W514 type set

[ValKehl]

Glenn,
Great run of W514 ad backs!

FYI, a group of 30 W514 cards with Mother's Bread backs, including 4 horizontal cards, were auctioned a couple of weeks ago by a local auction house in Hagerstown, MD. Here's the link to this auction - see lots #26 - #55:
http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/ph...ry=0&zip=&kwd=

Although I live fairly close to Hagerstown, I was out of town and unable to attend this auction. Fortunately, another Net54er who did attend this auction picked up the Sam Rice card for me to go with my Hendlers Ice Cream card of Rice (the one pictured in Lemke's blog). Now then, all I need to find are the Barker Bread and H.A. Robinson cards of Rice!
Val

[darwinbulldog]

Whoa! Well that certainly changes things. I'm gonna have to start following AuctionZip I guess. If that same forum member who picked up the Sam Rice bought any more of them, please convey my interest.

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Glenn,
Great run of W514 ad backs!

FYI, a group of 30 W514 cards with Mother's Bread backs, including 4 horizontal cards, were auctioned a couple of weeks ago by a local auction house in Hagerstown, MD. Here's the link to this auction - see lots #26 - #55:
http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/ph...ry=0&zip=&kwd=

Although I live fairly close to Hagerstown, I was out of town and unable to attend this auction. Fortunately, another Net54er who did attend this auction picked up the Sam Rice card for me to go with my Hendlers Ice Cream card of Rice (the one pictured in Lemke's blog). Now then, all I need to find are the Barker Bread and H.A. Robinson cards of Rice!
Val

[Leon]

Two board members showed me these before and after the auction. I didn't bid on any.
It is a classic example of the risks of paying the most for the rarest stuff. If I needed a type, I would have paid quite a bit; now probably wouldn't have to pay as much. It reminds me of T207 Red Crosses with one less digit of value.

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Whoa! Well that certainly changes things. I'm gonna have to start following AuctionZip I guess. If that same forum member who picked up the Sam Rice bought any more of them, please convey my interest.

[darwinbulldog]

Yeah, I think I might have just taken a bath on my own Buck Weaver but probably more of a light sponge bath compared to yours.

[filmmaker]

I purchased a Miller Huggins, New York Yankees, W514 Card with Mother's Bread Back. I think its a sharp looking card with great color and a rare back variation.

[ValKehl]

filmmaker,
Great pickup from the recent Hagerstown, MD, auction! Did you attend this auction in person? If so, please tell us about it, as there are some Net54ers who wished they had been able to attend.
Val

[glenv]

Great cards! Especially the Robinson back. I hadn't seen that one before. Unfortunately my Barker Bread is barely there, but at least I found one.

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[filmmaker]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

filmmaker,
Great pickup from the recent Hagerstown, MD, auction! Did you attend this auction in person? If so, please tell us about it, as there are some Net54ers who wished they had been able to attend.
Val

I attended in person. I traveled a distance to try and buy some of the cards. Initially the photos didnt look right and they were selling a T206 Honus Wagner, but I wanted to go in person anyway. A lot of the cards that were sold, prior to the Mother's Bread cards, were bad reprints. I got there and the auction set-up was completely a joke. I could not inspect the cards at all. They had an auctioneer in the back selling office supplies, and the main auctioneer was selling coins. They didnt have enough staff or the auction set-up to allow bidders to inspect the cards during the sale. I think a lot of people were mad.
But as for the auction, it was a complete gamble...a shot in the dark. However, the prices for the MB cards were strong. I was only able to buy the Miller Huggins

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Now then, all I need to find are the Barker Bread and H.A. Robinson cards of Rice!
Val

A new one turns up about every five years, and there are 120 cards in the W514 base set, so you know, just be patient. Seriously though I'll be happy to flip them to you if I ever acquire either one.