When do bids start flying in at the REA auction?

[Wymers Auction]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

no love for the 51 bowman mantle, huh?

You get so hung up on technicalities just his proper rookie card. I agree with you on this one I would rather own a great looking bowman than a lesser topps.

[ullmandds]

to me...both of the mantle rookies are special and are exciting to me...but the 52 topps is somewhat "larger" than the bowman...both literally and figuratively...it's a strong looking card! Ultimately having both would be ideal!!!!

[Zone91]

Weird there does not seem to be much bidding going on today or actually the last few days on the 20 or so lots I am watching I guess the bidding will come closer to 4h00pm Eastern time tomorrow.

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[Runscott]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

to me...both of the mantle rookies are special and are exciting to me...but the 52 topps is somewhat "larger" than the bowman...both literally and figuratively...it's a strong looking card! Ultimately having both would be ideal!!!!

How about all the Ruth rookies REA is offering - rookies from THREE different years among their first 10 lots!

lot #1 - 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth - Rookie Card
lot #8 - 1915 Boston Red Sox Real-Photo Team Postcard with Babe Ruth (Rookie)
lot #9 - 1916 M101-4 Ware's Basement Sporting.........Babe Ruth Rookie

[MVSNYC]

"Weird there does not seem to be much bidding going on today or actually the last few days on the 20 or so lots I am watching I guess the bidding will come closer to 4h00pm Eastern time tomorrow."


Zone-

There was a ton of bidding today actually. refer to the "recent bids" link, i checked a few times today, seemed like a lot...in fact i just looked, and in the last 30 minutes there's been about 100 bids. i think that's a lot for a non-closing day. tmw will be fast & furious.

I assume you're at your 15 post limit, so i guess you'll respond to this post after midnight.

[ullmandds]

scotty...the whole RC thing is getting weird?!?! If I look at Ty Cobb RC's...I can choose from postcards...to caramels...to team postcards?!?!? And now with Ruth it's the prookie...vs the m101-4/5...vs now the team card?!?! While I like the team photo to see all of the babe's teammates in his rookie season...that's cool! But I wouldn't consider a team photo a rookie card?!?!

When I started collecting in the late 70's....the m101/4-5 was the ruth rookie...if one even considered what a "rookie" was back then. I never knew about the balt news card until much later in life?

SO while the balt news has become the ultimate ruth rookie...personally the m101/4-5 is the rookie to me...and a team photo will never be a rookie...although it is a great way to get a cheap early ruth...but not in rea's case!!!!!

[Zone91]

So far so good still winning every item I bid on.....how are you guys doing are you guys still the top bidders?

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[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Zone91

So far so good still winning every item I bid on.....how are you guys doing are you guys still the top bidders?

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Looking forward to your hourly updates. Good luck. Post #15 should take you to midnight, then you can use tomorrow's posts until the auction is over.
Clever strategy to keep us informed.

[Zone91]

So what are guys doing today to keep the nerves down about the final few hours of the REA auctions...hoping to win the items you guys bid on?

Me what relaxes me is a big glass of diet coke with ice and some good music!!! Just went to visit my cards at the bank vault this morning I am very happy with the cards I have gotten....hope to add a few nice things today if all stays the course at the REA. Went to visit my niece afterwords as well hope very much she will get involved in this hobby with me as she gets older she is almost 2 years old so I will start her off pretty soon on some baseball card boxes....she will likely have more fun with the wrappers than the cards.

This is a good day to be a collector I am having a ball!!! I am so glad to be part of this hobby and no longer the coin hobby this is truly a great great hobby!!!

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