the Mendoza line, 0 for 111

At least I was out on everything by 11 pm EDT

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Some Crazy prices realized but there is always another card!

Looks like you win a prize. Reserve was met with the last bid at $960 all in last night!

Was SO excited to win this Fenway panoramic photo. Surprised to have won for under $3K. This same photo sold in REA back in 2006 for over $7500. Not sure if they overpaid or I got a great deal but thrilled to add this display piece!

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Really a neat card. Did you see the one on eBay a month ago?

When it comes to both this and the PSA 9 Robinson, I've noticed that too. Always thought that stains, print issues, and (not the case here) diamond cuts can be practically ignored by the TPGs.

Never understood that, cause those flaws can be some of the biggest eye-appeal problems.

It was a different photo, but same day I believe as the fans in the background are the same.

I reached out to the seller to get some details. Here was his response:
I believe I mentioned in the listing this was postmarked Aug 7, 1911--so possibly made right away? There was an article in the Fennimore Times years ago-- about the annual Fennimore Big Days--and mention of the baseball teams. I got this at a local estate sale. Just bought a box of postcards--don't know if I even noticed this one. Otherwise they had a dumpster coming to finish cleaning out the house. So, a nice rescue.

Wonderful photo! What's the inscription say?