1952 Topps

[Republicaninmass]

It's interesting to me that the highs on the PSA pop report only seem to be about 25% scarcer than the semi-highs. I doubt the ratio is that exact but the semi's and the highs are not all that far apart in terms of availability. Let's face it, the highs are not that scarce.


Said nobody....ever

Maybe the reports are skewed as even a high number in psa 1 is worth quite a bit more than the grading fee? Except for the SP's in the high #200s, the highs, and a few in particular, are very tough. Try going to a show and finding any, and ask the dealers how quickly they sell.

[SMPEP]

I'm not buying a 25% difference between the 5th and 6th series either. The 5th series cards are graded when they are in great condition. The 6th series cards are graded in any condition. You want a better reflection of the differences - try looking at PSA 7 5th series versus PSA 6th series cards. I still think that would be a bit inflated (as the last cards issued in each year were less novel and I bet they got destroyed less), but it would be a better proxy.

Cheers,
Patrick

[ALR-bishop]

Back up for Dave's point about availability of high numbers at fairly low prices in later 60s

[Republicaninmass]

Thanks Al, only 10x a low number

[GasHouseGang]

Wow, so in 1967 you could get the entire 1952 Topps set for $125, including high numbers. According to one of the inflation calculators on-line, that would be around $900 in todays money. I guess the cards have done better than inflation!

[toppcat]

I didn't say the ratio of semi's vs high's was exact based on PSA reports but 1952 high numbers are not scarce. They are expensive, which is a different thing and there is high demand but they are pretty easy to find and if you had the $$ you could get them all within a month I'd wager. I put together all the Dodgers high number cards (16 total IIRC) quite easily a few years back.

Kind of amazing that when Mantle was active, his 1952 card had zero premium but his more recent cards did.

[mikemb]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Back up for Dave's point about availability of high numbers at fairly low prices in later 60s

Yea, and 5 years later when I was 15 years old, making $2.00 an hour and could afford to buy them, they were gone! Below is a page from the 1972 Wholesale Cards Co. catalogue (Bruce Yeko).

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[ALR-bishop]

Thanks for posting that Mike. Missed it by that much....