Net54baseball contest- Guess the T207 Red Cross group price

[barrysloate]

The Lowdermilk did very well; the seven other players not so well.

[Bridwell]

I picked up the Adams SGC 50 last night. Thought it was a great deal. When I looked at VCP, there was some bad data on there. The only true comparables I found were a Blackburne PSA 3 for $9400 and a Lange SGC 10 for $4652. The rest were Red Cycles listed as Red Crosses.

Bill, I noticed your relatively low guess last week and you were very close.

[Leon]

I will figure out who was closest later as I am about to head out of town. While I would be happy if I were the consignor of the Red Crosses, whoever guided him to give all of them to one auction, that will run them all together at once, probably cost him a fair amount of money. No doubt, to me, it's better to spread out really rare type cards. But then again what do I know about type cards? .

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Maybe they should have spread them out among the major auction houses over the a year period. Did you say the same thing about the 12 or 13 Ty Cobb with Cobb backs or anyone else that has one collection that they wanted to turn over.

Would such a comment be made if they were submitted to B & L?

Happy Mother's Day,

Lee

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bowlingshoegiverouterguy

Maybe they should have spread them out among the major auction houses over the a year period. Did you say the same thing about the 12 or 13 Ty Cobb with Cobb backs or anyone else that has one collection that they wanted to turn over.

Would such a comment be made if they were submitted to B & L?

Happy Mother's Day,

Lee

I am not sure that having 8 singles in one auction, for cards that will not be collected as a set, is the way to get the most for them. That is all I am saying. You are entitled to your opinion as well as every one else is to theirs.

I won't be back after this post until this evening. Maybe this would be a good thread subject to debate, in and of itself? Happy Collecting!!

[barrysloate]

You can debate whether or not eight Red Cross cards should have been offered at one time. Fact is, they didn't do that well. The consignor was not a collector, and outside of the hobby, so this was likely the most practical way for him to go. If he were a collector, he probably would have taken a different route.

[William Todd]

Ron, I was close on the Lowdermilk and Adams, knowing I would only end up with one at most. You did very well buying the Adams in my opinion. Its a beauty. Having them all in one auction helped those who wanted one.

[scottglevy]

Fabulous buy ron!

I feel a bit foolish for paying over 9k for the blackburne now ... but I certainly would not have predicted 8 more RCs one year later

Best,
S

[cliftons8]

Leon's example at the beginning of the thread may have been one of the closest.

[benchod]

I agree with Leon
Too many Red Cross backs in one auction suppressed the prices realized.
Same scenario last year with all the T208s that came out after being MIA for many years. The two Firesides that sold last night also seemed to suffer a hangover effect and sold cheaply particularly for how great looking they are.

[gabrinus]

I heard from a reliable source that this past fall the seller turned down $100,000 for the whole thing. It appears all the cards in the collection----not just Red Cycles----went for $72,900. Still, not bad for someone who invested nothing in it.

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by Bridwell

I picked up the Adams SGC 50 last night. Thought it was a great deal. When I looked at VCP, there was some bad data on there. The only true comparables I found were a Blackburne PSA 3 for $9400 and a Lange SGC 10 for $4652. The rest were Red Cycles listed as Red Crosses.

Sweet pickup Ron and a great price! Nothing for me but again if anyone on here won Lot 119, T-207 Rarities (25) and can part with the Bushelman (SGC 20), I am a ready buyer (msteele_1959@msn.com).

If the Math from Barry is correct, it looks like the Pup may have won the contest.

[barrysloate]

I would double check my math.