The Leon Luckey Type Card Collection – Bidding Ends on Thursday - August 13, 2015

[ccre]

Is it just my imagination or did the Matty T206 proof go down in price? Was a bid retracted?

[the-illini]

I won the Willilam Paterson Miller Huggins card for a very good price IMO.

Frustrating thing - I went to check out and saw shipping is $19.30 for one standard-sized card. That thing better be in my lap tomorrow...

[Qcards]

That was a pretty amazing collection with some strong prices realized.
I did a cursory calculation from the Heritage site and stopped at half a million dollars, does anyone know what the final tally was for Leon's collection?

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by the-illini

Frustrating thing - I went to check out and saw shipping is $19.30 for one standard-sized card. That thing better be in my lap tomorrow...

$49.05 for two graded cards.

[the-illini]

Originally Posted by calvindog

$49.05 for two graded cards.

That is just ridiculous. I would love to hear Heritage explain that.

[ccre]

Same for me .... ouch!!

Originally Posted by calvindog

$49.05 for two graded cards.

[trobba]

$23.45 for one graded card...

just another 6% to my winning bid

[the-illini]

From the invoice:

"Please allow 7-14 days for shipping."

I guess absurd shipping fees do not equate to rapid service.

[tbob]

Originally Posted by the-illini

From the invoice:

"Please allow 7-14 days for shipping."

I guess absurd shipping fees do not equate to rapid service.

I bid in a lot of Heritage auctions and always figure bid price plus commission fees plus outrageous shipping charges in to my decision on how much to bid. The poster who said outrageous shipping costs do not equate to quick shipping is right on the money.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by calvindog

$49.05 for two graded cards.

Just got my revised invoice; now $33.80 for the two graded cards.

[Michael Peich]

As long as we're on the subject of overstrikes, here are two of the three lots I won last evening. These two will fit in perfectly with my Southern minor league collection, especially T209-1.

Jeff-Just got my revised bill and it was for the same amount you were charged. I already sent my payment so I guess I'll be getting a big refund. Ha!

Cheers, Mike

[swarmee]

If anyone grabbed the nonsports proof sheet lot, contact me if you're willing to sell the T51 Colleges.

[SMPEP]

If anyone here grabbed the 1923 W572 lot, please pm me if you're willing to sell the card with the Metro Star on top.

Thanks,
Patrick

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Just got my revised invoice; now $33.80 for the two graded cards.

Me too. $29.30 for 3 cards. And still circumventing California law by stating it as "Service and Handling" rather than "Shipping and Handling".

[oldjudge]

Jason--Are you saying that Heritage is collecting taxes that they do not pay, or that their system is paying more tax than it has to? I doubt the former is happening. If it is the latter, perhaps you could call their Dallas headquarters and discuss it with their financial people.

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Jason--Are you saying that Heritage is collecting taxes that they do not pay, or that their system is paying more tax than it has to? I doubt the former is happening. If it is the latter, perhaps you could call their Dallas headquarters and discuss it with their financial people.

I have no idea what they are doing other than charging me tax on shipping. In California you aren't supposed to do that. But since they are calling it Service and not Shipping, they are charging the tax. Whatever they are doing with the money, I have no idea. I'm not saying it is illegal either. I'm just saying it is annoying and an example like my previous one where they use language to say whatever they want to say to get whatever they want. "Unique Back" "Service and Handling", etc.

"Mr. Miller,

Thank you for your email. The shipping charges are titled as service and handling and as this includes materials, handling and shipping charges it is taxable. You can go online and process the payment or I can process it for you manually at your request.
Please feel free to contact me with any further questions you might have.

Gary Fournerat
Auction Client/Bidder Services
HERITAGE AUCTIONS
800-872-6467 | Fax: 214-409-1425
3500 Maple Ave. 17th Floor, Dallas, TX 75219
www.HA.com "

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by the-illini

Frustrating thing - I went to check out and saw shipping is $19.30 for one standard-sized card. That thing better be in my lap tomorrow...

I wouldn't count on it. I won a single graded in their sunday auction almost 2 weeks ago. Received the invoice the next day, Monday (8/3), with no shipping charges added. Paid by paypal that same day. I ended up calling either tuesday or Wednesday to find out when the shipping would be added. Finally ended up getting the shipping charges added on Thursday (8/6) and still have not received any notification that the card has shipped. And $19 to ship a $250 card is outragious. I guess a single graded card really does fall under their "Trading Card Set or Notebook, Large" shipping category. Sorry for the vent, but this is one of the things that just really bugs me about some auction houses and is one of the reasons I prefer to purchase from LOTG, Sterling, etc.

My total for 9 card (3 lots) was $46.90.

DJ

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

I wouldn't count on it. I won a single graded in their sunday auction almost 2 weeks ago. Received the invoice the next day, Monday (8/3), with no shipping charges added. Paid by paypal that same day. I ended up calling either tuesday or Wednesday to find out when the shipping would be added. Finally ended up getting the shipping charges added on Thursday (8/6) and still have not received any notification that the card has shipped. And $19 to ship a $250 card is outragious. I guess a single graded card really does fall under their "Trading Card Set or Notebook, Large" shipping category. Sorry for the vent, but this is one of the things that just really bugs me about some auction houses and is one of the reasons I prefer to purchase from LOTG, Sterling, etc.

My total for 9 card (3 lots) was $46.90.

DJ

Sorta makes me glad I didn't win the one minor lot I bid on after 10:00, my last bid put me over the limit I had set for myself several hours early anyway. Tack another $19 onto that and I really would've busted it.


By the way, DJ mentioned LOTG as if their shipping is reasonable. I won 4 raw cards in their last auction and shipping was $8.40..... I thought that was too high, plus they sent the notice that shipping will be delayed since they are at White Plains trying to get more consignments.

I do agree Sterling has been reasonable.

[Leon]

I am not aware of any bids being retracted in the auction except one insignificant mistake weeks ago when a person hit the wrong key (on a few hundred dollar item).

Originally Posted by ccre

Is it just my imagination or did the Matty T206 proof go down in price? Was a bid retracted?

[glchen]

I was shocked by how high the Sociedade Ruth/Cobb card went even though that's the only known copy that I know of. That was one of the cards I was really going to try to win but it blew past my budget.

On the other hand I thought some Ruth cards went for very reasonable prices where I should have bid more such as the Drake Ruth. However I was going for a lot of other cards in the auction and in extended was the high bidder on a few and was over my budget by a crazy amount so let those cards go. Of course I ended up getting outgunned on most of those cards so I wish I could have looped around and bid on those.

Struck out on all of the Heading Home Ruth's and I really wanted to just pick up one more for my collection. Like above some that were cheap going into extended ended up at much higher prices than those that closed early at "high" prices. I wish I could have looped back again.

I think the t209 Thompson went fair or even low. I think that is a really cool card whose popularity extends beyond set collectors. I wanted it but was something like the second or third underbidder. Story of my auction but wished I could've placed another bid or two there.

I did win some stuff highlighted by the Pathe Freres Ruth which is a strong upgrade to my current one. I thought that went for a very fair price given what the other lots were going for. Very happy with that card.