You don't see these to often (B-18 Red Infield)

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Posted By: Randall Adams

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150243065098&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=005

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Posted By: leon

That has to be almost a record price on a B18 (not sure if Jackson is in the series) other than if there is a Jackson....I don't follow these too much. How rare is red?

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Posted By: Randall Adams

Not sure as to the exact number of red infields that exist, but this is the first that I have seen on Ebay. Here is Cobb red infield that sold via REA in 2005. I believe the red infields are just a brown infield printing error but still a legitimate variation. A nice Joe Jackson just ended the other day on Ebay for what I thought was a low price.

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Posted By: leon

Thanks Brandon...that Cobby is beautiful and sold at a staggering price (to me)....I guess the best stuff goes wild no matter what ....

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Posted By: Randall Adams

I'm sure the Baker example would of sold for more if it had been properly listed.

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Posted By: dan mckee

These are insanely rare and Cobb comes with a red infield

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Posted By: Jeff O

I believe Randall is correct - if memory serves, red infields are only found for those players who have brown infield variations (Detroit and Boston players).

I've been surprised that this issue hasn't seen more of an increase in value over the years - though it's obviously hurt by not being a card nor carrying a photograph of the player depicted. That being said, it's actually an affordable and attainable set if you're just interested in obtaining one of each of the 90 players (plus Kavanaugh spelling variation).

Jeff

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Posted By: Jeff Schwarz

I have been collecting these for 20 years and have seen 3-4 red infields for sale anywhere in that time. I only need Walsh (Browns) with the red basepaths to complete the set of all 90 players with both their color variations. I certainly would have been a bidder on that red infield if it had come up on my ebay search.

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Posted By: Jeff

We've got 5 red infields that we've bought at auction over the last ten years. We paid as much as $1600 for one, but then saw one sell for only $600 in a Mastro auction just a couple of years ago. They are extremely scarce, to say the least, but that scarcity is just not matched by collector interest in the set as a whole or these variations as a subset. Perhaps because they cannot be/have not successfully been third-party graded (GAI's effort was abysmal to say the least), they don't get as much attention as the otherwise might. I seem to recall a story that Mastro himself had a full set of the red infields, but I never heard if it was rumor or more than rumor. In any event, in high grade, these things are truly marvelous to behold, and a true, rare collectible in grade... good luck finishing the set!