52 Topps complete set sold.

[Bestdj777]

Irv, my understanding is that complete sets generally sell for less than the cost of the individual cards. There are fewer buyers that want a complete set and can afford to pay the $125k for it than there are buyers willing to buy one or two cards here or there over the years.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Irv, my understanding is that complete sets generally sell for less than the cost of the individual cards. There are fewer buyers that want a complete set and can afford to pay the $125k for it than there are buyers willing to buy one or two cards here or there over the years.

I thought it would be the opposite but what you say makes sense.

I was also thinking after, because this set isn't in the PSA 7 and up grading, that is also likely why it didn't sell for more?

Originally, it just seemed cheap to me considering the price of the cards within, especially the Mantle.

[LeftHandedDane]

I agree with you, but if it were a deal somebody would have bought it to break it up and flip it. Didn't I see a 52 set break somewhere in the past 6 months or so?

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Irv, my understanding is that complete sets generally sell for less than the cost of the individual cards. There are fewer buyers that want a complete set and can afford to pay the $125k for it than there are buyers willing to buy one or two cards here or there over the years.

+1

[irv]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

I think the 17 High Number cards that had corners touched with white certainly hurt. A set collector would probably want to replace those cards.

Z

I didn't read that, only looked at the set and the final selling price.

Now, considering it states that, which the buyer most likely would have known, I am surprised it fetched what it did?

I assume, if it was stated, that PSA would have also known that? This surprises me that the cards were graded as high as they were.

Like in another thread, a card with very small staple holes was graded a 1, (rightfully so imo) so I can't understand why these cards would be graded as high as they were if they had painted corners?
Is this, or was it an excepted practice?

Totally surprised here

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by irv

I can't understand why these cards would be graded as high as they were if they had painted corners?
Is this, or was it an excepted practice?

It says only 53 cards were graded, so those cards are ungraded and would be considered either Altered - Authentic (0.5) or possibly get a MK designation (-2.0).

[1952boyntoncollector]

i pretty sure this exact set sold a year ago as well...but i could be wrong