Maybe people are buying the card vs. the slab
 

Just scrolling through the HA auction ending tonight and noticed two ‘52 Mantles both graded 3. The centered PSA 3 is currently going for $100K+ and the poorly centered SGC 3 is less than $30K.

I can appreciate the price discrepancy between PSA vs. SGC and centered vs. off-centered but a 4X difference is pretty substantial.

Centering/presentation, among other things, is huge.

Could also be the age of the flips and when each was graded?

I believe it was just last week where a very nice centered 1.5 sold for twice as much, maybe more or slightly less, than a 2.5. Both PSA, IIRC?

I also believe, since there are 2, or maybe more, the most presentable/nicest one will get most of the attention and bids right up until the very end. If the nicest/centered one sells first, then the second one will definitely close the price gap at the very end.

Correct about the 1.5 outselling the 2.5 by a significant margin on eBay just the other day.

Encouraging to see people buying the card more frequently these days. Anyone shopping for a 311 definitely sees after a while how precious few look like that PSA 3 at Heritage right now. In ten years I’ve still only seen 10 that centered and that includes a ten and a nine.

By far the nicest looking 3 I ever recall seeing.

Imo, there is no comparison between the 2.

I agree. Has to be the best looking specimen in the hobby in the 1-3 grade range. In hand or a wall display at a casual distance that 3 will hit the eye with such beauty. Final hammer all in was 162k.

The SGC 3 which had very poor centering went for only $50,400 so quite a difference between them.

I am not surprised by that disparity at all. Like has been mentioned, that was one heck of a centered PSA 3 Mantle.

Price for the psa 3 is NOT only for the centering but overall appeal in other area as well. Try a scratch up faded color bad registration 3 and worn corner psa 3 with perfect centering and you won't get that price. The SGC is very close to MC

Boy, I don't this is the case at all. It is a great market for selling the flip, not as great if you have a really nice card that you want to get 200% VCP for.

If I were selling (which I am not) I would be unloading all my average and below cards now, and saving the better ones for when the market levels off and the nice cards stand out more.

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