REA PSA 3 T227 HLC Johnson

[D. Bergin]

While being sad that I sold off most of my Johnsons years ago, I'm kind of thinking, it's about time.

If Tyson's and Mayweathers and Pacquiao's are gonna sell for what they sell for...............why'd it take so long for the Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Josh Gibson, Honus Wagner of boxing to catch up?

[Exhibitman]

I may need to make some decisions...

[scooter729]

I'm waiting to see how high the '66 Panini Clay PSA 8 goes. Currently at $6,275 with a few days remaining....

[Exhibitman]

Where's that one?

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Where's that one?

Here

It's the rare sideways tilt version that's driving the high price!

[Exhibitman]

Hard pass. When I analyze card prices I discard PWCC and Probstein results.

[G1911]

At least T227 isn't an easy set and has its profile raised by the inclusion of baseball players. I'm more amazed by the recent sales of T218's, at least one of which is a super-print and one of the most common of all T cards. There are more than enough T218 Johnson's to go around. And yet here's a beat up raw one that sold for $272 last week: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-Hassan...MAAOSwK2xgSZuX


And here's a PSA 2 MK that went for $416: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-Champi...UAAOSwgAFgQhxr


An SGC 3, and not an under graded or particularly nice looking example, for over $1,000: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-T218-M...IAAOSwMTdgPs3Y.


Perhaps most absurd of all is the prices on his 1938 Churchman, another extremely common (and usually high grade card) going for more than a complete set would a year ago. A PSA 6 sold last week for $162, a grade that is the norm for this issue: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-Church...kAAOSwBTpgRIwe. Or perhaps a raw one for $100: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-19...8AAOSwoyFgMGN5


His T219 for $1,500 (I paid $715 for a Miners Extra a few months ago and thought I was overpaying): https://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-T219-H...UAAOSw5T5fvc4n


His T218 Tolstoi (I paid $350 for a grade lower in 2019) for $2,000 looks like a steal in comparison to what the Hassan and Mecca's are selling at: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-T218-T...gAAOSw7Hlfvc6o


All March sales.

[Exhibitman]

People like the Churchmans cards. They are nicely done but so common. Boxing cards stagnated for years; I think we are overdue for some price rises, even on some more common stuff.