Quite the Collection Uncle Jimmy
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Wheatland Auction Services, jesus. How do the big auction houses miss this one?
Questions for everyone:
1. Who do you think uncle Jimmy sent the cards to? The player or the team? Was this a common thing to do back then?
2. If you inherited this collection would you hold onto all of them? Sell a few? Sell all?
3. What do you think will be the final sale amount?
Lancaster, PA is a half hour from me. I go to the VSM Sports Card Outlet over there sometimes, and I believe the owner of that store is the one who purchased the collection and is selling it off in auction (not 100% sure though). Probably how Wheatland Auction Services got this one since they are located out of Lancaster. Crazy stuff though. If I inherited this collection I would definitely keep some of it for my own collection, but a lot of it would get sold. For myself it would be hard to let go of the Ruths, Gehrigs, etc. cards like that. But I am sure that whoever inherited it, most likely doesn't collect. Gonna be a nice payday for them.
Edited to add: the 33 Goudey Gehrig Auto is nuts. Nice centering and sharp card and the auto is perfect and in the perfect spot. Just remarkable.
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While I agree with your sentiment here, it may not be a case of the big boys missing this, but rather Wheatland doing the right thing to gain the consignment (or a case of right place, right time). Sometimes the early bird gets the cards, so to speak.
But, yes, I agree that this AH is fairly under the radar and the consignors would likely see a higher return with someone like REA. Regardless, the premium stuff will get attention no matter which auction house. What a great collection!
This is amazing. I've never seen any auto as pretty as that Ruth in the article, let alone a legend like Babe.
Amazing! This is literally in my back yard.
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VSM and Wheatland are owned by the same people. The didnt buy the collection, they are selling it for Uncle Jimmy's nephews and nieces. They have been selling bits and pieces of it for over a year now and recently the family contracted with them to sell it all.
I won the 1961 set and it was like opening packs that are 60 years old. I have reviewed all the sets and single cards sold over the last year or so. Some of the sets are OK, some Nice, some great, and a few stunning. The Feb auction had a 1959 set that had the yellow letters and it was a blazer.
I have reviewed about 70% of the 1961 set now and over 350 going to PSA. The low numbers and the 200 numbers are unbelievable. I expect some 10's. I listed 20 of the graded cards from the set in less than 24 hours 12 are gone.
I listed 205 of the cards I didn’t send to PSA and in less than 12 hrs almost a third are gone
What is your EBay again gaspipe26?
Wow, that is awesome. Wonder how he had them stored, if they were in an attic and stayed in "immaculate" condition. I would love to make use of my attic for storage, lol.