John Titus-Itus

JohnP0621 · #1 03-28-2014, 12:23 PM

I am amazed that this common card now sells for more than most H.O.F in the same grade and as much or more than known tough Short Print T206 Like Lundgren Chi, Dahlen Brklyn, Smith Boston-Chi etc.. Maybe I will send my PSA 4 -Hoard of 1 to the next auction.

John P

MJ · #2 04-04-2014, 02:26 PM

Longtime lurker, first time poster...

I noticed the Titus price jump as well. Was lucky enough to get a PSA 5 for about $290 late last year and just noticed a PSA 4 sell for $535 on eBay a few days ago. Very strange.

I do love the card and it's one of my favorites of the set. It has a very unique aesthetic appeal.

Sean · #3 04-04-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MJ

Longtime lurker, first time poster...

I noticed the Titus price jump as well. Was lucky enough to get a PSA 5 for about $290 late last year and just noticed a PSA 4 sell for $535 on eBay a few days ago. Very strange.

I do love the card and it's one of my favorites of the set. It has a very unique aesthetic appeal.

Hi MJ. Welcome to the board. What else do you collect?

MJ · #4 04-06-2014, 06:04 AM

Hi Sean... Thanks for the welcome. I am mostly focused on t206. Bought my first card when I was eleven or twelve back in the late 1980s, but recently got serious.

MJ

CMIZ5290 · #5 04-04-2014, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnP0621

I am amazed that this common card now sells for more than most H.O.F in the same grade and as much or more than known tough Short Print T206 Like Lundgren Chi, Dahlen Brklyn, Smith Boston-Chi etc.. Maybe I will send my PSA 4 -Hoard of 1 to the next auction.

John P

I will take Lundgren and Dahlen in the same grade every time over Titus, not even close....

CMIZ5290 · #6 04-04-2014, 05:23 PM

I have a PSA 6 Titus. If anyone has the same grade in either Lundgren (Chi.), Dahlen (Brook.), or even F. Smith (Chi. & Bost.), please let me know. I would be more than delighted to do a trade...Thanks

the 'stache · #7 04-06-2014, 06:37 AM

Since it's pouring outside this morning, and I've unplugged all my electronics because of the severe storms we're having in the Dallas area, I decided to do some research on the John Titus card prices.

There is only one for sale on the bay right now, a PSA 2.5 with a Sweet Cap 350 subjects for $300. Looking further at the recently sold ones, we see a really nice PSA 4 that was sold by PWCC at auction for $535. And another sold by Dean's Cards.

I just couldn't believe what I saw. So, I sent them a message with my e-mail on the "contact us" page. Here's what I wrote:

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Why do you mark your card prices up so much? Here's an example of what I'm seeing. I'm looking at a John Titus T206 you sold on Ebay in VG/EX condition on February 27th of this year. The ungraded card with a common back (Sweet Cap 350 subjects, factory 30 2nd district NY) sold for $262.49. A month later, on March 25th, you have listed another ungraded John Titus in VG/EX condition with another common back (in fact, perhaps the most common of all backs, a Piedmont 350 subjects, factory 25 2nd dist VA) for $550! Even after your 15% discount to $468, you're still selling it for $200 more than the identical card sold less than 30 days before. And you don't have to give 10% to Ebay on your site.

This is a common card that is being hoarded by a few people, but it's still available to buy. So, how do you justify not only overcharging for the card in the first sale (SMR lists the card at $85 in VG-EX condition), but then marking the same card up by $200 a month later? You're listing this card for sale at 550% of SMR! That's downright obscene. How in good conscience can you do this? That goes way beyond making a fair profit.

I can't wait to hear how they spin this, if they write back at all.

ullmandds · #8 04-06-2014, 07:00 AM

but Bill...the card sold...so it couldn't have been that much of a "ripoff?"

the 'stache · #9 04-06-2014, 07:11 AM

Yes, Pete, the first card sold. It was a little overpriced, but not terribly out of bounds given where the market has been. It's the one on their site now, marked up two extra c notes that has me steamed.

ullmandds · #10 04-06-2014, 07:15 AM

I still don't get it...this whole thread is a discussion on why the titus card is selling for a major premium...and you're just siting an example of this?

Are you mad because you want this card but find it too expensive? Because if this is the case...welcome to the world of vintage card collecting. Deans isn't unique in marking up cards that are in demand...almost every dealer does it?

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