I won this auction tonite

lawnmowerman

I always wanted this card and finally had the $ to get it. I am fairly happy with the price being that smr is $450.00 with a pop of only 6. In Beckett a psa gem is listed at $800.00. Anyone know why the smr and Beckett are so far off from each other?

faulk

matt

lostdart58

More then once i have seen written in these forums that beckett prices are a joke.

brianwintersfan

Because Beckett jacks all the prices in their guide when it comes to their graded cards.
BGS 9=$150.00 PSA 9=$100.00
Gee I don't see any bias do you??(lol)

lawnmowerman

<< <i>Because Beckett jacks all the prices in their guide when it comes to their graded cards.
BGS 9=$150.00 PSA 9=$100.00
Gee I don't see any bias do you??(lol) >>

Yes I can see them doing that but I am referring to the psa gem version listed in Beckett at $800.00 as opposed to the smr listing it at $450.00.

Matt

CDsNuts

Good buy. That card is TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHH. I just hope Faulk calls it quits before he's no longer effective.

Lee

jrdolan

Beckett's prices are based more on what their dealers in Beckett Marketplace see fit to charge, not so much on the wider market and certainly not eBay. SMR is wonky in its own way on many cards, but that's due more to infrequent updates, rather than a hand-in-pocket relationship with a circle of dealers.

Stone193

Congratulations Matt
Nice card! I'm a Faulk fan myself.

On the Beckett thing - is it true that kids pay more for modern in a Beckett holder and don't even look at PSA?

On the conflict of interest - nothing illustrates it more than a company who's main mission was to provide collectors with pricing - now we are supposed to trust them with stats on their own products?

mike

lawnmowerman

<< <i>Congratulations Matt
Nice card! I'm a Faulk fan myself.

On the Beckett thing - is it true that kids pay more for modern in a Beckett holder and don't even look at PSA?

On the conflict of interest - nothing illustrates it more than a company who's main mission was to provide collectors with pricing - now we are supposed to trust them with stats on their own products?

mike >>

Mike, I think you nailed it right there. Modern, kids and psa just dont seem to go together. I buy bgs as well as psa. I was really surprised that only me and another bidder were the only two bids. He didnt even bid untill the last five minutes. I thought I was going to get it for only $300.00 oh well I still got it.

Matt

mtcards

I used to trust Beckett prices many years ago during the early 90's. however, back then the guide was relative to the availability of cards. People would pay $60 for the latest hot insert because you could go to one of the 100 shows in you the area and may not find it at all. Now ebay is here, you can buy 10 copies of it, so the demand is not there as much, yet the prices that are being reflected in the guide are still reflecting that scarcity. The majority of cards listed in the Beckett can be had for half of their "LO" column if not lower.

I remember when Beckett quit putting down arrows on the cards when a full set went down in value. This was done so the kids wouldnt see their value going down. The majority of the prices for modern cards are too high and the older cards are too low.

The graded cards are no different. There could be a bias on their prices of graded cards, but I feel that Beckett became untrustworthy the minute the got into the grading business anyway.