Babe Ruth sporting news PSA 5 rookie sold for $191,300!

[Mikehealer]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

r u kidding me mike? at that money i wouldnt be bragging about it!!!!!

I know, I was kidding.

[quinnsryche]

My dad said he heard a 1957 Topps Mantle PSA 10 either sold or is being offered for 1/2 a million dollars.

[Jdoggs]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

My dad said he heard a 1957 Topps Mantle PSA 10 either sold or is being offered for 1/2 a million dollars.

With only one 10, the owner will demand a lot for it.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jdoggs

With only one 10, the owner will demand a lot for it.

I have heard PSA is really stingy nowadays on giving out important, low pop 10s. I think there is still a lot of great 1950s to 1970s cards sitting in almost new condition and unknown to us today.

* "almost new" is a new grade I just made up. Thank you very much.



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[botn]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have heard PSA is really stingy nowadays on giving out important, low pop 10s. I think there is still a lot of great 1950s to 1970s cards sitting in almost new condition and unknown to us today.

* "almost new" is a new grade I just made up. Thank you very much.



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The consensus is that PSA has been stingy on handing out the right grades to the average submitter on low pop or important cards for a very long time. For the last year or so they have been overly tight assessing your basic high grade material--in post war that means 8s or better. Of course they will deny the grading standards have changed at all.

[Beastmode]

The link was for a PSA 6, but the OP noted a PSA 5? A PSA 6 sold for $204K about a year ago. The linked PSA 6 is a little rougher. Unless I misunderstood, card appears to be going down in value, not up.

[Rookiemonster]

That's just a shilly amout of money .

[Jdoggs]

Originally Posted by Beastmode

The link was for a PSA 6, but the OP noted a PSA 5? A PSA 6 sold for $204K about a year ago. The linked PSA 6 is a little rougher. Unless I misunderstood, card appears to be going down in value, not up.

No you are misunderstood. A PSA 5 Ruth sporting news rookie sold recently for $191k in heritage auctions which is more than double SMR as SMR for a PSA 5 is $95k.

SMR for a PSA 6 Ruth sporting news rookie is $195k. If one were to sell in auction it would probably sell for at least $400k.

So the Ruth 1916 M101 sporting news rookie is exploding upwards in value.

[mark evans]

[QUOTE=quinnsryche;1506871]My dad said he heard a 1957 Topps Mantle PSA 10 either sold or is being offered for 1/2 a million dollars.[/QUOTE

My favorite card. Mine is a PSA 5 which works out better for my budget.