REA Winnings..... And losings.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by 3-2-count

Derek, sensational 3 Finger Brown cabinet. It was one of my top 5 favorite items in the auction. Bravo!!

Mine too. Thought it was a great deal.

[1880nonsports]

as under bidder I loved it but just couldn't justify continuing the chase as it's not old enough for me. It's an awesome display but with little room it would be relegated to the closet. Not a good place to be unless one is in a reality show :-). A piece like that has to be seen and appreciated.

[sb1]

One of many items that I should have kept a few years back The board member that had it before me, probably wishes the same thing.

I have seen one other in far lesser condition. Congrats on the new ownership!

Originally Posted by h2oya311

I was pretty excited to wake up to the "You Won" e-mail for the two HOF pre-rookie cabinets I really wanted from this auction - - the 1893 Buffalo BBC w/ Jimmy Collins and the 1901 Terre Haute Cabinet w/ Mordecai Brown. I got blown out of the water on the other 4 items I was actively pursuing. Here's the 1901 Cabinet - can't wait to get it in hand!!

[pbspelly]

Got outbid on the 1910 Baseball Fan with great grandpa Sullivan and others http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=31272. It's okay, though. I'd actually rather have one with ads on the back, or one that was "game-used." So I'll keep looking.

[Runscott]

Love the Terre Haute cabinet, as well as many other early cabinets and cdvs in this auction. Great stuff, but I had all of my eggs in two baskets, so my hands were tied waiting for one of you to outbid me so I could go after other stuff.

So let's hear it - will anyone admit that they placed a bid after 5:00 a.m.? Nothing wrong with doing so, but would love to hear the thought process involved.

[btcarfagno]

I was asleep at 5:00 AM. Woke up at 5:45 to see I had won these:




and these:




...and that my max bid was not hit.

It was a good morning!

Tom C

[Clydewally]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

Struck out on everything.

If the winner of teh W572 lot is selling the 5 card strip, let me know.

Cheers,
Patrick

That was me. I am likely to sell or trade the commons and dupes of Cobb and Johnson. There are players I a wanted on the strip, but I am not wed to it. Happy to discuss.

[shammus]

Originally Posted by M's_Fan

The values I received as a consignor for my items ranged from mediocre to awful.

I consigned a 1951 Bowman Red Menace complete set (Lot 1722) that I bought for $1300 in the 2010 REA auction, then spent about $300 in grading fees, only to see it go for $700, which means only $630 back to me after REA fees, so I lost almost $670 on this set.

I lost money on all of the other items I was consigning too, all purchased from past REA auctions, after accounting for the 10% consignment fees (a T205 Tris Speaker SGC 70, a 1954 Topps Ted Williams, a 1941 Goudy Sky Birds complete set).

Because my consignment auctions were going so poorly, I hardly bid on anything, as I was not feeling like I had any coin to spare.

Greg, I can relate to this a bit. I think there were tons of great deals to be had in this auction and I feel I picked up a few nice things myself. But on the flip side of this, if there are great deals to be had, that means that there are consigners disappointed in how things turned out. The 09 Obak set I consigned went for only 4k, which is a number I feel is almost unrealistically low. Winning some nice things at good prices definitely helps take the sting off but it did feel like I was restricted in my bidding too.

One question...you mentioned a 10% consignment fee? I thought REA offered a 0% across the board. Am I mistaken?

[Runscott]

Brian - sorry I failed to put in a marker on your OBAKs. I marked poorly for the most part as almost all were at retail or higher at extendef bidding time. I also did very poorly on my one REA consignment - I paid over 6K and the hammer was just over 3K
But I think that was a weird anamoly.

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[Runscott]

Addendum - my consignment was last Fall.

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[Leon]

Tattoo Orbit signs are really colorful...

[soxinseven]

I split lot 295 with another board member. Sent my check on Monday and received the cards today. Now that's service!!!

[Iwantmorecards77]

Received my consignment check today - very quick! First time dealing with REA and it was a good experience.

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by shammus

Greg, I can relate to this a bit. I think there were tons of great deals to be had in this auction and I feel I picked up a few nice things myself. But on the flip side of this, if there are great deals to be had, that means that there are consigners disappointed in how things turned out. The 09 Obak set I consigned went for only 4k, which is a number I feel is almost unrealistically low. Winning some nice things at good prices definitely helps take the sting off but it did feel like I was restricted in my bidding too.

One question...you mentioned a 10% consignment fee? I thought REA offered a 0% across the board. Am I mistaken?

I consigned some items and my contract states 10% fee.

Joe

[uffda51]

Thanks, Rob!