Card in REA Auction: Does Flaw Make It More Or Less Valuable

[GregMitch34]

The eternal question, so have a go at it. It's a top-graded Topsy in a D359 with a bit of another card at the bottom on both the front and back. So a good test case. It's the 3.5 below--note that a 3 in recent Goodwin auction also had thinner slice of card at bottom.

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=32330


http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1413576294
http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1413576187

[ullmandds]

and here is your typical answer...if it were a t206...YES...since it's a lame-ass D card...Not likely!

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

and here is your typical answer...if it were a t206...YES...since it's a lame-ass D card...Not likely!

Pete keeps it real!

[GregMitch34]

Any other (serious) replies?

[ethicsprof]

I think Pete is on target with this, even if we remove his 'emotion'.
Perhaps the interest in these anomalies will increase in value for D cards et al as good friend Brian M. hoards them all.

all the best,
barry

[GregMitch34]

I guess I'm not so much wondering if the flaw makes it MORE valuable but if it makes it less, or neutral.

[shammus]

Originally Posted by ethicsprof

I think Pete is on target with this, even if we remove his 'emotion'.
Perhaps the interest in these anomalies will increase in value for D cards et al as good friend Brian M. hoards them all.

all the best,
barry

You are giving me waaaay too much credit here my friend....I miss way more often than I hit.

[Luke]

I think it's cool. If I were in the market for one, I would like this example, and bid maybe 15% more because of the coolness factor.

However, if I were working on a set, and none of the other cards had anything odd about them, I might go the other way, and avoid this card to keep my set uniform and my OCD in check.

[GregMitch34]

thanks

[Econteachert205]

We'll if there is another with a similar cut issue it would seem that isn't anything that should add much of a premium. For me for a defect to add value it needs to have a bit more going on. T205s (my fav) included; I've seen like 6 bris lords with a similar cut and pass bc it doesn't do anything for me