N173 cabinet question

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by Fred

$42K for Mack

The McPhee sold for $57.5K - then the auction just got stupid. There must have been two guys beating each other down trying to show each other that they can swing a paddle..... so much for trying to pick up a nice card at a somewhat obscure auction.... I think the winners actually showed up at the auction site rather than logged in on a computer. I was watching the bidding and just about crapped my pants when I saw some of the prices being realized.

was just about to type the exact same thing...and to think that I though I'd sneak in and win the McPhee with a bid under $10k! Oops! There were at least three bidding on McPhee. And one guy was online...s***k. His bids make me s**k! Who has that kind of money to swing around? A lottery winner?

[paul]

The McPhee was one of three known. One is in a museum, and one had missing paper on the front, right on his face. I believe there is a board member who is trying to get all of the N173 Hall of Famers, so this was his only shot at McPhee.

The Ewing portrait is one of a kind. A Kelly portrait recently sold for $63K, so the Ewing price is not that much of a surprise.

I had a fantasy of winning one of these cards at under 10K. But it was only a fantasy.

[OldOriole]

I think the days of getting an Old Judge Cabinet for under $1,000 are just about gone. Out of the 35 cards offered, only one went for under a grand..and it went for $950 before the juice.

Although it's pricing me out, I'm glad to see the N173's getting their due as they are so rare (often one of a kind or just a handful known) and really eye pleasing. They should be fetching high prices.

Even non-player cards did well like the mascot ($2,800), and Mutrie (also $2,800).

The Joseph Hall cabinets actually stayed in a range as expected, with the Brooklyn team card going for $9,500 and the Louisville card going for $13.5K.

Here were the biggest buys were (everything over $10K before BP):

1) Ewing (portrait) - $95,000
2) McPhee -$57,500
3) Mack -$42,000 - Corey and Griffon called it.
4) Hanlon -$30,000
5) Radbourn -$25,000
6) Ewing (w/mascot) -$11,000

On the other end, a Keefe went for $3,900 and a Welch for $4,000.

Biggest bid for an N173 of a non-Hall of Famer was Whitney (w/ dog) at $8,500. That's if you don't count the gorgeous Peeples card with the black mount - it went for $9,000.

Really nice material...

[paul]

O'Day is a Hall of Famer. He was elected as an umpire.

[RCMcKenzie]

Did y'all win any? I got the Germany Smith at a good price. It helped that the Smith was auctioned early. Fun auction and it was smart for them to post in the bst. Rob

[OldOriole]

Originally Posted by paul

O'Day is a Hall of Famer. He was elected as an umpire.

Sorry, Paul, I wasn't thinking about umpires...good catch. I've made the change in my earlier post.

[Fred]

That O'Day has seen much better days. The top appeared to be soiled. They still got a decent price on it.

[packs]

I couldn't figure out how to bid in this auction, or whether I could bid without being there. What did the Whitney with Dog go for?

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by packs

I couldn't figure out how to bid in this auction, or whether I could bid without being there. What did the Whitney with Dog go for?

Yes, you could bid live online. I did not bid, but watched most of the sale. The Whitney and Dog sold for $8,500 plus the juice.

[the-illini]

Originally Posted by packs

I couldn't figure out how to bid in this auction, or whether I could bid without being there. What did the Whitney with Dog go for?

8500 before BP

[bigfish]

Certainly saw some spirited bidding today at the Weiss auction. Very strong prices. Congrats Phil!