Quote:
Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector
SGC has a registry , so there are SGC registry guys..and in auction houses now you see them talk about SGC registries a lot.......I think whats important is how many set collectors are out there to grab commons and LOW Pop cards to give value to guys not named Mantle/mays/cobb etc...registry guys paying sick prices is overrated at least for post war....they know what they want to pay for cards because they are in it for the long haul...when I had 700 1952 topps PSA 8 cards to sell I knew of the main set collectors...contacted them before ebay to try direct deals and I know their ebay ids....maybe 10% of the time on ebay somebody from the top finished/unfinished sets would win the card.....its not all about the registry guys....it was funny though that I would be turned down in a direct deal and that same guy ends up winning the card on PWCC a few weeks later paying more than I asked...
|
Yep, I'm on the SGC registry with the few old cards I graded. I thought I ended up putting the modern stuff on too, but didn't find it. Maybe the next time I have them out. All the 81 Topps were chosen by looking at what ones were tough in high grades at PSA. So the nines are low pop cards for sure. They're all low pop with SGC, I think at the time they were the only ones graded. More a function of hardly any 81T being done through SGC than anything else.
I do think PSA has far more competition on their registry, perhaps because they were earlier by a few years. And maybe because it works a bit better.
Passing on a private sale then paying more at auction.....I may never really understand the serious registry guys.
I will say that while I don't totally get the competition, I had a few pangs when adding my blank backs to my T206 set brought the average grade down a bunch. Not like I'm anywhere near the top, or ever will be, but I liked seeing my handful of cards average out so well. - Now I f I added all the others I have the average would be far lower.