Why did this card....

[Vegas-guy]

go for so much??? http://www.ebay.com/itm/110819384647...torefresh=true not a "rare" back the pop report may be a little low but not that bad and it has higher graded examples? Just curious...

[CW]

I have 2 guesses, more facetious than anything...

a) two collectors thought this was a red portrait, and paid a premium thinking it was a rare, orange color variation (obviously not the case).

and

b) Probstein has a following.



(on a serious note, the corners are quite nice for and SGC graded EX 5, but still that is a high price)

[freakhappy]

I have no idea why this card went this high, but it could be that a few people needed this card, at this grade for their collection, registry, etc., and a bidding war ensued. What other explanation could their be if a different variation isn't present?

[pgellis]

I was one of the underbidders on that card. I got out at $111.00 which I thought was about right for the card. I will say that this card doesn't seem to come up too often in SGC50 or better.

I think there are a few people trying to put the set together in SGC60 or better that have been fairly active recently.

Just a bidding war on a mildly rare common in SGC60.

[BleedinBlue]

I was watching that one and was willing to go to around $120 considering the difficulty in finding that card in a decent grade but walked away when it jumped past there. I was not surprised when it hit $150. $200 was a stretch. $271? Sometimes you really want to fill that hole. Tenney was my last "common".

[iwantitiwinit]

Way overpriced. Color could be the only reason I see. If slight color variations are going to bring this kind of money the value of my collection just doubled.

[leaflover]

I finally found one last year at the "National"
"I had to have it"..... Care to guess what I paid?

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by leaflover

I finally found one last year at the "National"
"I had to have it"..... Care to guess what I paid?

Just a guess.......$120.00?

[leaflover]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

Just a guess.......$120.00?

"I had to have it"... remember! $300!!

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by leaflover

"I had to have it"... remember! $300!!

If you "had to have it" it's worth every penny you paid At least that's how I see it

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

Way overpriced. Color could be the only reason I see. If slight color variations are going to bring this kind of money the value of my collection just doubled.

There isn't anything unusual about the color. Besides, as the Jennings example showed us the other day, you can't really trust ebay photos - sometimes they are bad and sometimes the seller has hit the 'enhance' button.

I was watching a few of Probstein's cards yesterday, including this one because I thought I could get it for around $120, and they all sold for much more than they should have. 'Why?' is anyone's guess.

Tenney isn't so easy to find with good color and registration. Maybe a couple of collectors got tired of waiting for one.

[CMIZ5290]

I think for the most part color variations are fairly common, and don't drive up the price that much. I have many and the only one that i have in which i have not seen another is my sgc 84 kid elberfeld.