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

[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

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Here he is.....

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

Real nice story, but I'm gonna guess that he's not the NL memorabilia shark.