Closing Tonight: Love of the Game Auctions

[glynparson]

saved someone a few dollars, or possibly cost me getting, the Henry Mathewson. Great auction Al.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by glynparson

saved someone a few dollars, or possibly cost me getting, the Henry Mathewson. Great auction Al.

I was watching the end of the auction. The Henry Mathewson postcard and the Rabe Ruth Pathe Freres were two items that stood out as taking big jumps right near the end of the auction. The Mathewson postcard went from $800 (before the BP) to $1,300 near the end of the auction and the Ruth Pathe Freres went from $3,500 (before the BP) to $5,500 late.

[TUM301]

Had to go to work about 9:00 EST and both of those outstanding 107`s were around the 1000.00 range. Must have been quite a bit of back and forth to end at 3K and 2500.00. Always my fav set and try to follow any auctions that contain them. Continued great job Al and it`s early but will you be setting up again at the Wilmington Shriner`s Show this April ?

[toledo_mudhen]

AL - Pretty Excited!

I have finally won one of your auctions on a great card! When will invoices go out?

[Al C.risafulli]

Hi Everybody!

It was a LONG night last night, with lots of phone calls and emails, and pretty aggressive bidding right up until the end. Thanks to everyone who participated, and to everyone who followed along. Ultimately it was our largest auction yet (Lou Gehrig bat excluded), with significantly more bids than we've had in any previous auction.

We've also got far more winning bidders than we've ever had before, which means there's lots to do before invoices go out. I would expect invoices to go out via email sometime Monday evening.

In terms of the Shriner's Show, I'd like to do it, as I had a great time in Boston last time around. I'll have to check the schedule and see how it matches up with our Spring auction.

Thanks once again to everyone!

-Al

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

I have finally won one of your auctions on a great card!

I was also a first-time LotG winner. I picked up the 1980 Ryne Sandberg Reading Phillies pre-rookie card.

I am not really a modern baseball collector, but I have wanted a lower-grade copy of that card for a while because the Reading Phillies are the closest team to my house and the local team I grew up with. I like the fact that a Reading Phillies card is one of the more notable notable modern minor league cards.

[Sean1125]

So much for falling asleep and losing out on the one lot I actually wanted.

No one to be angry with but myself

[glynparson]

You mean the fight in' phils. Lol. They will always be the reading Phillies to is Berks countians. Even my 9 year old still calls them the reading Phillies.

[spec]

As a 3-time loser on the Mastro Auctions shill list, I was naturally a bit apprehensive to hit the hay at 1 a.m. and leave max bids on the 3 lots I was most interested in. However, I know Al's reputation for honesty and was rewarded to discover that my 3 original bids held up. Bravo, Al!
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