Goodwin Wins?

[E93]

John,
That Delahanty is out of this world. On another day I would have fought you for that one.
JimB

[wonkaticket]

Let's not fight and make up Jim. How about every other weekend he stays with you.

John

[DavidW]

I love that Delahanty pose. He appears depressed. Maybe an early signal of what's to transpire.

[Joe_G.]

Congratulations, that Delahanty card is fantastic. Looks like an original Richard Egan card.

[DanP]

Seth and John; GREAT pickups! Congratulations.

[gnaz01]

I was happy to pick up this 1910 Honus Wagner Notebook Cover. Only 2 graded by SGC ever!

[cozmokramer]

Here are mine...

[E93]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Let's not fight and make up Jim. How about every other weekend he stays with you.

John

Sounds like a plan.

JimB

[talkinbaseball]

I picked up the '41 Playball Bobby Doerr, i think he is the oldest living Hall of Famer as a ball player.
john

[oldjudge]

John-Nice pickup of the Delahanty. It's a beautiful card. Is this the start of an Old Judge collection?

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

John-Nice pickup of the Delahanty. It's a beautiful card. Is this the start of an Old Judge collection?

I was thinking about it. But some guy I know named Jay has them all.

Cheers,

John

P.S. Cozmo those are super!

[Butter]

Originally Posted by talkinbaseball

I picked up the '41 Playball Bobby Doerr, i think he is the oldest living Hall of Famer as a ball player.
john

That's nice. Doerr is a great guy. Once sent him a baseball to sign- he signed the ball, wrapper the ball was in, my note and the return envelope.

[E93]

Cozmo,
Those Gypsy Queens are great!
JimB

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by E93

John,
That Delahanty is out of this world. On another day I would have fought you for that one.
JimB

Go to the BST section and get basically the same card for 20K less!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Go to the BST section and get basically the same card for 20K less!

The one on the BST is very nice but not as nice as the one John bought. Folks that collect OJ, and any sepia type photo card, always base their preference (in my experiences) on the photo quality. Forget anything written on the plastic.....though I do admit the number will bring higher prices to some, it won't to the most experienced collectors...again, just my opinion. I am not saying that if you only collect high grade cards (watch out, here come the morality police) there is anything wrong with it. As long as you have fun, more power to you. regards

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Go to the BST section and get basically the same card for 20K less!

Or you could have bought the very same card from the BST right now last month for 3k cheaper even with the juice Paul.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/...n/2011/51.html

Crazy hobby huh?

Cheers,

John

[barrysloate]

The Goodwin Delahanty, and the one on BST, are not comparable. Forget what the label says, and look at the photo quality.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

The Goodwin Delahanty, and the one on BST, are not comparable. Forget what the label says, and look at the photo quality.

I agree, not even in the same ball park.

[oldjudge]

One must wonder why someone would buy an individual, highly visible, card like the Delahanty in REA (an auction that virtually every collector sees) and think that, even though it cost them a 17.5% premium above what the consignor realized, that they could sell the same card into the same market only a month later and realize a substantial profit.

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

One must wonder why someone would buy an individual, highly visible, card like the Delahanty in REA (an auction that virtually every collector sees) and think that, even though it cost them a 17.5% premium above what the consignor realized, that they could sell the same card into the same market only a month later and realize a substantial profit.

Jay I wonder the same thing sometimes LOL. Some are great too, I guess the seller's just trying to recap his $9200.00 shipping fees from last month's SCP here.

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...ete-Set-(175)-

http://cgi.ebay.com/1910-Obak-T212-N...0ba4d0d32#shId

Cheers,

John

[sportscardpete]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

One must wonder why someone would buy an individual, highly visible, card like the Delahanty in REA (an auction that virtually every collector sees) and think that, even though it cost them a 17.5% premium above what the consignor realized, that they could sell the same card into the same market only a month later and realize a substantial profit.

Maybe he sells it as a consolation to the underbidder in the Goodwin auction? Who knows, but I find that to be a pretty substantial flip in such a short time.

[Jewish-collector]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

One must wonder why someone would buy an individual, highly visible, card like the Delahanty in REA (an auction that virtually every collector sees) and think that, even though it cost them a 17.5% premium above what the consignor realized, that they could sell the same card into the same market only a month later and realize a substantial profit.

That theory might work if you change the word "month" to the words "few years"