How to know if an unsigned card is a reprint?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by G1911

I’d think so, but none of the rookie parades has more than 1 noteworthy player. Combo cards typically sell for less than the price of the biggest star on them solo.

Counterpoint: Mays + Mantle 62T #18 in PSA 8 sells these days for ~$3K, give or take, whereas Mantle AS 62T #471 in PSA 8 sells for ~$1.5K.

Checking out pop reports, #18 is slightly more abundant in PSA 8, and about twice as abundant in PSA 7. They're almost exactly the same pop counts in PSA 9. So it's not like pop counts are driving these differences.

But maybe this is the exception that proves the rule?

Or maybe you were thinking about combo cards with just one big star?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by raulus

Counterpoint: Mays + Mantle 62T #18 in PSA 8 sells these days for ~$3K, give or take, whereas Mantle AS 62T #471 in PSA 8 sells for ~$1.5K.

Checking out pop reports, #18 is slightly more abundant in PSA 8, and about twice as abundant in PSA 7. They're almost exactly the same pop counts in PSA 9. So it's not like pop counts are driving these differences.

But maybe this is the exception that proves the rule?

Or maybe you were thinking about combo cards with just one big star?

Why are you using the AS and not Mantle’s base card? I don’t follow PSA 8 but I know in my grade range the combo cards sell for significantly less than a base card. My Mays/Mantle cost me about 1/10th of my Mantle base. They always have.