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I thought the $61 price tag on a Cloughan error PSA 3 tonight on eBay was interesting. There were really only two bidders over $13, but a stronger price than I was expecting to see. I did have a $30 snipe on the card which never got triggered.
Anyone else here bidding on that one? Thoughts on the $61 final price? Maybe a few more people learning about this card? |
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I was the underbidder, I thought you might have been the winner lol. I figured posting about it would cause the price to go up a little, but I'm honestly surprised I lost this time. I've bid several hundred % of the second highest bids on the last few T218 errors. I figure this price is probably more of an anomaly; someone else just really wanted one. The market for these still seems to be incredibly thin. EDIT: Just for frame of reference, I bought a Cloughan on eBay last year for a bid of $32.11. This is the only time, I believe, that the card has transacted publicly in a listing that correctly identified the error. I doubled my bid on this one, but someone else did too. The next one or two might go a bit high as well, but I don't think it will last. The market is very thin for these, with a handful of master set collectors and variation fans that might really care. If I hadn't placed my "overpay" bid, it would have sold for half of what it did. Sorry for driving the price up, to whoever won EDIT 2: Just for tracking, attaching the card image of the PSA 3 that just sold. I believe all the known examples are now posted in this thread: the 3 copies I own and showed, the 2 Scooter729 has and posted, and now this one. This makes a known population of 6 cards so far, all with 649 backs. Would love to see any others you folks may have or know about. I didn't see a second copy until over a decade after acquiring the first one, and now 3 have appeared for public sale in the last 3 years, 2 of which were not identified as a variation by the seller. Interesting how the cycles work with availability. Last edited by G1911; 12-16-2019 at 01:55 AM. |
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I'm guessing the population on this card is much higher than the 6 we know about - and if PSA ever started grading the slabs with the variations on these three errors, you'd see a lot more come out of the woodwork. And I would expect the prices to jump then, probably $100+ on Gillis and Cloughan (Trudenbach seems more common).
But for now though, it'll remain a niche item for us T218 master guys.... |
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Last edited by DaveW; 12-16-2019 at 01:12 PM. |
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Scooter - I sure hope PSA doesn't start grading them and the registry guys involved, I'd like to be able to keep picking these variations up cheap. Last edited by G1911; 12-16-2019 at 11:16 PM. |
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Since this thread has kind of become the hub for T218 discussion, I'll post some of my other oddities, rarities and info here. One of the more interesting cards is a T218 M.J. McGrath with a recurring print defect/variation depending on how you define things.
When I bought the first one, I thought it was a one of a kind card, not a printing variation, but just the result of someone at the factory handling a still wet sheet before it dried. Then I found a second card, both with the same back (Mecca, Factory 30). I now think there was probably some dust/dirt/debris/something else obscuring part of the printing plate, resulting in the smudge look. I'd think there are probably several more out there, but have never seen besides the two I have. I'd love to know if any of you have this variant, or another card with the same issue. There's a lot of oddities shared in this thread: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=251642 |
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Trubenback M30 Error
Hey Fellas!
won the T218 lot in Sterling auctions, came in today. I did a quick run thru and found the Trubenback Mecca Factory 30 Error :-) unfortunately no Tolstois.... but hopefully some other commons I need to fill some holes in the master quest once i can go thru them... TTYL! Cliff DSCF2901.jpg DSCF2902.jpg
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I’ve bought 2 lots recently and buried in each was a Gillis factory 30 error card and also a Trudenbach error card. Maybe these aren’t as tough as we thought! Or maybe I’m just really lucky.
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Always funny how things pop up and disappear with time. Took me many years to even get images of the Fact. 30's, and then this year they seem to be just littered everywhere like commons. I have also added another Trudenbach Mecca 30 as well as a third Cloughan Mecca 649 to my collection since my last pic in this thread.
I'll still buy any of your guys extra's! Lol |
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