Goodwin & Co XLVI Winnings

[marcdelpercio]

I finally finished my T207 set with Birmingham and McCarthy. I thought that the prices were very strong overall. Seeing that made me realize again how tough that set is to complete.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by marcdelpercio

I finally finished my T207 set with Birmingham and McCarthy. I thought that the prices were very strong overall. Seeing that made me realize again how tough that set is to complete.

Congrats Mark!

I've been collecting an "easy" subset of t207 for a year now. Bought a few from you in fact. The more I learn about t207's, the more impressed I am with those who complete the set.

Even the Recruit class has several tough cards. My subset within the recruit class has 86 cards. I still need 8. The combined price of those 8 in the Goodwin auction was slightly more than the total I've spent on the other 78.

I only bid on the Cicotte, sorta wishing I had bid on a couple more, but they all crept above my self-imposed limit so I actually showed some restraint

Brian I thought you got the Donnelly for a great price. I was tempted to bid on him, but If I get that first Broadleaf, I'll probably want more.

I'm glad t207's are getting a glimmer of attention...............

[William Todd]

Was able to add the Adams Cycle to my quest for every Broadleaf class back for each player. Have many with three backs and some with the four but it is a chore. Glad to see the Goodwin interest.img063.jpg

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by marcdelpercio

I finally finished my T207 set with Birmingham and McCarthy. I thought that the prices were very strong overall. Seeing that made me realize again how tough that set is to complete.

Very nice. Seems like a tough road...what are the specs on this? When did you start? First card? First tough card? Highlights? C'mon man!

[marcdelpercio]

Thanks Steven and Tony,
It is no doubt an extremely challenging set to complete. I have been working on it for close to 10 years. My first card was Walter Johnson, which is maybe the ugliest card in the set...there are other contenders no doubt ...and one of the very few major HOF'ers. As far as the toughest card, wow, there are so many. I have tracked the set pretty closely for a decade and there are at least 20-25 cards that I have seen come up for sale individually less than 5 times in that time frame. I'd say that a good half of the set is pretty scarce. There are several great threads on the cards that people find the toughest.

It was very interesting to see nearly an entire set presented individually like this, because you get a pretty good idea of the market on several of these that come up rarely. Most of the prices I thought were very strong, but a few cards that I consider among the toughest didn't sell for nearly as much as I anticipated. I guess it's mostly a matter of a few collectors seriously going for the set and just the coincidence of which of the tough ones they may need at the time and bid for against each other.

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by marcdelpercio

I have been working on it for close to 10 years.

Wait to hang in there. Congrats on finishing Marc!

[Bridwell]

Marc, congrats!!! I know how tough those can be.

Last year I completed a set of 200 and this year started a 2nd set from the extras I had. Was able to pick up 6 cards in the Goodwin auction. It was amazing to see the high prices on most of the Broadleaf-class cards.

Some collectors are definitely jumping into T207's this year.