Auction price's of late

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Posted By: ScottIngold

Any thoughts on some ending price's ?

I was looking at Mello mints and E101's specificly.

I had bids in on a bunch of these recently and was supprised by how strong some went. I lost on the e101 Young in the Scott auction and some Mello's and Crofts in recent weeks/months.

But on the other hand i won some nice lots of T206's for what i considered reasonable $'s.

T3's seem out of control. As usual what i decide to chase seems to always be high. But i'm sure i'm not the only one who feels that way.

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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)

The slabbing phenomena of T3s is relatively recent. I'm guessing that this may have something to do with the rise in T3s.

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Posted By: barrysloate

High quality, high demand pieces will always get great prices. Middle of the road quality gets average prices.

And I still maintain it's just as much who is bidding as it is what you are selling. When I run an auction and see certain combinations of bidders on a piece, I can almost always expect it to go for a fantastic price.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Right you are Barry--it is all about who is building what set. If you can get Louchios, Spence and Ireland all trying to do a vintage set in psa 8 or better, hang onto your wallet and stand aside. While the overall trend in high end graded cards continues to be up it is best to try to complete a number of sets at one time so you can pick your spots.

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Posted By: Bob

I agree with Fred completely, the slabbing of T3s has shot their prices up beyond what the normal curve could be expected to be.
Barry, I agree and disagree with you. I agree high end cards will bring fantastic prices but I have noticed a real upward surge in mid grade cards from either tough sets or sets in which 4s and 5s are about as highly graded as the prices go. There has been a real explosion in prices for certain caramel cards in SGC 60 (5) and SGC 50 (4), for example.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Hi Bob- I think we do agree and I just didn't express myself clearly. By high quality I meant rare cards in great demand. I wasn't focussing solely on high grade. While Jim C. is a big believer in the future of PSA 8, and I don't disagree, I think a rare card in any condition will continue to increase in value, assuming nothing catastrophic occurs in the economy.