Another Good Auction Find

[slidekellyslide]

Value is important for more than one reason -sometimes you need to know the value of items for insurance purposes or if you're looking to trade it's always nice to have an idea what something is "worth". I'm not looking to get rid of the pennant -I almost never get rid of anything baseball related anyway, but that doesn't mean i'm not curious as to what this item goes for. And like Joe said it's part of the thrill of the hunt to find valuable items for pennies on the dollar. Tough to do on ebay, but still relatively easy to do in the real world if you look hard enough.

[flaco1801]

i think if ya find a brooklyn dodgers pennant ya gotta know its value is more than 25 dollars. now you know ya got a good deal. it really makes ya feel better knowing it went fer auction for 250 dollars?.i personally would be happy in the find, and the enjoyment of ther piece. im always the odd one. ive been collecting for over 25 years and to this day i have NEVER sold an item i have purchased. i have given stuff away, and once i sold a jacket at cost when i got 5 of them. i buy because i like what i find, if it happens to be valued at a great deal more than i paid fine, my nephew will be very happy one day. i just have a hard time equating value to a recent purchase already knowing i got a good price. i know im "different". sorry to offend anyone its just "me"

[slidekellyslide]

You don't offend me or I would bet anyone else here. Collect what and how you like. The joy for me is not in the value, but the history of the items. With that said I know this stuff is valuable and it only adds to your knowledge to seek out information on the items you pick up for your collection. I have no intention of selling anything in my collection if my son (now 5 year old) ever shows an interest. I wish all this stuff was cheap because there is so much more that I want.

[vintagesportscollector]

No problem here either - no offense taken. I rarely sell thing too. I just like to know the value so I know how far out of arms reach to keep it away from my 4 year old.