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Million dollar sets

AlanAllenAlanAllen Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭
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I was pretty bored at work today, do I started browsing through the registry trying to pick out sets with an SMR of over one million dollars. I found only two for sure:

Brian Seigel's "Honus and Friends" T206 HOFer set - Just about $1.6 million

John Branca's Top 200 Sportscards set - Just about $1.5 million

Did I miss any?

Joe
No such details will spoil my plans...

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  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    I am pretty sure that Charlie's 1952 Topps set would come pretty darn close -- especially since he has so many PSA 10's.
    I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.
  • mrc32mrc32 Posts: 604 ✭
    AlanAllen-
    Not to be judgemental but aren't you the guy who works at the Nuclear Power plant.....How do you get bored working at a place like that?

    DOH!

    Just kidding!
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    I like my #1 Current Finest 1911 T-205 Gold Borders Set! image
  • AlanAllenAlanAllen Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭
    Even we have slow days image
    No such details will spoil my plans...
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just be sure to tell us if you hear any alarms going off! image
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    I wonder how much Branca has in his 1951 Bowman set now (not SMR).
  • VirtualizardVirtualizard Posts: 1,936 ✭✭
    I'm pretty sure my 1970 Topps baseball set is worth close to $1 million. I would be willing to sell for a little less if anyone's interested. image

    JEB.
  • calleochocalleocho Posts: 1,569 ✭✭
    A few collections easily top 1 million...Fogel, Merkel , Branca, Seigel , and probably davadillo's by sheer size.

    probably a few more that do not hang around these boards. i would say 10 total.

    is this the average for other established hobbies? like coins, stamps?

    can anyone speculate what would happen if one of this super heavyweights decides to sell?



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  • crazysccrazysc Posts: 291 ✭
    Oh, total collections there are MANY that well exceed $1M - I'd think Marshall Fogel has a number of subsegments (game used bats, cards) that each go for $1M+. But to have a complete set that exceeds 1M would be impressive. Consider a 500 card set (approx T206) would need to average $2000/card, a 100 card set would need to average $10,000/card...that's getting up there. And in today's market, how many cards are worth $10K+? Take a 52 Topps set - if you have $500K in the top 7 cards (like PSA 10 Mantle, PSA 9/10 Pafko, etc.) - you still need to average the remainder at $1200/card - that's a lot of PSA 9s to make up for $250 PSA 8 commons.
    Why do I get the feeling, that some cards are worth money, while others are not?
  • DavalilloDavalillo Posts: 1,846 ✭✭
    I would guess that the value of Charlie and Marshal's collections is easily $5 million and probably more like $10 million. Branca is probably $5 million. There would be a lot of $1 million or more collections as Solomon says.
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