Legendary Live Auction

[calvindog]

Bob, I'm stunned at the low price on the T207 set as well as many others. Also, 15% of the lots didn't even get bids or reach the reserve.

[e107collector]

The Ramly Plank PSA 7 for $10K?? Someone got a great deal.

I also thought the Peck & Synder card would go higher than it did.

Just my two cents.

Tony

[oldjudge]

I was there. Legendary ran a great auction at an exceptional venue. Some lots went a little low, but most did fine. This company appears to be doing extremely well. I was also at Heritage the prior day which appeared to have many more lots not meet what were in some cases unrealistically high reserves.
BTW, the Peck and Snyder in Legendary was heavily stained and the printing was faded. How SGC gave it a 40 I will never know. The realization on it reflected its condition, not its grade.

[Rob D.]

Judging by all the folks hanging around Legendary's booth at the National, I think it's safe to say more big things lie ahead for this company.

[dallen]

I appreciate everyones participation in what we judged to be a successful event!

Although the Science Center was a last minute replacement for the ESPN zone I think everyone agreed it was perfect especially with the rooftop view of the Inner Harbor on what turned out to be a mild night.

Our crowd stretched beyond our limit of 175 people but everyone seemed to have a good time.

The highlight of the night was Brooks Robinson who is a gracious ambassador for the game.

The highlight for me was hanging out for 3 hours after the event with a hobby pioneer who was outbid at $25k for the Hage's dairy collection. I asked him if $150 a card was too rich he said he only needed 12 of the cards so it was really $2k a card!

I truly appreciate the support at the show from the many Network 54 members that stopped by the booth and showed up at the event. Look forward to something special as we move to our home town next year. After the success of this event we already have a number of great items committed for next year.

[terjung]

I, for one, was disappointed that they started the auction early. The literature said it was to start at 8:30. Additionally, three people from Legendary said it was to start at 8:30. Upon arriving at 8:23, we discovered they were already closing Lot #5. Others arrived at a similar time (before the scheduled start time). Potential bids were lost by starting early.

All in all, though, the venue was nice and set up better and much more comfortable than the one the night before. Some head scratchers both high and low, but that is typical for most auctions. I enjoyed myself at both of the live auctions.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

If I recall, the catalog says $4,000-$5,000 estimate, but we know how close those estimates are.

If I had to guess I would say it will go for more than the high estimate.

Thought $8400 was a great price for the Falk Giants postcard. Speaking of which, another surfaced at the show and some very lucky person got it for only $1500!

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Thought $8400 was a great price for the Falk Giants postcard. Speaking of which, another surfaced at the show and some very lucky person got it for only $1500!

That was actually Joe D's card; he spotted a trove of Taddy cards and needed cash quickly.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Jeff:

The one at the show that you mentioned selling for $1,500 was at the Sporting News photo booth and I don't believe it was an original RPPC as the other one was but instead I believe it was a photo of the original postacrd on a postcard-back. I had the opportunity to buy it for $1,500 the first night but passed because of that reason as well as not really needing it for my collection's current focus.

[Bicem]

ah... thanks for the info Phil!

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by dallen

The highlight of the night was Brooks Robinson who is a gracious ambassador for the game.

The highlight for me was hanging out for 3 hours after the event with a hobby pioneer who was outbid at $25k for the Hage's dairy collection. I asked him if $150 a card was too rich he said he only needed 12 of the cards so it was really $2k a card!

For me the highlight of the evening was trading old hobby war stories with said pioneer after he was out bid on the Hage's lot -0--

What a great venue for the event and although I don't bid on anything -- just hanging out and seeing what is going on is a treat in itself.


Regards
Rich

[e107collector]

Very nice selection of cards.

Tony

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Jeff:

The one at the show that you mentioned selling for $1,500 was at the Sporting News photo booth and I don't believe it was an original RPPC as the other one was but instead I believe it was a photo of the original postacrd on a postcard-back. I had the opportunity to buy it for $1,500 the first night but passed because of that reason as well as not really needing it for my collection's current focus.

What type of back did this postcard have?