1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth sells for more than the T206 Wagner

[tennisguy]

Well, what did you think of the auction overall Adrian? Any luck yourself? Hope you enjoyed it!

All the Best,

Ryan H.

[Zone91]

tennisguy

It was GREAT!!! I did not win but that is fine I will simply buy a few PSA 8 Mantle cards for my master set instead. When is the next REA suppose to happen and how many REA auctions are there per year?

Wish I could have staid up longer....my medications just knocked me out at around 10h45pm last night....just passed out.

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[Zone91]

A PSA 8 BN Ruth should be a 5$ million dollar card easy I am thinking over 7$ million dollars maybe with all the hype the very 1st 10$ million dollar card. But I believe the highest graded is a 4???

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[Cardboard Junkie]

Yes, but they are not all graded.

[e107collector]

In December 2012, I was at the Valley Forge Show, and the news that REA would be selling this card was being discussed.

I said I wouldn't be surprised if the card sold for close to $400K, and most said $300K was almost certain. One guy who was standing near the table said - "No way that card sells for over $250K, it's graded a 1 for crying out loud!"

After reading the REA description for that card, who knows when another BN Ruth will come to auction? Unless another example is discovered, the other cards seem to be entrenched in huge collections that probably won't see the light of day for quite some time. We may not see another Ruth rookie come to auction for many years.

Tony

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by e107collector

In December 2012, I was at the Valley Forge Show, and the news that REA would be selling this card was being discussed.

I said I wouldn't be surprised if the card sold for close to $400K, and most said $300K was almost certain. One guy who was standing near the table said - "No way that card sells for over $250K, it's graded a 1 for crying out loud!"

After reading the REA description for that card, who knows when another BN Ruth will come to auction? Unless another example is discovered, the other cards seem to be entrenched in huge collections that probably won't see the light of day for quite some time. We may not see another Ruth rookie come to auction for many years.

Tony

Tony, I was quietly standing behind you during that exchange, and I distinctly heard you predict $450K with the juice. I think you also correctly predicted the time that the final bid was placed within 10 seconds.

Very well done.

[e107collector]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Tony, I was quietly standing behind you during that exchange, and I distinctly heard you predict $450K with the juice. I think you also correctly predicted the time that the final bid was placed within 10 seconds.

Very well done.

Scott,

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to meet you, if you are at future shows, drop me a line. I love meeting up & speaking with fellow NET 54 members.


Tony

[Zone91]

I do not understand the logic of it only takes 2 bidders to push up the price is that not the case with EVERYTHING else in this world as well? I mean maybe there was 3 guys or 4 how do we know it was only 2 bidders....makes no sens to me. The end result is what matters it beat the T206 Wagner and that is that...final results are very much real in life!!! Like it or not the reality is that the Ruth is now the most expensive card EVER sold in a PSA 1 no matter how the bidding went!!!

I know for some it is a SHOCK that the T206 Wagner is now # 2 but it is what it is!!! Rarely in reality does something always stay # 1 for ever.

And one day most likely the most expensive card in the world will be the 52 Topps Mantle in PSA 10 why you ask simple it DOES exist in that grade not like the 2 other cards mentioned here. I am pretty in say 15 years it will be the new # 1 unless a new high grade of either the Ruth or Wagner is discovered that has not been altered in any way.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by e107collector

Scott,

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to meet you, if you are at future shows, drop me a line. I love meeting up & speaking with fellow NET 54 members.


Tony

You're even drier than me, which is tough

I will be at the National from Wednesday until Saturday.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by Zone91

A PSA 8 BN Ruth should be a 5$ million dollar card easy I am thinking over 7$ million dollars maybe with all the hype the very 1st 10$ million dollar card. But I believe the highest graded is a 4???

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the problem is that if all other are 4's, then an 8 doesnt get the comparison it deserves, as it would be worth a lot more than a 7, which is worth a lot more than a 6. since there arent any 5, 6, 7's? then how much to stick on an 8 all by itself?

like the black swamp find. bunch of pristine cards by themselves with most other examples already in the hobby in much less shape. they didnt sell for as much as some people hoped. i am not saying a bn ruth 8 wouldnt sell for 5 or 7 million, but who knows. since one will probably never be found, its all conjecture,

what if a grade 10 wagner were to be found, then what? the answer is so what? it hasnt and almost certainly will never be anyway so who cares? it would be the worlds first 20 million dollar card. but reality gets in the way.