Mastro Auction Ends - Anyone win? Observations?
IsaacsonClooney
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Couldnt believe the PSA 10 1986/87 Fleer Basketball went for half of what it was just two years ago. Authenticated bats seem all the rage -- prices are astronomical. PSA 9 Four Horsemen football went for 50% of what it went for a few years ago. Any observations?
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Colossal 1950's to 1980's Bowman and Topps Signed Cards Collection (4,669)
For a little over a buck a card (with the juice), I'm a very happy buyer.
As for observations, it seems that the really nice items sold at a premium, but that this was actually an auction were you could find some good buys. I just wish I had more $ to pick up items.
That is indeed an impressive auto collection to grab in one shot. Do you plan on reselling them or adding to your collection ? If they are keepers how will you display them ?
-- Yogi Berra
<< <i>schr1st, congrats on your win !
That is indeed an impressive auto collection to grab in one shot. Do you plan on reselling them or adding to your collection ? If they are keepers how will you display them ? >>
The autograph lot was a great buy. Deals are almost always found in huge lots like that. At one dollar per card that is a steal. With just a little bit of work you are going to end up keeping the ones you want for free. I was looking at the two John Hanc_ck autographs. They each finished a tad over $3,000. Since I am in a house transition(increasing price by two fold), I held off on bidding. I thought the hand written letter would go for more, and I would have bid much more. To me I thought those were bargains.
and that set has still not bottomed out. if you could "short" sports cards like the stock market, i would be shorting that set.
i will repeat a comment i made a couple of weeks ago. there are no mainstream sets from the 1980's that are rare or scarce. there are highly sought after cards with high resale values, but they are readily available.
tuff stuff tried to estimate the print set of the 1984 Fleer Update set at 30,000. that number seems way low as there are over 3000 clemens rookies already graded.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
But maybe it's just be.
<< <i>I had one win:
Colossal 1950's to 1980's Bowman and Topps Signed Cards Collection (4,669)
For a little over a buck a card (with the juice), I'm a very happy buyer.
As for observations, it seems that the really nice items sold at a premium, but that this was actually an auction were you could find some good buys. I just wish I had more $ to pick up items.
Congratulations chris!
Nice pick up!
mike
<< <i>I had one win:
Colossal 1950's to 1980's Bowman and Topps Signed Cards Collection (4,669)
For a little over a buck a card (with the juice), I'm a very happy buyer.
As for observations, it seems that the really nice items sold at a premium, but that this was actually an auction were you could find some good buys. I just wish I had more $ to pick up items.
That is a nice pickup. Congratulations! I'll have to look closer at what is left for today.
<< <i>Does anyone else find Mastronet's website to be fairly difficult to navigate? It just doesn't seem that user friendly at all...especially the search feature.
But maybe it's just be. >>
You're right. It's a bear to navigate...
<< <i>Couldnt believe the PSA 10 1986/87 Fleer Basketball went for half of what it was just two years ago
and that set has still not bottomed out. if you could "short" sports cards like the stock market, i would be shorting that set.
i will repeat a comment i made a couple of weeks ago. there are no mainstream sets from the 1980's that are rare or scarce. there are highly sought after cards with high resale values, but they are readily available.
tuff stuff tried to estimate the print set of the 1984 Fleer Update set at 30,000. that number seems way low as there are over 3000 clemens rookies already graded. >>
Very cool concept (shorting sports cards). ThePit.com should look into this!
<< <i>I got a little buzzed last night and bid on this and I'm still the high bidder. Today I'm like, what if I win this stinkin' pinball machine? Anyone know what they generally go for? >>
Another great example of buzzing and bidding DO NOT mix......
<< <i>I got a little buzzed last night and bid on this and I'm still the high bidder. Today I'm like, what if I win this stinkin' pinball machine? Anyone know what they generally go for? >>
The shipping on that sucker will probably cost more than the pinball machine itself!
GO MARLINS! Home of the best fans in baseball!!
<< <i>schr1st - How the heck do they properly authenticate those cards? Do they check 1 out of every 20-40 ?? >>
The pop report shows that there are still alot of potential 10's out there. There have been 11,000 Jordans graded and only 500-600 of each common (and the set is going down). You can imagine what would happen if the number of commons graded approached that of the stars. There must be dozens of potential 10's still out there for every player.
I'd much rather put the money into something like the '41 Playball DiMaggio PSA 9 (a little low at $56 k plus the juice IMO). At the National, it just looked stunning. This is a case of buying the card, not the holder.
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Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. Now if I can only find a 1968 Kahns Red Stripe version : )
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<< <i>I second the comment about shorting the 86/87 Fleer basketball set.
The pop report shows that there are still alot of potential 10's out there. There have been 11,000 Jordans graded and only 500-600 of each common (and the set is going down). You can imagine what would happen if the number of commons graded approached that of the stars. There must be dozens of potential 10's still out there for every player. >>
These numbers are staggering! 11,000 Jordans graded? Wow.
I hope they don't hose you on the shipping on the pinball machine. I won a framed poster last auction and they tried to charge me over 375. to ship it, and it didn't have the disclaimer that the shipping would be substantial. From where you are you might be better off picking it up, if they don't ding you for sales tax for doing so.
A few years ago I had a few drinks on closing night, and woke up owing 5 figures. Not the place you want to get brave.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
In my case, the game was shipped from Florida to Minnesota, so the distance may have had something to do with it.
Doug
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<< <i>I second the comment about shorting the 86/87 Fleer basketball set.
The pop report shows that there are still alot of potential 10's out there. There have been 11,000 Jordans graded and only 500-600 of each common (and the set is going down). You can imagine what would happen if the number of commons graded approached that of the stars. There must be dozens of potential 10's still out there for every player. >>
These numbers are staggering! 11,000 Jordans graded? Wow. >>
11,272 Jordans graded of which there are 1802 9's and 112 10's.
The Jordan has collapsed from $35 k to $5 k, ouch!!
I also picked up the Murad Silk set from Memory Lane!
The Chicle #11 Turk Edwards went for $3900+17.5% (1500 SMR)
My winning bids were for the Clark $4100+17.5% (SMR 3500) and Strong was 2100 + 17.5% (SMR is 1750).
My congratulations to whoever oubid me and won the 1952 Bowman Small Frank Gifford PSA 9.
Marc.
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FWIW I bought an original Simpsons pinball machine for $1800- pretty much the going price. I think you did very well.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
Nice work!!!