Posted By:
Hal LewisI think someone hit the nail on the head earlier.
I think the set sold UNGRADED... so it clearly was a RISK to pay $800,000 for it.
We, however, are now seeing it ALREADY GRADED... so it is easy for us to crow about how much the set it worth.
I would NOT have paid $800,000 for the set ungraded and unauthenticated and undocumented. No way. Huge risk. Especially when some unknown guy just walked in off the street with it.
I WOULD, however, pay $800,001 for the set now that it has been graded and authenticated and assured of being high quality. Especially if it is being sold by a reputable house like Mastro.
I think we may just be mixing apples and oranges here: Raw Price vs. Graded Price