Poll: Final Hammer Price - 1914 BN Babe Ruth vs the 1952 Rosen Topps Mantle

[Rhotchkiss]

While $7.2mm is much less than all the hype, it is a very solid price and a solid profit compared to what it was acquired for not too long ago. Also, I believe this exact card was recently available for sale on (the artist formally known as) Collectible for $8mm, and it never sold. If correct, I am not surprised that it sold for south of $8mm.

I wish it had gone for a zillion, billion million dollars. But $7.2mm is a very solid result in the real world.

[molenick]

Does anyone think the cards will show up as individual lots in a future REA (or other auction)? And will average less than the $9K per card that they ended up at? I am leaning in this direction at the moment.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by molenick

Does anyone think the cards will show up as individual lots in a future REA (or other auction)? And will average less than the $9K per card that they ended up at? I am leaning in this direction at the moment.

I am guessing that the reserve bid amount was $100,000, and the consigner made a mistake in requesting this amount. The top bid possibly came this close to the reserve, and in my mind it is unlikely that these cards, as a group lot or as individual cards, will approach the amount that was (unsuccessfully) bid tonight...the connection with the Ruth card will no longer be physically present at any future auctions.

Brian

[parkplace33]

7.2 million is the final number. Hey, I actually picked a winner.

My takeaway is that while this is a great card, the high end bidders simply weren’t there for this card. It never moved in extended bidding.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

While $7.4mm is much less than all the hype, it is a very solid price and a solid profit compared to what it was acquired for not too long ago. Also, I believe this exact card was recently available for sale on (the artist formally known as) Collectible for $8mm, and it never sold. If correct, I am not surprised that it sold for south of $8mm.

I wish it had gone for a zillion, billion million dollars. But $7.4mm is a very solid result in the real world.

Ryan—Why $7.4MM? Did REA raise their BP? Solid night for the consignor; kind of a gut punch for REA, especially with the other BN cards not selling. No need to hold a bake sale for them, but still somewhat of a black eye.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Ryan—Why $7.4MM? Did REA raise their BP? Solid night for the consignor; kind of a gut punch for REA, especially with the other BN cards not selling. No need to hold a bake sale for them, but still somewhat of a black eye.

Oops -- $7.2mm. Too late for math!!

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

While $7.2mm is much less than all the hype, it is a very solid price and a solid profit compared to what it was acquired for not too long ago. Also, I believe this exact card was recently available for sale on (the artist formally known as) Collectible for $8mm, and it never sold. If correct, I am not surprised that it sold for south of $8mm.

I wish it had gone for a zillion, billion million dollars. But $7.2mm is a very solid result in the real world.

Hi agree 100 pct . Many folks were saying 15 million plus ,oh well