Most Undervalued Card????

Kep13

Just curious to think what some of you may regard as the single most undervalued card....the reason this popped into my head is because I saw another PSA 8 Topps Gretzky go for a little over $300 a couple weeks back....this card should be priced much closer to the 86 Fleer Jordan since both are the king of their sport, and especially in light of the fact that there are many, many more of the Jordan card available.....I guess it is because Hockey is at the bottom of the food chain, but I still think this card is way undervalued.....I think the O-Pee-Chee would also be a good buy....my 2 cents....

Obviously there are probably many, but just curious to get others opinions....

alohaet

I agree with you about Gretzky. Why this card is as low as it is, is a mystery to me. But as you stated Hockey is at the bottom of the collecting world.

Ed

JJacks

It sure wouldn't take much for several big collectors/investors/dealers to buy up a majority of the Gretzky RCs out there, and I agree that he is underpriced. The problem is that alot of people just don't seem to care.

JJacks

riccaboni

Hockey seems to be hit or miss with collectors, and even when it is hit, people seem to lose interest easily because stars most often not come and go. Mike Modano? Jagr? Brett Hull? I dunno, those were a few of the top names when I collected hockey for a short time, and now they seemed to have faded away, because you don't here about them in the general media like you did before. Trades occur frequently and it is hard to keep track of some of your favorites if you are a casual fan. It is an exciting sport to watch and follow, but people get lost in the shuffle more often than not, which means it doesn't translate well in hobby terms.

TheCARDKid

Some hockey cards actually aren't that undervalued. A Bobby Orr rookie sells for a few thousand dollars in PSA 8; compare that to a Nolan Ryan rookie or even Pete Rose. Some of the 1960's hockey checklists sell for much more than their baseball or football counterparts simply because they are much rarer. The 70's seems to be the lost decade for Hockey cards.

For post 1980 cards, 81/82 OPC rookies are undervalued in Mint 9. Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri, etc. These are some of the rarest regular issue cards from the 80's in high grade from any sport. You could say the same about a 80/81 OPC Messier rc, etc.

dude

Here's a list of cards that are greatly undervalued (Sorry - I couldn't help myself)

zardoz51

Dude

LOL, Marketing 101

...but a GAI 10!

dude

Zardoz,


I got it cheap and I have this card in a PSA 10. Let's see if I can "flip it" for some cash.

zardoz51

A GAI card cheaply? I'm shocked

LuxuryWines

Dan,

If it were me I would have run 2 auctions splitting the 9 and the 10 ... Just my $.02

Jeff

mikeschmidt

Dan -- the PSA 9 actually looks somewhat brighter than the GAI 10. Is that how the card actually is, or is there something that happens in the scanning process (something with the holder, perhaps).

dude

LuxuryWines,

That was a tough call. The reason I did this is so that it would show up in the PSA search (without it being spamming). I got it cheap in the first place by stumbling across it by accident. The card went pretty much unnoticed. If I even get a minimum bid on this auction, I'll be quite happy.

By the way, where in the hell is Elron Sanchez when you need him?

riccaboni

I was looking for the same thing MS, but I noticed that the black border on the left side of the photo appears to be smeared and not as full as the GAI 10. Just my thoughts...

Ian

dom

Jim McGlothlin couldn't pitch in either grade.