REA: 4 Planks & 5 Magies

OldSchoolBaseball · #1 04-03-2010, 09:58 AM

I speak for many other serious collectors when I say I hope the Plank sells for $10k - that'll be a great flip! The eventual owner of the card will always know it's no better than a scan from a book.

Personally, an altered card with added color and corners just doesn't seem right and I would not trade Hunky "F&cking" Shaw for that phony "made-to-order" card.

Chicago206 · #2 04-03-2010, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by OldSchoolBaseball

I speak for many other serious collectors when I say I hope the Plank sells for $10k - that'll be a great flip! The eventual owner of the card will always know it's no better than a scan from a book.

Personally, an altered card with added color and corners just doesn't seem right and I would not trade Hunky "F&cking" Shaw for that phony "made-to-order" card.

I completely concur....and im not even a "serious" collector. Altered cards are no better than fake, man-made fantasy pieces.

steve B · #3 04-03-2010, 10:34 AM

Oh, hey! I've got a Shaw! I'll gladly trade it for any genuine plank, modified, trimmed, anything.

Sorry if this comes across as another sarcastic post. I just had to, in case there's any actual takers...

Steve B

uniship · #4 04-03-2010, 11:00 AM

i predict that restored plank sells for $45k. an excellent flip is my guess. congrats to the flipper if it plays out like i think it will.

4815162342 · #5 04-03-2010, 11:23 AM

My wife has "The Young and the Restless"; I have Net 54!

calvindog · #6 04-03-2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by uniship

i predict that restored plank sells for $45k. an excellent flip is my guess. congrats to the flipper if it plays out like i think it will.

In 2007 a fantastic Plank PSA 1 sold for $21,150.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2007/138.html

It would boggle the mind to think that a restored one -- not simply a trimmed one but a restored one -- would sell for even that much.

barrysloate · #7 04-03-2010, 11:45 AM

It's already pretty high with multiple bids, and is doing better than some of REA's graded ones.

uniship · #8 04-03-2010, 11:57 AM

Calvindog - i hear you but i just have a feeling this one's going for a lot more than 21k. I think there is a group of collectors that just like high-end looking cards over completely legitimate examples. i am not one of those collectors - i like the rare, beat-up unaltered stuff.

45k including the BP is still my guess. total guess on my part - but i think we'll witness a textbook homerun flip here.

Jim VB · #9 04-03-2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by uniship

Calvindog - i hear you but i just have a feeling this one's going for a lot more than 21k. I think there is a group of collectors that just like high-end looking cards over completely legitimate examples. i am not one of those collectors - i like the rare, beat-up unaltered stuff.

45k including the BP is still my guess. total guess on my part - but i think we'll witness a textbook homerun flip here.

I honestly hope you are right. I would hate to see anyone, even JP, take a bath on a flip like that. But my question is, if there are people out there willing to spend $45,000 on that card, where were they in March when Legendary auctioned it? Can REA's reputation be worth double what that card sold for in March?

I assume he will break even. I'll be happy if he makes a few bucks. Keep in mind, this is an internet only item. It will not be in the catalog when that drops.

JP · #10 04-03-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by calvindog

In 2007 a fantastic Plank PSA 1 sold for $21,150.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2007/138.html

In 2009, a PSA 1 sold at REA for $38,188.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2009/212.html

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