Check this find of N173's out?!?!?
 

u keep hanging out in tobacco section you totally missed this:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=155023

ha ha...d'oat!!!!!

great find!
 

Nice find! I see our board member and my life-long friend, Don Hontz will be there bidding. Good luck, Don.
Don Hontz is a great guy and among the finest card people you'll ever meet. I'm blessed having him as a friend all these decades!

Billy Hedin
 

Thanks Billy for the kind words---You are a Gem of a person----I still miss doing your Burlington shows----the N173's should be interesting---everyone knows about them, so if there are a few collectors that really want them for their collection, bidding could get out of hand.----I will be there and hopefully maybe win a card or two.---thanks again and everyone in the hobby world knows what a wonderful person you are.----Enjoy your great family and have a beautiful day., your friend, Don

Saco River Auctions did a GREAT job marketing these old judge cabinets. The Kelly went for $62,000 plus the vig. The Clarkson went for $7000 and the Brouthers for $6,500. Even the non-HOFers averaged over $3,000 each. Looks like the market is very strong. It will be interesting to see how the Legendary Auction goes tonight.

Wow! Those prices are up there!

N173 Old Judge Cards Saco River
 

I was at the auction---I did get the Pop Smith SGC 60--Paid $3190 with the juice---King Kelly went crazy around $70K with the vig---Clarkson and Brothers also high---8-10 phone bidders from around the country---I was happy to walk away with 1---the condition on all the cards was outstanding. Don

From auction block to eBay, in less than 24 hours:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1888-OLD-JUD...item3cca3886c6


Someone forgot to tell him he paid top dollar for the card. :D

wow...that must be a record!!!!

Priced at double retail. Good deal.

Act fast Barry, he also has the card for sale in his store.

Chances are he will own it for awhile.

Barry,

I was reading through some old publications last night and re-read your "Candid Look At The Hobby" in Vol 1 of the VCBC. You could almost redate that article and publish today without any changes. I guess 17 years is just a drop in the bucket of vintage card collecting.

Do you think I remember what I wrote? Glad it's still relevant.:o

saco river auction
 

i won the clarkson cabinet on the auction (and no, i haven't put it up for sale on ebay yet ;). i agree that the auction house did a good job of marketing the cards, especially considering they had no previous experience selling cards of that type. the auction house manager was a class act. he relayed a story to me about the consignor of those cabinets. the consignor was a vietnam vet who had exposure to agent orange, and has had subsequent medical issues as a result. in addition, his wife has cancer and has had bills run up during her hospitalization. this is truly one of those stories where everyone wins.

Welcome to N54 and great pickup on the Clarkson.
Were you in attendance?

thanks Craig. i was a phone bidder -- the distance to the auction house made it an impractical trip. i would have liked to have seen the King Kelly in person, what an amazing piece.

N173 Clarkson
 

Congrats on the Clarkson Cabinet---I was the underbidder at the auction on your card---the phone bidders were tough to outbid---I did win the Pop Jones---I would have loved the Clarkson---but just couldnt keep up with you---good luck with the card---it was a great auction and yes Saco River did a wonderful job with the cards and getting the word out---needless to say Net 54 was a big help to them.----Don

thx don, i appreciate it. that pop smith (assume u meant smith, not jones) is a classic, great piece...if i could only grow a mustache like that.

Jim Bausch
 

Well done Jim. Great card. You will love the image . They all are very strong.

Hope to you see you and the family soon.

Toby