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Originally Posted by Yoda
REA has a habit of listing multiples of top cards in their auctions. Back in the 90's when the discovery of 5 Cobb backed red portraits was consigned, they auctioned off all of them rather than spread them out over several auctions. I believe that was Rob Lifson's selling philosophy and presume the consignor had no objections.
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Hi John, I hope you are well.
I bought 2 of the 5 Cobb backs in that auction. If memory serves me correctly that auction was almost at the same time as the Barry Halper auction and the Halper sale had a 1914 Baltimore News Ruth and it sold for $40k. It was not in a slab but I recall it was in decent condition as far as the condition of known cards from that issue.