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Originally Posted by thekingofclout
Lots of terrific pick-ups this time around at Henry's auction! Really nice images from all of you guys. Did anyone win and/or go after any of the memorabilia? Of course, I'm happy to see so many of you guys really enjoying all that vintage photographs have to offer collectors, regardless of one's budget. 
My, my, Mark, how your Gehrig collection has grown! Quite a consolation prize for missing out on that Cuyler card. 
In my 11 years of passionate/obsessive collecting of Baseball photography, I have NEVER heard of, let alone seen, anyone have a single better day than Ben did on Tuesday! Just incredible! Well done Ben.
I wasn't on any Baseball photos until a last minute decision to go after this famous All-Star Walk-Off Bomb by Teddy Ballgame to win it for the Junior Circuit! And the price was an absolute steal!
For those of you that really follow TYPE 1 values, check out Henry's prices realized in the $100-$400 range. Many flat out stellar photos were bought at great value. On the flip side... 16 photographs fetched between $1050 - $3925 ! As my Brutha Graig would say... Wowzer!  |
Jimmy,
I figured you wouldn't be able to resist a baseball picture or two.
How did the Beatles stuff come out for you. There were a couple of very nice pics there, especially the Peter Kaye one. I gotta figure you went all in for that one.
Yeah, I guess I did rebound pretty well from the slaughter of the first night. I'm very happy with the ones I got.
Thanks for the kind words. I collect in a slow steady way. Mix in a few lucky finds and deals, and I'm pretty happy with how it's progressed. While Gehrig was one of the greatest players, I think many hold him in special place because of the person he was. That is why I like the pics depicting him playing, but I like a lot of the personal/human shots even more.
Mike/Mike/Craig,
I love the old magazines as well. I do think they are under appreciated, but for a while hope nobody finds out.
You know I just realized that I am the the poster child for the "Henry Yee effect." I sold a bunch of stuff I wouldn't of sold looking to raise funds for one or two items. I then bid higher than I would've usually, to ensure I won it. Then, even though I lost it, my bid was responsible for an additional $600 on the final price. Once I did lose it I had all this money left over from the stuff I sold, so, as not to walk away empty handed, I then bid higher then I usually would've on multiple items. This raised the final prices of the stuff I lost, as well as the stuff I won.
I bet I'm not the only one who did this. This is certainly one reason why he gets bigger prices than many.
Best to all,
Mark