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crsportscards33crsportscards33 Posts: 337 ✭
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Doesn't this seem weird to be over SMR on an auction where you can barely see the card because of the scan???

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  • jimtbjimtb Posts: 704 ✭✭
    Could be a case of buying the grade and not the card...
    Collecting all graded Alan Trammell graded cards as well as graded 1984 Topps, Donruss, and Fleer Detroit Tigers
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  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭
    Exactly. But, from what I can actually see, I see a poorly centered 7.
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  • crsportscards33crsportscards33 Posts: 337 ✭
    The centering issue is exactly what I saw, even a nice centered 7 shouldn't garner over SMR should it?


    Chris
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  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    I thought that it looked way too much like This one

    I'm not sure but it looks like the same card. Not only that but it got 81.99 more! I guess reserves really do hurt auctions!

    It is hit-or-miss with this card. I still need one for my set but unless the centering is really nice I won't pay over $400.

    Brian
  • ZodiacMindwarpZodiacMindwarp Posts: 680 ✭✭
    Mickey Mantle is such a beloved Baseball icon that logic does not have to apply to auctions of his cards. I can't comment on this auction in particular but in general explanations why his card would sell for a price that is considered out of whack could be:

    1) Many baby boomers are returning to card collecting, frequently when they have considerable disposable income, and Mickey Mantle is the hero of their childhoods. They may have been told to buy graded cards, they may even know what companies are reputable, but they probably have no idea what an SMR is.

    2) Similar to #1, someone may not collect baseball cards per se, but may want to own some Mickey Mantle cards because they had the cards when they were kids and their Moms threw them out. This really does not apply to any other player besides Mantle.

    3) Some people like to start a new set out with a bang and they buy the cards with the highest weightings first and of course Mantle has a high weighting in each set. Furthermore, some people do not research prices when they begin a set.

    This year on eBay, 1969 PSA 7 nq Mantles have sold between $191.50 and $325.00. This difference cannot be attributed to centering or seller reputation alone.

  • jrdolanjrdolan Posts: 2,549 ✭✭
    I looked at that Mantle too, but bailed when the bidding got too high for my taste, considering the centering and poor photo. The seller has serious focus issues, either with his eyes or his scanner/camera. It also looks like there's a slight "fisheye" effect distorting the pic. Weird for someone with 400+ feedback to have such a blurry pic. Kinda makes you suspicious that he doesn't want you to read the PSA cert. number.
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