Blue Old Mill T206 Walsh at Chantilly Show - My Opinion Has Changed

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by mrvster

I think you made a great decision in all due respect to seller

Kinda confused...what great decision are you talking about?

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

Kinda confused...what great decision are you talking about?

I believe he is referring to John's decision on not buying the card.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by Jlighter

I believe he is referring to John's decision on not buying the card.

If I'm reading it correctly, John offered 30k+ for the card and the guy didn't take it? That would take the decision out of John's hand and into the seller...that's where the confusion is.

John stated that he was glad the guy didn't take his offer because he got kinda caught up into the moment.

Unless everyone is saying he IS making a great decision on the sale of the card now...in that case, it is a great decision!

[mrvster]

Jake and Chris nailed it exactly.....if Wonks wanted this card, he would have got it,.....its a matter how "comfy" he feels...... seller imo was getting a tad greedy in all due respect, of course seller wants to maximize the cards value....but getting , imo , "insane" prices on a "non" scrap.....the ball was all in John's court(and usually is) .......john came to his senses and decided not to buy for possibly 3 or 4 x the "actual" market perception........the probability of more surfacing is slim imo....this examplemight be a lone anomaly.....if that is the case than holds the value lower....much lower imho....exactly as the other collectors stated...

if this card was "hand cut" like authentic scrap, id say you d have something really insane....

i hate to be the negative nelly, but the blue variant doesnt excite me....it just "lacks" the x factor

my humble opinion....i'm a little fish and can not afford cards like this(maybe one day).....so im not trying to skew opinion either way....i have not held the card, so its really not fair to give it a fair shake...


one thing i am truly certain....t206 mystique will never die...

the set continues to intrigue us and amaze us....100 +_ years later....gotta love the sxxt


i beleive t206 rarities are the future of collecting this set for the truly advanced collector...(i'm just nuts maybe)(lol)


peace

johnny

[freakhappy]

Johnny, that makes sense...but John did try to get it and the seller declined.
He could pick it up now and maybe cheaper than his original offer, but it seems he is going to sit this one out

Matt, Leon, Rob and others...I just found this great collection you may be interested in. Dogs galore...go get 'em! http://strejc-collection.com/

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

Johnny, that makes sense...but John did try to get it and the seller declined.
He could pick it up now and maybe cheaper than his original offer, but it seems he is going to sit this one out

Matt, Leon, Rob and others...I just found this great collection you may be interested in. Dogs galore...go get 'em! http://strejc-collection.com/

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=157734

[barrysloate]

There is virtually nothing known about this card- no history, no track record, no other examples found, no idea how only a single blue example got into circulation. For most collectors, it's a huge leap of faith to write a check for 30K or 40K armed with so little information. More research needs to be done for it to be accepted by serious T206 collectors at that level.

Of course, that doesn't mean it won't happen anyway. Bidders do get caught up in the moment.

[JSteele]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

Johnny, that makes sense...but John did try to
Matt, Leon, Rob and others...I just found this great collection you may be interested in. Dogs galore...go get 'em! http://strejc-collection.com/

I'm taking that as a compliment. Oh, indeed... we've got plenty of dogs, including some actual dogs: http://intheros.com/strejc/?page_id=78

T96 Prize Dog Series, they appear to be portraits of actual dogs as listed in the 1909 AKC Stud Book! You guys are fighting over Ty Cobb portraits, when you can get "Dick Turpin III" for a real steal! :-)

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by JSteele

I'm taking that as a compliment. Oh, indeed... we've got plenty of dogs, including some actual dogs: http://intheros.com/strejc/?page_id=78

T96 Prize Dog Series, they appear to be portraits of actual dogs as listed in the 1909 AKC Stud Book! You guys are fighting over Ty Cobb portraits, when you can get "Dick Turpin III" for a real steal! :-)

No worries, Jonathan. If you read the whole thread, you can tell I was just messing with the guys here. Your collection is very nice and I'm sure it is getting a lot of attention as it deserves.