There was a mask-free show out here today (which was overwhelmingly populated by dealers selling new stuff, unfortunately) and I was able to go on a negotiation rampage with some vintage guys. Every single graded card was just so stupidly overpriced that it was a complete no-go. My favorite was the 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan PSA 3 Rookie Card for 4K...four frickin' thousand for a nasty looking card. Yowza!!!! Guess that makes my PSA 4 worth 6K now.
So I hit the dealers with ungraded stuff and worked out deals for some tremendously sweet cards!!!
582. Tacticalculus
Quickly crunching the numbers to determine if the price of an ungraded card is a good deal, based on what its value would be if it came back from a TPG at the grade it ‘unquestionably deserves.’
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And sometimes, no matter what it costs, you gotta pick up a freaky card, because you may never see another one like it!
(There's easily removable gum/wax residue on the front, so 'Broadway Joe' was definitely issued in a pack!)
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Some of these guys are available for trade. Gimme a shout.