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Old 11-24-2025, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Brent G. View Post
I've only been in the vintage game around 18 months. I picked up a '53 Topps Satchel Paige in a 2 early on for $580. I saw one at this Chicago show tagged at $1,000. Wild times.
All of the centering disciples will tell you that the $1k version was probably better centered. Or if they're eye appeal disciples, then the eye appeal was better. Or the buy the card not the holder disciples will tell you to ignore the holder altogether and just look at the card, in which case you should never compare cards at the same grade, because they're inherently different, and the prices should be as well.
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Trying to wrap up my master mays set, with just a few left:

1968 American Oil left side
1971 Bazooka numbered complete panel
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