Perfect Example of Buying the Card, Not the Holder

JackWESQ

I came across this as a perfect example of buying the card and not the holder.
A 1952 Bowman Stan Musial PSA 6 sold for $239.16. Here is the link.

1952 Bowman Stan Musial PSA 6

A 1952 Bowman Stan Musial PSA 5 sold for $274.99. Here is the link.

1952 Bowman Stan Musial PSA 5

Both auction ended the same night and substantially at the same time. Same seller as well.

/s/ JackWESQ

aconte

I would rather have the six based upon reviewing the scan. There are no corner dings on the six
like there is on the five. The five is also more yellow than the six. This is my opinion after reviewing
the cards rather quickly. Seems like the buyer of the five paid too much.

aconte

BigKidAtHeart

see my other thread about the same
type of comparison between psa cards.


here are the cards for This thread:
(and Yes, I would want the 5 too, UNLESS
there is a crease on that one that is not seen,
and IF the 6 has no crease)

koby

The centering on the 6 must really bother you if you prefer the 5 over the 6. If both cards were canned using the same resolution, the picture in the 5 looks faded and the borders look dirty. Collectors have to remember that, while centering is important, it is not the only criteria.

pandrews

although the centering is off, the 6 looks much cleaner and the colors look brighter.

Snowball

It's probably the centering.

qualitycards

Here's another buy the card, not the holder scenerio, regarding a card I needed to upgrade for my '60 Fleer set...jay
Ended at $53.00 on Jan 5th, slab has the mylar sleeve and is oc top to bottom
$53.00 Rube Waddell PSA-8

Here's the one I won today, Jan 12th, just 1 week later
$11.99 Rube Waddell PSA-8

1420sports

What a difference a week makes Jay - good deal ...

The PSA 6 has much better color than the 5 - take a look at his hat. The centering is not as good but the appearance is better.

pandrews

<< <i>What a difference a week makes Jay - good deal ...

The PSA 6 has much better color than the 5 - take a look at his hat. The centering is not as good but the appearance is better. >>



i just noticed that on the 6 his hat has a print mark or something..

ctsoxfan

Plus, the corners on the 5 don't look nearly as sharp. This is a case of centering being a major issue, since at first glance the 6 looks worse than the 5. But I agree, centering isn't the only criteria.

CW

I bought a '52 Bowman Musial (PSA 6) for $246 about a
month ago on ebay. It had slightly better t/b centering
than the PSA 6 shown on this thread, along with nice
bold color. The SMR is not very accurate on this card.
Up until the point I finally got my PSA 6, I had been
tracking prices for about a year. SMR on an EX-MT 6 is $325
and an EX 5 lists for $240. Like aconte said, the buyer of
the PSA 5 bid high & could've saved money with some patience.

The bid history on the PSA 5 card also shows that is was really
just the top 2 bidders that drove up the card:

kroywen48ny( 399) US $274.99 Jan-11-04 18:39:53 PST
jodi-mo( 476) US $269.99 Jan-11-04 18:39:57 PST
riverdog15( 11) US $201.32 Jan-11-04 18:18:00 PST

(edited to make things clearer...)

NickM

Gee, I wonder why jodi-mo wanted to buy the well-centered PSA 5 Musial.
We owe the guy who outsniped him a debt of gratitude.

Nick