High Grade Ruth Rookie

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by irv

Did not know that, Dave.
Thanks for letting me know.

Like most high end art houses, I believe they’ve also courted their fair share of controversy through the years also.

Not my world, but watched enough documentaries about art scams to pick them out of a line-up.

[irv]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Like most high end art houses, I believe they’ve also courted their fair share of controversy through the years also.

Not my world, but watched enough documentaries about art scams to pick them out of a line-up.

Hmm, interesting.

[rjackson44]

Dave 100 pct correct great auction house big history

[Svabinsky78]

Interesting, I have always associate Bonham's with fine art. They are an old British auction house, a big player in the art, furniture scene, a la Phillips, Christie's, Sotheby's. Looking online, I guess they do have a sports collectibles division.

[D. Bergin]

Sports division or not, if you’re an art and antique house and somebody offers you a Million$ plus item and you have a 28% vig, you’re not going to say no, bring it to those guys down the street. You’re going to figure out how to sell it.

In the end, they’re all just “Antiquities”.

[oldjudge]

If I was the consignor I might have suggested that they advertise in the appropriate venues. Just a crazy thought.

[paul]

Bonhams has included it in their fine books & manuscripts auction, with an estimated value of $250K-500K, and current bidding at $320K. The estimate does sound low and burying the card in a books & manuscripts auction without any promotion to sports collectors does not seem like the best way to get full value for the card.