Portland Maine Hoard 1400+ T-206 Cards

[bigfish]

Does anyone know why the Leon Webb RPPC lot went for 1500+?

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by bigfish

Does anyone know why the Leon Webb RPPC lot went for 1500+?

It has a postcard of a Goldsboro player which is unchecklisted in the T209 set. Wolf. Same background and pose as a couple of other postcards that have turned up of the T209 players.

[t206blogcom]

I followed along the first half of the auction and thought the prices were quite strong for most lots. EPDG doesn't do anything for me, but still neat to see such a large groups in great condition. I followed the auction on Live Auctioneers, which I've used to purchase items in the past. Looking forward to the next round...

[Piratedogcardshows]

The Leon Webb lot was very cool. The Wolf postcard is a great piece. Here is his Red Border for comparison.

[Thromdog]

I picked up a few last night, some that I had not initially targeted but thought were well below value.

Overall I thought the prices were about what I expected but there were a few surprises, namely the ungraded EPDG's which some went for a LOT more than I was going to risk. Seeing all the graded cards, I wondered why Saco didn't have those graded also. Some of them looked odd to me, I can't say trimmed because the pictures were too small to tell. Plus they didn't show the backs which was odd to me.

Anyway, would love to hear from someone at the auction about their impression of the ungraded lots.

[iwantitiwinit]

Originally Posted by Thromdog

I picked up a few last night, some that I had not initially targeted but thought were well below value.

Overall I thought the prices were about what I expected but there were a few surprises, namely the ungraded EPDG's which some went for a LOT more than I was going to risk. Seeing all the graded cards, I wondered why Saco didn't have those graded also. Some of them looked odd to me, I can't say trimmed because the pictures were too small to tell. Plus they didn't show the backs which was odd to me.

Anyway, would love to hear from someone at the auction about their impression of the ungraded lots.

I agree about the ungraded lots. I would have liked to have known why they weren't graded since some looked decent. Maybe Saco wanted to offer graded cards that were 4.5 or higher (which virtually all were that were auctioned last night) and felt those included in the raw lots wouldnt meet that threshold. Given that assumption I bid much lower then the 10 player raw lots eventually brought with the vig. Assuming most of those raws would have graded out 2 or 3 they were hammered much above fair value in my opinion. As mentioned earlier an internet bidder identified as p****e won a significant number of the raw lots.

[Blunder19]

is this trimmed?

[iwantitiwinit]

At first glance I thought it looked ok just a bit of a diamond cut but looking at it further it might be short. If anything the space left available by the insert is usually tight. There is a lot of room between the top edge of the card and the insert. Also on the reverse there is not that much total space between the EDPG imprint and the bottom and top of the card. If I had to guess I think i'd say it is trimmed.

[Blunder19]

look at the top of the card.. its uneven.. and at least to me... not in a straight line.. or am i seeing things?

[nsaddict]

Peter B see post #135

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

At first glance I thought it looked ok just a bit of a diamond cut but looking at it further it might be short. If anything the space left available by the insert is usually tight. There is a lot of room between the top edge of the card and the insert. Also on the reverse there is not that much total space between the EDPG imprint and the bottom and top of the card. If I had to guess I think i'd say it is trimmed.

I have ran across several cards like this in holders with numerical grades and just because there is room, doesn't mean it's trimmed. A lot of cards seem trimmed by the looks, but were just cut that way. T206s vary in size, so unless there is obvious proof of a trim, I wouldn't jump to conclusions.


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[iwantitiwinit]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

I have ran across several cards like this in holders with numerical grades and just because there is room, doesn't mean it's trimmed. A lot of cards seem trimmed by the looks, but were just cut that way. T206s vary in size, so unless there is obvious proof of a trim, I wouldn't jump to conclusions.


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Mike he asked if the card was trimmed I just gave my opinion. Maybe its not. I realize t206's aren't all exactly uniform. The most of my reasoning was based on how tightly many cards have been fitting in SGC holders as of late. Odds are its not trimmed, many of the Saco cards were virtually untouched.