Gem Gehrig @ Heritage

[Bliggity]

$167,300.

30% over last sale in 2013. Not a bad ROI.

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

$167,300.

30% over last sale in 2013. Not a bad ROI.

Nope. Wrong, wrong, wrong. That's how people get suckered into thinking cards are always a good investment.

Sale on 8-11-13 was for $125,332. Sale on 2-20-16 was $167,300, but it was $140,000 before buyer's premium. The $140,000 is what the seller received.

$140,000 - $125,332 = $14,668. ROI of 11.7%

For comparison, NASDAQ on 8-11-13 was 3,660. On 2-20-16 was 4,504. ROI there during same period was 23.1%.

[Mikehealer]

Eric, I would think the consignor got a piece of the premium on a card like that.

[53Browns]

So gorgeous looks like a reprint. But I agree it looks like it's had a trim job. IMHO, people who alter cards should reside in Dante's 8th circle of hell (reserved for the fraudsters)......

[CMIZ5290]

I may be wrong, but I think this is the third or fourth time this card has come up for sale at major auctions in the last few years. That seems kind of odd to me....

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

I may be wrong, but I think this is the third or fourth time this card has come up for sale at major auctions in the last few years. That seems kind of odd to me....

At least then it has stayed the same size.

[Scocs]

But that's a recent SGC flip. You don't think they took proper measurements to ensure that it was not trimmed or altered?