REA fun!

edjs · #1 10-29-2018, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ValKehl

Leon, I don't understand how you can say the REA issues didn't affect you regarding the 3 items you won. Had some (many?) bidders not given up trying get into the auction to place additional bids, you might not have won any of the 3 lots.

My "white whale" in this auction was this Western Playground of Peckinpaugh, https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=52134 , which I wanted for my collection of 1924 Senators. I am shocked at what it sold for (I didn't win it), especially as a nice SGC 30 of another player sold for half of what Peckinpaugh sold for. I assume two WP set collectors badly needed the Peckinpaugh card.

Speaking of cards that went strong, how about this PC: https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=51979 I realize there are some hard-core T210 collectors, but "holy moly, that's a lot of moolah."

Val,

A SGC 10 of Peckinpaugh, I assume the same card, sold in 2007 for $4650.99. So the price seemed to me to show lack of maturity on the investment, given 11 years have passed.

ValKehl · #2 10-29-2018, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by edjs

Val,

A SGC 10 of Peckinpaugh, I assume the same card, sold in 2007 for $4650.99. So the price seemed to me to show lack of maturity on the investment, given 11 years have passed.

Ed, thanks for letting me know this ineresting piece of info. I didn't search that far back for a comparable sale. In fact, back in 2007, I hadn't yet begun focusing on cards of all the 1924 Senators players - I was only into WaJo and Sam Rice cards at that time.

edjs · #3 10-29-2018, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ValKehl

Ed, thanks for letting me know this ineresting piece of info. I didn't search that far back for a comparable sale. In fact, back in 2007, I hadn't yet begun focusing on cards of all the 1924 Senators players - I was only into WaJo and Sam Rice cards at that time.

Val,

No problem. For a bit I had delusions of getting that card for $1000 or so. Then reality hit.

Ed

tbob · #4 10-29-2018, 04:11 PM

It was a little exasperating at times trying to figure what was going on with REA but with a little luck and some ceiling bids I was able to get most of the cards I had zeroed in on.
REA runs a class organization and it had to be frustrating with the technical glitches. One of the previous posters mentioned that it was tough trying to maneuver and navigate when you have many bids but can't afford to win all of them and thus you try to adjust your bidding based on which cards are showing activity and which ones you need to drop out of the bidding on. I think this is very true for most of us....

Shoeless Moe · #5 10-29-2018, 05:23 PM

I fell asleep when the Site was down late. I figured an email was going to come about the bidding being extended until Monday night due to all of the issues. I was ahead on one and still in on another waiting to see if my one was going to hold, then go to the other.

Woke up and lost the one by 1 bid (I would have definitely hit it again) and the other went lower too, so they definitely missed some money. Not huge I'm sure, but wasn't happy when I woke up at 1 pm or so and it was closed.

Wish they would have extended until tonight.

Closing during chaos wasn't the best route in my eyes.

kmac32 · #6 10-29-2018, 06:17 PM

So excited as I got the T205 AB backs with 31 cards. Went higher than what I wanted to pay but may retail what I do not want. Cubbies are all upgrades and Kroh is new to me. Can’t wait to get them

RCMcKenzie · #7 10-30-2018, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by kmac32

So excited as I got the T205 AB backs with 31 cards. Went higher than what I wanted to pay but may retail what I do not want. Cubbies are all upgrades and Kroh is new to me. Can’t wait to get them

Sorry I ran you up on that lot, Ken. I thought one more bid might be too much, depending on how they all grade out. Looks like a high grade group and I was mostly after the M. Brown 2/98 ex card. To me the auction ran fine as they left it open long enough for people to get their bids in. My "white whale" was the T214 Cree, but I never win my white whale, so I have a collection of SGC 86 Rabbit Maranvilles. I only win good cards when I'm plastered at like 4 AM. They are in my collection today.

Bored5000 · #8 10-30-2018, 01:18 AM

I know that REA produces some eye popping prices, but the Bond Bread portrait of Jackie Robinson keeps going up and up -- $14,400 in PSA 6 and $5,100 in PSA 3.