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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
Memorabilia has always been a little crazy on pricing but lately seems to be totally unhinged.
I see photos selling for $25,000 on eBay that I know wouldn't get $5,000 at a reputable highly publicized auction.
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For the stuff I chase, I would agree pricing is crazy, but often in the other direction. Consider this:
https://www.hugginsandscott.com/cgi-...l?itemid=65308
All original pre-war flannel of George Case, Washington Senators, went for $3,000 including BP. How does an 80+ year jersey (which also included a matching pair of pants) go for that little? Fully tagged, player name and year stitched into it, and name also stitched into the pants.
A cool thing about it is that a small patch was cut from the back tail, which was done in the day to repair pants that were torn or badly worn. Since Case led the league in SB that year (and the 2 preceding years, plus the 2 following years) his uniform pants must've taken a real beating. So the missing material from the jersey tail makes sense, and serves as even more evidence of game use by Case.
Anyway, how can such an artifact cost so much less than many, many cards and photos?