Christies auction partner thread

[whitey19thcentury]

How about the Day 2 bidding? If we weren't in the process of building a house, I would've bid on that Clarke archive. What a lot! I would love to sift through it.
Anyways, I wasn't the high bidder on the documents lots, one of which I regret not getting, but I did get the Rafael Almeida lot, the Puerto Rican league calendar, and the Wilmer Fields collection marathon.

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by whitey19thcentury

How about the Day 2 bidding? If we weren't in the process of building a house, I would've bid on that Clarke archive. What a lot! I would love to sift through it.
Anyways, I wasn't the high bidder on the documents lots, one of which I regret not getting, but I did get the Rafael Almeida lot, the Puerto Rican league calendar, and the Wilmer Fields collection marathon.

You got some nice stuff!!

That Clarke lot is going to depress the price of Barney Dreyfuss autographs I think. That is like 70 new examples. Might double the known amount.

[tazdmb]

I purchased the Dihigo signed photo, even though I have a nice letter already and hooked up a board member with the Pompez signed letter.

[whitey19thcentury]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

You got some nice stuff!!

That Clarke lot is going to depress the price of Barney Dreyfuss autographs I think. That is like 70 new examples. Might double the known amount.

Thanks....i thought that the calendar was way underpriced and it was a buy to immediately flip.

As for the plethora of Barney letters... I know! That's a good thing. Although, this past year I have seen a few non "recycled" Dreyfuss letters pop up. I am looking for a nice handwritten letter on the letterhead with Forbes Field at the top.

[scooter729]

I got shut out, and thought I had strong bids on a few items.

Amazes me how little they seem to know about some of these lots. The baseball game with the 16 Horner T206 images on the cover didn't even show the outside of the box in the pictures; just the inside! There are two versions of the game - one worth several hundred and one worth several thousand. Anyone looking at the pictures would assume it was the less expensive version, without the player images. I asked for and received pictures and the player images looked very nice, but I imagine others did as well, since it sold for $3K. But it could've been a costly mistake if at least two people didn't check the description closely!

[Snapolit1]

This was the third and last sale of that closed museum (maybe never open?) stuff. Felt like a yard sale. You want a glass? Take this box of 20 off my hands. Can't believe they were selling stacks of photos and letters without even describing much of it.

I am sure there is little that go unnoticed at the end of the day, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are some nice surprises lurking. Probably some disappointments as well.

[tazdmb]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

This was the third and last sale of that closed museum (maybe never open?) stuff. Felt like a yard sale. You want a glass? Take this box of 20 off my hands. Can't believe they were selling stacks of phots and letter without even describing much of it.

I believe the museum was online only.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

I believe the museum was online only.

Forget the story. Did someone die? Or go broke? A lot of baseball history there.

[whitey19thcentury]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

This was the third and last sale of that closed museum (maybe never open?) stuff. Felt like a yard sale. You want a glass? Take this box of 20 off my hands. Can't believe they were selling stacks of photos and letters without even describing much of it.

I am sure there is little that go unnoticed at the end of the day, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are some nice surprises lurking. Probably some disappointments as well.

I know...it was amazing. Like I said in an earlier post, right now I really can't buy much for business (or myself) due to our house being built. If it wasn't for the house, I would've been a lot more aggressive in the photos and documents. I did manage to land 3 or 4 lots on both days. I am especially eager to root through the Coveleski scrapbook and Wilmer Fields collection. I did not request photos on either lot and placed my bids on what was described and what I saw. I am intrigued by who the letters are from in the Fields lot.

[chlankf]

I was recently the under bidder on an item in the recent Christie's Auction. The item was an 1867 baseball challenge letter from Keokuk Iowa. I'm hoping that someone on this board was the winner of this item and if so can they please contact me?

Would also love to hear how everyone else came out in this auction.

Have a great one,
Craig

[TakingStock]

Originally Posted by whitey19thcentury

How about the Day 2 bidding? If we weren't in the process of building a house, I would've bid on that Clarke archive. What a lot! I would love to sift through it.
Anyways, I wasn't the high bidder on the documents lots, one of which I regret not getting, but I did get the Rafael Almeida lot, the Puerto Rican league calendar, and the Wilmer Fields collection marathon.

If you're interested in selling one of the many Fields checks in that lot, please let me know