Heritage Auction Catalog

[insidethewrapper]

The Heritage Auction Catalog just arrived and all I can say is "WOW". The catalog is a collectable itself . Unbelievable items. Hard to believe these artifacts have all survived this long.

[hcv123]

How all those ridiculously high grade pre war cards do.

[ullmandds]

Estimates on many seem "optimistic?"

Should be a lot of "foolish" money being thrown around in this one.

[36GoudeyMan]

It always puzzles me how much incredible stuff has been kept in such pristine condition (cards, memorabilia, garments) and yet it winds up in an auction house for sale? Who owned all this insanely collectible stuff? Why are they selling it now? Who owned Jimmie Foxx's warmup jacket from 1938 and how on Earth is it in such amazing condition 80+ years later? The sheer volume of spectacular stuff in so many top tier AHs boggles the mind and provokes a ton of questions...

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by 36GoudeyMan

It always puzzles me how much incredible stuff has been kept in such pristine condition (cards, memorabilia, garments) and yet it winds up in an auction house for sale? Who owned all this insanely collectible stuff? Why are they selling it now? Who owned Jimmie Foxx's warmup jacket from 1938 and how on Earth is it in such amazing condition 80+ years later? The sheer volume of spectacular stuff in so many top tier AHs boggles the mind and provokes a ton of questions...

It does seem crazy, month after month, year after year, auction after auction, page after page, so much fabulous stuff, no end to the supply it seems. What I would love to know is how much of contents of this Heritage auction, or any big auction these days, is new to the hobby, and how much has been sold or auctioned before, or coming out of an assembled collection? My guess would be something on the order of 25% new, 75% "recycled." Anybody else want to venture an estimate of the percentage?

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

It does seem crazy, month after month, year after year, auction after auction, page after page, so much fabulous stuff, no end to the supply it seems. What I would love to know is how much of contents of this Heritage auction, or any big auction these days, is new to the hobby, and how much has been sold or auctioned before, or coming out of an assembled collection? My guess would be something on the order of 25% new, 75% "recycled." Anybody else want to venture an estimate of the percentage?

I would be very surprised to find any auction at 25% fresh to the hobby material. How much could really be left out there in general? 5% would sound way too high to me. I'd put the over/under at 1 to 1.5%

[Phil68]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

The Heritage Auction Catalog just arrived and all I can say is "WOW". The catalog is a collectable itself . Unbelievable items. Hard to believe these artifacts have all survived this long.

I agree. This is the first time I went cover to cover and didn't see a single item I could afford.
I have, personally, been officially priced out of what I used to collect. Bummer, but I'm going to adjust and look into other venues. Still, it's fun to see what I can't have.

In the extreme, the virtually perfect '41 PB DiMaggio is ludicrous. You can actually make out his face! Lol

[MVSNYC]

I've been saving all of the HA Platinum catalogs (the ones with the holographic covers). I probably have 20 or so. They are all spectacles, worthy of a permanent library.

[ullmandds]

Came home to a box waiting for me...wasn't sure what I bought???? It was the heritage catalog. I love the covers...what's inside...nice to look at but I'll never own any of it!!!!

[GeoPoto]

As former players (or their offspring) die (or prepare to) their collections are probably viewed as "new).

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[Bicem]

Any winners from session one last night?

[chriskim]

I don't understand why anyone would pay $264k for a L. James card. There are 99 copies out there and James is still alive. I would rather get 2 or 3 t206 Plank or a Cobb back instead.

https://sports.ha.com/itm/basketball...ed-dailystatus

[Phil68]

Originally Posted by chriskim

I don't understand why anyone would pay $264k for a L. James card. There are 99 copies out there and James is still alive. I would rather get 2 or 3 t206 Plank or a Cobb back instead.

https://sports.ha.com/itm/basketball...ed-dailystatus

This astounds me. I remind myself that some people, corporations, etc. have more money than I can grasp. It's funny that I wouldn't pay, literally, a dime for anything associated with Lebron James--yet folks will be aggressive bidding on such an item. Collecting is definitely personal. I'm very happy for the winner although it is likely it's a company simply making an investment.

[Flintboy]

This is the same company that bids on its own auctions. I personally would take their results with a grain of salt.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Phil68

This astounds me. I remind myself that some people, corporations, etc. have more money than I can grasp. It's funny that I wouldn't pay, literally, a dime for anything associated with Lebron James--yet folks will be aggressive bidding on such an item. Collecting is definitely personal. I'm very happy for the winner although it is likely it's a company simply making an investment.

Likely a company making an investment? While certainly not impossible I find that highly unlikely. And that seems a strange assumption unless you have a specific reason to believe there is a company out there buying up high end Lebron cards.