REA results - 12/8/24

[gst6]

What do people think about the Morehouse Baking results? I saw the individual graded cards all were well over $1K (with many well above that), but then the ungraded lot of 76 went for "only" $21K, albeit the HOFers in that lot were in rough shape. Still feel that's good value.

[DeanH3]

Honus Wagner cards still seem to be doing well. $40.8k for the Croft’s Cocoa was impressive. Extremely rare cards like that will always draw attention.

[Rhotchkiss]

I was following and/or actively interested in about 15 items. I only won this, and I paid more than I thought it would go for. It seems most items exceeded or met my expectations, with only a few coming in 10%+ below what I expected.

Of the items I was following, this how they did:

Outperformed expectation by 10%+
T206 Plank
1947 Robinson debut ticket
1908 Rose Co Walter Johnson
T215 Marquard
Socalexis real phot PC (very cool item)
Path Freres Ruth
1904 Horner Composite

Within expectations (within 10%+/- of expected value)
Morehouse Ruth
Tip Top Ruth
Crofts Cocoa Wagner Throwing
T206 Magie, PSA 3
1914 CJ Matty

Below expectations by 10%+
Cobb Cobb Back
Morehouse Jackson

Seems like prices on the things I have been following remain strong

[packs]

Can't believe what the Whitney with dog is selling for these days.

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

I was following a fair amount of 19th century items. Struck out. Everything I was following seemed to do quite well.

Lee

[Musashi]

I had the best possible results for my wallet:

Things I was bidding on to possibly resell blew way past my top bid, and items I was bidding on for my PC (that I would have been willing to pay up for) went for my opening bid.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by packs

Can't believe what the Whitney with dog is selling for these days.

A Whitney with dog sold in Heritage two years ago for over 17K. SGC 4 with some ink marks on the front.

[hammertime]

I got one little E98 I needed for $200 all in. Can't complain.

[packs]

Originally Posted by calvindog

A Whitney with dog sold in Heritage two years ago for over 17K. SGC 4 with some ink marks on the front.

I hope that dog's descendants are collecting.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

I was following and/or actively interested in about 15 items. I only won this, and I paid more than I thought it would go for. It seems most items exceeded or met my expectations, with only a few coming in 10%+ below what I expected.

Of the items I was following, this how they did:

Outperformed expectation by 10%+
T206 Plank
1947 Robinson debut ticket
1908 Rose Co Walter Johnson
T215 Marquard
Socalexis real phot PC (very cool item)
Path Freres Ruth
1904 Horner Composite

Within expectations (within 10%+/- of expected value)
Morehouse Ruth
Tip Top Ruth
Crofts Cocoa Wagner Throwing
T206 Magie, PSA 3
1914 CJ Matty

Below expectations by 10%+
Cobb Cobb Back
Morehouse Jackson

Seems like prices on the things I have been following remain strong

Congrats on the pickup Ryan

Remember you only need 2 nuts to bid on an acorn to drive its value up.
I was the underbidder on the Path Freres Ruth. I wanted it and was willing to over pay to add it to what I thought is a great fit in my collection. But I did have some (not much) self control. I had a number in mind and i did not go beyond what I was willing to pay. But someone was more willing then me. lol

[Keith H. Thompson]

I can report the successful addition of the Spalding Pocket Scorebook to my holdings, that includes scorebooks patented by Harry Wright and George Wright. Remember, in the beginning, a scorecard one bought at the park had an empty box and perhaps only a few brief instructions on how to score. Then Harry, George, Al and others undertook to educate us and make a profit at the same time.

I also won the Opening Day 1896 New York Baseball Team program.

1. because it features the Detroit Wolverines as the opponent, but mostly
2. the cover features a newsboy hawking a copy of "The Journal" I feel strongly that a very similar program might have been used for the Newsboy League that the New York Evening World sponsored. We know that the Newsies played their games at the Old Polo Grounds up at 110th Street when the Giants were out of town.

Does any viewer have any program from such a game?

[CrackaJackKid]

Judging by the results, Cracker Jacks are narrowing the gap to the monster of being the premier pre-war set to collect imo.

[packs]

I don't know. The Monster is something that may be possible to collect on a budget as long as you're willing to compromise on condition. There are plenty of low-grade cards for mostly every card in the set minus the variations.

But Cracker Jack is always going to cost you and the pool of low-grade material is even smaller. Jackson and Cobb and Mathewson are never going to be in reach for people the same way a Cobb Green T206 will be.

[puckpaul]

I thought the Wajo Rose went about right, maybe a little less than i thought. Only four graded copies known? That card has potential still. You made a good buy.

Most of the big cards I would like i dont want to touch into this frenzy. Almost went another bid on the CJ Matty, dream card. Still kicking myself for not buying a Plank years ago, but I am sure I am not alone in that. Never found the right copy i wanted at the right time and then it exploded to a new level and beyond. This was a really nice one.

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

I was following and/or actively interested in about 15 items. I only won this, and I paid more than I thought it would go for. It seems most items exceeded or met my expectations, with only a few coming in 10%+ below what I expected.

Of the items I was following, this how they did:

Outperformed expectation by 10%+
T206 Plank
1947 Robinson debut ticket
1908 Rose Co Walter Johnson
T215 Marquard
Socalexis real phot PC (very cool item)
Path Freres Ruth
1904 Horner Composite

Within expectations (within 10%+/- of expected value)
Morehouse Ruth
Tip Top Ruth
Crofts Cocoa Wagner Throwing
T206 Magie, PSA 3
1914 CJ Matty

Below expectations by 10%+
Cobb Cobb Back
Morehouse Jackson

Seems like prices on the things I have been following remain strong

[MVSNYC]

Ryan, great WaJo!

I think I got this T206 missing ink/ghost for a great price...also posting a non-scrap version for visual comparison...

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

I was following and/or actively interested in about 15 items. I only won this, and I paid more than I thought it would go for. It

Nice card, Ryan!