T206 Pricing Question...

[AK11]

It will arrive tomorrow from BGS, so no scan yet. It was in a PSA 4 holder when I bought it for $585. I graded it through BVG because I was going to hold onto it, but instead need to sell it. I do realize most prefer PSA/SGC graded vintage, but it is well-protected in a BVG holder and must have been under-graded by PSA. I can post a scan when it arrives if that helps.

[Mikehealer]

Well Andrew, I probably guessed a little low.

[Bosox Blair]

Hi Andrew,

I hate to rain on your parade, but you paid a very high price for your card. Before you bought your PSA 4, VCP shows 18 sales of that card in PSA 4 between $180-$285. None even close to what you paid. In fact, no PSA 5 was even recorded as being sold for more than $515 (and several under $500).

Cheers,
Blair

[AK11]

No parade here. I won in standard auction format so it was bid up to that price. I did not buy it with a outrageous best offer so the price was determined by bids. Of course the auction must have been an anomaly. No big deal as I will probably sell the same way. Thanks for the pricing info.

buy high and sell low.

[mintacular]

You may have been the victim of shill bidding

[M's_Fan]

Most of the T206 Hall of Famers in the PSA 5 or SGC 60 grade can be found for the $585 price paid for the Dahlen. Except for the Cobbs, Mattys, Youngs, Johnson, and Lajoie. And it never makes financial sense to cross over to BVG.

In the future, its best to watch several similar auctions on the sidelines to see where the card ends up on average before you bid, so you don't overpay.