Why so much?

wazoo · #1 12-29-2012, 09:54 AM

Hey everyone, how have you all been? Well, I was watching this card last night and wanted to know why it sold for $455? I mean, an Admiral Schlei with a Sovereign 460 back is pretty common. I see them every once in a while. I mean I have a Rube Geyer SGC 50 Sovereign 460 and it would never sell for so much! If anyone could help, thank you.

Link: http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=31551335702

Batter67up · #2 12-29-2012, 10:09 AM

When you look at the bidding activity, it looks like 2 bidders pushed the price up beginning at $201.00 all the way to its selling price. Maybe they both wanted this card real bad and were willing to pay more than it was worth?

T206DK · #3 12-29-2012, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by wazoo

Hey everyone, how have you all been? Well, I was watching this card last night and wanted to know why it sold for $455? I mean, an Admiral Schlei with a Sovereign 460 back is pretty common. I see them every once in a while. I mean I have a Rube Geyer SGC 50 Sovereign 460 and it would never sell for so much! If anyone could help, thank you.

Link: http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=31551335702

perhaps the bid history may tell a story ? I was very surprised at the price this card fetched also

Jlighter · #4 12-29-2012, 10:12 AM

One sold last year in a PSA 5 holder for 203.50

Someone placed a large auto bid and was surprisingly out bid, I guess someone really wanted this card, as VCP only shows a few being sold in the past few years, obviously not a concrete source, but pretty reliable.

wazoo · #5 12-29-2012, 10:13 AM

Indeed. Regardless of $200, I wouldnt pay more than $175 for the card. I've seen the front back combination several times. It's not extremely rare.

sdkammeyer · #6 12-29-2012, 10:23 AM

it's all in the fine print my dear Watson

"Cards are shipped inside bubble wrap envelope and/or cardboard box."

There's where the extra $200 goes

wazoo · #7 12-29-2012, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sdkammeyer

it's all in the fine print my dear Watson

"Cards are shipped inside bubble wrap envelope and/or cardboard box."

There's where the extra $200 goes

Obviously! How could I overlook this?!

Jlighter · #8 12-29-2012, 10:28 AM

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=190732939712

T206Hound(Board member) bought this card from him, so I'm sure he can attest to his great shipping techniques.

Gradedcardman · #9 12-29-2012, 10:38 AM

I have seen 2 in the last year sell on ebay. I am sure some others sold via private transactions. According to VCP, 2 have sold since 2009. Not a very common card on the public sites. A great card, one of my favorites !!

atx840 · #10 12-29-2012, 10:36 PM

It's interesting that the same suspicious s**s account bidding on Probstein also bid on this card.

Another one will show up Johnny.....you scored today

mrvster · #11 12-30-2012, 07:30 PM

the doolan scrap is sick and id much rather have that

Sterling Sports Auctions · #12 12-30-2012, 07:48 PM

Rob, I guess I never saw the threads on the lajoie Cycle 460 at such a high price. But I will attest that since I started making an effort to get one of each of the Cycle 460 backs, which is about 8 years ago, the one you bought and one in a Sloate auction are the only 2 I have ever seen for sale. I also have a hand of Cycle 460s that I have never seen for sale before or since I was able to obtain the one I have.

There are definately individual cards in each back that are tougher than others.

By the way, if the person that was able to get the Schlei port Cycle 460, off the BST about a month is interested I would love to add it to my subset, currently on hold at 88 different.

Happy New Year

Lee