From: BlindBlackBob@cup.portal.com (Terence Stephen Murphy)
Newsgroups: rec.collecting
Subject: CARDS:  Auctions of Older Stars and Commons UPDATE VII
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:00:16 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

Auction #1:  Stars and commons from 1910-1979 mostly in bad shape.
 
UPDATE:  January 12, 1993
 
Reminder:  Auction ends this Thursday.
 
Many people have been asking how the auction will end, and I have received many
suggestions as to how to do it.  Thanks to everyone who has suggested an idea.
I have decided how to end it though.
 
I will allow anyone to submit his or or her "Maximum Bid" on any particular
lot.  If a person who submits a "Maximum Bid" does not win that lot, the
current high bid will be increased by one dollar, as long as it does not exceed
the maximum bid.  If more than one maximum bids are submitted, the second
highest will be raised by one dollar.
 
For example, let's say that Nolan bids $45 on lot #62 and says that he will go
as high as $60.  Will bids $50 and says he'll go as high as $55.  Pat bids
$47.50 and says that he will go as high as $50.  In this case Nolan would win
the lot for $56.
 
Does that make any sense?   If not please let me know.
 
Also, effective now, the minimum increase on "Going Once" lots is 10%, and the
minimum increase and "Going Twice" lots is 20%.  It would be unfair to the
current leader in a "Going Twice" lot whose high bid is $30 to be overbid by $1
or $2 by someone who wanted to wait just so HE could get the lot and at the
best price for him.
 
I have included all of the high bids and the first name of the high bidder.  I
am paying postage for all of the lots, and I am offering a money back guarantee
on everything, too.
 
Lot #1:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                      [High bid:  $4.00 - Greg S.]
                                                              -SOLD-
  T-202: "Nearly Caught"
         "Chief Bender Waiting For a Good One"
 
       [Both have the end cards cut off, but the centre panel is present.]
 
Lot #2:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                      [High bid:  $5.00 - Jim B.]
                                                          -GOING ONCE-
  T-205: "Engle, Boston Amer."  [Poor]
 
Lot #3:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                     [High bid:  $17.00 - Larry
                                                                           B.]
  T-206: "Batch, Rochester"  [VG-EX]
 
Lot #4:  Minimum Bid:  $3.00                      [High bid:  $16.05 - Greg S.]
 
  T-206: "Jennings, Detroit"  [Fair]
 
Lot #5:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                      [High bid:  $9.00 - Kevin]
 
  T-213: "Schafer, New York Amer."  [Fair]
 
Lot #6:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                      [High bid:  $3.00 - Larry B.]
                                                           -GOING TWICE-
  1933 Goudey: Gus Suhr (#206) [Poor]
 
Lot #7:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                      [High bid:  $1.00 - Bill B.]
                                                           -GOING ONCE-
  1949 Bowman:  Poor:  #103
 
Lot #8:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                      [High bid:  $2.00 - Larry B.]
                                                          -GOING TWICE-
  1950 Bowman:  Poor:  #14, 80, 207, 190
 
Lot #9:  Minimum Bid:  $3.00                      [High bid:  $3.00 - Gene C.]
                                                              -SOLD-
  1951 Bowman:  Fair:  #5
                Poor:  #87, 112, 211, 218, 236, 252
 
Lot #10:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $2.00 - Neal]
                                                        -GOING ONCE-
  1951 Topps:  Red Backs:  Poor:  #3, 16
 
Lot #11:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $2.00 - Bill B.]
                                                         -GOING ONCE-
  1952 Bowman:  Poor:  #7, 59, 95, 202
 
Lot #12:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $7.00 - Tom O.]
 
  1952 Topps:  Poor-Fair:  #21, 45, 61, 98, 305
 
Lot #13:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $7.00 - Larry B.]
                                                           -GOING TWICE-
  1952 Topps:  Duke Snider (#37) [Poor]
 
Lot #14:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $3.00 - Tom O.]
                                                              -SOLD-
  1953 Bowman:  Colour:  Poor:  #27
                Black and White:  Poor:  #7, 14, 44
 
Lot #15:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $1 - Neal]
                                                          -SOLD-
  1953 Bowman Colour:  Monte Irvin (#51) [Poor]
 
Lot #16:  Minimum Bid:  $3.00                     [High bid:  $4.00 - David G.]
                                                           -GOING ONCE-
  1953 Topps:  Poor-Fair:  #52, 141, 176, 199, 205
 
Lot #17:  Minimum Bid: $2.00                      [High bid:  $3.50 - Eddie]
                                                           -GOING ONCE-
  1954 Bowman:  VG-EX: #156
                Poor:  #28, 29, 70, 109, 130, 148
 
Lot #18:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $4.00 - MJB]
                                                           -SOLD-
  1954 Red Heart:  Warren Spahn [Poor]
  1954 Dan-Dee:    Gil Hodges [Fair]
 
Lot #19:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $3.00 - Pamela]
                                                           -SOLD-
  1954 Topps:  VG-EX: #193
               Fair:  #210
 
Lot #20:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $2.50 - Ted M.]
                                                         -GOING ONCE-
  1955 Bowman:  Poor-Fair:  #20, 43, 47, 50, 62, 106, 132, 150, 211, 215, 276
 
Lot #21:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $1.50 - Mike J.]
                                                         -GOING ONCE-
  1955 Topps:  Fair-Poor:  #32, 37, 110
 
Lot #22:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $4.00 - Tom O.]
 
  1956 Topps:  VG: #143
               Poor-Fair: #1, 19, 104, 205
 
Lot #23:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $4.55 - Greg S.]
 
  1957 Topps:  G-VG:  #114, 167
               Poor-Fair: #61, 92, 108, 118, 144, 165, 202, 207, 401
 
Lot #24:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $7.50 - David A.]
 
  1958 Topps:  Near Mint:  #433
               VG-EX:  #222, 246
               VG: #101
               G-VG: #402
               Poor-Fair: #62, 413
 
Lot #25:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $5.30 - Dan B.]
 
  1958 Topps:  Whitey Ford (#320) Fair
 
Lot #26:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $1.75 - Eric H.]
 
  1959 Topps:  Poor-Fair: #31, 59, 79, 128, 268, 274, 457
 
Lot #27:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $9.00 - Tom O.]
 
  1959 Topps:  Enos Slaughter (#155) [Fair]
               Hoyt Wilhelm (#349) [Fair]
               Ed Mathews (#450) [VG-EX]
 
Lot #28:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $12.00 - Dave G.]
 
  1959 Topps:  Mickey Mantle (#10) [Poor]
 
Lot #29:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $6.05 - Greg S.]
                                                         -GOING ONCE-
  1960 Topps:  VG-EX:  #170, 196, 290, 363
               VG:  #117, 185, 222, 245, 258, 339
               G-VG:  #163, 174, 182, 246, 261, 282
               Poor-Fair: #79, 124, 172, 187, 207, 209, 266, 294, 305,
                           310, 335, 347, 365
 
Lot #30:  Minimum Bid:  $3.00                     [High bid:  $8.00- David A.]
 
  1960 Topps:  Warren Spahn (#445) [VG]
               Frank Howard [Rookie] (#132) [VG]
 
Lot #31:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $7.00 - Daniel
                                                       -GOING ONCE-       G.]
 
  1960 Topps:  Willie McCovey [Rookie] (#316) [Poor]
 
Lot #32:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $3.75 - Ted M.]
                                                       -GOING ONCE-
  1961 Topps:  Gil Hodges (#460) [Fair]
               Robin Roberts (#20) [Poor]
               Don Drysdale (#260) [Fair]
               Babe Ruth (#401) [Poor]
 
Lot #33:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $5.50 - Eric H.]
                                                           -GOING TWICE-
  1961 Topps:  VG-EX: #18
               VG: #527, 560
               Fair: #93, 243, 252, 418, 507, 566
               Poor: #3 (2), 106, 198, 252, 378, 438, 499, 564
 
Lot #34:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $14.55 - Dan B.]
 
  1962 Topps:  Yogi Berra (#360) [Fair]
               Harmon Killebrew (#70) [Fair]
               Al Kaline (#150) [Fair]
               Wille Mays (#300) [Poor]
               Whitey Ford (#310) [VG-EX]
 
Lot #35: Minimum Bid:  $1.00                      [High bid:  $3.00 - Pamela]
                                                          -GOING ONCE-
  1962 Topps:  VG-EX: #42, 63
               VG: #168
               Fair: #376, 562
               Poor: #12, 183
 
Lot #36:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $4.00 - Bill B.]
                                                           -GOING TWICE-
 1963 Topps:  Ernie Banks (#380) [Poor]
              Veteran Masters (#43) [VG-EX]
 
Lot #37:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $6.00 - Pamela]
                                                         -GOING ONCE-
  1963 Topps:  EX-MT: #140, 220
               VG-EX: #283, 315, 402
               Fair: #182
               Poor: #54, 86, 158, 511
 
Lot #38:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $2.00 - Jim L.]
                                                            -SOLD-
  1964 Topps:  Ed Mathews (#35) [Fair]
               Giant Gunners (#306) [Poor]
 
Lot #39:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $12.00 - Dave G.]
 
  1964 Topps:  Mickey Mantle #50 [Fair...It is autographed but I don't know
                                 of its authenticity]
 
Lot #40:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $3.00 - Shane]
 
  1964 Topps:  VG-EX: #408
               Fair: #75, 232, 425, 573
               Poor: #375
 
Lot #41:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $27.50 - Gene S.]
                                                          -GOING ONCE-
  1965 Topps:  Joe Morgan [Rookie] (#16) [VG-EX]
               Willie McCovey (#176) [Poor]
 
Lot #42:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $3.50 - Shane]
 
  1965 Topps:  EX-MT: #388
               VG-EX: #101, 194, 383
               Fair: #86, 259, 549
               Poor: #112
 
Lot #43:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $10.00 - Dana]
                                                         -GOING TWICE-
  1966 Topps:  Al Kaline (#410) [Fair]
               Bob Gibson (#320) [Fair]
               Harmon Killebrew (#120) [Poor]
               Don Sutton [Rookie] (#288) [Poor]
               Giants Heroes (#572) [Fair]
               Tony Perez (#72) [Poor]
               Sandy Koufax (#100) [Poor]
               Hank Aaron (#500) [Fair]
               Ernie Banks (#116) [Poor]
 
Lot #44:  Minimum Bid: $1.00                      [High bid:  $3.75 - Eric H.]
 
  1966 Topps:  EX-MT: #5
               VG-EX: #74, 406, 433, 570
               VG: #103, 189
               Fair-Poor: #8, 188, 349, 397, 448
 
Lot #45:  Minimum Bid:  $3.00                     [High bid:  $8.30 - Dan B.]
 
  1967 Topps:  Frank Robinson (#100) [VG]
               Whitey Ford (#5) [G-VG]
               Roger Maris (#45) [Poor]
               The Champs (#1) [Poor]
 
Lot #46:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $2.50 - Eric H.]
                                                          -GOING TWICE-
  1967 Topps:  VG-EX: #2, 3, 10, 49, 218, 260, 298, 504, 524
               VG: #8
               Fair: #171
 
Lot #47:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $13.00 - Larry
                                                                           B.]
  1968 Topps:  Mickey Mantle (#280) [Fair]
 
Lot #48:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $12.00 - John R.]
                                                          -GOING TWICE-
  1968 Topps:  Jim Palmer (#575) [Poor]
               Al Kaline (#40) [G-VG]
               Frank Robinson (#500) [Poor]
               Brooks Robinson (#20) [Poor]
               Harmon Killebrew (#220) [Fair]
               Juan Marichal (#205) [VG]
               Willie Mays (#500) [Fair]
               Pete Rose (#230) [Poor]
 
Lot #49:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $2.00 - Greg S.]
                                                              -SOLD-
  1968 Topps:  Tony Perez (#130) [Fair]
               Lou Brock All Star (#372) [Fair]
               Frank Robinson All Star (#373) [Poor]
               Bob Gibson All Star (#378) [Poor]
               Luis Aparicio (#310) [Poor]
               Bird Belters (#530) [Fair]
               Gil Hodges (#27) [Poor]
 
Lot #50:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $3.55 - Greg S.]
                                                         -GOING TWICE-
  1968 Topps:  EX-MT: #55, 176
               Fair: #82, 246, 256, 311, 320, 353, 390
               Poor:  #67, 84, 214, 344, 388, 540, 556
 
Lot #51:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $23.00 - Brian]
 
  1969 Topps:  Reggie Jackson [Rookie] (#260) [Fair]
 
Lot #52:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $14.50 - Steve]
                                                             -SOLD-
  1969 Topps:  Hank Aaron (#100) [Poor]
               Johnny Bench (#95) [Fair]
               Pete Rose (#120) [Fair]
               Rollie Fingers [Rookie] (#597) [Poor]
               Willie Stargell (#545) [Poor]
               Bob Gibson (#200) [Fair]
               Bob Clemente (#50) [Poor]
               Jim Palmer (#573) [Poor]
               Al Kaline (#410) [Poor]
               Frank Robinson (#250) [Fair]
 
Lot #53:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $3.00 - Steve]
                                                         -GOING TWICE-
  1969 Topps:  Don Sutton (#216) [Ex-Mt but is centred 70/30]
               Phil Niekro (#355) [G-VG]
               Brooks Robinson All Star (#455) [G-VG]
               Gibson Fans 17; Sets New Record!  (#162) [Poor]
 
Lot #54:  Minimum Bid:  $1.00                     [High bid:  $3.25 - Neal]
 
  1969 Topps:  VG-EX: #24, 88
               VG: #385
               Fair-Poor:  #5, 94, 379, 384, 481, 534
 
Lot #55:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $21.00 - Eric H.]
                                                            -GOING TWICE-
  1970 Topps:  Roberto Clemente (#350) [Poor]
               Thurman Munson [Rookie] (#189) [VG]
               Harmon Killebrew (#150) [Poor]
               Jim Palmer (#449) [VG]
               Pete Rose (#580) [Fair]
               Willie McCovey (#250) [Fair]
               Reggie Jackson (#140) [Fair]
 
Lot #56:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $6.05 - Greg S.]
 
  1970 Topps:  Brooks Robinson All Star (#455) [Fair]
               Frank Robinson All Star (#463) [Fair]
               Juan Marichal All Star (#466) [Ex-Mt]
               Rod Carew All Star (#453) [Fair]
               Pete Rose All Star (#458) [Fair]
               Carl Yastrzemski All Star (#461) [VG]
               Hank Aaron All Star (#462) [Poor]
               Darrell Evans (#621) [VG-EX]
 
Lot #57:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $22.50 - Gene S.]
                                                         -GOING ONCE-
  1971 Topps:  Roberto Clemente (#630) [VG-EX]
               Bob Gibson (#450) [VG]
               Willie McCovey (#50) [Poor]
               Gil Hodges (#183) [Poor]
               Nolan Ryan (#513) [Poor...touched up.]
               Rollie Fingers (#384) [Poor]
 
Lot #58:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $10.00 - Dana]
                                                            -SOLD-
  1972 Topps:  Willie Mays (#49) [Poor]
               Frank Robinson (#100) [VG]
               Harmon Killebrew (#51) [VG]
               Hank Aaron (#299) [G-VG]
               Bob Gibson (#130) [VG-EX]
               Brooks Robinson Boyhood Photo (#498) [Fair]
               Tom Seaver Boyhood Photo (#347) [VG-EX]
 
Lot #59:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $11.00 - Michael                                                            
-GOING ONCE-     O.]
  1973 Topps:  Hank Aaron (#100) [Poor]
               Don Sutton (#10) [VG-EX]
               Bob Boone [Rookie] (#613) [VG-EX]
               Juan Marichael (#480) [VG-EX]
               Brooks Robinson (#90) [VG-EX]
               Willie McCovey (#410) [VG-EX]
               George Foster (#399) [VG-EX]
               Joe Morgan (#230) [G-VG]
               Roberto Clemente (#50) [Fair]
 
Lot #60:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $20.58 - Dave B.]
 
  1974 Topps:  Dave Parker [Rookie] (#252) [VG]
               Hank Aaron (#1) [VG-EX]
               Nolan Ryan (#20) [VG-EX]
               Willie McCovey (#250) [VG-EX]
               Dave Winfield [Rookie] (#456) [Fair]
               Carl Yastrzemski (#280) [Poor]
               Rob Carew (#50) [Fair]
               Billy Williams (#110) [Poor]
               Bill Grief Error (#102) [VG]
               Dave Roberts Error (#309) [VG-EX]
 
Lot #61:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $7.00 - Bob/Doug]
                                                         -GOING TWICE-
  1975 Topps:  Nolan Ryan (#500) [Fair]
               Tony Perez (#560) [VG-EX]
               Jim Palmer (#335) [G-VG]
               Harmon Killebrew (#640) [G-VG]
               Dwight Evans (#255) [VG]
 
Lot #62:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $40.00 - Don D.]
 
  1975 Topps:  George Brett [Rookie] (#228) [VG-EX]
 
Lot #63:  Minimum Bid:  $2.00                     [High bid:  $14.55 - Greg S.]
 
  1976 Topps:  Don Sutton (#530) [G-VG]
               Rod Carew (#400) [Fair]
               Robin Yount (#316) [VG]
               Nolan Ryan (#330) [VG-EX]
               Tom Seaver Record Breaker (#5) [VG-EX]
               Hank Aaron Record Breaker (#1) [G-VG]
 
Lot #64:  Minimum Bid:  $10.00                    [High bid:  $15.00 - Bob/
                                                      -GOING TWICE-     Doug]
  1977 Topps:  Dale Murphy [Rookie] (#476) [VG]
 
Lot #65:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $15.00 - Gene S.]
                                                         -GOING ONCE-
  1977 Topps:  Pete Rose (#450) [G-VG]
               George Foster (#347) [G-VG]
               Willie McCovey (#5470 [G-VG]
               Rod Carew (#120) [Fair]
               Tom Seaver (#150) [VG]
               Nolan Ryan (#650) [VG-EX]
               Joe Morgan (#100) [EX-MT but waxstained]
               Steve Carlton (#110) [VG]
 
Lot #66:  Minimum Bid: $5.00                      [High bid:  $12.00 - Brian
                                                         -GOING ONCE-     H.]
  1978 Topps:  Lou Whitaker (#704) [EX-MT...it's autographed but I have no
                                    idea if it is authentic.]
               Jack Morris (#703) [EX-MT]
               Pete Rose Record Breaker (#5) [Fair]
               Thurmon Munson (#60) [G-VG]
               Robin Yount (#173) [G-VG]
               Robin Yount (#173) [Fair]
               Steve Garvey (#150) [EX-MT]
               Rod Carew (#580) [VG]
               Reggie Jackson Record Breaker (#7) [VG-EX]
               WS:  Reggie and Yankees Reign Supreme (#413) [G-VG]
               Dave Parker (#560) [G-VG]
               Reggie Jackson (#200) [Fair]
               Johnny Bench (#700) [VG]
               Don Sutton (#310) [Poor]
 
Lot #67:  Minimum Bid:  $5.00                     [High bid:  $14.55 - Greg S.]
                                                           -GOING ONCE-
  1979 Topps:  Thurman Munson (#310) [VG-EX]
               Carl Yastrzemski (#320) [VG-EX]
               Tom Seaver (#100) [VG]
               Pete Rose Record Breaker (#204) [Poor]
               Steve Garvey (#50) [G-VG]
               Eddie Murray (#640) [VG-EX]
               Robin Yount (#95) [VG-EX]
               Lou Whitaker (#123) [VG-EX]
               Don Sutton (#170) [VG-EX]
               Jim Rice (#400) [VG-EX]
               Steve Caarlton (#25) [VG-EX]
               Rod Carew (#300) [VG-EX]
               Dave Winfield (#30) [VG-EX]
               Phil Niekro (#595) [VG-EX]
               Carney Lansford [Rookie] (#212) [VG-EX]
               Mike Schmidt (#610) [Fair]
               Jim Palmer (#340) [VG]
               Dale Murphy (#39) [VG]
               Dave Parker (#430) [VG-EX]
               Jack Morris (#251) [VG-EX]
               Reggie Jackson (#700) [Fair]
               Lance Parrish (#469) [EX-MT but centred 15/85]
 
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Here is the grading scale that I used:
 
Near Mint:  Very well centred and very sharp corners
 
Excellent-Mint:  Corners have very slight wear, but fine otherwise fine.
 
Very Good-Excellent:  Corner wear.  May be off centre.  No creases.
 
Very Good:  A minor crease that doesn't break the surface or minor back
            damage.
 
Good-Very Good:  Has one or more minor creases and corner wear.
 
Fair:  Has a major crease or scuffing.  Corners are no longer the issue.
 
Poor:  Really bad.  Has writing, tears, major back damage, or the like.
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