N173 cabinet question

[asphaltman]

I was going to say the same thing - $5k plus for the Mack...looks to be in pretty good shape and $15k-20k for the Brooklyn team cabinet IMO.

[drcy]

Can't quote a price, but quality stuff.

[ctownboy]

OK, what's the story behind the find? Are they new to the collecting world or just out of some old time collection?

David

[dbrown]

New to the collecting world. Part of a larger group.

OP did not out the source so I will not either. (But it's not that obscure.)

[benjulmag]

I suspect the Mack will go well north of $5k. I am aware of only two others, and one of them (the fielding pose) does not have very good contrast. Despite that it sold for $13,900 in 2001. The other known one purportedly originated from the Mack family; it sold at auction for around $30K, again about 20 years ago. it is not surprising the card is so rare. Mack was not regarded as a prominent player and there was likely little demand for his cabinet card. Both of the other cards have brown mounts.

[hcv123]

I invite anyone who has more to add.

[ullmandds]

40K for the pair would be a decent price...imo.

[Fred]

$42K for Mack

The McPhee sold for $57.5K - then the auction just got stupid. There must have been two guys beating each other down trying to show each other that they can swing a paddle..... so much for trying to pick up a nice card at a somewhat obscure auction.... I think the winners actually showed up at the auction site rather than logged in on a computer. I was watching the bidding and just about crapped my pants when I saw some of the prices being realized.

[Fred]

The N173 Ewing in street clothes had the highest hammer at $95K. It would have been interesting to actually be at the auction to watch two people beat on each other like that.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by Fred

$42K for Mack

The McPhee sold for $57.5K - then the auction just got stupid. There must have been two guys beating each other down trying to show each other that they can swing a paddle..... so much for trying to pick up a nice card at a somewhat obscure auction.... I think the winners actually showed up at the auction site rather than logged in on a computer. I was watching the bidding and just about crapped my pants when I saw some of the prices being realized.

was just about to type the exact same thing...and to think that I though I'd sneak in and win the McPhee with a bid under $10k! Oops! There were at least three bidding on McPhee. And one guy was online...s***k. His bids make me s**k! Who has that kind of money to swing around? A lottery winner?