REA Winnings..... And losings.

MattyC · #1 04-27-2014, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RGold

I bowed out of the bidding on the 52 Topps Mantle SGC 80 when it crossed $30,000. I kept thinking about the Psa 7 one that I sold for $14,000 over 10 years ago which makes it hard for me to cough up over 40 grand for a grade lower now.

On the other hand, someone out there paid over $35,000 for a PSA 4.5 a few months back.

I also bid on the lot of 36 1933 Goudey Proofs. I thought under $5,000 was a reasonable deal but I only really wanted the two Pepper Martin cards, and did not feel like having to sell off 34 others.

I always enjoy REA, but usually Heritage is where I find more of the cards I am interested in for my collection which is heavy 1930's.

Congrats to all the winners.

Ten year old prices can sure be fun to look at. When it comes to 2014 prices, though, they really aren't too helpful. I suppose bread was much cheaper ten years ago than it is today; if I refuse to buy bread today though, I might wind up starving

I was the winner of that Mantle you referenced. For me, it's really not about the sticker grade with certain cards; I believe that with some cards you can throw the numerical grade out the window; I believe that rarity in terms of eye appeal completely trumps technical assessments based on arbitrarily written grading guidelines.

I can see how viewing pricing through the prism of grades and VCP grids can make one wonder how a card with a lower grade can command far more than a higher grade. The key to processing those seemingly anomalous data points is to put focus on the cards themselves and not the holders and grades. With 1952 Mantles, a study of all past sales bears out that perfect centering and a clean blue background is much rarer than a corner that merits a grade of 6 or 7. And if one is seeking such a centered and clean-surfaced example, precious few come up for sale-- hence the competition for it and the price.

The REA example was quite nice; exhibits the usual tilt but very bright and clean in other respects. I trust the owner is very happy

RGold · #2 04-27-2014, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MattyC

Ten year old prices can sure be fun to look at. When it comes to 2014 prices, though, they really aren't too helpful. I suppose bread was much cheaper ten years ago than it is today; if I refuse to buy bread today though, I might wind up starving

I was the winner of that Mantle you referenced. For me, it's really not about the sticker grade with certain cards; I believe that with some cards you can throw the numerical grade out the window; I believe that rarity in terms of eye appeal completely trumps technical assessments based on arbitrarily written grading guidelines.

I can see how viewing pricing through the prism of grades and VCP grids can make one wonder how a card with a lower grade can command far more than a higher grade. The key to processing those seemingly anomalous data points is to put focus on the cards themselves and not the holders and grades. With 1952 Mantles, a study of all past sales bears out that perfect centering and a clean blue background is much rarer than a corner that merits a grade of 6 or 7. And if one is seeking such a centered and clean-surfaced example, precious few come up for sale-- hence the competition for it and the price.

The REA example was quite nice; exhibits the usual tilt but very bright and clean in other respects. I trust the owner is very happy

Oops. Sorry. If you're happy, I'm happy for you. Glad to see it was a bonafide sale. And, not one of those cards where the buyer was someone that was "guaranteed" a bump in grade. Enjoy it.

MattyC · #3 04-27-2014, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RGold

Oops. Sorry. If you're happy, I'm happy for you. Glad to see it was a bonafide sale. And, not one of those cards where the buyer was someone that was "guaranteed" a bump in grade. Enjoy it.

Thanks, RG. Yup, I can vouch for the legitimacy of the sale. It will be with me for a very long time-- or at least until another dead-centered, perfect aqua background example surfaces with superior corners and thus in a higher holder... Though I'd imagine such a specimen would wind up costing quite a bit more than I paid for mine, and quite a bit more than the historical average of average examples in whatever grade it will be, and then of course who knows when such an eye-appealing chimera will surface?

Peter_Spaeth · #4 04-27-2014, 01:23 PM

Chacun a son gout.

RGold · #5 04-27-2014, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Chacun a son gout.

Taste dis.

Peter_Spaeth · #6 04-27-2014, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RGold

Taste dis.

Not to mon gout, RG, sorry.

oldjudge · #7 04-27-2014, 02:04 PM

Kind of outside my collecting range, but the Morrisanias played about one mile from where I grew up, and less than a mile from current day Yankee Stadium. This game was the first time the boys from the Bronx beat this Brooklyn powerhouse (something that would happen quite often in the 20th century).

Bicem · #8 04-27-2014, 01:24 PM

my wins...

(Dorskind Collection)

insidethewrapper · #9 04-27-2014, 01:32 PM

I was one of the low bidders on the N172 McGreachery (White) card. I dropped out at $10k, it went for $ 110,000 ( $ 130,350 with premium) with a Grade of (1). What does a T206 Wagner graded 1 sell for ?

tiger8mush · #10 04-27-2014, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bicem

my wins...

(Dorskind Collection)

Congrats Jeff, that was the sole lot I was after and u kicked my butt!

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