520-card T206 set live auction in Buckingham, Pennsylvania

[soccersaver97]

The prices were pretty high for the southern leaguers, but some were manageable. There were no standout stars or backs like there were at the major league one. I think the only good one besides the southern leaguers was Joe Kelly.

Jarrett

[tedzan]

Jarrett

Last week was the first time I was at Brown Bros.; and, I thought the Major League part of the T206 auction went pretty smooth.

The auctioneer, Blaine, was very professional. Did the prior auction of the T206 Minor Leaguers go as smooth ?


TED Z

[Rickyy]

Wow...what a collection...its fun to see raw stuff like this making its way into the masses...

Ricky Y

[soccersaver97]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Jarrett

Last week was the first time I was at Brown Bros.; and, I thought the Major League part of the T206 auction went pretty smooth.

The auctioneer, Blaine, was very professional. Did the prior auction of the T206 Minor Leaguers go as smooth ?


TED Z

Yea it went just as smooth. They actually did a very good job of researching every single card prior to the auction. Blaine is a really great and hilarious guy. He is incredibly knowledgeable of almost everything that he auctions off. It is just a very nice atmosphere there which is part of the reason that I keep coming back. I am one of the youngest people there, so some of the auction veterans are always helping me out.

Jarrett

[ParisianJohn]

This is a great thread. I know Blaine quite well as he handled the auction of my mother's estate last year after she passed away. Blaine will talk your ear off, but at the same time, every single thing he says is interesting, so I love it. I live in New England now, but my wife and I are hoping to get a long weekend this spring, head down there for a few days, and include an auction with Blaine. He usually has some good oil paintings - though I prefer art on small pieces of cardboard.

It's a shame to see such a great T206 collection that someone really took great care of to be broken up and not passed down within the family, but I guess that's the way it goes. Either the family had no interest in it, or needed the money. It sure paid off for Ted, and I'm jealous I wasn't there to expand my modest collection!

[tedzan]

I was the very last person to cash out at this auction; and, while I was waiting for my wife to arrive to pick me up I had a nice conversation with Blaine.
He certainly is one cool guy....and, with a great sense of humor.

He noted that I won quite a number of Tobacco cards. I remarked that I was very pleased with the auction. And especially, these 10 cards.....I showed
him 10 of the 12 cards pictured here (minus the McGraw & Gandil, which I already had). I explained to Blaine that the Tobacco advertising backs (Sweet
Caporal 460, Factory #42) on these 10 cards are tough to find. Furthermore, finding all 10 cards (that I needed) in the same collection is virtually impos-
sible. I certainly was one very happy dude that frigid icy day.


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John....thanks for posting.


TED Z

[ullmandds]

beautiful cards, ted...congrats...so did ink transfer in storage...or are they all wet sheet transfers/bleed throughs?

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

beautiful cards, ted...congrats...so did ink transfer in storage...or are they all wet sheet transfers/bleed throughs?

I'm not sure I understand, but then there are times when I cannot figure if you are joshing or you are serious. Anyhow, I don't see
any evidence of "wst" on 11 of these cards.

The back of the Pfeffer card is a mystery to me....as it appears to have black printing under (or over) the red Sweet Caporal print.
I don't view this effect as a result of wst....since Sweet Cap backs were not printed with black ink. Perhaps, it was the result of a
black ink "prep-to-print" printer's test.


Besides you, others here have noted "wst's" on these cards. Therefore, I'm asking anyone here, check out these enlarged scans of
the cards, and tell me where you detect hints of wst ?


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Thanks,

TED Z