1933 Goudey Sports Kings Premiums. / why did I toss out all those old auction catalog

[bigfanNY]

About a week ago I was cleaning up my hobby room and in a group of old price guides I saw this an old Auction Catalog from Christies 1991. I thumbed through it and saw an Obeck T212 Album. Well up until that moment I would have said there is no album for T212. I posted in under Leons please post your BST in right catagory / PCL cards thread. But I think I will post in this thread as well.
A couple days ago I go through the album page by page and I am blown away by some if the items. The first is the item listed in the thread. An R-340. You can see the image below. And it brings up some questions. To my eyes the premium is a drawing not a photo. The Ruth and the boxing examples are photo's. Anyway it is about as rare a card as exists in our hobby and I am happy to have found a picture and share it.
Now the second part of my post. About 6 years ago I tossed out a large group of lipsit Mastro etc. Auction catalogs. I realize now that was a mistake. I tossed out a great trove of Hobby referance material.

[bobbyw8469]

I wouldn't feel too bad about tossing those out. All collectors get them in the mail free, and they just take up too much room. I toss all mine out too and don't think twice about it.

[Exhibitman]

They are retouched photos; how heavy depends on the image and what they were trying to bring out. I wouldn't read much into that. I wonder where the Weissmuller is now? Here's the Dempsey

[Jewish-collector]

Those auction catalogs are heavy as hell and take up too much space. Just throw them out as you're saying "WTF"

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Those auction catalogs are heavy as hell and take up too much space. Just throw them out as you're saying "WTF"

+1 agreed. Many of them are nice and sometimes good to refer back to.
But if space is a premium then get rid of them.
Unless you look at them regularly and have the space

[bigfanNY]

Bobby, JC, Jeff I agree that for the most part I dont have the space or the will to keep most Auction catalogs around. But I was referring specifically to a group of mostly 25 years and older catalogs that had made the cut for 3 decades until I one day just said adios. Because they were pre internet and from mostly Auctions that are no longer with us. They contained a number of unique items that looking back, I should have reviewed and at least saved some digital record.
Adam Thank You for posting your Dempsey could you please post a picture of the back.. it would be most appreciated.
This os the T212 Album I mentioned along with the adjacent page with a Wajo Jacket and a Ruth cap and photo that Ruth gifted to Hazen Cuyler.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I wouldn't feel too bad about tossing those out. All collectors get them in the mail free, and they just take up too much room. I toss all mine out too and don't think twice about it.

Don't think that cost or that everyone got one is a factor in the OP's regret.

Anyway, to his second point I used to hang onto all of mine with prices realized printed out. Then one day I went to look for something rare and could not recall which house sold it let alone approximately what year and that was the day they all got recycled. Thankfully most of the houses are still in business and most sales can be found on their websites. Only a few that come to mind who we can no longer access their sales.