1962 Post oversized cards?

[effe]

Does anyone have any more information on these?

http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.co...entoryid=83016

[whiteymet]

Hi John:

These are from an instore display. See below.

Were you bidding in the Mears auction for these cards?

Fred

[swarmee]

Certainly explains the clipped corner. Seems like it went for way too much if it was a cutout.

[hoot-owl]

That in store display is way cool.

[effe]

Thanks for the reply! It's this kind off information sharing that makes this forum great.
I bid early, but got knocked out pretty quickly. I had no idea what they were, just that they looked cool.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Certainly explains the clipped corner. Seems like it went for way too much if it was a cutout.

Well, I am sure there are way fewer of these than even the issued Short Print cards.

If the below ungraded card and others sold previously could sell for $210 or more, then these at $185 each seem to be a pretty good deal in my eyes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Post-Ce...item35dc613a2c

[effe]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Well, I am sure there are way fewer of these than even the issued Short Print cards.

If the below ungraded card and others sold previously could sell for $210 or more, then these at $185 each seem to be a pretty good deal in my eyes.

I'm not saying final price was good or bad, but your comparison assumes that these display cutouts are generally accepted as cards. The cards that came on the side of cereal boxes were supposed to be cut out and collected. Were these? Just because there are fewer of them doesn't mean they're more valuable unless there is demand as well. Obviously 2 people thought so at least in this case, so I don't know the answer. Have you seen prior sales to compare this hammer price to?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by effe

I'm not saying final price was good or bad, but your comparison assumes that these display cutouts are generally accepted as cards. The cards that came on the side of cereal boxes were supposed to be cut out and collected. Were these? Just because there are fewer of them doesn't mean they're more valuable unless there is demand as well.

That's my point as well. There's a chance the buyer didn't know they're getting a poster cutout, and may return the items to the auctionhouse. Calling them "Oversized Trading Cards" is really a false advertisement for this listing, since they came off a poster.