1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Card

[sports-rings]

A 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Rookie Card will be coming to Robert Edward's Spring 2013 Auction.

To see the card and additional information, please see this story. http://www.sportscollectingnews.com/excl18.htm

And, please do check out my sports collecting news site, updated just about 7 days a week. www.sportscollectingnews.com

thanks

[g_vezina_c55]

wow thanks for the link !!!

[btkpath]

I better start saving my pennies!

Thanks for the info.

[Sean1125]

That's a disgusting card

[markf31]

Originally Posted by btkpath

I better start saving my pennies!

Thanks for the info.

If only I could turn my pennies into Benjamins... I might have a chance at it.

[EvilKing00]

i would have to sell my house!

[dabigyankeeman]

Fantastic, thanks for that link!!!!! What a card that would be to have!!!

Now what bank can i knock over to get the money........

[e107collector]

Awesome card, but I hate that PSA holder. Would be nice to see it in a SGC slab.

The ending price should also be interesting to see.

Tony

[bcbgcbrcb]

Anybody want to go partners on this one?

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Anybody want to go partners on this one?

I would, but I think we'll need about 100 partners.

[btkpath]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Anybody want to go partners on this one?

I'll take 4 square millimeters!

[Matthew H]

Hopefully Topps will win this one and insert pieces of it into packs.


(Sorry bad joke)

[bcbgcbrcb]

That would be good news for the partnership then, Matt. Saves us the trouble of cutting up the card into equal shares.

[glchen]

I read in the article that there is a back variation for this card. Does anyone know the difference between the variation and the standard card?

[Baseball Rarities]

Here are the two different backs. I do not think that there is a premium on one or the other, but the back that says "Read The Balitimore News" seem to be less plentiful.

[glchen]

Thanks, Kevin!

[Boccabella]

Actually, this was first reported a couple of weeks ago and the reason is explained here. Unfortunate situation.

[g_vezina_c55]

Wow The guy paid 325K for that card.

[e107collector]

Originally Posted by g_vezina_c55

Wow The guy paid 325K for that card.

$325K for a "1" - the BN Ruth is basically the same price to the T206 Wagner in a similar grade.

Also, Rob Lifson said it best - once this card sells, it will probably be a very long time before another example is offered for sale. All other examples are buried in advanced collections.

Tony

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by e107collector

$325K for a "1" - the BN Ruth is basically the same price to the T206 Wagner in a similar grade.

Also, Rob Lifson said it best - once this card sells, it will probably be a very long time before another example is offered for sale. All other examples are buried in advanced collections.

Tony

Yep wagner and BN ruth look like to have same value in same grade !

[paul]

So with two back variations and two color variations, I guess a Ruth collector would need four of these cards.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by paul

So with two back variations and two color variations, I guess a Ruth collector would need four of these cards.

Best I could do would be a time share on 1.

[barrysloate]

Four of the known examples are owned by two collectors, who each have a blue and a red. So that means only six other collectors own one.

[GaryPassamonte]

Anyone know the blue versus red front breakdown?

[mark evans]

A beautiful card. I need to concentrate harder on my lottery numbers.

I wonder how many bidders there will be for this card. I was going to say 'serious' bidders, but at an opening bid of $ 100,000, I'm going to assume all bidders will be serious. I sure would be.

[Andy Baran]

Barry, I'm still kicking myself for not buying the one that you were offering years ago for $19,500. Just couldn't pull the trigger at that price. What a huge mistake. Do you know where that card is now?

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Anyone know the blue versus red front breakdown?

Six blue, four red.

[GaryPassamonte]

Thanks, Kevin.

[benderbroeth]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

I would, but I think we'll need about 100 partners.

I am in for $1,000 lol. A time share baseball card lol

[sb1]

Originally Posted by benderbroeth

I am in for $1,000 lol. A time share baseball card lol

That's already been tried with less than stellar returns.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Andy Baran

Barry, I'm still kicking myself for not buying the one that you were offering years ago for $19,500. Just couldn't pull the trigger at that price. What a huge mistake. Do you know where that card is now?

I've thought alot about that card too Andy. Do you know that it never sold off my price list and I had to return it to my consignor? Some time later he sold it to a collector who was one of my best customers, who for whatever reason didn't buy it off the list. It was in Poor condition, but it was the real thing. Who knew?

[benderbroeth]

Originally Posted by sb1

That's already been tried with less than stellar returns.

I am not shocked by this lol

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I've thought alot about that card too Andy. Do you know that it never sold off my price list and I had to return it to my consignor? Some time later he sold it to a collector who was one of my best customers, who for whatever reason didn't buy it off the list. It was in Poor condition, but it was the real thing. Who knew?

Do you remember when you had it in consign at this price? Wich year?

[barrysloate]

Nelson- I don't remember exactly when, but probably around 1995-97. That's my best guess.

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Nelson- I don't remember exactly when, but probably around 1995-97. That's my best guess.

Ok thx for the info...it is verry cool

[Andy Baran]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Nelson- I don't remember exactly when, but probably around 1995-97. That's my best guess.

I'm sure that it was either 2000 or 2001. I was living in CT at the time I received the sales list, and those were the only years that I lived there. I may still have it somewhere.

[barrysloate]

I couldn't find it either. That surprises me, because 2000 was a time I was doing auctions and it could have made a great auction lot. Maybe I discussed it with the consignor and he chose to go the direct sale route. Wish I could remember.

Come to think of it I wasn't doing any auctions that year, not until late 2001. That would explain it.