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

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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!