1971 Topps Super Clemente PSA 10

[quitcrab]

Did this card sell in the 90,000 plus range ? If so at what auction house?

[cgjackson222]

Yes, $92K by Memory Lane in February: https://www.psacard.com/auctionprice.../values/260951

[raulus]

Pop 1, none higher!

[STL1944]

Two PSA 8 examples on eBay right now asking ~ $750 with no takers.


That is a STEEP curve up!

It is a pretty card though...

[raulus]

Originally Posted by STL1944

Two PSA 8 examples on eBay right now asking ~ $750 with no takers.


That is a STEEP curve up!

It is a pretty card though...

At the risk of stating the obvious, for PSA set registry collectors, getting the top spot is a big deal, particularly for pop 1. $90k seems like a pretty freaking big deal for a card that is widely available all the way up to PSA 9.

My guess is you got a couple of hard core Clemente collectors who are planning to keep it in their PC for the next 30 years, probably lost out on it when it last came to market, and took a blood oath that they were going to get it this time when it came to auction.

I think the memory lane auction closing format also allows bidders to keep climbing the ladder, since the auction doesn’t close until about 7am Eastern the next morning. So with a couple of really determined bidders for whom money is no object, they could go nuts to make sure that this one ends up in their collection, and the other guy pounds sand.

[Kutcher55]

The money people are willing to pay for PSA 10s like these is of course insane when you could stack the card up against a big pile of 9s and even the most discerning card guy wouldn’t be able to call it out as the best in the bunch. PSA 10 is really an ego and money thing. This is why PSA manipulates the ten grade to such a huge extent. There’s a lot of cream up there for them and their favored dealers to squeeze out of people with deep pockets.