Insane Babe Ruth card on Ebay

[NiceDocter]

I don’t consider this “outing” an auction when there have been over 90 bids and it’s up to $15,000!! But what the heck is it? And those other cards in what looks like a Velveeta Cheese box….. is this legit??? Could go either way but that card looks real to me whatever it is……. trying to post a link but I’m having trouble…. it’s a bright red Ruth on EBay….. maybe someone else could post the photo or link? Very interesting….

[BabyRuth]

It's a 1933 Uncle Jack's Candy Ruth

[jingram058]

Is there a link to this?

[bigjaco]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Is there a link to this?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225134262952

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by bigjaco

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225134262952

Thanks!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

I don’t consider this “outing” an auction when there have been over 90 bids and it’s up to $15,000!! But what the heck is it? And those other cards in what looks like a Velveeta Cheese box….. is this legit??? Could go either way but that card looks real to me whatever it is……. trying to post a link but I’m having trouble…. it’s a bright red Ruth on EBay….. maybe someone else could post the photo or link? Very interesting….

Ask people bidding on it if they think it's outing it?
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[Aaron Seefeldt]

o u t i n g !

[darwinbulldog]

Yeah, it appears so. Price jumped about 50% in the hour after it was posted here. Too rich for my blood, but I wouldn't have seen it otherwise.

[mrreality68]

That is eBay for you.

But that series of cards is a great set as for its authenticity I am a bad judge of that

[glchen]

Yep, I had a snipe on this auction, and I consider this thread outing also. I doubt that I would have won the auction anyway even if it weren't outed.

I think this auction is a case where the ebay authenticity guarantee really helps. Folks are more comfortable bidding on it knowing that a TPG will evaluate the card. Saying that, to me, the card looks genuine, and would probably grade around a 2 or so. If you look at the other cards in that box, there's another Uncle Jack's card there, and a common one. For scammers, virtually every card they sell would be some top HOFer, so the fact they have commons from the same set is a positive sign. The cardstock also looks good, and what you would expect for this set.

[bigfish]

Originally Posted by Leon

Ask people bidding on it if they think it's outing it?
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posting here prior to the auction ending certainly isn't helping those bidding on it.

[CrackaJackKid]

For all those complaining about the outing….think about how many times “Babe Ruth” is searched on eBay a day? Did you really think it would remain a secret? SMH

[Leon]

Originally Posted by CrackaJackKid

For all those complaining about the outing….think about how many times “Babe Ruth” is searched on eBay a day? Did you really think it would remain a secret? SMH

There is virtually a 100% chance there are more bidders because of this thread. Other than that, yeah, it wasn't a total secret. I hadn't seen it and I search ebay daily.
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[ullmandds]

I hadn’t known about it until I saw this thread but since then I have seen it in numerous other places. Got my bid in!!!

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Leon

There is virtually a 100% chance there are more bidders because of this thread. Other than that, yeah, it wasn't a total secret. I hadn't seen it and I search ebay daily.
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Really? You think there's members here who know what an Uncle Jacks Ruth is and have the resources to go after it? I'm gobsmacked...

This post literally threw a fresh cadaver into a pool of hungry well seasoned sharks.

[pcoz]

Guys here’s mine. It was in an SGC 2.5 holder, but the previous owner wanted it in a PSA 2 one. I think the recent eBay one is equally as nice if not nicer. The seller did well but the buyer did great! I think the red Uncle Jack’s is a 75-80k card at a minimum.





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[soxinseven]

Originally Posted by pcoz

Guys here’s mine. It was in an SGC 2.5 holder, but the previous owner wanted it in a PSA 2 one. I think the recent eBay one is equally as nice if not nicer. The seller did well but the buyer did great! I think the red Uncle Jack’s is a 75-80k card at a minimum.





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Thanks for chiming in Pete. Always good to have the input of someone so knowledgeable in the Ruth market.

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by pcoz

Guys here’s mine. It was in an SGC 2.5 holder, but the previous owner wanted it in a PSA 2 one. I think the recent eBay one is equally as nice if not nicer. The seller did well but the buyer did great! I think the red Uncle Jack’s is a 75-80k card at a minimum.





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Beautiful card. $75k potential seems right to me. Even with that, the $45k on the eBay auction was about what was expected (called it in this thread). Tough to lay down even that amount on a few scans but could work out for the buyer. I’m sure the seller is happy too.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by pcoz

Guys here’s mine. It was in an SGC 2.5 holder, but the previous owner wanted it in a PSA 2 one. I think the recent eBay one is equally as nice if not nicer. The seller did well but the buyer did great! I think the red Uncle Jack’s is a 75-80k card at a minimum.





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Beautiful card Pete. Someday I will have one (years from now) in my Ruth family.

[EddieP]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Beautiful card Pete. Someday I will have one (years from now) in my Ruth family.

I thought the same also but after this auction I’m not to sure.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by EddieP

I thought the same also but after this auction I’m not to sure.

Agreed it might be turning into a white whale both for hunting them down and for the price to catch it.

That is why I am putting on the years away list

[LincolnVT]

Looks like it ended up grading at the 3 level with SGC.

[pcoz]

Thought it would go for 75-90k. I paid 59k for my PSA 2 not long ago. Maybe the market is softening a bit like we’ve seen with some of the Cracker Jacks.


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[LincolnVT]

Yeah, seemed like a lot of the higher end stuff was “soft” in this auction…not just the CJs, but some of the higher dollar Ruth stuff. A sign of something.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by LincolnVT

Yeah, seemed like a lot of the higher end stuff was “soft” in this auction…not just the CJs, but some of the higher dollar Ruth stuff. A sign of something.

Yeah, that it is the Holiday season.

Sure there is going to be a dip from 2021, but every year we see a dip around this time of year.