Robert Edwards September Encore - Thoughts? Wins?

[Jeff_cvc]

Rob, nice job getting the Bates Broadleaf, I dropped out pretty early, but thought it was a great looking card.

I ended up snagging a few that helped fill some holes in my t205 and t206 set.

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[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by Jeff_cvc

Rob, nice job getting the Bates Broadleaf, I dropped out pretty early, but thought it was a great looking card.

I ended up snagging a few that helped fill some holes in my t205 and t206 set.

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I was a bidder on that Baker as well. Awesome card!

[mrreality68]

Some nice wins this month from REA for our Forum Group

Great Pickups

[Jeff_cvc]

Originally Posted by rugbymarine

I was a bidder on that Baker as well. Awesome card!

Thanks Ian. I think of the three SGC 3 Bakers, this was on the lower end, but I’m pleased with the hammer price. It also leaves me with only 7 HOFers left to find for the set. Good luck on your hunt for a Baker!

[Exhibitman]

These monthly smaller auctions are a great source for collectors to fill in sets with single cards that would otherwise be accumulated into big lots in the main auctions. I appreciate the format.

The red Cobb was a 1 and still went over $2500.

[MuncieNolePAZ]

Picked this up.

Chad

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

These monthly smaller auctions are a great source for collectors to fill in sets with single cards that would otherwise be accumulated into big lots in the main auctions. I appreciate the format.

The red Cobb was a 1 and still went over $2500.

100% this. (And you said it better than I could explain...LoL)

The high-profile auctions full of $1000+ cards are great to look at. But barring some key card that I NEED to have, they just aren't realistic for me to consider at this point in my collecting.

The auction Sunday night had at least 50 cards, of HOF players, in mainstream sets, that were in a realistic price range for more low-mid budget collectors.

For me it was just a matter of which ones to target. While I understand how it could seem underwhelming to some, I loved it.

[Kidnapped18]

I always look forward to see what REA has in any auction. I did not win a single lot for the first time in years with them. There were a lot of cards (mainly t206s) that I bid on in this auction but nothing was a MUST have for my collecting needs. This was probably the most (numberswise) cards that I have bid on but again nothing was so impressive that I just had to have it. Hopefully next month will be more impressive. I know one card already consigned that I definitely will be bidding on.

[Jeff_cvc]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

These monthly smaller auctions are a great source for collectors to fill in sets with single cards that would otherwise be accumulated into big lots in the main auctions. I appreciate the format.

The red Cobb was a 1 and still went over $2500.

+1

[Exhibitman]

It is also smart marketing not to cede that market segment to other AHs if you can use your resources and make a buck or two instead. When I go to a show or take a table at one I will look for stuff I want, stuff I need, and stuff I can profit from, and I don't turn down the last just because the items aren't in my wheelhouse. I bought a pile of wrestling cards at a paper fair recently. I don't know squat about 1920s wrestlers but I know I can make a profit on them if I get them at the right price, which I did, and I am. Same idea.

[Snapolit1]

I don't know . . . . if you are the recognized gold standard for selling quality steak in [INSERT NAME OF BIG CITY], is it good for your brand to start selling lesser cuts of steak at a reduced cost just to satisfy a market? I am sure people smarter than me study this at business school. If people still go to business school these days.

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

It is also smart marketing not to cede that market segment to other AHs if you can use your resources and make a buck or two instead. When I go to a show or take a table at one I will look for stuff I want, stuff I need, and stuff I can profit from, and I don't turn down the last just because the items aren't in my wheelhouse. I bought a pile of wrestling cards at a paper fair recently. I don't know squat about 1920s wrestlers but I know I can make a profit on them if I get them at the right price, which I did, and I am. Same idea.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Jeff_cvc

Rob, nice job getting the Bates Broadleaf, I dropped out pretty early, but thought it was a great looking card.

I ended up snagging a few that helped fill some holes in my t205 and t206 set.

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Thanks, Jeff, nice cards. I had fun bidding in the auction.

[JimC]

Got a few of the Boston Store cards including a pretty rough looking Ping Bodie to go with my Standard Biscuit Ping, and a neat Propaganda Montiel Ted. I really like those 1940s Cuban sets. Got outbid on the Dihigo as well as the E220 Sisler and the T222 Marquard. Whoever got that Marquard is lucky. Cool looking card.

[brianclat11]

This filled a gap in my T206 HOF collection. I'm generally pleased with REA offerings.