Any big auctions coming up in the near future?

JeffVN

I recently bid and bought from the Mastro Auction. I was wondering if there were any other big time auctions coming up in the near (next month or so) future. I've participated in Mile High, Superior and Mastro auctions (and E-Bay of course), but I know there are other reputable auctions that take place. I was a bit disappointed by the lack of high-grade singles in the Mastro auction (at least in the years and for the players that I am interested in). I saw plenty of complete sets, but that's not where I spend my $$$.

mrc32

Well lets see...

If you are into Pre-War than this one is going on right now http://www.baseballvintage.com

This one is coming up 10/8-10/9 http://www.collectibleclassicsauctions.com/cca3auction.htm

And don't forget every Tuesday and Thursday http://www.teletrade.com/cards/

Hope this helps....

JeffVN

Thanks for the scoop. I'd had some not-so-good dealings with teletrade, but I'll check out the other two.

Oh, is the memorabelia sold by Grey Flannel authenticated by a competent company, and if so, who is it I'm pretty sure its not PSA/DNA?

mrc32

You have to be really patient with teletrade. After looking for months and buying NOTHING I finally found 2 cards I needed for my set at GREAT prices. So I went for it.

I'll keep looking, but only buy very selectively.

As for http://www.collectibleclassicsauctions.com/cca3auction.htm I have never bought from them, but I emailed and they said they would be sending out a catalog this week.

schr1st

What problems have you (or anyone else here ) had with Teletrade? I just signed up with them, but have just been looking through the auctions so far. What are the biggest complaints? It seems like some of the cards might be a bit overgraded...

mrc32

I have made two purchases from them.

1)It was 2 T-205s raw. They were kind of pricey but I went ahead. I got them and realized they were to much for the condition. So I returned them-- no questions asked. This in my view is the best feature about the place. You can return anything for a no hassle return. They even send you an envelope.

2)I bought 2 graded T-205s. I had been searching on their site for a long time since my first purchase. I find that the cards on their site are way expensive and very few of them actually sell, so they recycle the same inventory every couple of weeks. This can be annoying but if you are patient and are looking for something in particular than you will get it. In this case they put some new inventory up and I was there to snag a couple of bargains.

They don't charge a huge premium for graded cards. In their view a NMT card graded by them is about the same as a NMT card graded by PSA.

You might do some searches for previous threads on teletrade. There have been many.