Heritage Platinum Night

[jboosted92]

In addition to all the controversial signed balls ( www.haulsofshame.com ) there was some amazing numbers....

1. The 1949 Mantle Bonus check, $286k...wow

I got one of my White Whales, the Dimaggio Gamer, at what I believe was a fantastic hammer given the market of some other items. I think having it finish toward the later part of the auction, put me at an advantage...

Any winners? any surprises?

[BigJJ]

Came up short on the Mantle 1968 bat, does anyone know who won it?

Congratulations on the Dimaggio bat. Great pickup.

Thought it was a lot of fun Fri and Sat - open bar, great food, Eruzione was a great speaker and fun to meet.

As a side, the signed HOF Ruth postcard presented better in-person than online; the end flourish to the "e" was ripped out when tape was removed from the piece. difficult to see this online, online it looks like the "e" just stops short.

[jboosted92]

Not sure....sorry you missed on Mantle...

Couldnt believe that his bonus check went for 286k....i would have lost a bet on that one...

[sports-rings]

As a consignor I feel I won too.

I consigned the Jets superbowl ring. I had purchased that a year ago from Paragon auctions.

After acquiring a second, and better Jet superbowl ring, I had a feeling the first ring would do well in a NY City Platinum auction. The ring had some wear and frankly, Heritage did a much better job presenting better pictures than Paragon did.

I more than doubled my money. Makes up for times I bought and sold and lost money.

[jboosted92]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

As a consignor I feel I won too.

I consigned the Jets superbowl ring. I had purchased that a year ago from Paragon auctions.

After acquiring a second, and better Jet superbowl ring, I had a feeling the first ring would do well in a NY City Platinum auction. The ring had some wear and frankly, Heritage did a much better job presenting better pictures than Paragon did.

I more than doubled my money. Makes up for times I bought and sold and lost money.

very nice...believe it or not, i thought the same would happen on Dimaggio, i think the timing (end of auction) favored my luck

[BigJJ]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

I more than doubled my money. Makes up for times I bought and sold and lost money.

Nice, well done.

[sports-rings]

Heritage gets ripped a lot on this board, but I consider them one of the better auction houses. They and some other auction companies realize superior selling prices due to their marketing or abilities to generate interest outside the hobby.