1979 Pete Rose insanity woah..........

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Posted By: JohnnyH

I don't care how much money someone has this is just plain insanity and I just don't get it, never have and never will........

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Posted By: Doug

What's a PSA 9? $50 or so? I don't think I could make sense of that even if I was a multi millionaire...

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Posted By: Paul

It's not just the abstract amount of money that's nuts. Presumably, the buyer is a card collector. Think of what else he could have gotten for the money. A really nice Old Judge hall of famer. A T206 Cobb in very nice shape. Or a nice W600 Sporting Life hall of famer. A decent complete set of Bowmans or early Topps cards. Or how about 2000 1979 Pete Rose cards. Why, why, why would somebody shell out thousands of extra dollars for the arbitrary opinion of some kid at PSA? Even if the opinion is accurate, the difference between this card and an otherwise-mint PSA5 with a hairline crease cannot be detected through the holder. Why pay for that?

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Posted By: dennis

$2,878.28 = 2,878.00 for the plastic container with the #10 on it and 28 cents for the card

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Posted By: JohnnyH

Just from a collecting point of view I also kept thinking about all the other cards he could have got for what he spent on a card that books for a couple of dollars. It really makes no sense, and to think there was 3 people willing to pay over 2000.00 is truly mind boggling. Think how many cases have yet to be opened, how many sealed complete sets, and then the 5 million others out there yet to be graded ??????? So does this mean a Ozzie Smith 10 would go for 12,000.00-15,000.00 ? Wow wow wow..........

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Posted By: matt

My question is how many gem mint 10's are the graders allowed to give out. 1 per month? 2, 3. that is the real mystery

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Posted By: boxingcardman

There is a horse race.

In this economy, in these times, I say may they spend it all...on cards I sell!

Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: Doug

It's bad when I could buy 8 of these for that much and still have some money left over:

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Posted By: JohnnyH

The 1963 Pete Rose is at the top of my to get list for 2009 !!!!! I have wanted one since 1982 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The guy could have saved $2873.00 and had 3 like this, how is that PSA10 worth that much more?What a joke.....

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Posted By: Andrew

I'll take quantity scarcity over grade scarcity anyday.

"Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame." -- Erica Jong

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Posted By: Tony Conte

before spending all that dough.

I would hope that he got a back scan .

aconte

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Posted By: leon

there were 4 different bidders at $2000 or more....GO Registry!!

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Posted By: MikeU

The thing is, send in a solid 9 enough times and it will become a 10. For $2,000, you could have around 400 chances.