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Originally Posted by vtgmsc
Howard,
That meaningless and pedestrian stub went for $60 and the original poster talked about most others going for much less so.......along with my original line of thought, IF the seller had noted all of the things that I had about this game, I am sure that the ticket would have sold for even more. There were obviously a few buyers that were interested in it.
That was a big game for Clemente. Not if you only collect first games or 3000 hits but to any player that would have been a big game. For Clemente fans and collectors, it is a very cool item. I only wish I had seen it for auction but unfortunately did not. I guarantee you it would have gone higher if I had seen it.
Thanks, Mike
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Clearly if you are implying that had you seen it you would have bid more, I believe you. Nor will I dispute that there were 4 bidders over $10. It sold for what it sold for and was "worth" that on that day, at that time, to those bidders.
I consider myself first and foremost a hard core Clemente collector. I have over 500 unique Clemente items all dating from 1973 or earlier. All of his regular issue cards, all of his inserts, almost all of his test issues and regionals. I have sub collections of Clemente magazines, Clemente newspapers, Clemente store model gloves, Pirate photo pennants among others. I have a handful of significant game stubs and programs (including what I believe to be Clemente's first program from Puerto Rico from February of 1952, Montreal Stubs from 1954, 1955 Pirates opening day , 1955 Dodgers opening day and September 29th and 30th, 1972. Probably some other programs. I have relationships for many years with Clemente collectors across the country. The highlights of the game you point out notwithstanding - I do not believe most of them would care to the $60 level (my humble opinion - which is always open to being incorrect). On that day 2 did. On another day, you might. Averaged out over time, I would be surprised to see it maintain that level. Unless I was doing some type of defined stub collecting like Mike, this stub "does nothing" for me.
A pleasure to disagree with you
Happy collecting.