1971 Topps Super Clemente PSA 10

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Originally Posted by STL1944

Two PSA 8 examples on eBay right now asking ~ $750 with no takers.


That is a STEEP curve up!

It is a pretty card though...

At the risk of stating the obvious, for PSA set registry collectors, getting the top spot is a big deal, particularly for pop 1. $90k seems like a pretty freaking big deal for a card that is widely available all the way up to PSA 9.

My guess is you got a couple of hard core Clemente collectors who are planning to keep it in their PC for the next 30 years, probably lost out on it when it last came to market, and took a blood oath that they were going to get it this time when it came to auction.

I think the memory lane auction closing format also allows bidders to keep climbing the ladder, since the auction doesn’t close until about 7am Eastern the next morning. So with a couple of really determined bidders for whom money is no object, they could go nuts to make sure that this one ends up in their collection, and the other guy pounds sand.