A 1952 Topps complete set. Starting "the" ultimate post war project

[cardsagain74]

# 397 Forrest Main bought

I don't even know what a Forrest Main is, other than the fact that it had a lifetime ERA of over 5.00. But it is now the first '52 T high number I've ever owned. The fact that it's a Pirate makes it even better.

Don't understand how it happened, either. This was one of the seller's very nicest commons out of the whole lot. Clean, corners of a grade 4, and impossibly perfect centering that makes its true value an easy 5.

Yet I got it for $114, basically the same price that all his creased ones went for.

Maybe everyone turned off their Allegro for a minute

89/407

[irv]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

# 397 Forrest Main bought

I don't even know what a Forrest Main is, other than the fact that it had a lifetime ERA of over 5.00. But it is now the first '52 T high number I've ever owned. The fact that it's a Pirate makes it even better.

Don't understand how it happened, either. This was one of the seller's very nicest commons out of the whole lot. Clean, corners of a grade 4, and impossibly perfect centering that makes its true value an easy 5.

Yet I got it for $114, basically the same price that all his creased ones went for.

Maybe everyone turned off their Allegro for a minute

89/407

Some high numbers are just harder to obtain than others and there is also the possibility not as many were after Forest Main tonight as they were with other cards?

It's a funny hobby as you likely know? I've chased some raw cards for what has likely been months to finally get one only to see more of them a month or 2 later going for half or less than what I paid.

The same can be said for cards I've decided to sit/wait on then watch those cards explode or rise exponentially a month or 2 later with the prices never coming down again.

I think you paid a fair price for that card tonight and I honestly don't ever see it dropping much, if any, from the price you paid?
However, as you likely also know, this hobby is like a roller coaster at times so nothing is ever conclusive.

Congrats on your first high number pick up tonight. It's a very nice card.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by irv

Some high numbers are just harder to obtain than others and there is also the possibility not as many were after Forest Main tonight as they were with other cards?

It's a funny hobby as you likely know? I've chased some raw cards for what has likely been months to finally get one only to see more of them a month or 2 later going for half or less than what I paid.

The same can be said for cards I've decided to sit/wait on then watch those cards explode or rise exponentially a month or 2 later with the prices never coming down again.

I think you paid a fair price for that card tonight and I honestly don't ever see it dropping much, if any, from the price you paid?
However, as you likely also know, this hobby is like a roller coaster at times so nothing is ever conclusive.

Congrats on your first high number pick up tonight. It's a very nice card.

Thanks. I was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek above, but the surprise was real.

The pop #s for this one are right in line with the rest though, so it doesn't seem like it's an easier card. It was likely just the fact that even though these markets are highly efficient, it's never 100%. Especially in auctions.

[Republicaninmass]

Congrats on the pick up!

I had to mention, I do t follow the seller much, but did see the 52 dick William's he sold 2 weeks ago for 118. A buyer with one feedback purchased it for, and the underbidder from that sale was the winner and underbidder on most of the auctions over the last few days. The 11,000 feedback bidder could just be a 52 high series collector or flipper.

Maybe people are desperate to pick up these High seriea before prices go higher, but I am always skeptical. I cant see any of the cards last night being graded as a 4, and that's and outside shot. Most will be 3s or lower. They'd be hugh ends 3s or low end 4s.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Congrats on the pick up!

I had to mention, I do t follow the seller much, but did see the 52 dick William's he sold 2 weeks ago for 118. A buyer with one feedback purchased it for, and the underbidder from that sale was the winner and underbidder on most of the auctions over the last few days. The 11,000 feedback bidder could just be a 52 high series collector or flipper.

Maybe people are desperate to pick up these High seriea before prices go higher, but I am always skeptical. I cant see any of the cards last night being graded as a 4, and that's and outside shot. Most will be 3s or lower. They'd be hugh ends 3s or low end 4s.

True, I agree that there weren't even many possible 4s in his lots. Mine might not even get one (though I'm not sending 100 dollar cards that won't be resold in to get graded anyway), but the perfect centering helps things enough that I'm fine with it regardless.