REA Pickups- 19th Century Heating Up!!

[ccre]

I lost out on so many items. Glad to see many of them were won by members here. This was one of my wins that I'm rather stoked about. Great wins everyone!

[Vintagedeputy]

I’ve got an oddball 19th century card coming soon. Don’t want to jinx it yet by showing a preview too soon.

[Fred]

I'm just waiting to see how long it is before material sold in the auction is offered on the BST at even higher prices...

[Epps]

Happy to knock another back off of the T205 Cicotte run I am working on

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[Fred]

Does anyone want to claim being high bidder on:

Lot # 166: 1890 Columbus (Ohio) BBC American Association Team Cabinet Card

Initial bidding had only 5 bids. It was at $600 when extended bidding started.

In the end it finally went for $2K ($2.4K with juice).

If you looked closely at the back of the cabinet, it appears it was signed by Al Buckenberger around 1890. I'm guessing that may have been missed by most and caught by the few bidders that were bidding during the extended bidding.

It was a nice score for whoever won it (I've got my money on a certain astute board member).

[GoudeyGum]

Originally Posted by Fred

Does anyone want to claim being high bidder on:

Lot # 166: 1890 Columbus (Ohio) BBC American Association Team Cabinet Card

Initial bidding had only 5 bids. It was at $600 when extended bidding started.

In the end it finally went for $2K ($2.4K with juice).

If you looked closely at the back of the cabinet, it appears it was signed by Al Buckenberger around 1890. I'm guessing that may have been missed by most and caught by the few bidders that were bidding during the extended bidding.

It was a nice score for whoever won it (I've got my money on a certain astute board member).

Pretty sure I was the underbidder... chased it as far as I could considering other pickups. Very nice pickup to whomever won it and certainly reach out if it is ever consigned in the future

[71buc]

Only one pick up for me it was the Sportsmanship and Humanitarian award presented to Roberto on Clemente Day at Three Rivers. I’m thinking the photo used in the listing (1st pic) may have scared other potential bidders away. Fortunately I saw the item in person a year ago and had a better idea on how it actually looked. The substantial size (20.5” X 23.5”) may have also been a factor in limiting bidders? I’m thrilled to win it as I’ve been the under bidder on in two other auctions.

[boneheadandrube]

I picked up a few major pieces for my collecting focus and sold off a few that were out of my focus. I paid up for the winnings, and the items I sold went much higher than expected, like double! There are certainly some things that are softening in price but they are typically items that deserve a market correction (common and in lesser condition). The rare, nice stuff that "collector consciente" are usually attracted to seemed to be strong. I will wait to post scans until next month after a round of reholdering and crossovers at SGC.

[Rhotchkiss]

Great pickups everyone. Special Congrats to Jeff, Mike and Paul:

Going into this auction, I had my eyes on numerous items. I had to have the W601 Pittsburgh PC. I wanted, and won, a few 1914 CJ upgrades (and a 1915 Joe Wood I thought was a 1914 and do not need). I was also looking at maybe upgrading my E106 Wagner Throwing, getting another E90-1 Jackson, and finishing my 33 Delong set with the nice SGC 5 Gehrig). But, there were a number of bigger-ticket items I was very serious about, including the FM Jackson, the Star Player Candy Gehrig, and the 1937 Ciudad Trujillo picture. I also really wanted the M101-1 Waddell.

Before extended bidding started, I rode the FM Jackson up to about $60k, getting immediately outbid every time. Figuring I was going against someone who had to have the card, I decided not to pursue the card in extended bidding (where it went to the moon). So I pivoted to the Ciudad Trujillo, the Gehrig, and the Waddell. I competed on all of them while I went back and forth on the Ciudad Trujillo. As I batted for that, I finally determined it was what i wanted the most and to buy it come hell or highwater (and then hopefully loan to the Negro league museum or something), at which point I let the Gehrig and Waddell go.

Its always fun to see who was on the other side of last minute auction battles, and congrats to those who bested me -- you paid top dollar for top cards (its what we do)!