[ejharrington]

Hello,

I am relatively new to the hobby and have a question that I hope someone can answer. In the November 2009 Legendary auction, lot # 1055 was a photograph of John Collins of the Red Sox that had some what looked like unique notations on the back. It sold for $100 plus commission.

I was just browsing the current MEARS auction and saw what looks like the exact same photo with the same exact notations on the back listed with a current bid of $25. Apparently the only difference is a Sporting News Collection sticker at the bottom right of the back below the notations.

Can someone explain how this can be? I can understand multiple Type I photos of the same image but would not expect the back notations to be identical. The only thing I can think of is that the buyer from the Legendary Auction turned around and consigned with MEARS but that doesn't make sense to me.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Eric