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Originally Posted by Fred
Wow, what an opportunity to feel like a big shot.... I can be the opening bid for $500K and not have to worry about winning and paying up...
Any idea how an auction house would verify if you could even possibly pay for the item if you happened to be the high bidder? Do they pre-qualify bidders for something like this?
Also, does being a "jumbo" really increase the value of the card? My only thought would be that someone would crack the case, laser down the edges and still have a card that meets the minimum requirement.
Wow, I wonder if anybody's ever done that before???    |
Extra large cards aren't usually worth much more than a regular sized one. Some people might pay a bit more if it makes the card look nicer.
Now extra large stamps is another matter entirely. Perfect centering and extra large margins usually mean an extra large price. Sometimes about 50X catalog. Typical ones can usually be found for 50% of catalog at retail, and in batches maybe 10%.
http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynami...er 28-29, 2012
Lot 160 is a prime example. Catalog value $1 near perfect and with huge margins sold for 170.
Lot 170 is simply amazing. The margins are big enough to begin showing the edges of the stamps to the right and left. CV $6 sold for 1000! (Only 166x catalog, not quite as good as lot 160
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Steve B