Rea

[joshuanip]

I got the T216 Cobb, f50 harrington’s Babe Ruth and the m101-5 WaJo.

I am so stoked on the Cobb. I was surprised it was such a sleeper!

[Jdoggs]

52 topps mantle psa 8 sold for $300k with buyers premium.

[oldjudge]

Another great job by Brian, Dean, and the rest of the team.

[brass_rat]

Originally Posted by joshuanip

I got the T216 Cobb, f50 harrington’s Babe Ruth and the m101-5 WaJo.

I am so stoked on the Cobb. I was surprised it was such a sleeper!

Congrats on a great Cobb!

[Bored5000]

Earlier in the thread, I expressed surprise at the price on the Topps All-Stars Robin Roberts card. Needless to say, I am even more shocked at the hammer price of $132,000. I know it is a legendary rarity. I just didn't think it was a six-figure rarity.

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=48918

The Stanky and Konstanty cards went for $45,000 each.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by joshuanip

I got the T216 Cobb, f50 harrington’s Babe Ruth and the m101-5 WaJo.

I am so stoked on the Cobb. I was surprised it was such a sleeper!

Nice pick up on the T216. That is one rare Cobby. I lost out on my main goal, The Big Show Ruth as it went for around double what I would have paid. I just need more money.

[Arazi4442]

I feel like many of my problems would be less significant if I simply acquired more money. ��

Originally Posted by Leon

Nice pick up on the T216. That is one rare Cobby. I lost out on my main goal, The Big Show Ruth as it went for around double what I would have paid. I just need more money.

[Republicaninmass]

Consignor want it open as long as possible. I'm sure 1 out of 100 items people miss until that last day of bidding. Without material, there would n't be any auction. There will be buyers and, to paraphrase The Matrix, "there are levels of prices we are prepared to accept"

[pencil1974]

Yeah not a big fan of the new format and will not bid in another REA auction again until it changes.

Was high bidder in extended bidding for 11 and a half hours and then found out later that I was out bid at the end. I would rather have it be on a Saturday and stay up all night vs Sunday and they hold you hostage from "after 6 it will close at any time until 12:30am or what ever stupid time it was.

There is not a better solution than this, really?

[darwinbulldog]

I thought it ended at 12:00:00.

[pencil1974]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I thought it ended at 12:00:00.

Well my email said it ended at after 12:00. Maybe it was then I just think 12 hours of extended bidding is about 8 hours longer than it needs to be.

[Stonepony]

It was very clear that the close was going to be at 12 am sharp as bids were coming in at 20-30 per minute right up until the end

[Peter_Spaeth]

I agree the pseudodrama of "it could close any time" was unnecessary. Obviously they were going to run it until very close to midnight. That said, a hard stop seems better to me than an all nighter.

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by pencil1974

Yeah not a big fan of the new format and will not bid in another REA auction again until it changes.

Was high bidder in extended bidding for 11 and a half hours and then found out later that I was out bid at the end. I would rather have it be on a Saturday and stay up all night vs Sunday and they hold you hostage from "after 6 it will close at any time until 12:30am or what ever stupid time it was.

There is not a better solution than this, really?

Why not place a higher max bid?

At 10:30pm, I spent 15 mins placing my max bids on lots and went to bed. Not sure why anyone had to wait around for 12 hours and ruin an entire Sunday.

[glchen]

I don't have a problem with the ending format for REA. I won a bunch of stuff, stuff I really wanted and stuff I overbid on. Nothing new there, of course. The only issue I had with REA during closing time was the system was slow. I started placing my final bids around 11:30pm EST, and there were times when the system was timing out on me. I was checking my emails to see if I were outbid because I couldn't get a list of my current bids to display. It all worked out in the end, but I think REA should try to add some bandwidth to handle this for their fall auction.

[pencil1974]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

Why not place a higher max bid?

At 10:30pm, I spent 15 mins placing my max bids on lots and went to bed. Not sure why anyone had to wait around for 12 hours and ruin an entire Sunday.

Oh I did place my max bids which were outbid almost 12 hours later. I'm sort of amazed that no one has issues with it lasting that long. Like I said, it is what it is, I personally don't like it is all. They just won't get my business, not that it's a big deal but there are plenty of "other" guys out there so there is a never ending amount of stuff so you miss an auction twice a year. Not a big deal in my eyes and it might save someone else money too.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I am not seeing your grievance. If it ended 6 hours earlier, you still in all likelihood would have been outbid because someone wanted it more than you did. They just bid at the end and would have done so whenever the end was.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by pencil1974

Oh I did place my max bids which were outbid almost 12 hours later. I'm sort of amazed that no one has issues with it lasting that long. Like I said, it is what it is, I personally don't like it is all. They just won't get my business, not that it's a big deal but there are plenty of "other" guys out there so there is a never ending amount of stuff so you miss an auction twice a year. Not a big deal in my eyes and it might save someone else money too.

Just be thankful you were even given the opportunity to "win" items in such a wonderful auction. Dissent is not welcome. One party line here. if you want to question or criticize an auction please head to the line marked "Probstein/Yepg/PWCC".