Football Programmes Centre

smk06 · Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 523 Location: North of Leeds

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http://www.elrauctions.com/Catalogues/ss081010/ss081010.html

Eddie Reeve · Joined: 08 Sep 2010 Posts: 123

There is one lot that interests me.
Do you know if they offer a shipping service (at a reasonable price).
I can't see anything on their website

smk06 · Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 523 Location: North of Leeds

Sorry, don't know the answer to that one. I've not bid on anything from ELR before.

hulldon · Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 224

I've bought stuff from ELR before, and yes, they will post it to you, and as far as I can recall, it wan't too expensive either.
Regards,
hulldon

1980Cossie · Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 830

Do they go live on the-saleroom website or do you have to go along or email commision bids,
thanks,

surfinjim · Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject:

It's on The saleroom.
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26th December 1979

Bolder, Blackhall, Williamson, Smith, Pickering, Hornsby, King, Johnson, McCulloch, Mellor, Curran.

Scorers; Mellor, King, Curran, Smith (pen)

GODS EVERY ONE OF THEM!

surfinjim · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:05 am Post subject:

Anyone physically attending?

I'll be there.

Jim
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26th December 1979

Bolder, Blackhall, Williamson, Smith, Pickering, Hornsby, King, Johnson, McCulloch, Mellor, Curran.

Scorers; Mellor, King, Curran, Smith (pen)

GODS EVERY ONE OF THEM!

Posh1959 · Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 1227

Yes Jim i wil be there

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

A word of caution to anyone who may be thinking of bidding blind on the saleroom for items. I asked Surfinjim if he could check a few lots over for me and he very gratefully did, and a good number of the lots are certainly not described as they would be at Sportingold or the like.
Apparently, a number of lots have come from the same source and have a good deal of writing on them, which in many cases isn't noted by ELR on their catalogue. CAVEAT EMPTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eddie Reeve · Joined: 08 Sep 2010 Posts: 123

So did anybody buy anything?

The Corinthians v Wednesday 1898 match card seemed very cheap at £30.

Did anyone actually view this?

surfinjim · Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:15 pm Post subject:

I bought one programme.

Jim
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26th December 1979

Bolder, Blackhall, Williamson, Smith, Pickering, Hornsby, King, Johnson, McCulloch, Mellor, Curran.

Scorers; Mellor, King, Curran, Smith (pen)

GODS EVERY ONE OF THEM!

sharrowblade · Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:18 pm Post subject:

Eddie Reeve wrote:

So did anybody buy anything?

The Corinthians v Wednesday 1898 match card seemed very cheap at £30.

Did anyone actually view this?

There was a very good reason for this Wink

Posh1959 · Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 1227

Had a pleasant day met Jim ,Sharrowblade and Richard all good lads. Bought one or two lots. Some lots were cheap others silly money, as Auchinleckian mentioned previously some of the lots were not very clean. Star programme of the day was the 20s semi final shame about the extended essay written on the cover, it was once owned by a jouranlist who sadly wrote his notes all over the programme.

sharrowblade · Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: ELR

Auchinleckian wrote:

A word of caution to anyone who may be thinking of bidding blind on the saleroom for items. I asked Surfinjim if he could check a few lots over for me and he very gratefully did, and a good number of the lots are certainly not described as they would be at Sportingold or the like.
Apparently, a number of lots have come from the same source and have a good deal of writing on them, which in many cases isn't noted by ELR on their catalogue. CAVEAT EMPTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Caveat Emptor..........surely John, that applies to all auction houses, not just ELR, even those that are placed on a pedastal on this forum.

If I wanted to pay well over the odds at auction I'd head down south every couple months.

It's been said a thousand times, if you're bidding at auction, you really have to see it. In defence of ELR, I have never been disappointed in anything I have bought from them in quality or price, yesterday included, and I can be as choosy as anybody.

Maybe, a percentage of lots yesterday did come from the same source, we'd all like to believe that some old girl has had a pile of 60 year old programmes hidden away in the sideboard for years, and is making a few quid, but in reality some lots yesterday are just the left overs from auction houses who have already weedled out the good stuff and our dumping their c**p for want of a better word.

P.S Nice to meet Posh1959 yesterday, along with surfinjim & tcno10. I think I can say with good authority that I'm still the best looking forum member in Sheffield.
Laughing

matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1528 Location: Coity

I left a few bids but only won the 53 cup final for £40 - ok it had writing on the cover but I can get that removed.

I know of the auction in boro but does anyone have any other regular auction houses up north

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