PSA Pop Report

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Posted By: MVSNYC

i know many of you here bash PSA and often criticize the pop reports...BUT, i try to use these numbers as a reference tool, obviously this does not represent the total population of a card, but gives you a good indication as to it's relative scarcity.

many people go to the pop report when considering buying a graded card, but do many of you use it as such a reference tool as well, making comparisions and drawing conclusions on rarity?

for example:

i was counting how many cards PSA has graded less than 70 of...and i was surprised it is such a very small list...

cobb/cobb 6
doyle, nat'l 9
wagner 28
plank 45
o'hara 61
demmitt 64
magie 68
arch persons (SL) 68

* most SLers have a pop in the 75-85 range.
* most commons are in the 100-150 range
* most HOFers are in the hundreds...

i think it is important to see the difference between the red & green cobbs:

green 362
red 889

here it becomes extrememly clear why there is such a premium for the green cobb.

some tuffer commons:

ganley 75
shulte, front view 77
lungren, KC 78
doc adkins 79
regular doyle 80
ames, hands at chest 81