Felix Mendelsohn Babe Ruth SGC 70 on Ebay

[YankeeCollector]

Anyone here win this card? Is there any potential in this card? I was the underbidder and Im annoyed I didnt win this one.

[Leon]

Hard to say but I think it went a little low. I would expect it to be 10k+ in a good auction, not ebay. Just my opinion.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Babe-Ruth-19...-/330647233596







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[benchod]

I agree with Leon
That is an exceptional condition Ruth for the issue
Price was low, and the seller hurt himself by not having m101-6 in the title

[Bicem]

I thought it went a little high.

Or maybe the lot of 37 that sold in Legendary last year went really low.

Or both.

[bcbgcbrcb]

How does everyone feel about the date on the flip, couldn't it be listed just as 1920 since it couldn't have been 1917, 1918 or 1919 with the Yankees designation on the card? When a T206 can be pinned down to a specific year based on manufaturer or factory number, the flip shows 1910, 1911, etc......

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bicem

I thought it went a little high.

Or maybe the lot of 37 that sold in Legendary last year went really low.

Or both.

I, and almost 200 others, were at the Net54baseball dinner the night of the Legendary Live Auction, which by the way might very well happen again in 2012, and when I heard what they went for, from a good friend and the person who won them, I almost couldn't believe it. They were absolutely a steal in that auction, imo. I think they went for a little over $400 each with huge HOF'ers included. Had I been in the audience they would have gone for more. But alas, I am glad the buyer got a steal as he's a good guy.

So, I discount that sale of Legendary's and was more thinking of other sales I have seen.

[Fred]

I didn't realize that any grading company took the time to place the correct year on the flip for a T206. I thought they used a generic year for all T206 cards. I guess I learned something new here.

[glchen]

Great card that the seller originally didn't realize what he had. He had originally mislabeled it as a Ruth Exhibit and was going to sell it starting at 0.01 with no reserve: Link. Cards like this are why people still scour ebay hoping for treasures.

[nolemmings]

Or maybe the lot of 37 that sold in Legendary last year went really low.

Bingo. The cards are undervalued.

Although this Ruth was at least in the range of prices I've seen for it, that price is still a bargain. The Yankee version is more common than the Red Sox for some reason, which may have had something to do with it, but I agree with another poster who noted that m101-6 in the title would have created much more interest.

[Bicem]

Was basing my pricing on these (agreed, the lot of 37 went insanely low)...

Obviously the Red Sox version is on another level in terms of rarity.

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...px?lotid=79969

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...px?lotid=80935

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2007/371.html

I guess with the high grade the price makes sense, but I still don't feel it was a steal by any means, but I personally hate paying grade premiums.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Was basing my pricing on these (agreed, the lot of 37 went insanely low)...

Obviously the Red Sox version is on another level in terms of rarity.

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...px?lotid=79969

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...px?lotid=80935

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2007/371.html

I guess with the high grade the price makes sense, but I still don't feel it was a steal by any means, but I personally hate paying grade premiums.

No doubt, and anybody that has a subscription can pull down 3-4 yrs old pricing on these. I personally think the market has gone up since then. I know what I have been offered for my example, (different HOF'er) and what I believe their current value is based on rarity and demand, but what do I know? I have been known to value something too high before..And like you said, this one was a bit higher grade than most. How many times have we seen a 1-2 grade bump add a ton to value?

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by Leon

How many times have we seen a 1-2 grade bump add a ton to value?

way too many.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Bingo. The cards are undervalued.

Although this Ruth was at least in the range of prices I've seen for it, that price is still a bargain. The Yankee version is more common than the Red Sox for some reason, which may have had something to do with it, but I agree with another poster who noted that m101-6 in the title would have created much more interest.

+1. It always helps the buyer if he knows more about the item than the seller.

Best regards, guys,

Larry

[Vintageclout]

The card undersold by "at least" 2 - 3K, especially considering it is the highest graded copy. This is one of Ruth's first Yankee cards (along with the Headin Home series and some less desirable strip cards), and I strongly agree with Leon that a major auction house might have realized a much higher price - possibly in the 10K+ range. Congrats to whoever "stole" this awesome Babe Ruth collectible.

Joe T.

[chaddurbin]

nice score for the seller nonetheless...who's used to selling $1-$2 items. as a bonus i think the winner will get the card delivered personally by the seller

[Bicem]

very nice score, he was originally selling it as a possible reprint and an Exhibit before he got it graded.