Complete run of SI's found in storage locker auction

[D. Bergin]

Fella's, it's fine. I suggest we just wait until the Heritage auction and see what happens. I don't know if anybody noticed, but I did make the caveat that they would have have to spend a pretty penny on CGC grading to get to the number I threw out there.

I'm also going on the assumption that Heritage somewhat knows what it is doing in even accepting this collection. Selling off a huge magazine collection like this is extremely labor intensive, and they have to justify any consignment fee/buyers premium they get, with the work they put into it.

I'll be curious how they offer it out. Whether it's as one complete run, which is easier for them but will in no way get anywhere near the figure I mentioned......or will they break it up, use CGC for a couple hundred issues at least (I imagine they would have some sort of a sweetheart deal a normal collector wouldn't have access to) and break up into singles and raw higher grade 50 to 100 piece groups.

[slidekellyslide]

Heritage also tends to get bidders who apparently have no clue that ebay exists. Just yesterday I was researching an old accordion style trade card from the 1880s. Worthpoint shows about 5 or 6 sales in the past decade all showing them from $10 to $20, one even sold on ebay two months ago for $10...but Heritage had one and it sold for $175. I wouldn't rule out some hype to a complete collection pulling in bidders who are not necessarily sports memorabilia collectors.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Heritage also tends to get bidders who apparently have no clue that ebay exists. Just yesterday I was researching an old accordion style trade card from the 1880s. Worthpoint shows about 5 or 6 sales in the past decade all showing them from $10 to $20, one even sold on ebay two months ago for $10...but Heritage had one and it sold for $175. I wouldn't rule out some hype to a complete collection pulling in bidders who are not necessarily sports memorabilia collectors.

Now this I can agree with, but still not at those numbers.

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Heritage also tends to get bidders who apparently have no clue that ebay exists. Just yesterday I was researching an old accordion style trade card from the 1880s. Worthpoint shows about 5 or 6 sales in the past decade all showing them from $10 to $20, one even sold on ebay two months ago for $10...but Heritage had one and it sold for $175. I wouldn't rule out some hype to a complete collection pulling in bidders who are not necessarily sports memorabilia collectors.

Very true Dan. These "glossy, super slick" auctions spend the money to make presentations that blow your mind out, or , in the case of a less valuable piece, the "name" does it. I mean, its great for super valuable pieces, but otherwise, you pay for the name.

Same w the Alphabet boys COA's w autographs. Yes, on some its a valuable selling point to have one, but lets face it, as Chris, Richard, Jim and many others have said, do your research and you can get a good item, that is real.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Heritage also tends to get bidders who apparently have no clue that ebay exists. Just yesterday I was researching an old accordion style trade card from the 1880s. Worthpoint shows about 5 or 6 sales in the past decade all showing them from $10 to $20, one even sold on ebay two months ago for $10...but Heritage had one and it sold for $175. I wouldn't rule out some hype to a complete collection pulling in bidders who are not necessarily sports memorabilia collectors.

I agree. Heritage, Hake's, whoever. The auction houses always get stupid prices.