REA Memorabilia Pickups

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

I was able to pick up the c1910 Springfield Blue Labels Team Cabinet w/ Rabbit Maranville.

Here's a question though, why is Rabbit wearing a fielder's glove in his right hand????

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Correct glove, but on wrong hand. Odd. The Glove is a right handed glove he is wearing on his right hand - should be on his left hand. He was probably just screwing around.

[Bpm0014]

Yes, of course, the 5 figures seems more appropriate to a minor Hall of Famer. Or am I way off about the market?

All it takes are 2-3 guys bidding against each other. I mean I can possibly see $1000, maybe $1500 if a couple of guys are going at it. Absolutely no more than that. I dropped out at $2200 and that was insane itself. I probably have 25-30 bats. Some (Dolly Stark and Roy Brashear) I got at auction for $100-$150 3 years ago. But $13,200 for an average player is absurd.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Yes, of course, the 5 figures seems more appropriate to a minor Hall of Famer. Or am I way off about the market?

All it takes are 2-3 guys bidding against each other. I mean I can possibly see $1000, maybe $1500 if a couple of guys are going at it. Absolutely no more than that. I dropped out at $2200 and that was insane itself. I probably have 25-30 bats. Some (Dolly Stark and Roy Brashear) I got at auction for $100-$150 3 years ago. But $13,200 for an average player is absurd.

Average player! Wildfire Schulte is much more famous that Dolly Starke. Best evidence: he has 2 poses in the t206 set. And he had a 23.7 lifetime WAR. Besides that, he was the with the Cubs from 04 until 15---and he was a top outfielder when the Cubs were awesome. I thought about bidding on it, but I figured it would cost 3-5K because the center brand, side writing, and the vault number put the bat in his hands during the prime of his MLB career. Yes, 13K seems way too high. But as I learned from the Christie's auction, that won't get you a Fred Merkle bat. Anyway, I think there is also insanity in selling the Stark and Brashear bats so cheaply. I'm glad that you benefited from that.

[MGHPro]

Guess I better dig out my schulte ! Great to see strong prices !

[Mark]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

Guess I better dig out my schulte ! Great to see strong prices !

Sell in May! (but no need to go anywhere)

[Bpm0014]

He was a lifetime .270 hitter who hit OVER .300 once in his life (.301). Had over 70 RBI's once in his life. Had over 160 hits twice in his life. Fairly average numbers I think. Certainly not worthy of a $13,200 bat. hahahahha

[Bpm0014]

Great to see strong prices !

Completely agree!! But I think it's a fluke; just 2 people with deep pockets fighting over it.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Great to see strong prices !

Completely agree!! But I think it's a fluke; just 2 people with deep pockets fighting over it.

I agree that $13K for a Schulte is flukey. But a side written Eddie Collins with the same center brand (1905-1910) recently went for $52K. Collins bats w/o side writing and with a later center brand usually go for about $15K to $17K. Ergo, I think that the features of this Wildfire bat, along with Cub mania, make it a special bat for a number of people.

[Bpm0014]

I think that the features of this Wildfire bat, along with Cub mania, make it a special bat for a number of people.

Fair enough. I wish some of these people were interested in my $100 Dolly Stark bat hahaha.