REA Losses

[Snapolit1]

Believe they definitely get higher prices on many cards. Well run top notch AH,
and to many bidders it’s an honor to win something with them. Validation they are playing in the big leagues.

Originally Posted by Svabinsky78

I have all the 57 Topps HOFer rookies minus the Brooks. I have been watching one of the PSA 7s. I ended up placing a bid of $1250. At $1250, with buyer's premium and taxes, it would come out to slightly over what the last few comps sold for on eBay. It was a nice example, so I was ok paying a bit over the comps. Enter the dreaded extended bidding. The card ended up selling for $1400. I stuck to my $1250. At $1400, with taxes, buyer's premium, shipping, $1850. I just wasn't willing to pay that much


I wonder if REA auctions in general realize higher prices for cards, just because as a well known and advertised auction house, it gets more foot traffic and consequently more competition as opposed to some smaller auctions, i.e., Sterling.

[RhodeyRhode]

Holy prices... The bids late day Sunday and into live auction to move the prices...my goodness

One Ruth 4k moved to over 20k

Crazy numbers again, just when you thought things were slowing

[ejharrington]

I see absolutely no signs of softening prices for the vintage stuff I collect.

[Leon]

All losses here. I need more money LOL....
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And just because I don't want to feel left out here is an REA when from 4/1/21.

[JimC]

Originally Posted by Leon

All losses here. I need more money LOL....
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And just because I don't want to feel left out here is an REA when from 4/1/21.

That card is a BEAST!

[JimC]

Lost out on Andy Cooper. I was hoping 3-4K. Not close.

[53toppscollector]

I wouldn't consider it a "loss", but I was interested in two lots of T206 raw offbacks that I thought had considerable breakup value. They ended up going for much more than I'd have spent.

Only 1 win for me, an Evers T205 Cycle. Its a nicer copy than I needed and I may have overpaid, but I've only seen 3 graded copies in my T205 survey, so I figured I may as well grab this one, because who knows when the next one will surface.

[Svabinsky78]

The only card I ended up picking up was the Exhibits Hack Wilson. I have been meaning to add a card of his to my pre-war HOF run and this was a nice example. Paid a bit more than I wanted to but it wasn't outrageously over what I had planned to spend. The Grimes though, that one shocked me, at $2400. I recently purchased a handful of 1921s HOFers directly from a dealer/collector in similar grades of the Grimes, 5s and 6s, for a fraction of what the Grimes went for.