Need a little help with a cool estate sale find

[Dalkiel]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Okay, since it was an estate sale find I got to ask..How much?

Was it an auction or tag sale?

Great score!

Unfortunately it was at a upscale auction house. They didn't know exactly what they had, but knew enough to put it in the display case. Enough knowledgeable buyers go there that a few knew it was a good ball, so I didn't get the steal of the year or anything.

[prewarsports]

Thats a light Heinie Manush on the sweet spot above Johnson FYI. None of the others add to the value any, your money is in the Johnson and Foxx despite some additional nice names. Probably an $800-$1250 ball so a nice pickup for sure.

Rhys Yeakley

[Dalkiel]

I was thinking $1000-$1500, but yes, in that ballpark.

[Dalkiel]

Just a little bump to show what I picked up 6 days after I picked up this ball (1931 Senators et al), also at an estate sale, for $22.50!

And, YES, that is a King of Pop signature as a bonus!







1966 Pirates

The best two sports items I've ever found at estate sales came within a week of each other. I'm sure it will be 6 more years before I find something else good.

[ruth-gehrig]

Why do I never see this kind of stuff at estate sales/garage sales?? The only thing I ever find baseball related is 1988 cards!

[iwantitiwinit]

Multi year ball using what appears to be the same pen seems a bit suspicous. Large auction house not knowing what they had also a bit strange.

[Dalkiel]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

Multi year ball using what appears to be the same pen seems a bit suspicous. Large auction house not knowing what they had also a bit strange.

If you say so. The JSA guy liked it when he authenticated it. It's from the multi-year 1931. I never said "large" auction house. I said "upscale." In other words, they don't sell boxes of Avon and old bald tires. That said, they don't sell a lot of 1930's signed baseballs either. However, please carry on with your conspiracy theory.

[GrayGhost]

First, how do you find cool stuff like that in Estate sales? WOW> Second, how do you know thats Michael's sig? that would be when he was VERY young, and couldn't write yet and just print?

[Dalkiel]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

First, how do you find cool stuff like that in Estate sales? WOW> Second, how do you know thats Michael's sig? that would be when he was VERY young, and couldn't write yet and just print?

I was kidding about the "Michael Jackson signature." I'm sure it was written by some kid at a much later date. Perhaps a kid with the same name or perhaps a kid who loved Thriller. Who knows?