T206 ed walsh blue old mill sgc 30!

[benchod]

Originally Posted by brob28

We have a bid. Let's see if there are any other's in this race.

House of cards?

[ullmandds]

"House of cards? "

But they promised?!?!?!

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

"House of cards? "

But they promised?!?!?!

It's a good test of ethics.

[glchen]

I think the consignor probably wished there weren't a bid, so that he could take the card back, and sell it at a better opportunity.

[Runscott]

I always wonder how appropriate it is for us to discuss these things the day before an auction, when such a high dollar amount is involved. I wonder if the consignor or auction house have concerns about these discussions? Especially when none of us (who are discussing it) have any plans on bidding.

It's not like it's a fraudulent item that needs to be outed.

[z28jd]

Here is an idea that is an off-spin of what I said. Maybe someone else already has one of these cards and this card legitimized their card. I could see someone bidding $15k if they already knew there was one out there, not everyone comes forward with new discoveries

[atx840]

REA sold a Tinker print error for 18k and shortly after the original example came to auction and went for 33k..maybe now is the time to buy

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2012/217.html
http://www.gregbussineau.com/media/PR/PR_1207.pdf

49 - 1909-11 T206 White Border Joe Tinker (Uniform Variation) SGC FAIR 20
33,720

[honus94566]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I always wonder how appropriate it is for us to discuss these things the day before an auction, when such a high dollar amount is involved. I wonder if the consignor or auction house have concerns about these discussions? Especially when none of us (who are discussing it) have any plans on bidding.

It's not like it's a fraudulent item that needs to be outed.

Of course it's appropriate to be discussing an auction that a lot of us are interested in. The consignor and/or auction house may want us to or not want us to, but I am not sure why that is relevant at all. They are publicly auctioning an item, and the public is welcome to view the item, discuss it, comment on it, etc. That's how it is.

Discussions on this forum have affected my bids in some cases, for better or worse, and it's a good thing. More information and discussion leads to consignors and auction houses being more forthcoming and honest.