1916 Zeenut Billy Southworth

[Dan Carson]

Who bought the Lazzeri? Holy smokes!!

[rhettyeakley]

Paul, I bowed out with a $1200 bid. I figured the Gomez, O'Doul and the other cards (quite a few big PCL names in there) had a rough "value" of $650-700 together and just couldn't justify more than $500-600 for a Southworth with a chunk out of one of the corners. I too was hoping it wasn't noticed by the masses but those days seem to be long gone now. Fairly crazy price price if you ask me, but nobody did.

Instead I turned my bidding and won the lot of 130 1922 Zeenuts in the Clean Sweep auction last night--I saw the cards at the National and there were quite a few Seattle guys I needed in that lot. I will be having quite a few dupe 1922's after I get the lot though--which is always good for trade-bait.

-Rhett

[Cat]

I would find it hard to believe that you could make money on the Southworth card at the $3,000 + vig price tag for the lot. The Lazzeri and Southworth lots were open for hours passed the start of the extended bidding.

[obcmac]

I am relatively new to zeenuts...but a southworth collector. I didn't know if it was the Southworth or other HOF'ers that caused the tremendous run up in prices. Sorry to see it go so high Congrats to winner.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Agree with Cat, at those prices, the cards were not purchased for investment or to flip but instead to fill a major hole(s) in someone's collection. When was the last time you saw a Zeenut Southworth or 22 Lazzeri for sale/auction?

Edited to add: My '29 Zeenuts Ernie Lombardi has been sitting over in the B/S/T for three days at a measely asking price of $350.00 without even one inquiry. Where are the big spenders when you need them?

[rman444]

http://legendaryauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=99199

[bcbgcbrcb]

Thanks, Richard.

I can't believe that I missed that one!

[rman444]

Imagine what kind of thread this would turn into if the hammer prices had been reversed