"Cy" young old put

[arcadekrazy]

Having a passing interest in the obscure and obscene, back prints, variations and stamps are an interest of mine. To that end, did anyone catch the old put Young in last night's Goldin auction?

https://goldinauctions.com/mobile/lo...dibly_scarce__

Looks like it also sold in a Goodwin auction 4 years ago:

http://www.goodwinandco.com/mobile/l...entoryid=23804

These don't come up very often, so I'm curious to hear opinions about why this card seems to have sold for such a steep loss. Is it a victim of its own scarcity? Is it because the card depicts Irv Young as opposed to ole cy? Are back stamps no longer en vogue? Am I the only one who is interested?

[A2000]

Ouch! that's quite a hit for the seller..

[sb1]

Got a little bump along the way, after the 1/2 point grading came along.

[Leon]

It is a thinly traded card that can have wild swings. One time 2 people had to have it and the other time not so much. I have had it benefit me and also backfire, in close to the same amounts.....more than once.

[arcadekrazy]

Leon, I tend to agree with you....I've been on the losing side of that equation more times than I can count. That said, by the last census, on an earlier thread here, there were 19 known old puts. Surely there must be more than 19 folks looking for one. Maybe not?

[scooter729]

While Goldin noted the $6K+ sale of the card in Goodwin several years ago, they conveniently neglected to mention the sale of the exact same card in REA in 2015 for $1,920. So, it actually sold for $400 more than it did in its most recent sale.