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07-29-2006, 11:20 AM
Posted By: <b>RayB</b><p>The latest SMR has now listed Cobb Green Portrait at $2000. This is a $400 jump from last month's $1600 listing.<br />I've got my nice lowgrader (PSA 1) already which i'm really happy with.<br /><br />Anybody chasing at the PSA 4 level lately to track whether PSA's SMR bump is accurate. I know Cobb's and all T-206's are hot but this is over a 20% increase. Wow!<br />RayB<br /><br />
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07-29-2006, 11:34 AM
Posted By: <b>Brian Weisner</b><p><br /> SMR is so far behind on T206's that they will never catch up. All 4 Cobb T206's have been hot lately, but especially the green. I'll check my records, but I believe most of the PSA 4's have averaged over the 2k mark, with several sharp 40/3's coming selling in the 1500-1600 range.<br /><br /> Be well Brian<br /><br />PS. smr Southern Leaguer prices are still waaaaaay behind the market.
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07-29-2006, 06:10 PM
Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>I know this is showing my ignorance... I really do know a bit about the white border set, but I have not a notion of what an "SMR" is, is suspect has something to do with prices of slabbed cards. What is it?
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07-29-2006, 06:29 PM
Posted By: <b>jackgoodman</b><p>Sports Marketing Report - the price guide/magazine published by PSA, for PSA, on behalf of PSA.
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07-30-2006, 08:29 PM
Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Thank you, sir.
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07-31-2006, 06:02 PM
Posted By: <b>Scot Reader</b><p><br />Reality: Green Cobb PSA 4 = $3000 - $4500.<br /><br />SMR should have raised the price 100%.<br /><br />At least nobody can accuse them of hyping prices.
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07-31-2006, 07:23 PM
Posted By: <b>BcD</b><p>you are too young to know about this!<br />You need Joe Orlando to educate you on cards and values.<br />He knows what none of the rest of us young guys do! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />
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07-31-2006, 08:27 PM
Posted By: <b>joe</b><p>Scott, just out curiosity, what would a Cobb Green graded by SGC ex+ 70 sell for right now?<br /><br />Thanks joe
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07-31-2006, 09:49 PM
Posted By: <b>Scot Reader</b><p><br />Joe,<br />I suppose the correct answer to your question is what somebody is willing to pay for it. But I would think $4000 - $5500 would be ballpark this October once everyone is back from their vacations and paying attention. Maybe $6000 with the right exposure and if it is super nice. Probably would not fetch as much this July-August; demand seems to slow down a bit this time of year.<br />Scot
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07-31-2006, 10:36 PM
Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Hey there, BCD...<br /><br />I'm 51, and trying to make it to 52. I understand what "SMR" is, I just didn't know its name nor its acronym. I've seen a couple of them. I hate slabs, and tried for the longest time to not buy a slabbed card. But I couldn't resist, some cards I was after I found slabbed. At first I hacksawed them out. Lately I've been tapping the edges of the slab with an old masonry hammer, and that works quickly and easily. And I hope that my liberating those little fellows screws up the validity of the SMR.
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07-31-2006, 11:02 PM
Posted By: <b>Richard Masson</b><p>The hammer thing may screw up the validity of the population report, but the SMR has been, and always will be, unto itself.<br /><br />Even Alan Hagar's prices seem conservative now!
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08-01-2006, 10:33 AM
Posted By: <b>joe</b><p>Scot, thanks for your input.<br /><br />Joe
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08-01-2006, 01:16 PM
Posted By: <b>Bobby</b><p>The SMR for a Green Cobb common back is still way off base here is the prices realized :<br /><br />Latest Auction Prices for: PSA 4<br />Date Auction Price<br />6/11/06SCP $3110.40<br />5/28/06eBay $2367.98<br />4/30/06Rea $3770.00<br />4/30/06Rea $4930.00<br />3/15/06Huggins $3162.50<br />12/22/05eBay $2800.00<br />11/8/05eBay $2800.00<br /><br />Prices are from my site www.vintagecardprices.com<br />
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08-01-2006, 01:18 PM
Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>Remember how everyone laughed at Alan Hager's book prices for cards about 10 or 12 years ago. I know I couldn't believe them then. Wow, I guess he did know something....
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08-01-2006, 05:02 PM
Posted By: <b>Scot Reader</b><p><br />My guess is that the PSA 4 Cobb that went for $2300 in May had "problems" and is an outlier--perphaps considerably O/C? $3000 is a floor price for a nice example.