1954-55 esskays huggins auction

[ullmandds]

Personally...I'd rather have a beat up t206 plank...or a decent 33-34 goudey lajoie...or an e94 set in good condition...or a run of t206 backs...including the toughies...shall I go on?

[danmckee]

Funny or not so funny, dad used to carry a stack of about 50 to 60 of these to local shows back in the 1980s, I think he had $5 or $10 each on them and we couldn't give them away. He finally blew the stack out at $3 each. Of course we all have these horror stories I guess.

I won a much nicer 1955 Triandos in a past Huggins and Scott auction for about $400 so who knows what drives these prices.

[kylebicking]

Makes this November eBay auction looks like a steal...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260500011786

[Orioles1954]

Jimmy,

Barry, is that addressed to me?

James

[barrysloate]

Yes- do you prefer James?

[Orioles1954]

It's OK! My wife calls me Jimmy, my friends Jim and everyone else James

Without divulging too much info....we have a couple of well-funded bidders who are attempting complete sets. When these guys have completed said sets, who knows what will happen to the value.

James

[barrysloate]

I know what will happen to the value when they complete their sets...

[olsport]

Triandos lives in San Jose