What is your biggest ebay victory? Or other auctions

[steve B]

No big scores on modern cards, but I've found some really nice stamps that were either mislisted or had unnoticed varieties that are valuable. One is one of 5-6 originally sold, and went for about 1/4 of the catalog price of a normal version. Another catalogs about 500 but was listed from Norway with the variety not mentioned and scheduled to end at 10AM EST on Easter Sunday.

Local auctions I've done well once in a while. I missed this during the preview, I think they had it behind the table on a chair so I figured it was just someones jacket. Announced as a braves jacket belonging to Ernie Lombardi and consigned by a family that was friends with him. (Yes, Very sceptical about the player, although it is really large...)

Beat up, but I'm pretty sure it is a braves warmup late 30's-early 40's. It went for just 100. A shame what was probably a name was cut off the white leather side at one time.

Steve B

[mintacular]

I found a '57 Gene Baker Bakep error in a lot which the seller didn't note. Picked up the whole lot for like $50 and sold the error card later for around $250. I also found a T205 BL back for $20.

[Rickyy]

Won a 1968 Topps 3D Ron Fairly raw for $30.00 (came back a PSA 7) and now happily resides in my type collection.

Ricky Y

[ALR-bishop]

Good one Ricky. Is it the dugout or no dugout version. The no dugout has been going for a bigger premium recently

[Exhibitman]

Sticking to postwar BB is a tall order for me but I thought this was a score at under $50:



I thought this was an absolute steal as well, as they are rare and obscure and I did not think I'd realistically ever find one. It is a Coney Island arcade card of Lou Gehrig, made for use in the arcade at Coney Island in place of Exhibit cards:

[doug.goodman]

As a collector of scored scorecards, I was happy to pay $11 (shipped) for Pete Rose's debut game. April 8, 1963. No hit, but a run scored on a walk in his first ML plate appearance on a Frank Robinson HR (career #242).

Doug

[Rickyy]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Good one Ricky. Is it the dugout or no dugout version. The no dugout has been going for a bigger premium recently

I stand corrected...it came back a 8 ...its the dugout version...it would have been a topper if it was!

[ALR-bishop]

Neat Doug...you have his true rookie "card" for only $ 11

[hcv123]

I can't recall which auction house (might have been Mastro) - listed 2 1971 Bazooka panel sets as a single auction lot. The description didn't mention that one of them was the sickly impossible numbered variation! My eye saw it in the photo - called to confirm and ended up "stealing it" - I was pretty psyched.