Hake's Auction

[Exhibitman]

So, Chris, you're the one who topped me on the HOD/GCA lot. At least Ol' Pete went to a good home. I got one item a 1940 Joe Louis card.

The surprise for me was that 1905 Van Ooyen PC of Lajoie and Jeffries. I wanted that one for my Jeffries collection but at nearly $3K, it left me asking "WTF?" Recession, what recession?

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

The surprise for me was that 1905 Van Ooyen PC of Lajoie and Jeffries. I wanted that one for my Jeffries collection but at nearly $3K, it left me asking "WTF?" Recession, what recession?

Adam, you have to pay baseball card prices for that one, not boxing card prices.

[Exhibitman]

I kinda got that, Jeff. I just had no idea that the card was so valuable. I don't think Hakes did either...Does it have a history in that price range?

[Bicem]

history? First one I have ever seen.

I think I predicted $1200 (plus juice) to the eventual winner, so I was way off too, but with a card that rare the final price doesn't really surprise me. Who knows if/when another will surface?

[jimthorpe]

The Rogan Panorama went nuts - I remember a cabinet of the same team sold in a Hunt auction about 10 years ago and went for a very high price the 20K range which I thought was crazy then.

I remember being offered a loving cup that was presented to Rogan as the MVP of some industrial league. The price was in the $5K range. This was over 15 years ago. I called Richard Merkin about it and he almost jump out of the phone telling me to go and buy it. I could never locate the dealer again. It was in Brimfield so trying to relocate anyone there was almost impossible anyway.

The ABC's piece was awesome but the image itself was only 5x7 and sold in the 10K range. I guess that maybe the best Ben Taylor piece known though.

Needless to say, those two pieces were great.

Mike McKee