Bull Tosi Auction

Publius · #1 08-01-2015, 09:04 PM

If you look at PSA 7 and 8 cards populations you see the pops get thin in the high number cards

Tosi is a pop 4'psa 8 as is Masterson. Nag is a pop 6 PSA 8, but a superstar obviously.

Very rare in high grade, which is where the big dollar collectors are

TanksAndSpartans · #2 08-01-2015, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Publius

Very rare in high grade, which is where the big dollar collectors are

Hey Joe, thanks for jumping in - that's the heart of what I am wondering about.... The heavy hitters/big dollar collectors:

Scenario 1: The high grade Tosi cards aren't coming up, so collectors with high grade sets try to fill the slot with a lower grade card, thus bidding up the lower grade cards.

Scenario 2: The high grade collectors are patient enough to wait for one to come around that better fits the condition of the other cards in their set (I'd guess in grade PSA 6 or higher)

Scenario 2 always seemed more logical to me, which is why I'm puzzled to see the PSA 3 and PSA 4 cards sell so high. I would think the high grade collectors are ignoring those auctions, yet for whatever reason we consistently see PSA 3 and PSA 4 Tosi cards sell much higher than the other high numbers.

jefferyepayne · #3 08-02-2015, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DezHood

Hey Joe, thanks for jumping in - that's the heart of what I am wondering about.... The heavy hitters/big dollar collectors:

Scenario 1: The high grade Tosi cards aren't coming up, so collectors with high grade sets try to fill the slot with a lower grade card, thus bidding up the lower grade cards.

Scenario 2: The high grade collectors are patient enough to wait for one to come around that better fits the condition of the other cards in their set (I'd guess in grade PSA 6 or higher)

Scenario 2 always seemed more logical to me, which is why I'm puzzled to see the PSA 3 and PSA 4 cards sell so high. I would think the high grade collectors are ignoring those auctions, yet for whatever reason we consistently see PSA 3 and PSA 4 Tosi cards sell much higher than the other high numbers.

I think there is a third scenario that has to do with the popularity of the set in general. Looking at the registry, there are a LOT of people collecting the Chicle set (as compared to other pre-war football sets) and that means lots of people looking to purchase a Tosi. Low Pop cards force set collectors to lower their grade expectations and that drives up the prices of lower grade cards for those particular cards. Tosi and some of the other SPs in the set benefit from this demand.

jeff

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