REA- winners....

[Edwolf1963]

Originally Posted by jamesbasch

Whoever won this lot, if you want to break up the partial set I have an interest in buying a few cards in it. Please send me a private message. If anyone on the board knows who won the lot it would be appreciated if you could pass along their contact info if appropriate. Thanks and congrats to all the winning bidders.

I was the under-bidder here at 10 .. went to 11 within 15 mins of my bid. Couldn't pull the trigger to go to 12. Nice set, lots of great cards. Good luck in finding the winner, I may be interested in a couple if they are will to break-up as well :-)

I did win the E94 Wagner, SGC60 and Evers (SGC50). Good buys IMO, not great .. but nice investment (I hope :-)

[scooter729]

I was happy to add a 1914 Boston Braves World Series press pin for my early Boston collection...

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer1999

Long story short. Card was on Ebay last July, I outed it and price exploded. I should have just kept quiet and bid on the card. Being new to Net54 and to T206 I knew no better. I thought the card was altered as it didn't make sense to me that the name was missing but all the other colors seemed right. Lesson learned, some people happy some people not.

Pete's happy.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Sean

Pete's happy.

i am NOT unhappy.

[Vintagecatcher]

If the winner of the Series 6 T210 lot now has duplicates of the T210 Thoss card, I will be glad to pay a strong price to finish my run of catchers in the T210 set that wear chest protectors.

Looking for a VG+ or higher example without creases similar to the T210s I currently own.

Thanks,

Patrick

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by tbob

Glad to finally pick this color variation up, it has been very difficult to find in any condition. This makes 5 of the 6 Cobbs acquired, one more to go

Excellent eye appeal on this one Bob. Congrats! Hope #6 comes your way.

[Bigb13]

Originally Posted by Sean

The Cobb Lenox in particular did very well.

Doesn't hurt mine

[mrvster]

I wonder who got wagz

[sporteq]

Wanted this but a few private transactions did go through

Albert

[wasickjj]

I've been waiting for this front/back combination for awhile now, wasn't sure when I would see it again so I wasn't letting it get past me. No regrets Congratulations to the winner of the six 350 series T206's, you clearly have a better paying job than me

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[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by tbob

Glad to finally pick this color variation up, it has been very difficult to find in any condition. This makes 5 of the 6 Cobbs acquired, one more to go

congrats Bob...I'm glad I could help...at such a great price too!!!!!

[MVSNYC]

Great stuff, guys.

I got a nice HOF Red Hindu...

[freakhappy]

Mike...Love the Duffy Red Hindu...congrats!

[Harford20]

Congrats Wondo, nice pick up.

Was going after the Sensacion Major Leaguers, but couldn't keep up with the bids for the entire lot.

[LKeeler]

Originally Posted by wasickjj

I've been waiting for this front/back combination for awhile now, wasn't sure when I would see it again so I wasn't letting it get past me. No regrets Congratulations to the winner of the six 350 series T206's, you clearly have a better paying job than me

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Nice Hindu. I kept bidding on it and thought I had it won, then gave up. Same went for the lot of six 350s. Wanted the Lundgren but not bad enough I guess!

[Sean]

Originally Posted by wasickjj

I've been waiting for this front/back combination for awhile now, wasn't sure when I would see it again so I wasn't letting it get past me. No regrets Congratulations to the winner of the six 350 series T206's, you clearly have a better paying job than me

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Very nice card for a second post.

[Jobu]

+1 -- you must be really excited to post - great card!

Originally Posted by Sean

Very nice card for a second post.

[ValKehl]

I picked up this lot of 11 type cards, mainly to obtain a halfway decent T216 Va. Extra card - I'll be looking to sell/trade most of the other cards: http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=33748

I also won this E222 A.W.H. Caramel card, giving me 7 of this 12 card set, which I'm not likely to ever complete: http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=33593

[ValKehl]

If a Board member won REA lot #386, the 10-card lot of T217 Mono Cigarettes, and doesn't need the off-condition Roger Peckinpaugh card, I'd love to have it for my collection of cards of players on the 1924 Senators team. Willing to purchase or trade - I have a T217 of Wm. Stein that I am willing to part with and other cards to trade.
Val

[atx840]

Another nice HOF rareback, well done Michael.

[wondo]

Originally Posted by Harford20

Congrats Wondo, nice pick up.

Was going after the Sensacion Major Leaguers, but couldn't keep up with the bids for the entire lot.

Dave,

I'll be breaking up the lot - really went after the Diaz cards.

John

[yanksfan09]

If someone won lot 494 in REA, (1925 to 1952 card collection) I'd be interested in a number of the R315's, I don't need the Ruth though. PM me if any available.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

If someone won lot 494 in REA, (1925 to 1952 card collection) I'd be interested in a number of the R315's, I don't need the Ruth though. PM me if any available.

I was the direct underbidder in lot 494. I was definitely looking to flip everything - just didn't see the value in one more bid though. I'm sorry. :-(

[Enfuego]

Nice pickups everybody....congrats!!!

[oldcardboard]

Congratulations to all the winners.

I was bidding on 5 lots and won just 1.
1929 Novelty Candy co. Hack Wilson PSA 4

[HisPerfectGift]

Good afternoon:

What are you asking?

Thank you,

Josh

[RCMcKenzie]

Thanks, Jeff. Tom, I didn't mind seeing another 31 Buffs photo surface because now it is a scarce item instead of a unique item. Now they become a commodity.- Rob

[ls7plus]

Won the 1909-16 PC758 Max Stein Honus Wagner at a price I was well pleased with. I've wanted this card since seeing one for the first time at the 2009 National in Cleveland--great actual action photo, showing that virtual log of a bat most used during the dead-ball era. My first Honus, too, and a very tough one!

Happy collecting, guys,

Larry

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Thanks, Jeff. Tom, I didn't mind seeing another 31 Buffs photo surface because now it is a scarce item instead of a unique item. Now they become a commodity.- Rob

They're coming out of the woodwork. I won a copy from Legendary in 2008.


Here's a write-up I found on the internet back when I bought the photo. You might find it interesting.

The Great 1931 Houston Buffs!

The Houston Buffs won 108 games in 1931 on their way to capturing first place by 14 games over runner-up Beaumont. Only the 1922 and 1924 Fort Worth Cats ever won more games in a single Texas League season. The Cats did it by posting 109 wins in each year of those two championship seasons.

Popularly selected as #42 on the list of Minor League Baseball’s 1oo Greatest Teams, the ’31 Buffs were the cradle of several players who would soon after go star as the backbone of the 1934 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, the club that becamebetter known to entire baseball world as The Gashouse Gang. Few have forgotten the names and major league feats of pitcher Dizzy Dean and outfielder Joe Medwick – and only a handful more need to be reimnded all these years later of the pitching star that was Tex Carleton. It still doen’t hurt, every now then, to recall all the major parts of the whole that went into the making of a champion, so today, we bring you a brief look at the 1,starting lineup and star pitchers of the 1931 Buffs:

Starting Lineup

Ed Hock, 3b (age 32, BL/TL, .299, 0 HR, 42 RBI): The speedy Hock was an anomaly, a rule-breaker that few of us have seen in our lifetime, a lefthanded throwing third baseman. I even have trouble simulating a vision of Hock making routine plays in my mind. Oh, I can see him diving toward the line pretty well to stop balls headed down the line, allright; I just can’t see him getting up and making a throw to first. Hock made 31 errors for Houston in’31 and he had a .936 fielding average. When he first switched from outfield to shortstop at Oklahoma City in 1925-26, Hock made 74 and 68 errors consecutively, so, I guess his fielding record at Buff Stadium in 1931 marks improvement.

Carey Selph, 2b (age 29, BR/TR, .322, 3 HR, 88 RBI): Selph posted the Buffs’ second highest average. His ability to hit for average and in the clutch with men on base was a key to the ’31 championhsip season. He also had good range on defense and showed a native ability for knowing what to do in the field. In other words, Selph was “baseball smart.”

Homer Peel, lf (age 28, BR/TR, .326, 7 HR, 95 RBI): Peel finished with the highest team batting average. His ability as a contact hitter paired with Selph in producing baserunners and clutch hitting with other ducks on the pond.

Joe Medwick, cf (age 19, BR/TR. .305, 19 HR, 126 RBI): This guy was ripped long before anyone ever heard of LA Fitness and, in 1931, he had the glow of future stardom written all over him. Medwick led the Texas League in both homers and runs batted in during the ’31 season. He almost got stuck with the nickname “Muscles” until a female fan wrote Houston Post sportswriter Lloyd Gregory that she loved Medwick, even if he did walk like a duck. She even admitted to thinking of him as “Ducky” Medwick. Gregory agreed with the lady and published the story of Medwick’s new name.. He also started describing the young phenom as Ducky Medwick in his game stories. – It stuck. The rest is history.

Guy Sturdy, 1b (age 32, BL/TL, .295, 3 HR, 49 RBI): Sturdy was “Old Reliable” on defense at the most-outs bag and a steady bat in the lineup.

Earl L. Smith, rf (age 40, BB/TR, .272, 1 hr, 19 RBI): Only played 67 games before moving up to Columbus. He was replaced by Jim Sanders, who also subbed for Medwick in center on rare occasion.

Jim Sanders, rf-cf (age 29, BL/TL, .278, 1 HR, 40 RBI): Taking over for Smith, Sanders was a veteran minor leaguer who hit pretty well and did no harm in the field.

Hal Funk, c (age 31, BR/TR, .254, 1 HR, 50 RBI): Funk’s major contribution was his ability to handle and get the most out of a very young Dizzy Dean, but the other pitchers liked him as well. How many times do we see a championship club that doesn’t have a catcher who holds the confidence of a talented, but sometimes temperamental pitching staff? I can’t think of too many.

Tom Carey, SS (age 24, BR/TR, .240, 2 HR, 36 RBI): “Good Field/Mediocre Hit.” Yuong Carey got the job done in the field, anchoring the middle infield defense well in tandem with the more veteran Selph.

Pitchers:

DeanDizzy300 Dizzy Dean (age 21, BR/TR, 26-10, 1.53 ERA): Dizzy was brilliant and Houston loved him. His 26 wins and 303 strikeouts led the Texas League in 1931 and his 1.53 ERA tied him with Whitlow Wyatt of Beaumont for the lowest mark in the league.

George Payne (age 42, BR/TR, 23-13M 2.75).

Tex Carleton (age 25, BB/TR, 20-7, 1.90 ERA).

Elmer Hanson (age 36, B?/T?, age 36, 16-7, 1.81): I seem to remember a newspaper article that described Fowler as a righthander, but I cannot be sure.

Jesse “Pete” Fowler (age 32, 15-8, 2.40).

The above five pitchers accounted for exactly 100 of the Buffs’ 108 wins in 1931. Eight Buffs were subsequently named to the 13-man end-of-season Texas League All Star Team. These included: pitchers Dean, Payne, and Carleton, plus position players Self, Hock, Peel, Medwick and Funk.

In the end, the pitching, hitting, and defense was certainly good enough to carry the ’31 Buffs to complete victory under manager Joe Schultz, but the club fell a game short, losing the seventh game of the Dixie Series to the Birmingham Barons after sailing through the Texas League straight away championship and then winning the Shaughnessy Playoffs for their well-deserved pennant.

Sometimes the best of teams can’t win ‘em all because some other club happens to be better at a given moment in time. And when that moment in time happens to be Game Seven of the last series in the season, for better or worse, destiny takes a hand.

We’ve a long history of surviving this kind of disappointment in Houston and we will never give up the belief that is always inspired by a great team like the 1931 Houston Buffs: Our day will come!

[vthobby]

All:

I know how Heritage is after an auction with their shipping speed (or lack thereof). Anyone with REA experience?
I have already paid for my winnings so curious as to how many days it takes to ship and if they send tracking or not. VERY high value item. Thanks.

Peace, Mike

[mansco]

In the past, I've generally received my items within a couple of weeks. I check my bank to see when check was cashed and generally receive notification last than a week later that the item is being shipped. I think they use FedEx Ground with tracking.

[sb1]

They will send tracking, and yes they use Fed EX.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

My favorite lot, that I was the only bidder on:



http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=34227


http://www.nhregister.com/general-ne...ow-a-curveball

New Haven Register article was pointed out to me by my friend Bob Richardson--thanks Bob!

I love it!

[swanstars]

Originally Posted by mrvster

Hey Y'all.....

Let's see what you got......

I wanted to win the Rube D. blank back T206.......but couldn't bid.....whomever got it, won an AWESOME CARD.....

the ghost image is so "haunting"

I thought brown om would go 15 k originally, but that went high...

thoughts on prices?? any great wins??

LET'S SEE 'EM

I snagged it Johnny! Had to go with my other one... Do you think there is a connection here?!
Darrin

[atx840]

Nice pair Darrin

[swanstars]

Thanks Chris!

[MVSNYC]

Originally Posted by vtgmsc

All:

I know how Heritage is after an auction with their shipping speed (or lack thereof). Anyone with REA experience?
I have already paid for my winnings so curious as to how many days it takes to ship and if they send tracking or not. VERY high value item. Thanks.

Peace, Mike

Mike- I got mine today.

(kidding)

They are very fast.

PS- Darrin- great scrap! prepare to see an upcoming post from Johnny with 14 (!!!!!!!!), 7 () and 9 (WOOOOOWWWW).

[vthobby]

Thanks for all the replies about REA shipping. Can't wait!

Peace, Mike

[oldjudge]

Thanks Scott! Sometimes it's fun to venture away from cards.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by vtgmsc

All:

I know how Heritage is after an auction with their shipping speed (or lack thereof). Anyone with REA experience?
I have already paid for my winnings so curious as to how many days it takes to ship and if they send tracking or not. VERY high value item. Thanks.

Peace, Mike

I received a Fed Ex tracking number today for tomorrow's delivery. No one is faster than REA in shipping or customer service.

[mrvster]

OMG!

Yes definitely

I am jealous

speechless here

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I received a Fed Ex tracking number today for tomorrow's delivery. No one is faster than REA in shipping or customer service.

what did you win??

[Joe_G.]

Jay, I love the Goldsmith signed card w/ amazing story that covers his significant contribution to the game. Very nice.

Lots of great items. I managed to win lot 45, collection of five items for which I was only interested in the Syracuse Herald News Boy cabinet.

[atx840]

So many great items, its like Christmas in here.

[lentel]

rea winnings
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stooges poster.jpg

[Tom Hufford]

If whoever won the T210-4 Virginia Valley League lot doesn't happen to need the Carter, Davis, O'Connor, or Spicer cards - please pm me. Thanks.

[oldjudge]

I got my winnings today--lightning fast shipping! Thanks guys!

[Howe’s Hunter]

If the winner of lot 232 happens to be a board member, and they aren't that interested in the cards with the numbers 48, 51 and 349 written on the back in pencil, I would be interested in those cards. There may be something else on the back also, but I'm O.K. with that.

[Jay Wolt]

Those Stooges pieces are cool
Was watching the Stooges movie posters, lobby cards & Fleer cards get constant bids
Seems like a healthy market

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by lug-nut

I won NOTHING!!!!

I am with you Mark! Goose Egg me!!

Congrats Brian and Scott on the T210 lots. Be sure to eye ball those series on the back... You never know... May be a wrong back stuck in there!

Anyone win the Series 8 lots ? Would love to help you pay for it by purchasing several cards.