REA Results and "The Market"

[bcbgcbrcb]

James:

You are saying that a consignor has the right to do whatever they want with "their" item even after entering into a contract to auction it with a house?

[ullmandds]

Had I known I could do that...I'd have pulled my RC Lowdy!!!!

[ullmandds]

I'd like to wish a belated congratulations to the consignor(is he a board member...maybe?)of the frederick foto ruth...what an awesome card...so rare...a unique straight on pose with the red sox...big bucks!!!!!!

[Wymers Auction]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

James:

You are saying that a consignor has the right to do whatever they want with "their" item even after entering into a contract to auction it with a house?

No, not at all Phil. I do not think it is right for them to back out, but legally it is a losing situation to try and make them sell their items.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I would think that the appropriate verbiage would be in the consignment contracts not to allow that, no?

[Wymers Auction]

Phil I agree with everything you have said. My only point is that is not easy to take action on. You are right consignment contracts should spell out everything including payment times, consignors not allowed to bid on own items, what to do if items are not sold, etc.

[bcornell]

The one that left me speechless was the lot of N288's, which got $500 per card with the vig. For any non-sport set to get those prices is astounding, I think. They've never sold for anywhere near that before.

Bill

[Blunder19]

Hey Chuck.. to help explain the difference in cost on the T206 errors... blank backs (while rare) are not nearly as rare as a severe front miscut t206s. Case in point REA had 4 of these blank backs with minor ghosting for sale at once...

In 6 years of collecting t206 errors.. that was the first front miscut I saw for sale that had a player split (half the player on the bottom and half the player on the top).. I have seen a couple front miscuts with borders showing top to bottom (also nice cards) like the EPDG freak from the REA auction from 2012... but before this REA auction I had not seen a player split for sale in 6 years of looking. They are very, very tough... I only know of 7 that exist including this doolin

[CW]

Very interesting, Jamie, thanks for the info.

I'd still rather have a blank-backed printers scrap HOFer with brown pass on the reverse, but that's just me.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

In 6 years of collecting t206 errors.. that was the first front miscut I saw for sale that had a player split (half the player on the bottom and half the player on the top).. I have seen a couple front miscuts with borders showing top to bottom (also nice cards) like the EPDG freak from the REA auction from 2012... but before this REA auction I had not seen a player split for sale in 6 years of looking.

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