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Originally Posted by MattyC
74 Schmidt is a very big card for collectors of that era. It is his first solo card, his RC having been a multi-face. What's more, it is notoriously condition sensitive; few example have standout eye appeal due to tilt and various PD issues.
From the demand end, you have a HOF player with a passionate fan base, set builders for whom it is a key card in the 74T set, and single card collectors like myself for example, all of whom would love a great example. The Registry competition among both Schmidt and 74T collectors alone would be sufficient to drive up the price.
That said, due to the PD on this particular card, I would never agree with the 10 designation it was given. I would bet that particular card comes back in a lower grade 9 of 10 times it is submitted raw-- even though 10s by definition do allow for a small print defect that does not detract from eye appeal. I think the PD in this case does affect the appeal, so it is admittedly a subjective call. For me, I love the 74 Schmidt card, but this would have been a case IMO of buying the sticker.
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You can say buy the card not the holder but if you ended up having this card 3 months from now and you got it for free...you wouldnt sell it to me for $3000 since its really a PSA 9 in your opinion.....basically everyone says buy the card not the holder...but nobody sells the card, not the holder.....everyone sells the holder not the card......
Thus my new expression is Sell the Holder not the card, until i see nobody doing that..