Saw this on Ebay, was wondering what is considered a low pop. card? He states that this one is, but there are 146 PSA 8 of this card. Not a low pop IMO, I would say less than 30 or 25 would be a low pop. What do you think?
<< <i>Bozo seller's use that LINE about low pop all the time.
My definition of low pop would be UNDER 10 !! >>
I agree, but I wouldn't say a card with nine PSA 8's is "low pop" if there are 1,412 PSA 9's and 355 PSA 10's. On very modern cards, sellers sometimes claim their (relatively) low-grade card is low pop when in fact's it's just very unusual for such a card to be graded less than 9 -- or even to be submitted in the first place if it's not worthy of 9 or 10.
Also there are times when low pop really means "low popularity." I have some oddball Johnny Bench cards that are 1/1 or 1/2, but it's not that they're necessarily impossible to find. It's just that only a true Bench diehard would spend money to acquire that card and then spend MORE money to grade it. Some of those endless variations of the 1976-77 discs are good examples of "low population" being due to "low popularity."
That tilt makes it look like the Stargell (PSA 10) that was posted. Low pop. is an opinion you make on your own after looking at the total of the cards graded and the amount graded either 8, 9 or 10.....
"low pop" is a very relative term. In 1957 Topps Baseball for instance, some of the mid-series PSA 8 commons have pops of 20 to 30 and they are very hard to find due to the popularity of that set. I'd consider them "lo pops".
You can't just go on a number saying below such and such is a low pop. You have to look at the set overall and see what cards have the fewest pops (8-10 on vintage 7?-10 on prewar and 9or10 on modern), and they would be low pop commons. There are cards in 1956 topps one can call low pop that would be among the higher population cards in 1949 bowman. You also must take into account that a card may simply be low pop due to low submissions such as certain early 1980s or even some of the later 70s Topps sets. Though it is an absolute joke to consider that card a low pop.
low pop..to me is a card that is very difficult to get. Lets say there are no 9's or 10's of a particular card..
now lets say the card has a population of 17 or so in an 8..
now if you goto the registry, 15 of the 8's are already in sets and there are 76 people building the set, how many 8's are really available for the 61 others building the set? 2!!
so to me, thats a true reflection of a low pop card.
I will not disagree that maybe some of those set builders may want to sell the card, but chances are they wont be, so really if you want that card in an 8, 61 people are fighting over 2 examples available for purchase.
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My definition of low pop would be UNDER 10 !!
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<< <i>Bozo seller's use that LINE about low pop all the time.
My definition of low pop would be UNDER 10 !! >>
I agree, but I wouldn't say a card with nine PSA 8's is "low pop" if there are 1,412 PSA 9's and 355 PSA 10's. On very modern cards, sellers sometimes claim their (relatively) low-grade card is low pop when in fact's it's just very unusual for such a card to be graded less than 9 -- or even to be submitted in the first place if it's not worthy of 9 or 10.
Also there are times when low pop really means "low popularity." I have some oddball Johnny Bench cards that are 1/1 or 1/2, but it's not that they're necessarily impossible to find. It's just that only a true Bench diehard would spend money to acquire that card and then spend MORE money to grade it. Some of those endless variations of the 1976-77 discs are good examples of "low population" being due to "low popularity."
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I would say under 10 as well is low pop
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now lets say the card has a population of 17 or so in an 8..
now if you goto the registry, 15 of the 8's are already in sets and there are 76 people building the set, how many 8's are really available for the 61 others building the set? 2!!
so to me, thats a true reflection of a low pop card.
I will not disagree that maybe some of those set builders may want to sell the card, but chances are they wont be, so really if you want that card in an 8, 61 people are fighting over 2 examples available for purchase.
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