This was originally supposed to be a Saturday only auction, but with the conflict of the Nebraska football game (yes, that is enough to alter everyone's schedule in Lincoln, NE) the auction was shortened to only 1 hour in which they only sold the 8 or so tables of unsigned baseball cards, posters, magazines, et cetera...I didn't even bid on the baseball cards, it was way too much new stuff...one of my buddy's did get two unopened 1986 Fleer baseball wax packs in one of the boxes he bought so I guess I should have at least looked a little closer. I was able to grab two Nebraska football posters that I've never seen before, and if I haven't seen it, it's rare.
The autograph side of the auction was to be held today. I showed up 10 minutes before the auction was to start and there were only three bidders including me...by auction time it had grown to about 7 or 8 bidders. They cancelled the sale, but I was able to work a deal with the owner for the Mantle and Williams balls, a Tyson glove (JSA cert) and a few other odds and ends. No word on when or if the sale will happen...it's a court ordered sale because of divorce. There were tons of single signed baseballs, but I don't know enough to have sat there and made a deal on it all. I'm sure most of you guys could have had a field day there.
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Looking for Nebraska Indians memorabilia, photos and postcards
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