Fresh To Market 1916 M101-5 Blank Back Babe Ruth Rookie Card PSA 3

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by perezfan

A card as majestic as that needs a much better holder and a more competent TPG. How can people take PSA seriously when they display an epic card like this in such dreadful fashion?

Not only is it placed way off-center.... it's tilted. And the reflective crumpled baggie takes it to another level of sloppiness. I cannot fathom how/why any high-end collector would find this awful presentation acceptable.

Awesome card and impeccable provenance though.... best of luck with the sale, and welcome to net54.

My biggest pet peeve in the hobby. It's a disgrace and happens far too often. SGC is starting to do it too. SHOCKER. The customer should never accept this. I wouldn't. I would love to bid on the card but would NEVER pay 1 doll hair looking like that. They do this all the time because they simply don't care. A shame too. It's "Fresh to the Hobby", "Newly Discovered" with Dis "honest corners" and swimming in a plastic holder. How to ruin a beautiful significant card in 30 seconds., by PSA.

[parkplace33]

What did it sell for? It says bidding has closed.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

What did it sell for? It says bidding has closed.

$355,600 according to the site

[oldjudge]

For a blank back that is about right. I think it might have gone for a tad more in REA or HA, but that is just speculation on my part.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

For a blank back that is about right. I think it might have gone for a tad more in REA or HA, but that is just speculation on my part.

I agree for the auction it was at not known for card auctions and for it being off center I think the price was respectable
I agree at a more traditional vintage card auction site it might have potentially gotten more eyes on it and another 15% bump

[molenick]

It's interesting to speculate about what AH would get the best price, but I can see why someone outside of the hobby who discovered this card would do what they did.

The thinking would be "everyone has heard of Sotheby's" rather than "collectors may be more comfortable/familiar with bidding on AHs that are sports memorabilia specialists, such as REA, LOTG, Mile High, Memory Lane, etc.". I left off Heritage because they seem to have a slightly larger footprint than the others, since they auction more than sports memorabilia.

When Christie's had their Golden Age of Baseball auctions in 2016 (?), I went through the process of registering because there were some items I wanted that I didn't think would come up for auction again and was able to bid through their portal.

But I probably wouldn't do that again for a "traditional" auction house if they offered the usual selection of graded cards that would probably show up in another auction at another time (not saying that the Ruth card is "usual").

[Brent G.]

Imagine spending $355k and still needing to send it to PSA to do the job right.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

My biggest pet peeve in the hobby. It's a disgrace and happens far too often. SGC is starting to do it too. SHOCKER. The customer should never accept this. I wouldn't. I would love to bid on the card but would NEVER pay 1 doll hair looking like that. They do this all the time because they simply don't care. A shame too. It's "Fresh to the Hobby", "Newly Discovered" with Dis "honest corners" and swimming in a plastic holder. How to ruin a beautiful significant card in 30 seconds., by PSA.

wow very good point
never though of that if it moves to much and the corners get damaged that will really affect the eye appeal as well as the value