Closing Tonight - Love of the Game Late Summer Premier Auction

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by jsfriedm

I was considering the n172 Roger Connor PSA 2, but was not willing to go anywhere near the final price of 15K. People who are more into collecting Old Judges - what did you think of that price?

I'm an OJ collector and that price is absolutely bonkers.

[jsfriedm]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

I'm an OJ collector and that price is absolutely bonkers.

So far I have two OJs, both HOFers from LOTG auctions (Sam Thompson and Mickey Welch), and both purchased for under 3K each, so that was not what I was anticipating.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by jsfriedm

So far I have two OJs, both HOFers from LOTG auctions (Sam Thompson and Mickey Welch), and both purchased for under 3K each, so that was not what I was anticipating.

Around 3k is what I would have expected, maybe a little more since it is a nice image. I purchased an SGC 1 of that exact pose a couple of years ago for under 1k.

Unless it's some obscure variation that I'm not recognizing, it's also not even a rare card...

[Aaron Seefeldt]

A hearty thanks to Al for an excellent auction last night. Really great stuff for collectors of all levels. I’m grateful for these pick ups.

[Bicem]

Picked up the Murnane Tribute Game All-Star team photo. This is the 3rd one I've owned, but never one that belonged to Walter Johnson!

[BioCRN]

I was keeping an eye on the fuzzy-looking SGC 4 N172 Bill Hutchinson (Hutchison) and bowed out at $500. Seeing it hammer for $1500 final price was a bit surprising to me.

I overpaid ($390) for a nice looking T200 Fatima Chicago Nationals SGC 2 with a pen mark and glue residue on the back because it's been a couple months since I even spent more than $30 on anything involving the hobby and I really like how the front presents. I display the oversized pieces out in the open and having good front presentation is really important for me.

[oldjudge]

The one that has me scratching my head the most is the signed ‘51 Bowman Mantle. Yes, it’s his rookie card, but the signature is not from when he was a rookie—it’s a sharpie and was probably signed at some show in the 1980s or 1990s. Whoever got it signed could have just as easily gotten a 1968 Mantle signed or his exhibit signed. Speaking of exhibit, I think the signed Mantle exhibit went cheap considering that since it is a ballpoint signature it was probably signed a lot earlier than the 1951 Bowman was. Also, the signature looks a lot nicer on the exhibit.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

I was keeping an eye on the fuzzy-looking SGC 4 N172 Bill Hutchinson (Hutchison) and bowed out at $500. Seeing it hammer for $1500 final price was a bit surprising to me.

I overpaid ($390) for a nice looking T200 Fatima Chicago Nationals SGC 2 with a pen mark and glue residue on the back because it's been a couple months since I even spent more than $30 on anything involving the hobby and I really like how the front presents. I display the oversized pieces out in the open and having good front presentation is really important for me.

The Hutchinson was a mislabeled 1890 NL card, a fact that apparently slipped by both the grader and LOTG. In fact, it probably went cheap given its’ scarcity.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Picked up the Murnane Tribute Game All-Star team photo. This is the 3rd one I've owned, but never one that belonged to Walter Johnson!

A mind-bogglingly all-time great item, Jeff, congrats!

[aljurgela]

Does the LOTG closing method bother anyone else? It seems like at some point there should just be individual clocks on lots to me. Most auction houses have moved to this method and I feel like it is the most fair. Am I in the minority here? Do people generally like the 2 OT method?

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

A hearty thanks to Al for an excellent auction last night. Really great stuff for collectors of all levels. I’m grateful for these pick ups.

Aaron congrats you have a great eye and got some great pickups

[Aaron Seefeldt]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Aaron congrats you have a great eye and got some great pickups

Hi Jeff, thank you kindly.