REA Auction update

Last week I posted about the REA Auction. I gave myself $10,000 in 'play' money, focusing only on the reserve (opening) price listed in the catalog.

Now that the auction is closed I decided to see what would have happened if I was the winning bidder (what the items actually sold for). As far as I know, these prices do not include any sort of buyer's premium.

Lot 33

1887-1889 N172 Old Judge SGC-Graded Collection (7)

Starting Bid - $300

Ending Bid - $1,400

Lot 73

1888 N28 Allen & Ginter SGC-Graded Complete Set of Baseball Players (10)

Starting Bid - $500
Ending Bid - $3,250

Lot 101

1887-1941 Prewar Card Collection (51) Plus P2 Sweet Caporal Pins (30)

Starting Bid - $500
Ending Bid - $2,500

Lot 289

Circa 1910 T3, T200, T201, T202, T207 Tobacco Card Collection (50)

Starting Bid - $200
Ending Bid - $1,500

Lot 361

1911 T3 Turkey Red Graded Partial Set (64 cards: 59 Different Plus 5 Duplicates)
Starting Bid - $1,500

Ending Bid - $8,500

Lot 524

1933 R333 DeLong Gum "Die-Cut" Complete Set (24)

Starting Bid - $100

Ending Bid - $800

Lot 605

1949 Leaf #8 Satchel Paige Rookie Card - PSA NM 7

Starting Bid - $4,000
Ending Bid - $14,000

Lot 685

1953 Bowman Color #33 Pee Wee Reese - PSA NM-MT 8

Starting Bid - $400
Ending Bid - $1,100

Lot 949

1934 Oversized Bat Presented to Mickey Cochrane - Signed by Over 140 Players including Gehrig, W. Johnson, Lazzeri, and Hornsby

Starting Bid - $1,000
Ending Bid - $3,000

Lot 980

1948 Bowman Complete Autographed Set (48)

Starting Bid - $500
Ending Bid - $3,250

In my fantasy had I been successful, I'd have spent $39,300 on those sets.

In real life, I didn't bid on anything. But I've got a great catalog, thanks to Robert Lifson, president of Robert Edward Auctions.