the crazy price thread...

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by rats60

PSA 8 Koufax rookie sold for 18k last night on Ebay/PWCC. Is the hype dying down or have we been seeing false sales?

hype? for overproduced 50's-60's HOF'ers??????????

it appears quite obvious what has been going on here...open your eyes folks!

[Neal]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

hype? for overproduced 50's-60's HOF'ers??????????

it appears quite obvious what has been going on here...open your eyes folks!

disagree on "overproduced" .....

kinda sorta agree on the other part

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Neal

disagree on "overproduced" .....

kinda sorta agree on the other part

fair enough...i retract the "overproduced" comment...how about common?

[1961 Fleer Guy]

Last night PWCC auctioned off a 1969 Lew Alcinder (R) in PSA 9. The population for this card in PSA 9 is 18. The price guide says the card is worth $17,500. The card sold for over $73,000. Does this qualify for crazy price?

[irv]

Originally Posted by rats60

PSA 8 Koufax rookie sold for 18k last night on Ebay/PWCC. Is the hype dying down or have we been seeing false sales?

I posted one that sold for $80,600 then another 8 that sold for $23,000, and now this one sells for $18,000. Hard to say with 100% certainty, but I'd say things are either bursting or we're in a correction period at the moment?

I have also been watching some Mantles, (and others) as of late and it could just be me, but I also believe they are not fetching what they once were just a short time ago?

Originally Posted by 1961 Fleer Guy

Last night PWCC auctioned off a 1969 Lew Alcinder (R) in PSA 9. The population for this card in PSA 9 is 18. The price guide says the card is worth $17,500. The card sold for over $73,000. Does this qualify for crazy price?

Just a guess, but this may have to do with the fact that Basketball cards are far more scarce/rare than what baseball cards are?

With most collectibles such as coins, art, stamps, comic books, etc, etc, their prices are based on rarity rather than popularity imo. Maybe this is what is now happening in the card market too?

[MetsBaseball1973]

Originally Posted by irv

I posted one that sold for $80,600 then another 8 that sold for $23,000, and now this one sells for $18,000. Hard to say with 100% certainty, but I'd say things are either bursting or we're in a correction period at the moment?

I have also been watching some Mantles, (and others) as of late and it could just be me, but I also believe they are not fetching what they once were just a short time ago?



Just a guess, but this may have to do with the fact that Basketball cards are far more scarce/rare than what baseball cards are?

With most collectibles such as coins, art, stamps, comic books, etc, etc, their prices are based on rarity rather than popularity imo. Maybe this is what is now happening in the card market too?

Three Mantles I was watching (just checked to be sure, a PSA 7 '56, a PSA 7 '59, and a PSA 9 '69) all sold the other day in line with the highs. All were really nice looking cards. I had a little war chest to spend but lost on the first two. Congrats to whoever won them.

[irv]

Originally Posted by MetsBaseball1973

Several PWCC Mantles (just checked to be sure, the PSA 7 '56, the PSA 7 '59, and the PSA 9 '69) all sold the other day in line with the highs. All were really nice looking cards. I had a little war chest to spent but lost on the first two. Congrats to whoever won them.

I was watching the PWCC ones, and although the final prices were decent, I suspected, considering the current price craze we are/were all experiencing, that they would sell for a lot more, or at least be on pace with what we have been seeing as of late?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-Topps-M...vip=true&rt=nc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-Topps-M...vip=true&rt=nc

[MetsBaseball1973]

That PSA 1 of that 311 was on target with expectation, I thought nine to ten thousand, a little over the average on VCP.

That PSA 4 actually is a record high on VCP, about 10,000 smackers over the prior sale. Strong I think with the card being accurate to grade but not like anything special.

[bobbyw8469]

I posted one that sold for $80,600 then another 8 that sold for $23,000, and now this one sells for $18,000. Hard to say with 100% certainty, but I'd say things are either bursting or we're in a correction period at the moment?

LOL....is this a correction period, or just a simple case of one month of sales from a small group of buyers trying to "pump up" the market that had no legs? I mean, $80,000 for a PSA 8 when, just this past February, this was an $8,000 card???

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

LOL....is this a correction period, or just a simple case of one month of sales from a small group of buyers trying to "pump up" the market that had no legs? I mean, $80,000 for a PSA 8 when, just this past February, this was an $8,000 card???

i have a feeling that 80k never changed hands on that card.

[begsu1013]

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