Chicago Area Mega Auction 8/26- 8/27

[NATCARD]

If you have not seen this and are in the area, Congrats and have fun. I wish I could be there. This is AMAZING!

http://www.auctionsbyjennifer.com/

[ctownboy]

That's what you do when you win the $759 million dollar Powerball jackpot -- you buy an industrial strength paper shredder and then go to this auction and buy the unopened cases of late 1980's and early 1990's baseball cards and go to work.....

David

[NATCARD]

I guess you do not see the 70's unopened, goudeys, playball dimaggios, 1910 world series program and whatever crazy items are hidden away in this giant mess.

[ctownboy]

I saw those but my point was, if you have money to waste and want to help the hobby out, you buy this mass produced junk and get rid of it.

Also, the memorabilia looks to have better items than the cards.

David

[Rich Klein]

The owners of this merchandise were major dealers going back to the 1980's and did this for a long time. Real good people. The husband died a few years ago and now it's just the widow left who went to the shows and knew the hobby perhaps even better than her husband

They specialized in the more modern cards, wax and memorabilia and had a niche in that.

I doubt there will be many "steals" but the sheer volume of what they have left is probably amazing.

And for us, remember this part of the hobby boom would probably have not been possible without the type of material available in that auction.

Remember to paraphrase something Leon says, we are probably about 1/2 of 1percent of the total hobby.(Leon if I have your quote wrong, please feel free to amend that) Now, we spend a much higher percent than that but rest assured, outside of a venue such as the National, we are a blip in the sports collecting world.

Regards
Rich

[quinnsryche]

My dad just got back and said no deals to be had. People were paying more than the stuff was worth in most cases. He said someone paid 15K for a case of 1987 Fleer baseball & $2500 for a 1960 Topps baseball set in average condition. I think that says alot about what's going on there.