Posted By:
Bruce Dorskind
We were aggressive bidders on several of the 16 T209 four color lots in
yesterday's Mile High Auction.
Whilst we were ultimately the high bid on a few lots, the winner was the person
who won the entire group for just over $25,000 (before the buyer's premium)
The interesting point is that the 16 individual cards realized a total price which
was only 65% of the group lot.
T209s in ultra high grade are exceptionally rare and we were surprised that the
individual cards did not generate more interest from high grade type collectors.
The T209s have an interesting history. They sold as a group back in June in SCP.
The winner attempted to breakup the cards and sell on E Bay. Not one of the cards
sold at his minimum bid.
They then were offered privately at 2x the E Bay minimum bid- none sold
and finally they sold at Mile High for considerably less than they sold in the SCP
auction.
We wonder why there was relatively little interest in the individual cards. Of course, it
will be interesting to know who won the 16 card set- particularly interesting to see
if it came down to another "Battle of the three Whales."
Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List