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Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss
There were a few items I was interested in l/watching closely and they all met-to-crushed my expectation:
1933 Goudy Lajoie PSA 4.5 closed at $162?!?! Amazing card for sure, but that’s more than double what I expected
T206 Green Cobb Old Mill PSA 4 closed at $69k! Great looking example of a very tough combo, but that’s also almost double what I expected
T206 Magie error PSA 3 closed at $33.6k. It was a great looking example, but a little annoying since my 3, which was very nice in its own right, only brought $29.5k in ML’s spring auction. Considering I have a number of t206s coming up in their summer auction, I am trying to decide if it was condition difference that justifies the extra 10%, or does REA bring better prices on T206 than memory lane. I think it’s a little of both.
1906 W601 Detroit PC with Cobb, PSA A, closed at $11.1k. I figured it go for $10k-$12k, so spot on. Although I think this should be $60k+ item, given it is so super rare and given what the 1915 Red Sox (Ruth) team photo PC sold for…
1915 Red Sox (Ruth) Team Photo Post Card, PSA A, closed for $114k. Another same-graded and similar looking example sold for $75k, in REA, 4 months ago.
The 1914 CJs I was watching closed within range of what I expected - this continues to be a hot set.
It seems to me that higher-end prewar (player, rarity, set) is doing well given last night’s results. Plus, REA is a top-flight AH, so I would expect nothing less.
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That Lajoie was really strong, i would have wanted it a lot lower. Has a crease but really nice looking. Congrats to the buyer. That card is legendary but a little gimmicky…is it a 33 or a 34? I still cant decide how badly i want one, not enough i guess…..
The Ruth 25 exhibit and Cobb postcards went cheap relative to recent other auctions I thought, but I didnt try to bid again on those, so maybe that’s more the market than recent other sales? The Ruth 25 went for $30k plus in similar condition recently vs $17k here? One of his cooler images.
I already finished my T3 set, but someone got a pretty good deal on those lots, the images were great with a stamp on the back keeping prices down. Almost started another set! Of course those are expensive to grade.