Roberto Clemente rookie

[Jdoggs]

What minimum Psa grade for roberto clemente rookie would you think will best retain its value long term? For example minimum Psa 4?

[Jdoggs]

I guess most important for any grade is to find one well centered.

[the 'stache]

You are talking about what is, for me, the holy grail of baseball cards. Not the '52 Mantle, or the T-206 Honus Wagner...but the rookie card of "Arriba", my favorite all-time baseball player, in one of my all-time favorite sets. Looking at the '55 Clemente brings a cheshire-cat like grin to my face. And as somebody who will own one, this topic is of particular interest.

[skelly]

good topic,

personally I would want to be right in the 5-7 ballpark on this one. SGC 60-82, you get the idea. I don't think people are going to want to pay huge sums for 8's and 9's 10-15 yrs down the road. I know many will disagree, but that's my opinion. Anything less than a 5 would be tough to really hold a lot of value moving forward, its just not rare enough of a card.

[the 'stache]

There's a pretty nice PSA 7 on Ebay right now with an hour and 30 minutes left in the auction. It's at only $380.01.

'55 Clemente auction (http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-TOPPS-33-ROBERTO-CLEMENTE-PSA-7-/160951455367?_trksid=p2045573.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D 1%26asc%3D146%26meid%3D4859787033774172412%26pid%3 D100034%26prg%3D1079%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D321050707519% 26)

I'm surprised it's that low this late in.

[the 'stache]

Oops, my bad, that's a '56. Just caught that. Nevermind. :o

[smtjoy]

I think any good looking Clemente rookie will do well in the future, from 50/4 to 98/10. I dont see them going down and would feel they will rise slowly in value. I do think the higher grades and nicely centered ones will go up faster.

Its one of maybe 10 mainstream Topps/Bowman cards that I think will continue to increase in value over the next 20 years vs. the 1000's that will be flat or decrease in value.