Goldin Auctions ‘October Legends’ Is now open for Bidding: some great pre-war items

[Goldin Auctions]

While Game Used material and other memorabilia is the first thing that many collectors think of when Goldin Auctions comes to mind, for this auction we have an amazing collection of 19th Century Cards included in the "Cambridge Collection", an ultra rare M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn Joe Jackson, the All Time Finest 1939 Play Ball set (PSA Registry Hall of Fame set) and plenty of other cards for the hobby.
http://goldinauctions.com/catalog.aspx
Bidding was set to begin at 6am, but we opened a couple hours early due to coverage from ESPN http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/97...s-head-auction
if you watch the video, after the 1961 integration of baseball documents the Cambridge Collection of 19th century cards is shown.
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[barrysloate]

That "Cambridge Collection" certainly is interesting, and brings back some memories. In 2001, I actually met with the original owner's daughter in NYC and had a chance to review the albums in person. At the time the family was on the fence and ultimately decided not to sell them. I'm glad they finally did, and wish them good luck with the sale. It was fascinating to see so many original cards that had never really seen the light of day since the 1880's. Great stuff.

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

That "Cambridge Collection" certainly is interesting, and brings back some memories. In 2001, I actually met with the original owner's daughter in NYC and had a chance to review the albums in person. At the time the family was on the fence and ultimately decided not to sell them. I'm glad they finally did, and wish them good luck with the sale. It was fascinating to see so many original cards that had never really seen the light of day since the 1880's. Great stuff.

The thing that disappoints me is that I wish the collection was broken up into several lots so that more people could bid on it. There are cards in there that I would like to own, especially the Williamson and Mascot, and possibly the King Kelly, but they are part of such a large lot that I could never participate. I bet that a lot of other OJ collectors on this board feel the same way. It is great for the multi-millionaire but not so good for the small collector who would just like one particular card.

[barrysloate]

There's a reasonable chance the new owner might want to remove the cards from the albums and break them into groups. Depends on who wins it. The family chose to keep it intact.

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

There's a reasonable chance the new owner might want to remove the cards from the albums and break them into groups. Depends on who wins it. The family chose to keep it intact.

The family may not have fully understood the ramifications of their decision. Probably they are leaving money on the table, as well. I understand that it has good provenance, but it does lock out a lot of bidders. Maybe Goldin didn't have a choice, or were unable to convince the family otherwise, but it is a shame for the 90+ percent of OJ collectors who won't be able to bid.

[kengoldin]

We had to honor the family's request to keep the collection together, and we believe from a pure historical perspective the complete collection is worth more then the sum of it parts.
While it would be nice to think one collector would keep the 2 books and 2200 card collection intact, unless the right buyer wins it, I am going to assume it is a good possibility that you will see individual cards from the collection for sale privately and by other auction houses in the future.

In addition, I wanted to point out whoever wins the collection if it is their desire to slab cards will have our help with grading company of their choosing to have the individual cards pedigreed as "Cambridge Collection"

Finally, a special 'thank you' to the well respected Net 54 member who helped my staff accurately describe the collection

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by kengoldin

We had to honor the family's request to keep the collection together, and we believe from a pure historical perspective the complete collection is worth more then the sum of it parts.
While it would be nice to think one collector would keep the 2 books and 2200 card collection intact, unless the right buyer wins it, I am going to assume it is a good possibility that you will see individual cards from the collection for sale privately and by other auction houses in the future.

Ok, thanks Ken. Appreciate your responsiveness. Good luck with the auction.