Ending Tonight!! (5/31/2014) Open For Bidding - Love of the Game Auctions
 

Hi Everyone:

Just a quick note to let you all know that the Love of the Game Spring, 2014 auction is live and open for bidding. The closing date is Saturday, May 31.

This is the biggest and best LOTG auction yet. There are great cards and memorabilia items scattered throughout the auction, but some of the key items that might interest you:
I'm really proud of this one, and so I'm hoping everyone will take some time and take a look. If you're not registered to bid, feel free to complete a registration, and as soon as I'm back in the office today, I'll get you approved.

Thanks, and good luck bidding!

Al,
Love of the Game Auctions

Lot #79 currently has the wrong picture (Gilmore instead of Long) and lot #320 is a 1915 CJ, not 1914, of Austin.

I've placed around 30 bids so far, very nice auction!

Rob
:)

Wow, some great items here. Nice auction.

You have some great stuff in there. Look forward to bidding.

Al's description of Lot #1 has to be one of the best I have ever seen lending credence to the provenance of the balls and providing the technical education as well, with references. Using the current speed gun and seeing Nolan Ryan hit 108 mph in the 8th inning must have been awesome (except for the batter).

I stopped reading to write this note. Now I am ready to move on to Lot #2.

woo-hoo
 

very excited to see this today as both a bidder and consignor! Bid early and often everyone!

Bidding is off and running. Another fabulous auction Al.

Always a top notch auction Al, best of luck. I already threw in some bids.

Thanks for putting together another great auction!
JimB

Nice work Al, threw my pittance out there

I enjoyed this as well, pretty cool stuff there.

Some great, and in some cases obscure stuff. Great auction, Al.

Cheers,
Mike

+1

As always, great write ups Al!

Lotg
 

another great one, ole buddy!!!
just put in my first handful of bids and eager to do some more.

congratulations!

best,
barry

place a bid, while watching a few others...I swear you guys are getting me to switch to pre-war.

Great looking auction... I'd bid it.

Bi-War is the way to go.
(Full disclosure. I got both consigned over there).

Bids are in, good looking auction Al ;-)

I've been trying to keep it a secret, but I'm Bi also...(I hope my wife doesn't find out)...

awesome looking auction, Al...lots of diversity...

Maybe Al will give us a free LOTG T-shirt - Honus on the front and Mick on the back?

What does "Bi-war" mean? Seriously, I just started seriously collecting in Jan. and have not heard this term.

I'm pretty sure it's collecting both pre and post war cards.

Tony

LOL, that would be correct. The term just came to me as I was typing. Do I get a T-shirt for it?:D

Al loves diversity.

Some extra air came out of my nose.

Have like 30 lots in this auction. Looking forward to see what happens.

Good looking auction Al.Good luck.

Pete
 

In an attempt to put you out of your misery - and make up for my gaff - I placed the opening shot across the bow. I was firm at 75.00 but it's been a good month and I can't see you having to take it back home.......

The correct term is total war. Bidding on more than 20 lots is carpet bombing, and placing a top all bids on more than ten lots is fire bombing.

Yes, I just made up all these terms. But now that they're written down you have to use them.

(c) 2014. All rights reserved.

Bi-war, trans-war and questioning-war........education is the key!

Henry......love your avatar photo....that's when you worked at Fridays with all your flair.....right?

Als descriptions are great. Hard to write something that's good that skirts the hounds of the puffery that we get so much of now......

Henry...you are the man! Thanks for throwing me a BONE! I can't wait to see it at your table at future nationals for multiples of the price!!!!!

Wow, another great auction, Al! Looking forward to bidding.

jeff

I rarely set up at the national
 

and at this point don't imagine I'll be going to the national for at least a few years as I just don't find anything there - only pressing the flesh and that's not enough - but I forget after a while. As for the piece - I imagine I'll try and sell it for SEVENTY-FIVE dollars if I can ever find a replacement in better condition - I'll just figure in the loss as an expense to get a better copy. IMHO I figure someone should want it at 50.00. I collect Ginter - rare I would sell something like that without another copy - the damage not withstanding..... BION I'm hoping to be outbid as I usually prefer to get something I don't need to upgrade :-)

ID my avitar - win prizes
 

and I will send you 5 lower grade mixed non-sport cards and an 1860's CDV or two..........
I've never been to Friday's but I have seen the festooned workers at the Hardrock sporting some.

Fantastic auction!

ending tonight
 

Auction ends this evening.
Good luck to everyone going for anything this evening. It's a great looking auction with something for just about everyone!!

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You suck, Al.

Is it safe?

-Al

Almost into extended bidding. In on several items. Always find the next hour or two fun to participate in and watch the action. Don't have staying power to watch into the wee hours of the morning anymore (EDT)......

Jump in chat if you're waiting around for awhile

I hope this one closes before too late this time!

Still going.....reached the point of passing on a couple of items, but am still in on several......not likely getting any bargains but potentially acquiring some interesting items.

A few of us are in the Chatroom watching this one countdown tonight. Anyone interested in talking cards is welcome to join us

Let's just all put in max bids & get some sleep...

CJ 14 prices getting crazier by the day. Slim Sallee SGC 4.5 for $1700 plus juice? Joe Wood SGC 40 for $1200 plus? Also t206 HOFers at 5 or better likewise continuing hot...

Man, this thing's like the Energizer Bunny!


Steve

let it roll!!!

I take it the auction has ended, as the website kicked me off and appears to have crashed for the last 10 minutes or so...:confused:

Cheers,
Blair

No, it's still going (currently 2:30 or so left at the moment)f

Steve

And, it's over!

Steve

Boy, glad that I was outbid on the Pop Lloyd card that I wanted before extended bidding even started and was able to get some sleep. Nearly 5:00am for auction closing???

Love to see the why of the $200 Slim Sallee CJ SGC 55 card....a few others graded higher at both PSA and SGC etc....Foxx exhibit and Matty Pinkerton went beyond what previous sales would suggest (the Matty SGC 40 went for far more than a 50 recently went for). Also high prices, though not much to compare with, on only graded red Colgans for Evers and Tinker. I thought some of the SLs could have gone higher....

Meanwhile, over at ebay, probably noticing surge in CJ 14 prices, someone paid $350 for an SGC 40 common and $800 for an SGC 45 Bender....the SGC for CJ 14s seem to be finally (almost) catching up with the PSAs....maybe lot of new collectors, or afterglow of their decision to change flip....

Got outbid x4 on OJ cabinet common SGC 10 that went for ....$4250 plus juice...

Nice job Al!

Was happy to get this only-one-graded...who know what it's worth but cool looking...


http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1401628022

I did and won the item at 5 bidding increments below my maximum. In fact there were no more bids placed. It is nice to have a trustworthy auction house in this hobby. Thanks Al.
JimB

A crazy good auction!

Great auction Al. The best one yet!

Won below my max bid. Strictly an impulse buy. I was too lazy to research past prices so I just looked up SMR. :eek::eek::eek:

Hub Perdue was a really interesting guy, and one year he won 16 games pitching for the Braves. Google him. :D:D:D


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Won the 1930 & 31 Shibe Park World Series Employee Passes which I'm really happy about. Bid on the 1906 V. O. Hammon Chicago White Sox Team Postcard because i forgot that I got one off of here a few weeks ago when I bid but the price wasn't bad. Just realized the only things I've purchased in the past 6 months have been postcards and tickets so maybe my interests are changing. Anyway, great auction! My favorite.

I Googled him and he seems pretty interesting. Have you read this book?

http://www.amazon.com/Hub-Perdue-Clo.../dp/0786472251

No, just a short bio I found on Google. Books are overrated. :D:D:D

N284
 

Picked this up in the action last night.




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al crisafulli and LOTG
 

best auction yet!!
congrats, ole buddy.

best,
barry

Well right after I went to sleep, somebody outbid me on the E105 Lajoie. :(

I picked up these N172s :)

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h8...s45d04351.jpeg http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h8...sd0eae472.jpeg


Steve

Daryl, sorry you didn't get the Lajoie. I promise it wasn't me, but I did get the other e105.

https://loveofthegameauctions.com/It.../2948a_lg.jpeg

It's alright - I should've stayed awake! Nice pickup DJ, I used to own that one a while back, congrats!

After a few months of not buying. I have finally jumped back in. I picked up two of the SLs.

Steve,
That Ewing was my consignment. Great card. Glad to see it has a good new home.
JimB