Honus Wagner Patterson NJ BB team photo 1896???

[prewarsports]

Now that the cat is out of the bag, it is hard to tell from the scan if this photo described as a "silver print" is original to 1896 as it should be albumen from this time period and it is not overly clear but who knows without more images and higher quality scans.

[h2oya311]

wish I had a higher bid limit (I was capped at $5k since I registered so late)...$7500 + juice to someone on the floor.

I love this cabinet/photo as it also includes HOF executive, Ed Barrow. He obviously had an eye for talent.

[Bicem]

Same with the 5k limit. If the winner wants to make a buck please contact me.

[Bicem]

Consignor definitely owes Fred a beer.

The fact the winner was on the floor and saw it in person is a good sign.

[prewarsports]

I was told the winner was not on the floor, a friend of mine was on the phone for the bidding and they told him it was not a floor bid, that it was someone who came in late, probably because of this thread.

I have no skin in the game as I did not bid but I know a few people who are quite upset about this thread and outing the auction. It takes some of the fun out of the "thrill of the chase" when someone outs an auction early.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

I was told the winner was not on the floor, a friend of mine was on the phone for the bidding and they told him it was not a floor bid, that it was someone who came in late, probably because of this thread.

I have no skin in the game as I did not bid but I know a few people who are quite upset about this thread and outing the auction. It takes some of the fun out of the "thrill of the chase" when someone outs an auction early.

I have no skin in the game either, but I do not favor the bidders over the consignor. Outing the auction allowed the consignor to get a fairer price for his item. That is not a bad thing. On a separate note, this auction house did a horrible job publicizing this desirable piece. I never heard about it before this post, and I’m sure many other potential bidders did not either.

[drcy]

Swann is a respected long-time photography auction house. I would have no reason to doubt their authentication ability on the photo.

[the-illini]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

I was told the winner was not on the floor, a friend of mine was on the phone for the bidding and they told him it was not a floor bid, that it was someone who came in late, probably because of this thread.

I have no skin in the game as I did not bid but I know a few people who are quite upset about this thread and outing the auction. It takes some of the fun out of the "thrill of the chase" when someone outs an auction early.

I know who won it and they were aware of the auction for weeks.

[asphaltman]

The seller left money on it to begin with putting it in Swann in my opinion. While it's a fine and reputable auction house, putting that baseball related item in there with the other stuff that was in that auction was out of place and its easy to see why so many didn't notice it.

And good for the buyer, looks like he may have got a slight deal on it still.