2011 Standard Catalog in hand

[toppcat]

Just got mine, it really is the BIG book; this thing is massive!

[Misunderestimated]

When I tried to add my NL Fan Craze Header card to the PSA Set Registy I was informed that the Fan Craze AL Header card is listed in the most recent Standard Catalogs but that the NL Header is not.


If this is true it should be corrected. I have had a few NL Headers over the years and have no reason to believe that they are phonies.

[Bob Lemke]

The AL ad/header card is mentioned in the text, but is not included in the listings. It is not mentioned in the NL write-up.

I expect they will be added to the listings in the 2012 book.

Thanks for pointing that out.

[MMarvelli]

The 2011 lists the Big Eaters as jumping from last year's $2,750 to $7,750. that's a $5K jump! Typo or for real?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by MMarvelli

The 2011 lists the Big Eaters as jumping from last year's $2,750 to $7,750. that's a $5K jump! Typo or for real?

Listed in VG they are around 2300, which is about right. Since I doubt there are more than 1-2 in NMT, (actually I have never seen one in a 7 or 6 holder) I think it's hypothetical. I don't know that if one came up for sale it would reach that top price but it might. It's certainly not far fetched in my opinion. The 2750 price in NMT was way, way low. Of course Bob can probably answer better but I do have a bit of experience with the issue. I have perused the new 2011 and it looks good though some of the vintage pricing could still use a little refreshing...(I haven't, nor will I, look at the new card portion of the book...it's just not my focus). It's another fine edition though and well worth the price of admission. regards

[rman444]

Originally Posted by Leon

it looks good though some of the vintage pricing could still use a little refreshing...

I just got mine yesterday and that is an understatement. There are also quite a few flat out errors.

I'm still waiting for the day that the M116 blue background Cobb books for more than its pastel counterpart, but Bob and I have had this discussion before and I'm not holding my breath.

And finally for those of us who cut the book down the spine to separate the vintage from the modern, wouldn't it be nice to have the vintage minor league section right after the vintage major league section at the front of the book??

[Bob Lemke]

Big Eaters (and many others) . . . Leon is exactly right; the $7,500 theoretical price is there to support the VG price. This is one of many sets which could stand to have only the VG price listed, but given current in-house technical considerations, that is easier said than done.

M116 Cobb . . . Now that I have a nice representation of actual recent sales figures for pastel vs. blue, you casn be assured that the 2012 book will reflect pricing more in keeping with the rest of the pastels vs blues in the set.

Please also keep in mind that current sales of the Standard Catalog only support a very limited part-time contract to maintain and improve the vintage sections, and that all of my pricing changes have to be submitted by about the end of February. The book's pricing will never be truly fresh in the way that on-line and auction sales results are fresh, but it's the best that can be done in an ink-on-paper format.