T206 ed walsh blue old mill sgc 30!

[CobbSpikedMe]

Do you think it will garner an opening bid?

I'm not sure it will.

AndyH

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[z28jd]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Do you think it will garner an opening bid?

I'm not sure it will.

AndyH

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I think you need to find another before this one gets a bid that high. With a back like that, they would've ran off at least one sheet, so there would be others out there. Just one sheet seems unrealistic to assume though, because there really isn't an error here. They had no troubles letting piedmonts go from dark blue to light blue and every blue in between, so why would this set off alarms.

So until you find others, that price is a pretty big leap because the worst case scenario if they're wrong is you have an SGC30 Walsh with an Old Mill back. I might pay double the going rate of a Walsh to take the risk, but I'm not going 150x the price!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by z28jd

I think you need to find another before this one gets a bid that high. With a back like that, they would've ran off at least one sheet, so there would be others out there. Just one sheet seems unrealistic to assume though, because there really isn't an error here. They had no troubles letting piedmonts go from dark blue to light blue and every blue in between, so why would this set off alarms.

So until you find others, that price is a pretty big leap because the worst case scenario if they're wrong is you have an SGC30 Walsh with an Old Mill back. I might pay double the going rate of a Walsh to take the risk, but I'm not going 150x the price!

John, your read on this makes perfect sense to me, but along with all the board skepticism, there were also plenty here who gave it their blessing - guys who have the dough to back up their beliefs.

Assuming this goes for ONLY $15,000...as a T206 collector, if I had that much to spend on one card, this would not be the one. In fact, it wouldn't make my top 100 - and that's only for T206's.

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Runscott

John, your read on this makes perfect sense to me, but along with all the board skepticism, there were also plenty here who gave it their blessing - guys who have the dough to back up their beliefs.

Assuming this goes for ONLY $15,000...as a T206 collector, if I had that much to spend on one card, this would not be the one. In fact, it wouldn't make my top 100 - and that's only for T206's.

I'll believe that someone is willing to spend that much when I see the bid placed. Until a second one shows up, it is a huge risk. This seems like a case where having more known copies is better, to a certain point obviously.

I don't think the starting price is too high though. If it was mine, I'd certainly want to sell it for as much as possible. I would hate to take a much lower number only to have a couple other copies surface, thus legitimizing the card and driving the price up.

[seablaster]

This must be difficult for the consignor to watch. Hindsight is 20/20 and we've all made decisions that we've regretted, but turning down 35 Gs must be weighing heavily on him right now.

I think the card will sell, and not for the minimum bid either. I think there are deep pocket collectors who would purchase it for its uniqueness alone. With interest in the card ebbing, if I was planning on bidding, I would wait until the very last possible moment. I hope there is a flurry of late bidding activity for the consignor.

The hype is gone and so is the value of the card. The seller should have taken the money before. The card is just not worth 15k or anywhere near that now. We all have hobby regrets and I think this will be one of his for sure. Then again it's not over yet

[g_vezina_c55]

auction end tonight !