May Pickups Thread

[JJ McGraw]

This young man arrived in the mail today, 1914 Cracker Jack Chief Meyers. I’ve been trying to get this card for quite some time, and a few weeks back when Heritage had it as part of their auction, I slapped my bid down. And I hung in there and actually won the card.
Now it definitely has character and the hammer price for ALL that character was good…..BUT……
Buyers Premium $77
Service and Handling fee $26.38
Sales Tax $37.41
Brought the hammer to an extra $140.79( And I knew I’d have extra costs, ain’t my first auction, but still….knowing don’t make it hurt less)
And I know, many of you spend $10,000 on a card, esp at auctions, or more, and your fees are higher than mine, but that is over a 1/3 rd of what I paid for the card.
It’s hard to stay away from some of these auctions as they really do offer great items, but the “ouch” factor does get somewhat ridiculous.
Happy to add the Chief to the collection and happy it’s a 1914. I’ve actually been lucky to score a few 1914’s lately, not that 1915’s aren’t welcome…..they are ALWAYS welcome.