How Much Are The Two White Lines Worth?

[rats60]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Apart from the white lines, with the current expressed centering obsession on this forum, I'm surprised that only one member suggests that this card is worth more than the average 2 and only if a Van Gogh is the buyer.

Buy the flip still rules I guess.

A 2 is a 2 is a 2 and a 4 is a 4 is a 4.

Right???

A card is only worth more than the grade if they own it. Then it has superior eye appeal and is worth 2 grades more than is on the label

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by rats60

A card is only worth more than the grade if they own it. Then it has superior eye appeal and is worth 2 grades more than is on the label

five plus arrows after the grade
undergraded
regrade?
looks much nicer
great eye appeal

[frankbmd]

I agree that a card is better than the grade if you own it.

However we have more than several members here who say they pay a premium for centered cards and in my experience they have.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I agree that a card is better than the grade if you own it.

However we have more than several members here who say they pay a premium for centered cards and in my experience they have.

Agreed. I always pay more for eye appeal. Often quite a bit more. Especially on higher-end cards.

In the last PWCC premier auction, there were two 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles that sold. One was a 1.5, the other was a 3.5. The 1.5 sold for more than the 3.5 entirely because of eye appeal despite the fact that it had a giant crease across Mantle's face.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Agreed. I always pay more for eye appeal. Often quite a bit more. Especially on higher-end cards.

In the last PWCC premier auction, there were two 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles that sold. One was a 1.5, the other was a 3.5. The 1.5 sold for more than the 3.5 entirely because of eye appeal despite the fact that it had a giant crease across Mantle's face.

Agreed Eye Appeal and Centering are big factors and also make it easier to flip if necessary with max dollar potential over other cards graded the same

[rats60]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Agreed Eye Appeal and Centering are big factors and also make it easier to flip if necessary with max dollar potential over other cards graded the same

People keep saying this but it is just not true. There is a card up for auction right now with two similar print marks like this Cobb. However instead of 2 it is a 7. The grader didn't feel those lines devalued the card at all. It is currently above recent comps. There are at least 2 people bidding on this card that don't care about eye appeal, all they care about is the number on the holder. I see this all of the time. There are lots of buyers that only care about the number.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by rats60

People keep saying this but it is just not true. There is a card up for auction right now with two similar print marks like this Cobb. However instead of 2 it is a 7. The grader didn't feel those lines devalued the card at all. It is currently above recent comps. There are at least 2 people bidding on this card that don't care about eye appeal, all they care about is the number on the holder. I see this all of the time. There are lots of buyers that only care about the number.

I might be interested in talking to the underbidder on the 7.