1913 Major League Indoor Base Ball Game in REA

[RedsFan1941]

noticed in REA there was a 1913 major league indoor baseball game that sold for $7800. pretty sure that's a record by a couple thousand dollars. could one of the game experts here explain why? did the promo flyer drive up the price. these games in average condition sell for around $3000 these days right? its not like this one was super nice, imo (though it is better than average).

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=56640

[scooter729]

I was really surprised to watch the price jump from $2K or $3K, up to $6K pretty quickly last night. I can't imagine the ad was that much of a factor, since it was ripped into three pieces.

I have one of these games so I pay attention to any auctions when they pop up, but offhand I don't remember any coming to auction in the past year or so. Maybe it was just a matter of it being the first one to pop up in an auction in a while?

Maybe I can offer someone a nice bargain and sell mine for only $7K now?!

[Butch7999]

Actually, last night's REA price was nearly a couple thousand short of the record for that game
($9,625. at Hunt in 2004), but it was a very solid second (blowing away $4,563. at REA in 2012).
Both those earlier examples presented rather more nicely, not to say that last night's game
isn't a dandy thing -- but the one at Hunt was essentially pristine and spectacular.

You're correct that something in the $3,000.-$3,500. range is typical for the better examples
of Major League Indoor Base Ball. Best guess as to why the one in question went so high?
Two bidders with money to burn. Possibly one or both interested parties requested additional photos
-- the quantity and condition of the highly-prized "roster strips" may have been a factor, but we can't
determine that from the auction page. Also, just as suggested in the auction description, anyone
with $7,800. to spend on the game could surely afford to have the paper restoration done
on the promo sheet. Wishing we had a look at the back side of that...

[Kris19]

I, too, was shocked at the price realized. I track games closely and I thought this would go for the standard $3,000 or so. I felt lucky to pick mine up in a Grey Flannels Auction last summer for just under $2k. A very nice example went for $3150 just two weeks ago in another auction. No, I do not think the flyer impacted the price nearly that much, just two bidders who wanted it!

[Ribbens]

I won the 1913 Indoor Baseball game in the latest auction, came today in the mail. Had a question about the roster cards. There are 14 complete "roster cards" in this game and I am missing a Pittsburgh top half and Cincinnati and St Louis bottom halves. Any collectors have these to trade or sell ?

[Ribbens]

Attached find the same advertisement featured in the REA Auction from the 1913 Indoor Baseball Game in good condition. Pictures of the back as well. Does anyone know if the baseball metal figures are part of this game or a different one ?