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Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks
Good observation...As a general overview I've been taken back at times at the prices asked, and I think they sold for...Seems like they got up pushing towards $6,000.00 plus...IMO they are so spectacular that in relation to some of the prices I've seen contemporary/semi-contemporary sports memorabilia sell for even $6,000.00 seems like a bargain...but I'm a figural freak...I think "scarce but not impossible" is a very good analogy Matt...
As for repairs affecting value...IMO it depends on how well the repair was done...or how noticeable it is...That one in HA that started this thread was pretty rough...and needs redone...If I recall, and check with Mark Steinberg on this...but I think that catcher is one of the toughest...If getting it fixed runs around say $700.00 and you add it to the $1,320.00 hammer then $2,020.00 seems like a pretty good move...since other than the breach points the rest of it is in pretty nice shape...
Speaking of ebb and flow of prices...I remember I think it was at the 1993 National...my first one...and Mark Rucker was set up...I knew him a little because I had bought some stuff from him by phone...I remember he bought two spaldings there at the show...I guess I couldn't help ask what he gave and he said $1,200.00...I think each...that must have been a lot in 1993 because I remember I was wowed...
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=243525
One of my best finds over 35 or so years going to the once a month Alameda Point Antiques Fair was the fielder...story linked above... |
Awesome post Carlron, and spot-on as usual...
Yes, the Catcher is perhaps the toughest of the five. But the last two to hit the market have both been the Catcher. So go figure...
I would rank the Spaldings as follows, in terms of rarity...
Rarest: Catcher and Batter
Middle: Pitcher
Easier: First Baseman and Fielder
Not that any of them are easy... all 5 are tough to find, especially in nice condition. The problem-free Catcher in REA went for $6K with the BP. Slightly less than previous examples, but still a strong price...
https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=204741
I have a suspicion that fewer people are currently collecting these, so it is an opportune time to buy. Very few pieces of baseball memorabilia are as beautiful as these glorious figurals.