Goldin's Vintage Auction Preview is open and wow

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Originally Posted by mrreality68

So it ended

How did everyone do?
What are the thoughts on the results? The prices? Etc

I think the auction was a reflection of the changing market. The great cards did really well -- the Sport Kings signed Ruth was a beauty and took off at the end. Many of the lesser, but still really nice Ruths, didn't do as well. The W600 Matty finished out of this world. The 1954 Topps Aaron PSA 7 broke out of a tight range by a mile. The E107 set did really well I thought as did the 1915 SGC 7 Joe Jackson. I thought the 1933 Goudey Lajoie PSA 3MK did really well but that was a great card for the grade.

Even the Henry Reccius Wagner finished at an insane number although it appears it didn't sell due to a reserve. The card was at like 900K and still didn't sell which is laughable as 20 years ago the card was in an A holder and no one knew if the card was actually printed in the early 1900s. But getting it into a numbered holder and changing the date on the flip to the late 1890s apparently added 850K of value to the card.

All in all, some prices were great and set ridiculous records and many were a little soft (like the signed Ruth/Ruth wife check -- how did that go so cheap?). But the market is not as robust as it was unless you're buying the most desired cards.

To me, the auction was the most exciting one I've been involved in for a long while. The Goldin software usually drives me crazy when I'm perusing the site, but last night it was all really smooth and the auction went off without a hitch. I don't know how they're going to follow up this one with a similarly spectacular auction next quarter. It was the most serious vintage auction in a long time and really a new look from Goldin. Kudos to Joe T and Ken.