Bid McPhee pricing

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Posted By: Paul

Did the price of Lew Lipset's Bid McPhee (about $3800) strike anyone as low? As a guy who paid an arm and a leg for one of these things, I'm just kind of curious. Thanks.

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Posted By: ockday

I also thought it was low..but I was the high bidder so don't go by me

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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)

Paul,

Do you care to post a scan of the McPhee you purchased? Perhaps the image made a difference.

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Posted By: V117Collector

Can someone please post a direct link to auction? thanks

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Posted By: Max Weder

http://www.oldjudge.com/auction/misc/412/

Max

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Posted By: Paul

Mine does have a nicer image (the white splotches in the upper left are mostly a scanning artifact). But the image of Lew Lipset's wasn't bad, and the price difference was dramatic.

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Posted By: dennis

it all comes down to who's bidding and how bad they "have to have it now".

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Posted By: Paul

If you look at the standard catalog, I think you'd have to conclude that Bob Lemke would consider $3800 to be a bargain.

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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

Paul,

In my opinion there should be a huge price difference in those two cards. Look at them. $3,800 still seems like a good price, but it doesn't seem right to compare the two. They are very different.

-Ryan

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Posted By: Joe

Whats the rareity difference between the different photos of McPheee?

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Posted By: Mark

Perhaps Pete Hill's induction has softened the market for rare hall of famer cards since it's now all but impossible to acquire all HOF cards.

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Posted By: Paul

I think Mark's on to something there. And not just Pete Hill. The combination of Hill, Cooper, Mackey, Torriente, and Mendez is a daunting task, even for someone with an unlimited budget. My guess is that other tough cards like McGowan won't be as popular either. Although I can say from personal experience that there has been no drop in the demand for Burketts.