legendary auction

[barrysloate]

Here's a head scratcher: in the auction there was a Sidney Lucas aquatint of the famous Currier and Ives baseball print. This relatively common piece, issued sometime in the early 20th century, typically sells for about $400. The Mastro example realized $6600. Do you think this was an example of bidders not knowing that the print is not rare?

[19cbb]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Do you think this was an example of bidders not knowing that the print is not rare?

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[baseballart]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Do you think this was an example of bidders not knowing that the print is not rare?

Except for Busting Em, you could also substitute "book" for "print" with +1 results.

[barrysloate]

But at least the Busting Em dustjacket is rare, even if the price seemed way too high. I can picture two collectors who have wanted one for a long time fighting for it way beyond their anticipated max bid. But there is nothing rare about the aquatint; it appears regularly and is almost always in the $300-400 range. I have one that I would gladly sell for a fraction of that amount.