New Negro League memorabilia collector(s) in the market?

[bcbgcbrcb]

Ken:

Not sure why Torrienti has been so out of whack compared to other Negro League HOF'ers, may just be an anomaly as the supply of these things is so scrace anyway.

My thinking is specific to Negro Leaguers rather than all HOF'ers as most of those collectors tend to look mainly for individual player cards as opposed to team panoramas, cabinets, etc.

[benchod]

Maybe one reason Torriente is more expensive because as a whole Billikens are more popular than the Toleteros issues of the other players you mentioned

[bcbgcbrcb]

Good point, Craig, more popular, more scarce and older as well. The real comparison would have to be to Jose Mendez, Oscar Charleston, Pop Lloyd & Andy Cooper (although Charleston & Lloyd would be at a higher tier of players than Torrienti)

[benchod]

Thanks Phil,
I was shocked as you were by the 1928 Dihigo postcard. I thought I had a good chance at it but it soared to 8500 before I even raised my "marker" bid

[ElCabron]

I guess it's all a matter of perspective because I thought the Negro League items went fairly low, with the exception of that program. The Phil. Stars postcard went for quite a bit more than the last one that came up for auction, but I thought that one was a steal. This one sold closer to what I feel it "should" have gone for.

Most of the better Negro League items in the last Hake's auction were indeed won by one very low-profile, very serious collector. But I do not believe that was the case in REA. I'm not sure he was even bidding at all.

The one item I got went for much less than I was expecting it to.

The Dihigo/Wilson postcard went for right around where I thought it would, although I didn't win it.

The 1924 "Colored World Series" panorama was maybe a little high, but I've seen it sell for higher in the past.

Other than those, I thought most of the other Negro League items sold on the lower end of what I would have expected. Especially the cards.

I think the results would have been VERY different had that one bidder participated. He may well have, but I really don't think so.

-Ryan

[triwak]

I wish he'd keep an even lower profile!

[Cat]

I got one. One of my favorite pick-ups in a while.

[baseball tourist]

Here he is.....

http://mobile.boston.com/news/local/...+--+Local+news

[Misunderestimated]

Ken,
my experience is that regardless of the "number of issues" the 1920's Negro Leauge HOFer cards are much more expensive (and, I assume harder to find).

The guys you named are all on Puero Rican & Cuban cards from the 40-50's; Torriente, Mackey, Charleston, Lloyd et al are in the 1920's sets (Aguilitas, Billikens etc.)