1930 Spalding trophy fielder

[bobfreedman]

Personally, I would not want to pay $3500 for it and then hope to find someone who can fix it. You would be better off in my opinion to fix it yourself (have someone fix it for you), and then sell it at the price you wanted. Nobody wants to find out out after they bought it that it cannot be fixed. Just my two cents.

[pgellis]

Wow, 2 bidders with ZERO feedback on that piece. What are the odds?

[Joann]

That is why I posted here to figure out where I am going wrong. Maybe you can shed some light based upon your comment??

[Joann]

I would welcome anyone who lives local in my area to meet me and take alook at the trophy to see that I am not trying to ripoff nor pull a scam on anyone. Anyone available in Allentown, PA. I understand apprehensions completely

[perezfan]

Assuming you can get it properly repaired, it's about a $2,500 piece. As an ethical seller, you'll need to disclose the repair (as any reputable auction house would also do). Even an expert repair will impact the price realized.

If undamaged, you'd do well to get $5K. While incredibly attractive, this is one of the more common Spaldings. Very few of this variation have sold for $5K or more. As a long-time collector/seller of these, I would take that $3,500 in a heartbeat. Especially if you can avoid funding the restoration. I'd reach out to the prospective high bidder without hesitation. IMHO, the only thing you need to adjust is your level of expectation.

[murphusa]

Originally Posted by Joann

I would welcome anyone who lives local in my area to meet me and take alook at the trophy to see that I am not trying to ripoff nor pull a scam on anyone. Anyone available in Allentown, PA. I understand apprehensions completely

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