Mastro Pick-Ups

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Posted By: Phil Garry

How did everyone do in last night's auction. At least with the individual lots ending as they did, I was not forced to stay awake all night waiting for the auction to end.

Unfortunately, I struck out in my attemps to win any items. I was the underbidder on the two Negro League items that I went hard after, the 1927-28 Mallorequena Uncut Sheet & the Jud Wilson Auto P/C. It is very frustating when one-of-a-kind items finally come up for sale and you just don't have enough money to pick up something that you will ultimately need to acquire in order to complete your collection. I understand why many HOF RC collectors have recently gotten out of the market and/or changed their focus to something else. I know that I can't compete in a spending war with the few people that have seemingly unlimited resources but I will continue along with my collection and make smart pick-ups whenever possible.

Who knows what the future may bring?