Any Idea of Why This Went So Cheaply?

[slidekellyslide]

Knowing what we now know about the fake Radbourn should we assume that the Roger Connor in this lot was not really Connor? I don't have the Halper auction catalogs (Note to my brother if he's reading this - Send me those catalogs!!! ) so I'm wondering how many dubious photos like this were in that collection?

[barrysloate]

Dan- I remember that the large cabinet group in the Halper sale was one that I catalogued. That was the lot that had the 1890 Cy Young cabinet. I don't recall that Roger Connor however. Are you saying that it was in the big lot? From the small picture you provided it doesn't look like him. Many of the Halper cabinets were generic. It's been over ten years so I may be forgetting some things.

[slidekellyslide]

Barry, I don't have the Halper Catalog so I can't say what lot the Connor was in, but the above picture is from a lot in an REA auction and it is attributed to the Halper Collection.

[barrysloate]

I just don't remember it. There was a big lot of around 38 cabinets, and we were pretty careful with the photo i.d.'s. Maybe the so-called Connor was sold individually or was in a different lot. Again, too much time has passed.

[slidekellyslide]

You're off the hook Barry.

This is stuff that Halper kept and was later sold after he passed away. The above lot was sold in the 2007 REA auction.

[19cbb]

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2007/983.html

[barrysloate]

Thanks Dan, whew...I knew it didn't look familiar. That big cabinet group from the sale was really extraordinary. I certainly remember how much I liked it.