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Auction Report: Memory Lane Spring 2017

The latest Memory Lane auction concluded on Saturday evening/Sunday morning.  It was absolutely loaded with T206s.  It appears that an entire set was auctioned off, one card at a time.  Many of the cards were in high grade, and the ones that weren’t had scarce backs.  Let’s get right to the recap.

Wagner PSA 2 sells for a cool $600,000
You know it’s a special auction when there’s a Wagner up for sale.  The grade is a bit of a head-scratcher, but the card is a beauty regardless.  Congrats to the new owner!

Plank PSA 4 sells for $76,800
An absolutely beautiful centered copy with a flawless surface.  I love this card and I bet the new owner does as well.

SGC 60 Magie Error sells for $40,800 

Cobb Bat Off Lenox SGC 40 sells for $41,249
A week after the PSA 6 Uzit Cobb sold in REA for $106k, this copy finds a new home as well.  It’s a very strong card for the grade.  One of many absolute monster cards in this auction.

Speaker Drum PSA 1 sells for $26,534
One of the top 10 combos in my humble opinion, this card was in the middle of a spirited bidding war.  When the dust settled, the hammer was a healthy $26k.  In much the same way that the Wagner does not look like a “2”, this card doesn’t look like a “1”.  It’s a beautiful card for the grade.  The rounded corners and creases above his head don’t detract from the overall eye appeal much.

Carolina Brights Mathewson Dark Cap PSA 3 sells for $12,113
This card is an absolute beauty.  The colors are incredible, the surface and back are clean and the centering is solid.

Tinker Bat Off Shoulder Lenox PSA 3.5 sells for $11,011
Another extremely tough card that looks amazing for the grade.

Hindu Johnson Portrait PSA 2 sells for $6,060
Yet another example of a scarce front/back combo in this auction where the eye appeal far exceeded the technical grade.  This card looks like a 4 to me, and it looks like the bidders agreed.

Hindu Lajoie Portrait PSA 2 sells for $5,918
Like the WaJo Hindu, this one looks much nicer than a “2”.  The price was pretty hefty.  I’m surprised that Lajoie went for essentially the same price as the WaJo, especially considering that the WaJo looks like a slightly nicer card in terms of eye appeal.

Autographed Crawford with bat Polar Bear sells for $4,903
This card is an absolute beauty.  The signature is clean and the card looks to be in a clean VGEX.  The Polar Bear back adds to the appeal of this rare specimen.

Broad Leaf 460 Baker SGC 10 sells for $3,110
It doesn’t get much better than a Hall of Famer with a Broad Leaf 460 back.  This card has some obvious issues, and they no doubt kept the price down.  This feels to me like a good deal for the winner.  It’s definitely not every day you get a shot at a BL460 HOFer.

Kelley Broad Leaf 350 PSA 1 sells for $2,147
Kelley is one of the more scarce BL350s, and the price reflected that.  This is a pretty nice looking card for the grade and it could be a long while before another copy comes to market.

Auction Report: Love of the Game Spring Premier Auction 2017

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It’s been a couple weeks since the most recent Love of the Game Auction came to a close.  In the future I’ll try to be a little more prompt with my auction summaries, but better late than never I figure.  As always, Al had a little something for everyone.

Red Hindu John McGraw PSA 3mc sells for $1,560
Two things stood out to me about this McGraw Red Hindu.  First, it has a crazy, somewhat distracting diamond-cut.  Second, it has one of the deepest red backs I’ve ever seen.  The back is just incredible.  I thought this went for a very reasonable price, and I bet the new owner is stoked to own it.

Carolina Brights Bill Abstein SGC 40 sells for $1,599
Continuing the recent upward trend for the higher tier backs, this Abstein achieved a strong hammer price.  Like the McGraw, the back on this one is exquisite.  The card is also very nice for the grade, without any signs of a crease or wrinkle.

Ty Cobb Green Background Portrait SGC 20 sells for $2,160
Green Cobbies continue to be red hot.  This one has solid eye appeal for the grade and sold for a strong price.

Broad Leaf 350 Tris Speaker PSA A sells for $615
I remember seeing the title of this listing and getting really excited.  But, then I saw the card.  I can’t help but feel a little sad when I see a rare and significant front/back combo like this that is so badly mangled.  On the bright side, I’m definitely happy that it survived all these years.

Cycle 460 Cy Young SGC A sells for $510
I thought this card went for a reasonable price.  Cycle 460s are under-appreciated in my opinion, and the premium paid for this one was only about 2x the price of a similar condition common back.

Brown Hindu Nap Lajoie portrait goes for $400
Another rare back with back issues, this one is a bit different than the Speaker above.  The buyer no doubt thought that most of the paper loss/addition was the latter and that the card’s appearance could be much improved by a soak.  I had this thought and was actually in on the bidding early but dropped out without making a serious run at it.  For the condition this one is in, I feel $400 is a strong price that the consignor should be pleased with.

Piedmont Factory 42 Admiral Schlei batting sells for $366
Keeping with the theme of this auction, the back on this card is amazing.  It’s a deep, bold blue, probably the nicest Piedmont 42 back I have ever seen.  The slight mis-cut probably kept the price down because people who prefer PSA know that the card won’t cross over with the MC qualifier.  Still, an incredible card and a nice deal for the buyer.