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JHS5120

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I was the underbidder. The 1971 Topps box is quite rare.

Legendary Auctions

I have absolutely no idea why I didn't bid higher.


Also! This is my first post in over 6 months so... Hey everybody!!!

handyman

Did you win it?
Is the 1971 missing that white box on the left? How does that affect the box value?

Dpeck100

Wow that blows.

Next time bid higher on something that sold for 14 times as much.

Man that would have been a sweet find.

thunderdan

I noticed he charges $12 for shipping. Highway robbery. 4.2 stars?

Edited to add: assumed you won it. Nevermind.

JHS5120

<< <i>Did you win it?
Is the 1971 missing that white box on the left? How does that effect the box value? >>



No, I was the underbidder. I thought a couple hundred bucks would be enough, I'm kind of kicking myself.

And yes, but not by any significant amount.

bobsbbcards

Hey back!

You're right, you should have bid higher, but so should everybody else. The '71 Contest box is, as you say, exceedingly rare.

Topps lied, by the way, saying that 25 people would get their pictures put on Topps cards. They ended up doing that for only 15 kids, and two of them were from the same family! (Why do you continue to elude me April Bole?)

handyman

interesting. Is that the only sale of one of these? That is very high for a display box.
I like this thread!

. What are the cards worth? and how many were made?

Bosox1976

I've not seen those kids cards before -- most cool!

bobsbbcards

[I answered a couple of questions in a private message, but I'll reply here as well]

Like the box says, Topps intended to make these for 25 different kids, but probably due to lack of interest, they stopped after only 15. I talked to a dealer at one of the national conventions quite a few years ago, and he said that he had met Lisa Bole that same day. She told him that her mother entered the contest TONS of times, and was able to win for both of her daughters. She also told him that Topps sent the equivalent of one full sheet (132 cards) to each girl with their pictures on them.

They typically go for around $20 each, when you can find them. I'd gladly pay more than that for April Bole, since she's the last one I need.

Toro

Thanks for posting, I'm not into empty boxes but I'm sure thats a deal. Too bad Cal Ripken or Rickey Henderson didn't win the contest.

bobsbbcards

Here's a link to the best online blog for Topps esoterica (and that's not the same as erotica guys, sorry).

mikelowell25

jason, it turns out that mark theotikos from legendary actually won the box lot tonight, so no matter how high you bid on it you still probably wouldve lost; he seems to win everything he sets out to, and i dont know what your high bid was but i'm sure his was in the thousands (and with the exception of the 71, all the other boxes in the lot were basically throwaways to him). in other words, maybe if you bid 3K you wouldve come out victorious, but anything less you probably still wouldve been the underbidder (ie, dont feel so bad!!!). the 71 box will likely end up in their next auction and probably sell for around what the one in their 2009 auction sold for; with the exception of the 69 and maybe 72 box the other eight boxes in the lot were redundant.

he must have every possible match for "topps display box" or "topps empty box" as a saved search (either that or he must scour the boards for boxes every minute on the minute because i do a search at least once a day, every day and never even saw this listing). whenever i come across a listing for a rare one that i missed he always ends up being the winner (although i'm sure i've scored a couple that he missed and wouldve wanted)(especially when theyre newly listed buy it nows that first appear at 3 in the morning when i'm about to go to bed).

the moral of this story: the rich just keep getting richer!!!

MacrosB

Do you know what the card poster that 1000 people were suppose to win looks like?

Jim

psychump

Brucette?!

wrongleg

I was a friend of the Bole family growing up in the 70's/80's in Los Alamitos. Lisa was even a babysitter for my sister and I for a period of time. I didn't realize the extent of this contest. I saw Lisa and I didn't know she had a card I thought it was just April. (I have one of April somewhere but no idea where). I found a picture of the card on her facebook page.

CW

April Bole: The Napolean Lajoie of the 1971 Contest Kids set.

And there's the lead on your April Bole card, Bob... contact April herself!

Probstein123

I know someone who saw a real ruth game used hat on ebay...he emailed the guy, paid him in cash after he flew out
and then sold the hat for close to 400K....
he paid him around 75K cash for the hat....
not a bad at work,....

bking

<< <i>Here's a link to the best online blog for Topps esoterica (and that's not the same as erotica guys, sorry). >>



It IS the same for some of us....

ClockworkAngel

<< <i>I know someone who saw a real ruth game used hat on ebay...he emailed the guy, paid him in cash after he flew out
and then sold the hat for close to 400K....
he paid him around 75K cash for the hat....
not a bad at work,.... >>



Wasn't that the same hat the David Wells ultimately owned and eventually auctioned off?