Clean Sweep Auction pickups

[Brent G.]

I was lucky and no one outbid me past my bedtime. In looking for an Indianapolis card from this tough set for the past year and a half, I’d only found one beat up partial. Never thought I’d see one like this. As a long-time card player, I love the unique history of the WG1.

Any early morning winners out there?!

[gunboat82]

I overpaid for one D304 and lost several lots that I expected to win after bidding beyond my comfort zone. I'm still floored by the final prices on some of the iconic cards, and I wonder if it's a one-off or the start of a trend.

A 1932 U.S. Caramel Ruth PSA 1 went for $14,040 (very nice appeal, but still a shocking number). Another PSA Authentic punched/canceled copy went for $10,898. It's a very cool conversation piece with the boot-shaped hold punches and stamp, but the price surprised me.

A 1933 Goudey Ruth #53 PSA 1 with rounding, creasing, and toning... $11,426.

A 1933 Goudey Ruth #181 PSA 1.5 with rounding, staining, and light paper loss... $11,281.

A 1934 Goudey #37 Gehrig PSA 2 with rounding and front paper loss... $4255.

It's also worth noting that the final prices I'm using are from Clean Sweep's auction results page, and they actually understate the total price by 2%. Clean Sweep appears to be using a 20% premium to report their results, but the actual premium on the invoices is 22%.

Just crazy, crazy numbers for low-grade cards that come to auction fairly often.

[ValKehl]

Nothing for me in this auction, but based on the auction results of the 38 items on my watchlist, the prices of vintage cards are still skyrocketing. Here are 2 examples of the auction results that really surprised me:

- A 1916 M101-4 Ware's Basement 1-of-1 card of Ty Cobb in PSA 2 condition sold for $100K!

- A very rough PSA "A" Big-head strip card of Sam Rice sold for almost $1,000! Thankfully, I already have a nicer example in my Sam Rice collection.

Mike, I just checked the final prices with BP for these 2 auction items, and I found that the final prices have been correctly calculated with the 22% BP.

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Nothing for me in this auction, but based on the auction results of the 38 items on my watchlist, the prices of vintage cards are still skyrocketing. Here are 2 examples of the auction results that really surprised me:

- A 1916 M101-4 Ware's Basement 1-of-1 card of Ty Cobb in PSA 2 condition sold for $100K!

- A very rough PSA "A" Big-head strip card of Sam Rice sold for almost $1,000! Thankfully, I already have a nicer example in my Sam Rice collection.

Mike, I just checked the final prices with BP for these 2 auction items, and I found that the final prices have been correctly calculated with the 22% BP.

As for the big heads- I was going after them- then I ran across another board member who started to collect them and bailed out for him- hope he got them
Now- I was interested in the 32 Carmel Ruth punched one until it passed my limit - really liked the Gehrig too
I had my eye also on the Joe Jax sport news- but also exceeded my limits
Hey- there’s another auction next week

[Caramelcollector]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

As for the big heads- I was going after them- then I ran across another board member who started to collect them and bailed out for him- hope he got them
Now- I was interested in the 32 Carmel Ruth punched one until it passed my limit - really liked the Gehrig too
I had my eye also on the Joe Jax sport news- but also exceeded my limits
Hey- there’s another auction next week

I picked up the Baker and Rice big heads.

[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Mike, I just checked the final prices with BP for these 2 auction items, and I found that the final prices have been correctly calculated with the 22% BP.

Yes, it looks like the results have been updated to reflect the 22% premium.

[Yoda]

I managed to pick up the Williards Chocolate of Cobb, bought not so much for the card but for hobby history on the back: a printed stamp of famous collector Buck Barker and Buck's printing of Jefferson Burdick's last name. I still love the history of the hobby.

[gunboat82]

Did Clean Sweep announce that they started charging sales tax everywhere?

Their FAQs say tax is charged for FL, IL, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, and WI:

7. Please note sales tax will be charged for these states, at these rates: Florida 6%, Illinois 6.25%, New Jersey 6.625%, New York 8.625%, Ohio 5.75%, Pennsylvania 6%, Virginia 4.3% and Wisconsin 5%. You may provide a resale certificate from your state.

I wasn't charged MA sales tax on my previous invoice, but I was on this one.