Crazy Zeenut prices?

[asphaltman]

Looks like they went higher than usual - but I'd agree with Marc, they are still $300 cards. Once you get into the 1933+ than you can find them in the $100-150 range depending on how beat up they are.

[philliesphan]

and always appreciate a good discussion.

Same seller had a 1928 Zeenut perhaps two weeks ago that had three bidders over $275:

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=271113232410

My track on 2012 is that there have been fewer than twenty-five Zeenuts with coupons to make it to auction. I think the last big grouping to become available was the ones in B&L auction (Fall 2011) that were sold off individually. The biggest grouping I've seen this year is a single seller on Ebay that had approximately fourteen 1931 / 1932 Zeenut with coupons available, all sold individually -- with the auctions being pulled before close. And I'm including that group of fourteen in my "less than 25" calculation for what's been available in 2012.

I know that there are hundreds (if not 2,000-3,000) Zeenuts with coupons out there, but I believe that the vast majority of them are tied up in a small number of collectors who have been working on their respective runs over the past few decades.

Even if you look at the amazing Zeenut run that REA had in this Spring's auction, not a single example included the coupon.

M

[Leon]

Hey Marc
It does seem like they (Z's w/coupons) have dried up the last few years. I think there are some really great poses in the E136/7 series'.

[ValKehl]

Currently, there is an eBay seller who has a cosiderable number of Zeenuts with coupons at what seem to me to be very high BIN prices: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Baseball-/21...lasvegas&rt=nc
I don't collect or follow Zeenuts, but there is one of this seller's cards that I'd really like to have - but, he would have to reduce his price by at least 50% to get my money!
Val

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Currently, there is an eBay seller who has a cosiderable number of Zeenuts with coupons at what seem to me to be very high BIN prices: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Baseball-/21...lasvegas&rt=nc
I don't collect or follow Zeenuts, but there is one of this seller's cards that I'd really like to have - but, he would have to reduce his price by at least 50% to get my money!
Val

I hear ya Val. I thought all of those ones on ebay are absurdly high but I guess they are only Crazy high .

[tbob]

I agree with leon, there have been some crazy prices for Zeenut cards with coupons attached lately. Two or three years ago a beautiful 1913 Zeenut with coupon went for $350, I know because I sold it. I bet that card would go for close to 1k now. I also saw a red border 1918 in vgish shape in a smaller auction go for not much more than the 1918s without coupons used to go for about 4-5 years ago, so I am with ya leon, the Zeenut market is really sporadic.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by Leon

I hear ya Val. I thought all of those ones on ebay are absurdly high but I guess they are only Crazy high .

I usually try and buy my cards for the difference BETWEEN absurd and crazy