Henry Yee Winnings

[Forever Young]

I am VERY HAPPY to win this photo below... I believe I "stole" this for just over $500 dollars. I saved over 1k on my snipe bid. GEEE.... I guess MR YEE doesn't have access to everyone's snipe bids...
This is a $1500 plus photo in my eyes.

It depicts a Baby faced Ruth IN THE UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD VAULT
as a ROOKIE in 1915 LOOKING AT PHOTOS(maybe a conlon of himself??) with his Red Sox pitching mates.




PS:

Leon-great pickup..looks like neither HYEE or shiller could see your snipe either.. we must be lucky.

Mark-Great Gehrig! Congrats!

BIGJJ-That glass negative is killer. Is that your first one? I do not have one.. would love to pick one up eventually. Yours stuck out in this auction for sure. Congrats to you!

[Lordstan]

Dan and Mark,
I do agree with your statements, but only if you know specifically what you are looking for.
It is my opinion that it is unlikely a bidder specifically came to Henry's auction, or ebay for that matter, looking for a picture of Jim Thorpe wearing a tribal headdress, a baseball pen/pencil set of Roger Maris, or many of the similar items which he routinely sells above market value. I think most of those are sold for more because he gets high end buyers who find impulse buys. Also there are the buyers who lost out on what they came for and figured they have extra money they were going to spend anyway, and they find something else.

I am curious as to what search terms Mike used to find his bat pen and pencil set. Was he searching specifically for that item or a general search?
Best,
Mark

Ben,
Incredible photo. Congrats!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Agreed, Ben, great pick-up on the 1915 Ruth photo.

[ethicsprof]

still having fun displaying burke photos(among others) with the matching cards.
Thanks to this auction was able to pick up bloodworth to go with his
1940 playball. Also picked up a Burke billy herman, I'm happy to say.
congrats on your great pick-ups everyone.
all the best,
barry

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Dan and Mark,
I do agree with your statements, but only if you know specifically what you are looking for.
It is my opinion that it is unlikely a bidder specifically came to Henry's auction, or ebay for that matter, looking for a picture of Jim Thorpe wearing a tribal headdress, a baseball pen/pencil set of Roger Maris, or many of the similar items which he routinely sells above market value. I think most of those are sold for more because he gets high end buyers who find impulse buys. Also there are the buyers who lost out on what they came for and figured they have extra money they were going to spend anyway, and they find something else.

I am curious as to what search terms Mike used to find his bat pen and pencil set. Was he searching specifically for that item or a general search?
Best,
Mark

Ben,
Incredible photo. Congrats!

Good point, Mark... the general search words won't always pull up a unique listing (like perhaps that Pen and Pencil set). For the stuff I collect, search words like "Antique" "Vintage" "Old" and "Early" paired with "Baseball" turn up the vast majority of items I like to bid on. But every now and then, a nice/unique item can sneak by under the radar.

I collect early pennants, so my best search words are "pennant", "flag", "banner", and even the mis-spelled "penant" (which has surprisingly turned up several gems over the years). If you search by "highest price first" and "auction only format", you'll weed most of the cheap crap and the Buy it Now Ripoffs.

Those are just some helpful hints (resulting from a decade of ebay frustration and futility).

Ben - That photo of young Babe is razor-sharp and just so intriguing... many congrats!

[Lordstan]

A couple more Lou's at decent prices.

Lou with Dizzy Dean running.


Lou with his physician at a Rangers game. As a family doc and Rangers fan, it really appeals to me.

Originally Posted by perezfan

Those are just some helpful hints (resulting from a decade of ebay frustration and futility).

Mark,
This is exactly what myself and others are pointing out.
There are many of us hard core crazies, who search ebay daily for that hidden gem or steal of a deal before someone else gets it. I think a lot of Henry's buyers are likely people who have no desire to put in the time and energy, you and many others on this board have, to learn the best search words or any other tricks. They'll come when they known a whole bunch of either rare or high condition, sometimes both, items are up and bid big.

Did you get anything?

Best,
Mark

[71buc]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

I am curious as to what search terms Mike used to find his bat pen and pencil set. Was he searching specifically for that item or a general search?
Best,
Mark

Ben,
Incredible photo. Congrats!

I agree That is an absolutely beautiful photo! The bat pen and pencil set was found using a search for (baseball advertising Louisville). I was fishing with a net an stumbled across it. I like such odd things in their original state and for $10.00 it was a great buy. I figure it was worth more than the asking price but certainly not $86! I haven't given up Yee's current auction but any purchase I make at this point will be either very lucky or very impulsive.

[Lordstan]

Last one for a while....maybe

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Last one for a while....maybe

Mark V:
That's another incedible image. Curious... do you ever attempt to remove the crop marks? I know that sometimes those marks rub right off for me. Works easily with grease pencil, but I'm not sure about the white stuff. Plus, that "foursome" looks awesome as-is... the white cropping actually enhances the iconic image in a mystical sort of way.

This is the first of Henry's auctions in an eternity that I think I'm drawing a complete "goose egg". A combination of limited funds, and trying to save for Hunt's Live All Star Auction (under a month away). That said... I am getting pretty good at the "high under-bidder" thing! Glad to see that you and some other guys here are doing so well...

Also wanted to acknowledge Jimmy (who's been rather quiet lately). I couldn't help but notice some of his magnificent pieces being featured in Henry's Auction this time around. I made a run at a few of them, but all ended up elsewhere Regardless, I hope some of the proceeds can go towards some great new Beatles Memorabilia or "King of Clout" Type 1s.

[Lordstan]

Mark,
I have never tried to remove markings on pictures.
There seems to be a strong sentiment against removing them as they really speak to the "life" of the picture besides the 4 C's. I also know some would prefer a more clean image.
I have always been torn with which way to go, but have erred on the side of not removing them. I figured if I ever sell, I could always remove the marks later, if desirable.

Jimmy did very well this auction. He put up some fantastic items. I'm sure he is working feverishly on finding the newest, off the beaten path rare Beatles item.

Ben,
I have a decent little grouping of Lou pics, but I haven't really graduated to the top tier level of individual pics yet.

Here is a link to my photobucket album of Gehrig pics. I haven't added the newest ones yet.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ehrig%20stuff/

The Mays and Koufax pics don't show up on the board, but the Mays is one of my favorite pics from this auction, outside of the Gehrigs, of course.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Last one for a while....maybe

Nice image Mark! I feel like I need to show my last two now not to be outdone!

1. WOODFRUFF PORTRAIT USED FOR 54,55 AND 56 TOPPS CARD
2. WOODRUFF BATTING USED FOR 54 TOPPS CARD.

[Lordstan]

Ben,
That is just crazy!
You obviously saved up prior to this auction. What a haul.
Congrats on some incredible additions.

Anyone else get some stuff? Post em for all to enjoy.

Mark

[71buc]

Lordstan very very impressive. I'm almost embarassed to post this one. I didn't expect to get anything but I am pleased with my pick up of this 1930's Original Photo of Chuck Klein at a reasonable price.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Nice image Mark! I feel like I need to show my last two now not to be outdone!

1. WOODFRUFF PORTRAIT USED FOR 54,55 AND 56 TOPPS CARD
2. WOODRUFF BATTING USED FOR 54 TOPPS CARD.

Wow, Ben!
Congrats on your spectacular wins. Very cool!

[Scott Garner]

Johnny Vander Meer 1938 Polo Grounds walking off field.jpg

Johnny Vander Meer 1938 Polo Grounds back with slug- 8th straight win.jpgCongrats to all of the people that managed to pull off some Henry Yee wins.

Definitely not a HR, but I did pick up one nice photo of Johnny Vander Meer from June 22, 1938 at the Polo Grounds for a very reasonable price, which is a great fit for my JVDM collection.

Only a little over a week after JVDM's 2nd consecutive no-hitter, he returns to NY for the first time. Vandy gets hit around some, but manages to get his 8th consecutive win in 1938 at The Polo Grounds. I think the panoramic view of the fans in the bleachers is a classic one.

BTW, congrats to whoever won the Type I photo of Berra's leap into Don Larsen's arms after the World Series Perfect Game. Sadly, I ended up being the underbidder on that lot. That's for sure one that I wish I had won. It's the first time I have seen this particular version of the iconic scene. Did anyone on net54 win this one?

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

I am VERY HAPPY to win this photo below... I believe I "stole" this for just over $500 dollars. I saved over 1k on my snipe bid. GEEE.... I guess MR YEE doesn't have access to everyone's snipe bids...
This is a $1500 plus photo in my eyes.

It depicts a Baby faced Ruth IN THE UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD VAULT
as a ROOKIE in 1915 LOOKING AT PHOTOS(maybe a conlon of himself??) with his Red Sox pitching mates.

Ben

That's a great photo. I didn't see it, despite scrolling through Henry's auctions a few times (then again, I don't buy many photos, and not Yankees or Red Sox photos in Henry's auctions )

I was shut out on the only two items I bid on. The Babe Ruth movie herald sold for $383; I recently bought one in similar condition for $315, with a buy it now obo of $375 (and yes, I did bid on that despite just buying another one but you have to have two to display the inside of the herald...). The other was the Stan Carlson Gehrig bio with promo material at $271. This winning bid is lower than what most booksellers would list it at--typically at $300 or above.

[Forever Young]

Thanks Mark y Mark, Phil and Max!

It was one of my favorite pickups! Below are a couple others I added to my rookie photo collection!

1951 Willie Howard Mays


1955 Sanford Braun Koufax


PS: Mark, you must have a rather large Gehrig photo collection by now! Congrats on the two latest additions.