Where are all the super rare cards?

[rhettyeakley]

Bruce: Look at my cards the numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
Us: Oh, I see. And most cards only go up to ten?
Bruce: Exactly.
Us: Does that mean it's better? Is it any better?
Bruce: Well, it's one better, isn't it? It's not ten... Where can you go from there? Where?
Us: I don't know.
Bruce: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Us: Buy another eleven.
Bruce: Eleven. Exactly. One better.
Us: Why don't you just collect what you like regardless of the little number on the flip and do whatever makes one happy?
[Pause.]
Bruce: These go to eleven.

[Sean]

Excellent. A Spinal Tap reference. But I'm sure that the wise collector/investor won't get it.

[bobbyw8469]

In the past two years, I have only seen one card on BST that meets my standards in terms of grade and rarity.

I can only speak for myself and my experiences. I have high grade, rare cards that I am 100% positive would fit in your collection! However, I will NEVER sell them on the BST board. I recently had a 1959 Topps Mantle PSA 7 for $775 on the BST board. Not a nibble - nothing. I turned around and put in on Ebay where it sold for the low $900's. That is par for the course. Not that I am knocking the BST boards. I have sold some items on there. Just for the higher dollar items, most collectors are gonna follow the sellers who bring them the most money. It is NOT the BST board. It is PWCC, Probstein, REA, Greg Bussineau, Legendary, et al. That is why those four auction houses you speak of seem to be the only places getting high grade stuff. Because sellers like myself and others are sending them our high grade stuff.

[bobbyw8469]

Recently Sean had a Clemente rookie PSA 7.5 on the BST boad for $3,500. He too, didn't get a nibble. He sold it on Ebay for around $4,800. The BST board is just not where you are gonna find those cards that you are describing.

[murcerfan]

If only rare cards were easy to find.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Recently Sean had a Clemente rookie PSA 7.5 on the BST boad for $3,500. He too, didn't get a nibble. He sold it on Ebay for around $4,800. The BST board is just not where you are gonna find those cards that you are describing.

This issue has been going on for several years, since the downturn in the hobby. Collectors won't buy a straight sale (private) card, which is high end, as they think they will pay less in auction. The mentality being that if someone else is willing to pay 5000 at auction, then I will pay 5200. But if it were offered for 4700 privately, then no way.....as I might get it cheaper in an auction setting. A lot of us have had cards that won't sell privately, or on a BST, sell for more in auction. It has less to do with the venue as much as it does the way it's being sold.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Leon

This issue has been going on for several years, since the downturn in the hobby. Collectors won't buy a straight sale (private) card, which is high end, as they think they will pay less in auction. The mentality being that if someone else is willing to pay 5000 at auction, then I will pay 5200. But if it were offered for 4700 privately, then no way.....as I might get it cheaper in an auction setting. A lot of us have had cards that won't sell privately, or on a BST, sell for more in auction. It has less to do with the venue as much as it does the way it's being sold.

Show me a Cracker Jack Cobb and I will show you a straight sale.

[glchen]

I think Bruce is looking for comment from high dollar collectors. This post is similar to Joe Orlando's article in the current SMR: Link

[Vintagecatcher]

Bruces' Quote: It is too bad that those who appreciate the best rarely comment on the Board nor do they communicate with other important collectors.

Bruce,

Wouldn't you be one of the collectors that rarely comment on the board?

Maybe the other collectors haven't communicated with you because they figured you were too busy talkng with the other Bruces.


Patrick

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Recently Sean had a Clemente rookie PSA 7.5 on the BST boad for $3,500. He too, didn't get a nibble. He sold it on Ebay for around $4,800. The BST board is just not where you are gonna find those cards that you are describing.

Those cards are either not that popular here or those who want them already have them. 5k cards can sell on the BST here they just need to be closer to what is manly collected by this community.

[brob28]

The market for these ultra rare high quality items is just fine. You see less of them simply because there are less of them and most buyers of ultra high end items (whether cards or other items) prefer to be discrete.

[CW]

Screw it -- I'll take the bait.

There is a true distinction between creased old card and those ultra high grade rare cards.

Yes, one card is unaltered while the other has likely been worked on.

It is too bad that those who appreciate the best rarely comment on the Board nor
do they communicate with other important collectors.

Maybe start your own messageboard rather than post here and whine? You can even call it "Net54 for Important Collectors".

Like the great whales these collectors will continueto build the best collection and consume thousands of little fish along the way.

This might be the most idiotic statement I've read on these forums. And that's saying A LOT!

C.huck W.o|ff