1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Card

[e107collector]

Originally Posted by g_vezina_c55

Wow The guy paid 325K for that card.

$325K for a "1" - the BN Ruth is basically the same price to the T206 Wagner in a similar grade.

Also, Rob Lifson said it best - once this card sells, it will probably be a very long time before another example is offered for sale. All other examples are buried in advanced collections.

Tony

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by e107collector

$325K for a "1" - the BN Ruth is basically the same price to the T206 Wagner in a similar grade.

Also, Rob Lifson said it best - once this card sells, it will probably be a very long time before another example is offered for sale. All other examples are buried in advanced collections.

Tony

Yep wagner and BN ruth look like to have same value in same grade !

[paul]

So with two back variations and two color variations, I guess a Ruth collector would need four of these cards.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by paul

So with two back variations and two color variations, I guess a Ruth collector would need four of these cards.

Best I could do would be a time share on 1.

[barrysloate]

Four of the known examples are owned by two collectors, who each have a blue and a red. So that means only six other collectors own one.

[GaryPassamonte]

Anyone know the blue versus red front breakdown?

[mark evans]

A beautiful card. I need to concentrate harder on my lottery numbers.

I wonder how many bidders there will be for this card. I was going to say 'serious' bidders, but at an opening bid of $ 100,000, I'm going to assume all bidders will be serious. I sure would be.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Anyone know the blue versus red front breakdown?

Six blue, four red.

[Andy Baran]

Barry, I'm still kicking myself for not buying the one that you were offering years ago for $19,500. Just couldn't pull the trigger at that price. What a huge mistake. Do you know where that card is now?

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Andy Baran

Barry, I'm still kicking myself for not buying the one that you were offering years ago for $19,500. Just couldn't pull the trigger at that price. What a huge mistake. Do you know where that card is now?

I've thought alot about that card too Andy. Do you know that it never sold off my price list and I had to return it to my consignor? Some time later he sold it to a collector who was one of my best customers, who for whatever reason didn't buy it off the list. It was in Poor condition, but it was the real thing. Who knew?

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I've thought alot about that card too Andy. Do you know that it never sold off my price list and I had to return it to my consignor? Some time later he sold it to a collector who was one of my best customers, who for whatever reason didn't buy it off the list. It was in Poor condition, but it was the real thing. Who knew?

Do you remember when you had it in consign at this price? Wich year?

[barrysloate]

Nelson- I don't remember exactly when, but probably around 1995-97. That's my best guess.

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Nelson- I don't remember exactly when, but probably around 1995-97. That's my best guess.

Ok thx for the info...it is verry cool

[Andy Baran]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Nelson- I don't remember exactly when, but probably around 1995-97. That's my best guess.

I'm sure that it was either 2000 or 2001. I was living in CT at the time I received the sales list, and those were the only years that I lived there. I may still have it somewhere.