Heritage Live Auction -- Black Swamp debacle

[Matthew H]

Tbob, there was only one SF Matty too.

[ls7plus]

Collectors and investors are not mutually exclusive categories, and there's always some hard feelings as fallout when a large find of what was formerly a scarce to downright rare item occurs. Reminds me of the Dormand Gil Hodges I bought in NMt in the early-mid '90's for $400 or so, when only about 3 dozen were thought to exist, mostly in much lower grades. Then the Dormand estate comes up with 1200+ in NMt/Mt which Gil apparently simply forgot to pick up! Instantly, my $400 item is worth $40-$50--maybe!!! Unfortunately, that's simply the risk the collector who is also concerned with value and potential appreciation takes.

As a fellow lawyer, I do agree it would have been a fraudulent representation to have marketed just a very few of these at a time, representing them as extreme condition rarities, while knowing that was not in fact the case. But like anyone elses,' lawyers' opinions vary from one to another. That's why the judiciary system is there for civil cases.

Best,

Larry

[bh3443]

I hope all my Net 54 friends are enjoying the National. I want to thank my pal Mr. Fowler for those great photos!
Our member Frank Barning sent me an interesting link for a good opinion on the Black Swamp find. Check out Keith Olbermann's blog (Baseball Nerd) for his insight into the find as well as his feelings on this particular issue.
I want to thank Frank for linking me to Keith's site, as I have read every single blog from start to finish. The Baseball card content is truly amazing and his Baseball blogs are great, too.
I truly hope you all enjoy the weekend at the show (and for those of us at home we're enjoying it on here!). Have a safe trip home everyone!
God Bless,
Bill Hedin

[tbob]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

Tbob, there was only one SF Matty too.

Matt- I missed that. Matty has always been a toughie too. Interesting that in 700 cards there are no Lajoies and only 1 Matty....
With so many of the SF cards being red backgrounds, and with the red Lajoie being almost impossible to find, I guess it makes sense that no Lajoies surfaced although you would have thought a green Lajoie would have reared its head.
tbob