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1962 Topps All PSA 8 Set Sells for a Premium to SMR

thegemmintmanthegemmintman Posts: 3,101 ✭✭
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This set that was offered in Superior's auction sold for a few thousand dollars above SMR. I'm curious if anyone knows whether the SMR prices for the 1962 Topps issue are reasonably accurate or not. If it was, then I would have to say that's a great sign in a weak card market, and it's the first "large" Topps graded set sell for a premium that I've seen.

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  • LuxuryWinesLuxuryWines Posts: 737 ✭
    Gemmint,

    What about your 1970 Kellogg's Set I seem to recall that that set sold for a premium compared to SMR?
    Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain.
  • KurtKurt Posts: 216
    "the virtually complete 1962 Topps baseball set graded NM-MT 8 across the board."

    I did not see what was left out being virtually complete, but one thing of note on 1962 Topps...alot of these cards are "virtually unavailable" in PSA 8.

    Pops under 5 for these (I did this quick and may have missed a few)

    2,3,6,12,38,46,68,71,84,91,93,107,111,120,129,130,134,139,147,174,182,186,189,196,210,224,265,266,275,284,285,287,296,297,299,301,302,305,323,324,329,330,332,333,335,336,345,349,352,355,356,359,363,364,366,389,428,435,445,452,493,520.

    I left out some variations and for example #129 has 3 facing left and 1 facing right in 8.

    A Premium, for now at least, seems to make alot of sense for this set.
  • thegemmintmanthegemmintman Posts: 3,101 ✭✭


    << <i>What about your 1970 Kellogg's Set I seem to recall that that set sold for a premium compared to SMR? >>



    Luxury, that's correct, along with a 1964 Topps Giants all PSA 8 set, and a 1963 Fleer almost all PSA 8 set (the latter one was not mine). However we have seen a few examples of large graded Topps sets (several hundered cards or more) that didn't fare as well on a percentage of SMR. This set to my knowledge is the first large graded set to break SMR. Perhaps the '52 Topps all PSA 8 set will break the SMR barrier too.
  • AaronmanAaronman Posts: 173
    The SMR set prices are just a summation of all the individual card prices. That's probably the best you could do right now. There's virtually no price history for selling a completely graded set. I thought the set did very well considering the economic climate. It was nice to see a premium paid as opposed to a volume discount.

    Doug
    Looking for well centered 1958 topps baseball psa 8 and up. Also dying for a 70 Aaron All Star in PSA 9.
  • BuckwheatBuckwheat Posts: 644 ✭
    The set was missing the #1 Maris, a very high dollar card, among others. Plus it was missing some very low and 0 pop cards. I think it did very well. Also, skylaneflyers 67 set went for much more than SMR. both very good signs.
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  • thegemmintmanthegemmintman Posts: 3,101 ✭✭


    << <i>Also, skylaneflyers 67 set went for much more than SMR. both very good signs. >>



    That's true Buckwheat, but it was broken up. I'm wondering more about the sale of completely graded sets sold as a whole set. Just keeping track of things image.
  • BBCIBBCI Posts: 46
    Buckwheat got it right - it was missing perhaps the single most important card in the set - Maris - which books at $1750 in an 8. If the SMR on this set was around 28K that makes the return about 125-130% of SMR. Not bad image). As someone who is "secretly" putting together a high end 62 set, I can tell you the common singles consistently meet or exceed SMR. I have also seen a lot of activity lately in terms of new bidders entering the market for this set. It may just develop a following like the 1971 crowd...

    On another note, I promised I would let everyone know when my 1963 Topps Set was going up on eBay, and that would be tonight (Wednesday). I will fill everyone in on the details (SMR value, Cost, etc.) as this auction unfolds.

    Don
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