New Christe's Auction 8/16-24

[Topnotchsy]

Thoughts looking through:

1) Unless I am overlooking something, this is not nearly as impressive as last year's auction. Of course, that does not mean there aren't some incredible pieces there

2) It seems like the estimates are a joke? For some of the items that I have an idea of reasonable value, it looked like the high estimate was maybe 25%-50% of what I think they will actually go for. (Interestingly, I don't recall this being the case last year).

3) Like last season there seems to be an emphasis on game-used bats and pictures. I wonder if the consigners for those items are the same as for last year's auction.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I thought last year's auction items all came from one consignor, no?

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

I thought last year's auction items all came from one consignor, no?

Yes, they did. I think that this is the remnants of his collection that did not make it into the first auction. Pretty nice remnants, huh?

I do not think that there will be a catalog. Online only.

[prestigecollectibles]

there is no catalog for this auction, online only

[bigfish]

Some awesome presentation bats in this auction.

[Shoeless Moe]

Ah.....here is the rat who outed the auction, Steve!

Unless you were a consignor you might not want to out auctions, however to each their own.

And..................... I personally would never have saw it had you not started the thread, and run people up on several items, while winning only 1.

So while you are a rat, I owe ya one.

[Snapolit1]

And I didn't win anything.

Love how no one was bidding in the auction a few days ago. Now everyone has won something.

I have no problem outing public auctions. For everyone pissed
off that there is competition, someone thanks me for pointing it out. I can live with that.