1953T Willie Mays.. ?- $20.- ?

[HRBAKER]

Did I take a long nap and wake up on April 1?

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Did I take a long nap and wake up on April 1?

That's what I was thinking.

[hangman62]

Jim,
The fellow member is offer me $20 for a 53T Mays with a NM value of 2500. Isnt that a couple of % ?

And now my 34 Goudey Gehrig...also low grade..books at 1900....yes 10% is 190...but Im guessing he is going to come in with an offer similar to the Mays..which 1% is 19 bucks....I dont know I gotta doublecheck with him ??

Ralph

[robsbessette]

Tell you what, I'll double his offers!

[FUBAR]

20$ is 8/10ths of one percent or .008.

I think the guy has his math wrong and as nice as it would be to get them that cheap, i don't want to see anyone get taken advantage of because his math isn't that great.

if what i am reading is correct, he thinks it is 10%, not 1 %

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

20$ is 8/10ths of one percent or .008.

I think the guy has his math wrong and as nice as it would be to get them that cheap, i don't want to see anyone get taken advantage of because his math isn't that great.

if what i am reading is correct, he thinks it is 10%, not 1 %

I've been thinking that either there is some serious confusion about what's going on here, or Ralph's posts have been more in a joking manner to poke some fun at whoever's throwing out the severely low-ball offers. I haven't made up my mind on which one's going on though...

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by novakjr

I've been thinking that either there is some serious confusion about what's going on here, or Ralph's posts have been more in a joking manner to poke some fun at whoever's throwing out the severely low-ball offers. I haven't made up my mind on which one's going on though...

I believe we have all three; confusion, joking, and bad math.

I didn't see any post where the card was offered for sale, or anywhere that he asked for offers. He just asked for opinions on if the card was worth $20 or not.

I pm'd him and told him I personally would only go $30 if it wasn't trimmed...he responded to my pm with the whole 1% of near mint value thing, to which I replied with an explanation which included 2011 SCD valuation and the fact that I like the card, but don't need it for my collection. I also wrote I expected he could get more than $30 and if it were mine, I'd offer it at $100 (depending on what I paid originally) and not be surprised if I had to go as low as $50.


Then I read his post about the $19 Gehrig.....................



I probably wouldn't even pay $30 for it now, but I am curious what Chris thought it is worth. The only other value opinion I see in this thread is from Vintagetoppsguy and I certainly understand the thought process there.

[hoot-owl]

Mr. Hangman--I would take any and all cards that you have broken out of slabs. I think I am still behind on the trade front---but this deal is too good to be true.