Net54baseball contest- Guess the T207 Red Cross group price

Leon · #1 05-08-2011, 10:11 AM

I will figure out who was closest later as I am about to head out of town. While I would be happy if I were the consignor of the Red Crosses, whoever guided him to give all of them to one auction, that will run them all together at once, probably cost him a fair amount of money. No doubt, to me, it's better to spread out really rare type cards. But then again what do I know about type cards?

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Sterling Sports Auctions · #2 05-08-2011, 10:31 AM

Maybe they should have spread them out among the major auction houses over the a year period. Did you say the same thing about the 12 or 13 Ty Cobb with Cobb backs or anyone else that has one collection that they wanted to turn over.

Would such a comment be made if they were submitted to B & L?

Happy Mother's Day,

Lee

Leon · #3 05-08-2011, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowlingshoegiverouterguy

Maybe they should have spread them out among the major auction houses over the a year period. Did you say the same thing about the 12 or 13 Ty Cobb with Cobb backs or anyone else that has one collection that they wanted to turn over.

Would such a comment be made if they were submitted to B & L?

Happy Mother's Day,

Lee

I am not sure that having 8 singles in one auction, for cards that will not be collected as a set, is the way to get the most for them. That is all I am saying. You are entitled to your opinion as well as every one else is to theirs.

I won't be back after this post until this evening. Maybe this would be a good thread subject to debate, in and of itself? Happy Collecting!!

barrysloate · #4 05-08-2011, 10:45 AM

You can debate whether or not eight Red Cross cards should have been offered at one time. Fact is, they didn't do that well. The consignor was not a collector, and outside of the hobby, so this was likely the most practical way for him to go. If he were a collector, he probably would have taken a different route.

William Todd · #5 05-08-2011, 11:20 AM

Ron, I was close on the Lowdermilk and Adams, knowing I would only end up with one at most. You did very well buying the Adams in my opinion. Its a beauty. Having them all in one auction helped those who wanted one.

frohme · #6 05-08-2011, 11:31 AM

I'll second what Bill said, Ron - amazing card for the price!

Any one else pick up a T207 Red Cross? I did not.

--
Mike

caramelcard · #7 05-08-2011, 12:42 PM

Didn't win one.

Did win one of the Miller cards.

scottglevy · #8 05-08-2011, 03:25 PM

Fabulous buy ron!

I feel a bit foolish for paying over 9k for the blackburne now ... but I certainly would not have predicted 8 more RCs one year later

Best,
S

cliftons8 · #9 05-08-2011, 03:30 PM

Leon's example at the beginning of the thread may have been one of the closest.

benchod · #10 05-08-2011, 04:11 PM

I agree with Leon
Too many Red Cross backs in one auction suppressed the prices realized.
Same scenario last year with all the T208s that came out after being MIA for many years. The two Firesides that sold last night also seemed to suffer a hangover effect and sold cheaply particularly for how great looking they are.

gabrinus · #11 05-08-2011, 08:15 PM

I heard from a reliable source that this past fall the seller turned down $100,000 for the whole thing. It appears all the cards in the collection----not just Red Cycles----went for $72,900. Still, not bad for someone who invested nothing in it.

Bridwell · #12 05-08-2011, 11:26 PM

Thanks for the kind words. It was surprising that the Red Cross T207's didn't go crazy after midnight. Barely any movement.

Craig, I felt the same way as you about the T208s so I grabbed one of them: The Cy Morgan SGC 40. I expected most of the T208's to sell for thousands more than they did. I saw that Wonka grabbed one, as well: the Dygert SGC 50. I'm working on a T-card type collection so really excited to get a nice example of a T208!

Matthew H · #13 05-08-2011, 11:32 PM

Congrats Wonka on the huge pickups! You (and someone else) really wanted that brown Lenox!!!

benchod · #14 05-10-2011, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bridwell

Thanks for the kind words. It was surprising that the Red Cross T207's didn't go crazy after midnight. Barely any movement.

Craig, I felt the same way as you about the T208s so I grabbed one of them: The Cy Morgan SGC 40. I expected most of the T208's to sell for thousands more than they did. I saw that Wonka grabbed one, as well: the Dygert SGC 50. I'm working on a T-card type collection so really excited to get a nice example of a T208!

Ron,
Great pickup on the Morgan!
I think it was a steal. The card looks fantastic for the grade. I picked up a H. Davis last year so I decided to spend my money on something else; I was really tempted to add another Fireside at those prices!

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