Can anybody explain this?

Wabittwax

I was looking through 1975 Topps Mini Brett PSA 8's and came across these 2 auctions:

GAI

PSA

Is GAI stuff closing higher than PSA stuff? Last time I checked, PSA still dominated the marketplace. Are these results common on other years or is this just a fluke? I could understand a little variance if one card is nicer than the other, but nearly twice the price?

baseballcardsonly

Twice the price is unusual, but also note the GAI was sold by Sandiegowill, they have a following on ebay, they are trusted and that counts on ebay.

I love GAI...the grading is on par w/PSA. I don't think they grade centering as hard. But I LOVE the label that wrap around the top of the slab and it show the card info...great when your cards are stored in a box, you don't have to pull some out or flip like a card catalog.

I have a GAI 7 1973 M. Schmidt rookie that is a blazer...I can't understand why it didn't score higher!

and the best part of it, was I won it on ebay last November for $71.00. It is a easy PSA 8. It was my first GAI and I was very surprised to see that beauty of a card score so low.

also note the psa Brett has a $5.95 shipping charge that didn't help along with the small scan compared to the GAI Brett.

Just my .02!
Mark

packCollector

the high priced one was sold by a major dealer and was a better looking card in terms of centering.

also the presentation was much better , as the scans were clear and large opposed to small and blurry. which price is right , I don't know as I don't follow these cards.

calleocho

PSA is still the big dog

GAI 8.5 which were supposed to have a premium

vs

PSA 8


Sandiegowill also sold a GAI 8 1975 topps Pete Rose on the 19th of this month

A nice card from a big time dealer with a following sold for $27 in that gai holder

on the 20th and the 26th of this month two different PSA 8's of have sold for $49.99 and $37.59

on the 21st of this month a PSA 9 OC sold for $35.63