Current '63 Rose at Greg Morris eBay
 

It could be that I am simply out of touch with the current marketplace, even though I just completed a run of 65-68 Topps sets over the last 4 years.

And I know the quality of the cards listed by GM - I've used his site as one of the primary means of completing those sets.

BUT - with a day and a half left, this raw Rose rookie is sitting above $5K?

I THINK I see some wear on the bottom left corner, and a couple tiny spots of white around the blue, plus there's the color registration issue that has produced a thin green band between the yellow and blue.

All that nit-picking aside - it will be interesting to see how high this goes.

But even in today's market, does this seem a bit overboard? I plan on completing a '64 set by the spring, and then will turn to '63 - oh, my.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/136177120896

Well, seems like a PSA 7 would sell for about that price range these days.

So maybe it’s not too far off? Just a question of whether you really think it could get a 7. Maybe some of the bidders are thinking it might even get a 7.5 or 8 with the centering.

For my money, I’d rather just buy one already graded. With my luck, it would come back at PSA 5.

The sets I build, SGC 4-5 is usually a very nice condition, and those seem to be getting 1500-2200 or so, so when it comes to needed to get one in a couple years or so, hopefully things will have remained as-is, or perhaps even settled down a bit.

Looks like a solid 7 to me. He sold a PSA 7 a few months ago for $5300. I would prefer to have it over this one but as previously stated, maybe bidder is hoping for 7.5, No way it gets an 8 in today's world although you might find an 8 graded 10 years ago that looks worse.

With my luck, I would never buy something assuming that the card is going to grade a PSA7. If I wanted a PSA7 I would just buy one already graded and pay a bit extra to be sure.