Babe Ruth rookie 1916 M101-4 already at 37 500$ on it's very first day at auction

[Matthew H]

PSA 1 can mean almost anything. Ruth's whole face could be paperloss or it could look EX in the front like this one. I could see huge price discrepancies. If someone offered Adrian one for that price, I'm guessing it's hard on the eyes.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

PSA 1 can mean almost anything. Ruth's whole face could be paperloss or it could look EX in the front like this one. I could see huge price discrepancies. If someone offered Adrian one for that price, I'm guessing it's hard on the eyes.

Agreed. 1's and 2's are the diciest grades. They could be beat to hell or have mint fronts with a big penis drawn on the back.

[ullmandds]

I had a t206 shaugnessy once that had a swastika drawn on the back...I hated it!!!!! It's around here somewhere!!

[glchen]

I still don't understand why this PSA 4 Ruth sold for "only" 45K before BP in the just closed REA auction (Link), and the PSA 1 in Legendary is currently at 42K before BP. Sure the PSA 4 one had staining on back, and isn't centered as well, but the PSA 1 has paper loss and other residue on the back. This PSA 4 Ruth, btw, was the same one that was available on ebay a little over a year ago for $25K BIN, and was scooped up by Tony Etrade, where it has been resold a couple of times since. BTW, the wretched SGC Authentic one that sold in Goodwin for ~9500 was my consignment, so perhaps I should be having some sellers remorse there. However, a nice looking SGC Authentic from the Oct 2012 Heritage auction sold for a little over $14K including BP (Link), downgraded to Authentic since it was sheet cut. I still think with some patience, PSA 1 with poor eye appeal should land around $15K, and one with better eye appeal around $20K, but who knows. Maybe the boat has sailed already.

[MattyC]

A PSA 1 with eye appeal will never again sell for 20k, in my opinion. No one who owns one and has seen the REA 10 that just went for around 35k will sell theirs for less than 30k.

This Legendary SGC 10 example is likely the best "1" in the hobby, and presents like a much, much higher grade. The front is stunning, clean, centered. Discerning eyes are seeing this in the card and bidding accordingly. Equivalent eye appeal in a higher-graded card would cost like 80 grand.

Bottom line, this Legendary example hits the eye WAY better than the terribly OC PSA 4 from REA. Centering can really turn people off regardless of the grade or turn people on despite a low grade.

[ullmandds]

Some here seem to think that what goes up...cannot come down! Take a look at some recent(last 5-8 yrs) trends in vintage card collecting and you will see that this is just nowhere near true!

[Leon]

I think there are a few collectors doing Ruth rookie (M101-4/5) back runs....that could account for pricing anomalies between grades...

[smtjoy]

I just dont see a ruth 10/1 in the 10/15k range again, slight chance for 25k-30k if you ask me. On the REA F&B 10/1 that just sold for 35k, it sold twice in the last year for 40K so they do go down I just don't see them dropping by half unless we have another financial crisis.

[Zone91]

Up to 47 500$ and almost 3 hours left to go on the auction.

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...---SGC-10-PR-1

[MBMiller25]

I think we may have a very happy board member this morning!