Mastronet & REA Pickups

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Posted By: T206Collector

In an effort to consolidate the current Mastro/REA threads, which are filled with gripes about Mastro's inefficient bidding system, I thought we should have a thread just for posting your pickups. Plus, this gives me another chance to show off my Plank -- and Steve another chance to show off his Weaver!

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Posted By: JimB

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Posted By: scott brockelman

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

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Posted By: Adam

This takes my personal count of T206 Demmitt, St. Louis, cards to 3 and my bank account to 0, so one will be shipped off to an eBay 10 day auction tonight (seller: am76).

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Wow, those are some pretty serious pickups so far. Jim, nice Jackson!

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Posted By: bcornell

One more down, 15 to go... Take the afternoon off, Scott.

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Posted By: E, Daniel

Aargh Jeff,

I knew it was you who grabbed the orange borders! I had been sitting with $2496 (or so) bid for so long, I actually thought I might get it


Good for you, I thought it was a steal.


Daniel

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Sorry, Daniel. I was the underbidder on the Plows Cobb...was about to pull the trigger to get it...literally about to press the button...and I just wasn't feeling it for some reason. And I made a decision a few months back to change my collection around...get rid of the stuff that didn't totally excite me...and while the Plows Cobb excited me...it didn't excite me enough...so I grabbed the Orange borders. REA for today will be interesting as well.

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Posted By: rob

I think at a reasonable price.

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Posted By: quan

bit the bullet, closed my eyes and clicked the bid button. still not sure if i prefer an e107 or a t206.

p.s. jeff i'm disappointed you let lyle win the croft cobb after that board poll, that's one of my favs also ...congrats lyle!

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Posted By: Cat

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Quan, I almost bit on that one as well - and then started thinking about my E102 and E101 Cobbs with the same front. Believe me, there was a time when I first received the catalog that I strongly thought about grabbing the E92 and T216 Cobbs...

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Posted By: Paul

Nice pickups everybody. I came in 2nd place for the Speaker Novelty Cutlery & Johnson PC796. I have some serious bidders remorse for not trying harder to win, but I was at work & got a little side tracked. The PC796 is especially bugging me today.

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Posted By: Lyle

for the kind words and thanks to you Jeff for laying off the Croft's Cobb . The Orange Border Cobb was on my list as well but I could only get one...I think you got an excellent price on it . Does anyone know who won the Kotton Cobb ?

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Posted By: Lyle

The E107 Plank looks very nice for an sgc 30... is the back the reason for the grade ?

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Posted By: JimB

Cat,
Congrats on that Speaker/Drum. Great card!
JimB

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

I'd like to know who won the Griffith Drum. Man, I was close to hitting that one as well.

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Posted By: Frank Evanov

Frank

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Posted By: Cat

Thanks Jim, I had been looking for a Drum HOFer for a long time.

Congrats Frank, that Delahanty was one of the three cards that I was the underbidder

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Posted By: quan

i really love any delahanty stuff since he was the first sports figure i found interesting, great pu on the oj.

lyle there is some paper loss on the back of the plank.

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Posted By: Wesley

I won two lots in Mastro.

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Posted By: robert a

A lot of great pickups!

Wesley, great buy on that Joss!! Congrats.

Rob

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Posted By: ockday

I won the e94 lot

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Posted By: David Barkus

I picked up a little of everything.





I liked the Speaker because I thought it was great value for the money. I hope to assemble a top 200 sportscard set, although I doubt that I will ever buy the Wagner.



I picked up this T201 because I think the set is undervalued, especially the high grade examples.



I bought this set for a client who is building a HOF set and needs the Negro League HOFs. I haven't seen to many of these and was very pleased with the pickup.



This card fits into my Top 200 Sportscard Set and I think the price was great. It is one of my favorite images of all time.



This is a high grade rookie card of one of my all time favorite HOFs. I couldn't pass it up.

All in all I was pleased, although I would have liked to pick up a few of the rare individual Negro League cards.



I forgot to add this Faber. I thought the price was good for a high grade example.

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Posted By: Cobby33

Hey David-
Is there a new "Top 200" list, or do you have your own?

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Posted By: David Barkus

I was referring to the old one. The Speaker and Reese are both on it.

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Posted By: Andrew

I like that E107 Joss, especially for the price. So many nice cards...the Rose doesn't seem to go out of style.

"Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame." -- Erica Jong

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Posted By: Anonymous

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Posted By: John

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Posted By: ScottIngold

Well i won this Cobb and some unopened 70's stuff. Sometimes you cant beat opening packs from your childhood. Rainy day stuff.
Al,
Nice pickup on the Mantle. I was the underbidder. Would have gone higher but was at a party. Great price for a nice example i thought.

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Posted By: rob

I won this one and another lot.

I won a bunch of Diamond stars in P-VG/EX condition, if anyone is interested let me know...they are from lot #401

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

So MUCH great stuff!

My pickup...$25,000. What a friggin' BORE! (lot a dough, thogh).

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

No direct pickups unfortunately, but I'm hoping for some second-hand pickups.

If a board member is the winner of Lot 29 [Extraordinary Collection 1886-1889 N172 Old Judge Tobacco Cards (403 cards)] in the REA auction, I am interested in several cards.

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Posted By: Steve Murray

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Posted By: Bruce MacPherson

I had quite the productive weekend acquiring the e90-3 Evers, Gandil and Walsh from the Mastro lot as well as the Lajoie and Chance from Bob's e94 REA cabal. My only regret is not going a bit higher for the Old Put Wagner. I think that was a good deal and congrats to whoever won it. I did manage to knock this guy off my want list.

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Posted By: Brian E.

REA:

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Posted By: Paul

The 1907 Dietsche Tigers near set from REA.

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Posted By: Joe D.

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Posted By: Chuck

Who would want to split it up??

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Posted By: David Barkus

I definitely splurged a bit:


I have wanted this Cobb ever since I was a child playing with the reprint sets. I can't believe I was able to buy one in high grade.


The Mathewson is impossible to find in high grade, but I think this one has great eye appeal and for more than $2,500 less than the 30 that went in the Mastro auction I couldn't pass it up.


I picked up this lot of Colgan's Chip proof cards because I have never owned proofs and I really like thc concept. I bid aggressively on the Cobb proof in Mastro, but it seemed liked the high bidder wasn't going to be denied on that one.


Another addition to my top 200 sportscard set.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Scott, that's about as nice of a PSA 2 Cobb 227 you could ever hope to get.

Joe, I'll be circling around you on that Chase....

David, that Cobb is spectacular. Who's that dork on the bottom of your post, however?

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Posted By: peter ullman

great pickups guys...all I got is caffeinism from trying to stay up so late.

pete in mn

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Posted By: Joe D.

I agree... that Matty has tremendous eye appeal for the grade.

Great pickup!


And the Colgans Proofs are very cool.
I almost picked up a nice one on eBay... but someone who shall remain nameless swooped in and took it. Thats alright though... I got him back... I took the last dinner roll at a get together

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Got this Nebraska Indians Cabinet photo in the REA


Got some cheap lots in Hunts while you guys weren't looking.

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Posted By: Dan Kravitz

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Posted By: ScottIngold

Thanks Jeff,

They come up so infrequently i had to grab it. + i have a feeling i was outbid by you on all of my other Cobb stuff.

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

Dan, congrats on that Wagner. I was watching that all night, but when it started shooting up towards the end, I just didn't have the stomach for it. It is a very, very cool item.

-Al

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Posted By: James Feagin

I woke up this morning fully expecting to be outbid on this. My high bid held for 10 hours. I think I got a bargain at $1200 plus juice...