How much do you think this would sell for in auction?

[zljones]

This is not the best card on earth but I disagree with thinking I would be lucky to get $250 for it if I sold it. I saw other poor conditioned ones that were raw sell on ebay right after I bought mine that went for between 350-375. They were either a tad better, or a tad worse than mine. I am not saying it is worth 250 or less because I paid $400 I just strongly believed it's not THAT worthless. I do agree with it possibly selling as low as 300-350, that could easily happen. One plus about it is the excellent centering and no paper loss. I just have a hard time digesting that this is worth $500-600 as VCP averages say for one that is graded a "1." I wanted to ask opinions because a gap between 250-500,600 is a massive difference just because of a simple factor like it being slabbed. But thanks for the input guys, it helps alot, I just wish there were even more opinions on this thread since I have a spreadsheet I am making trying to organize my values. Thanks again to those that responded.

[Volod]

Kind of reminds me of the possibly apochryphal tale of Bob Costas carrying around a very beat up Mantle card in his wallet for 40 years, simply because it was one he had pulled out of a waxpack in his childhood, and, even though he could, if inclined, pick up a gem mint Mantle rookie with his pocket change, he preferred the dog card because of his emotional attachment to it. Any card, in any condition, is worth only what it means to the collector willing to pay for it.

[horzverti]

Very well said Volod. I agree.
Regarding the Costas Mantle card...I love that story. He used to carry his original 1958 Topps All-Star Mantle #487 in his wallet, but that card got too frayed from showing it to interested people over the years. He now has another, completely laminated version of the same card. I wonder what Vin Scully carries in his wallet?

[HRBAKER]

Also, signed HOF Rookie Cards is (I believe) one of the fastest growing segments of the hobby right now. This card in this grade would offer one of those collectors a decent priced example to get signed. I think that a B-I-N reasonably priced on ebay may surprise you.