Why did these topps sheets go for such big $$$??
 

Hi All:

Can someone please tell me why these two uncut sheets went for such big money?

http://sports.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...lotIdNo=261002

http://sports.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...003&domain=all

9k and 4500 seems like a bunch of $$$ on these. I dont know why.
Maybe they had a hard time finding nice clean edges on those black cards. LOL

I don't track this set so don't know what 9's and 10's sell for but you can guarantee a good number of these end up in PSA slabs in the next 16 weeks.

If PSA is going to grade these, would the "hand cut" designation not apply to the cards coming from these sheets or is PSA unable to determine that the cards from these sheets were indeed recently (non-factory) cut?

If you have a good cutter I doubt PSA would be able to tell they are hand cut. I have had a few error sheets cut that would pass as factory cut.

Could be mistaken, but I believe that graders have means to identify cutting techniques by examining cut edges under magnification, but would they bother in this case?

You can easily tell whether or not a 1971 Topps card is hand cut if you have it in hand. These will more than likely end up in BVG slabs where they accept hand-cut cards.

Did Topps employ some sort of unique printing press that cut cards differently then any printing press set up with the proper dimensions can't do today?

There are lots of sheet cut cards in PSA slabs. Guys smarter than me have tracked a sellers buying and selling history on Ebay and can show a seller buying a vintage sheet, buying a paper cutter and then having a large number of high grade slabs for sale.

A few threads if you re bored:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=162447

http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=161482