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04-29-2012, 10:25 AM #1
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Picked up a grail from the Ted Williams auction
I took the drive from Bar Harbor, Maine to Boston yesterday for the Ted Williams auction. After 12 hours of driving/T riding and 5 hours of sitting at the auction, I was dead tired by the time I got home.
As you can imagine, the bidding was strong and fast. Tons of the items went for over auction estimate, some went WAY over. There were no shortage of bidders or money for this auction. Seeing Ted's MVP award sell for $260,000 was amazing. I've never been to an auction of this magnitude, so it was really cool to watch.
I went with one lot in mind and after I got there and heard the prices, I never thought I would get it. There was a bat from the 1983-85 labeling period that was believed to be used by Ted while giving hitting instructions at Fenway. There is no way I could afford a Ted gamer, so this was the next best thing for someone with my collecting budget.
The bat I wanted was estimated $500-1000, but after seeing an Old Timers game uniform that was estimated $1000-2000 go for $5000 before buyers premium and tax, I thought there is NO way I will get the bat.
Well, I was wrong! I got the bat for $950 before BP and tax, a price I was very happy with. No, it's not a real gamer, but it came directly from Ted's collection, he used it and that's what matters most to me. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy.
And just a few other pics of the items being auctioned.
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04-29-2012, 10:39 AM #2
Re: Picked up a grail from the Ted Williams auction
Incredible pick-up... Congrats on the nice win. I'd say that was a good price for coach-used item.
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04-29-2012, 11:17 AM #3
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Re: Picked up a grail from the Ted Williams auction
Nice pickup! Way to go in with big boys and come out of the auction with an item and your shirt still on!
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04-29-2012, 11:44 AM #4
Re: Picked up a grail from the Ted Williams auction
Very cool!
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04-29-2012, 12:13 PM #5
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Re: Picked up a grail from the Ted Williams auction
Teddy Ballgame. One of a kind. Congratulations.
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04-29-2012, 12:29 PM #6
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Re: Picked up a grail from the Ted Williams auction
Nice pickup there for sure. Being able to tell the story ad having purchased it directly from the Williams auctions will make it worth every bit of that price.