Historical Baseball memorabilia from McGreevy's Sports Bar up for sale January 26th

[perezfan]

Here's another...

https://connect.invaluable.com/bodna...ant_46F45549E2


And another one that they somehow managed to identify properly...

https://connect.invaluable.com/bodna...ant_79C4A0B97A

[sayhey24]

There are some great items here, but it appears many if not most of the lots are reproductions, especially the photos. It does clearly say that many photos are copies, with the exception of those marked as original. It looks to be the same for pennants and signs. Reproductions that were used in the bar.

Greg

[perezfan]

Good God... Here's another reproduction/fantasy pennant they fail to describe for what it is. I'll stop looking now... the pages load slowly, and I don't have the time to scrutinize all of these items that cast doubt upon the entire auction.

https://connect.invaluable.com/bodna...ant_98F44A6BFB

Suffice it to say "Buyer Beware".

[bobfreedman]

everything is a Copy or a reprint, it clearly states it in the terms and conditions with very few exceptions

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

everything is a Copy or a reprint, it clearly states it in the terms and conditions with very few exceptions

Indeed. I've seen the auction listing a little while ago and it was very disappointing. The auction listings state

"All items in this sale are copies from the original archives from the Boston Public Library unless noted in the description as "original"."

[LOUCARDFAN]

I think the auction house is thinking that people will bid on the items just so that they can have an item as a memento from the bar rather than the collectible value of the item itself. Since these items were all displayed in the bar, thankfully they are mostly copies.

[swarmee]

Looks like you can do a search for "original" at the top to get the real items.

[prewarsports]

Be careful, many of the "original" items are only original in strict legal terms, meaning that most of the "composites" and photos were assembled in relatively recent years. It is therefor also pretty easy to surmise that most of these, due to their construction, never were part of the original McGreevy establishment, but the recent incarnation that was resurrected and lasted for a few years. Not trying to start anything, but please do your homework with lots of google searches before dropping money beyond trinket value on most of this stuff. A few of the items at the front of the auction seem fine, but after that, consider it like you are at a flea market or antique mall and you see something that looks old but is made for the modern collector and not actually of much value beyond it's aesthetic display value.

[perezfan]

At least the photos and prints say "Copy Of" in the title.