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Post by sabrjay Fri May 14, 2010 10:48 pm

I just checked out some of the Mile High auction. Talk about a substandard product for a major auction house. Every single scan of a slabbed card I looked at is blurry. Even a small auction house should make it's first priority a good scanner or camera. For someone as big as Mile High, it's inexcusable.

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Post by cccc Fri May 14, 2010 11:02 pm

also every auction seems to have a m110 matty? i thought these were supposed to be tough? at this point i probably prefer the w600s.

edit: also i see another blank back e93 cobb up. are there caramel enthusiasts out there who actually prefer the blank back e93s and e97s over the regular issue? to me they're an unfinished product that's only attractive if left in uncut form as a group of 30...once cut down the intrigue is over and i treat it like a strip card (no interest at all). of course if you rename the issue to t93 or t97 prices/demand would instantly 10x...
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Post by sabrjay Fri May 14, 2010 11:08 pm

I noticed that too. Then again, over the past year, there has been a lot of tough cards making numerous appearances such as the t208s and the m101-5 Thorpe. Three Thorpes have now been offered this year. I think that is the grand total for the previous five years.
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Post by TheBig6 Fri May 14, 2010 11:37 pm

It's funny how you will see rare cards in bunches sometimes then you won't see one of them for years.
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Post by jbonie Fri May 14, 2010 11:59 pm

I think it has to do with the economy.
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Post by jbonie Sat May 15, 2010 12:10 am

Wow, a D303 Wagner... now that is a super-gem. Also like the PSA 7 E92 Doolan. Personally, I think the auction's got some nice stuff. I'm not too particular about the scans, but see how they could be improved compared to the other auction houses.
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Post by cccc Sat May 15, 2010 1:13 am

jbonie wrote:Wow, a D303 Wagner... now that is a super-gem.

jamie, are you gonna try to corner the market on all the tough wagners? Smile

m110s are coming out of the woodwork...seems like wagner/matty are the most common.
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Post by jbonie Sat May 15, 2010 3:11 am

Nope, Quan, I am flat-out of dough Very Happy

But someone is going to get a really awesome card. If I had known, maybe I would have waited, but the T216 I have is pretty tight, so I can't complain. Smile
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Post by cccc Sat May 15, 2010 3:27 am

imo the red batting pose is much more attractive than the pudgy throwing...i think you picked wisely.



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Post by jbonie Sat May 15, 2010 3:40 am

Ah hey, you've got one, too! Alright! Way to join the club, man Wink

The D303 is a batting pose, it's rarer than my T216, though a grade lower. The T216 does have an interesting story with it being the only other tobacco card of Wagner. I can't wait to get it in the mail Smile

PS I agree the batting pose is nicer
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Post by Bosox Blair Sat May 15, 2010 6:35 pm

jbonie wrote:PS I agree the batting pose is nicer

I'm going to very respectfully disagree, gents. Aesthetics are a personal matter, but I prefer the throwing. I love the sunset and grass background. I think Honus' face on the throwing card is actually more accurate and recognizable. Yes, he has a bit of a hunchy back on this card, but I actually think that is how he looked when he played the field. Here's my low-grade example that I still love:

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Post by 3-2-count Sat May 15, 2010 6:55 pm

Blair I'm with you. I like the throwing pose far more over the batting pose.
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Post by cccc Sat May 15, 2010 7:02 pm

c'mon guys he looks like the goodyear tire man Smile

anyways no wagner card can be that bad...at least we can agree on that.
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Post by jbonie Sat May 15, 2010 7:11 pm

The background is pretty, but he is really fat, his arm looks funny, and he's rolling his eyes. Plus the entire pic is off-center. But hey, that's what makes horse racing! green thing

edited to add: Though I will say, there are more batting poses in existence, probably because the manufacturers agreed with me and Quan, but from a collectors perspective the throwing wags is a bit more scarce, which may add to its desirability. Smile
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Post by ullmandds Sat May 15, 2010 8:29 pm

Personally I prefer the throwing pose over the batting as well. That throwing pose always reminds me of renaissance style paintings where the features of the subjects are very "puffy" and disproportionate!

But yes...I agree any Honus is a good Honus!
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Post by crazylocomerk Mon May 17, 2010 3:27 pm

sabrjay wrote:I just checked out some of the Mile High auction. Every single scan of a slabbed card I looked at is blurry. Even a small auction house should make it's first priority a good scanner or camera. For someone as big as Mile High, it's inexcusable.

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They have begun fixing their scans. I've noticed a vast improvement in the scans that I looked at (from last week to today). So they are working on it.
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Post by rman444 Thu May 20, 2010 4:44 pm

I like the throwing over the batting as well, mostly due to background color and a more accurate facial representation. However, I do get tired of seeing the same poses over and over in so many sets.
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Post by jbonie Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:35 pm

$13k for the D303 Wagner was pretty impressive!
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