Look where these BIG BOYS ended up!!!

jmbkb4

Here we go...all these ended tonight and have been discussed separately previously.

Thoughts? Concerns? Wishing you had BGS 10's lying around that were no better than most PSA 9's???

Pristine Marino

Pristine Pujols

Pristine Bonds

RipublicaninMass

lawnmowerman

Stone193

<< <i>US $28,500.00 >>


For the Pujols?

Who has this kind of money? Wow is all I can say.

mike

larryallen73

That's CRAZY! Stupid actually. I understand people have money to spend but that's just stupid! $28k for a new card!? I can't imagine there are really two people that bid it up that much!?

Bosox1976

Each to their own I guess...but that's crazy money for all 3...is there a slight tilt cut on that "Pristine" Marino?

jmbkb4

<< <i>Each to their own I guess...but that's crazy money for all 3...is there a slight tilt cut on that "Pristine" Marino? >>


Yea, I started a thread about it about a week ago with the same thinking. The overall consensus was that there was a definitive tilt to it. Nice eyes.

lawnmowerman

<< <i>Each to their own I guess...but that's crazy money for all 3...is there a slight tilt cut on that "Pristine" Marino? >>



Heres the answer.



<< <i>Steve Tyndall

One of the utility men of Beckett Grading, Steve does a little of everything. He will grade BCCG as well as standard BGS orders. Whatever needs to be covered, Steve is one of the go to guys. He also has his hands in order verification and invoicing for Beckett Grading. >>



matt

rbdjr1

<< <i>

<< <i>US $28,500.00 >>


For the Pujols?

Who has this kind of money? Wow is all I can say.

mike >>



Whats really strange, it seems like "a same olde ebay story", that buyer has been buying mostly cards under ten bucks (and not twenty-eight grand!).

edit: But who the hell knows? Not to much of a leap? from ten bucks to $28,500.00, no? Buyer's "five and dime" and not 28 grand feedback!

rbd

tennesseebanker

The Bonds card really gets me, I mean you can get 3 unopened cases of 87 fleer for that price 60 boxes ! over 5 grand for a card that is that plentiful ?

Instead of Pristine the slabs should read assinine

RipublicaninMass

Steve thinks the security factor of knowing that a Beckett graded card can be trusted is one of the biggest plusses to using the grading service. With the Beckett grade you know that a third party expert has looked at the card and it is slabbed for safety.

Stone193

Being both a modern and vintage collector...

I think chasing a limited Pujols auto RC is a worthy challenge...

I'm just amazed at the monetary lengths people will travel!

mike

tennesseebanker

Anyone think BGSBRAD is going to get paid for the bonds card. The buyer has a feedback score of 87.5% And by the looks of things has never bought a card before on E-bay.

ndleo

Remember Beckett is now owned by an investment firm. That is a small price to pay for the publicity generated. It should be interesting how the next Beckett handles these transactions on their blurbs.

I'm not saying that anyone at Beckett would do anything shady, but there were involved in the $85K SP Legendary Cuts fiasco and I haven't seen a press release or anything.

tennesseebanker

I think something could be fishy here, First off the buyer of the Bonds card is just Ridiculous. The buyer of the pujols card doesnt look like he has spent over $20 dollars on a card in the past year, and all of a sudden spends 28 grand on a card something is rotten in Denmark.

jmbkb4

<< <i>I think something could be fishy here, First off the buyer of the Bonds card is just Ridiculous. The buyer of the pujols card doesnt look like he has spent over $20 dollars on a card in the past year, and all of a sudden spends 28 grand on a card something is rotten in Denmark. >>


If the folks at BGS or their corporate owners could stir up interest in these 3 auctions by shilling them (and even paying BGSBRAD the final amounts) and have their rate of submissions go up even 5%, I bet they could make 10X their $40,000 investment tonight in a year...

ndleo

You have the biggest internet seller of graded sportscards and the biggest magazine in the hobby. Beckett's new owners are media experts and if BGSBRAD is in on the scam, then their actual cost is only ebay fees.

$85K SP Legendary Cuts scam - nothing. Three BGS 10 cards pulling in $45K, front page story.

ctsoxfan

Check out the big brain on Brad!

SDavid

The buyer of the Pujols has sold some high dollar cards, including this one.

I doubt he/she was a shill bidder, but if money doesn't change hands we'll know soon enough.

edited to add: that Harrison is frigging ugly.

tennesseebanker

There is no way that any BGS card is worth this much more than a PSA 10


psa 10 bonds

ndleo

What does Marcelles Wallace look like?

SDavid

<< There is no way that any BGS card is worth this much more than a PSA 10 >>

Agreed. And there's no way that psa 10 is worth six times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way that 78 Staubach (from another thread) was worth 20 times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way a '93 Finest refractor that changes grades each time its submitted is worth 5 times as much when it hits its peak grade...

DaBigHurt

<< <i><< There is no way that any BGS card is worth this much more than a PSA 10 >>

Agreed. And there's no way that psa 10 is worth six times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way that 78 Staubach (from another thread) was worth 20 times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way a '93 Finest refractor that changes grades each time its submitted is worth 5 times as much when it hits its peak grade... >>








ding ding ding! we have a winnah!

ctsoxfan

<< <i>What does Marcelles Wallace look like? >>






What?

What ain't no country I ever heard of! They speak English in What?

jmbkb4

<< <i><< There is no way that any BGS card is worth this much more than a PSA 10 >>

Agreed. And there's no way that psa 10 is worth six times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way that 78 Staubach (from another thread) was worth 20 times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way a '93 Finest refractor that changes grades each time its submitted is worth 5 times as much when it hits its peak grade... >>


I'm one of the black-and-white economists that believes something is "worth" what someone is willing to pay. The problem here is if the buyers of these cards ever try to make a profit on them: This, of course, assumes these auctions will actually be paid for.

If I can get someone to pay 10X a PSA 9 price for a PSA 10, then that's within both my and the buyer's rights. People that whine about the price of PSA 10's are sometimes jealous that they can only afford the 9's. Why do people buy Lexus and BMW's when a Camry will suffice?

Keep in mind that most people on the street think it's idiotic to pay [even] PSA 4 prices for "pieces of cardboard." In other words, it's all relative to the person and their budget. Just my $0.02

fiveniner

I fully agree with Tenneseebanker

1977topps

All three of those cards have one sub grade of 9.5. How can a card be considered "pristine" if it has anything less than four 10s? In my book, pristine means absolutely perfect. A 9.5, while good, is clearly not perfect. Just wondering.

Boopotts

<< <i>

<< <i><< There is no way that any BGS card is worth this much more than a PSA 10 >>

Agreed. And there's no way that psa 10 is worth six times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way that 78 Staubach (from another thread) was worth 20 times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way a '93 Finest refractor that changes grades each time its submitted is worth 5 times as much when it hits its peak grade... >>


I'm one of the black-and-white economists that believes something is "worth" what someone is willing to pay. The problem here is if the buyers of these cards ever try to make a profit on them: This, of course, assumes these auctions will actually be paid for.

If I can get someone to pay 10X a PSA 9 price for a PSA 10, then that's within both my and the buyer's rights. People that whine about the price of PSA 10's are sometimes jealous that they can only afford the 9's. Why do people buy Lexus and BMW's when a Camry will suffice?

Keep in mind that most people on the street think it's idiotic to pay [even] PSA 4 prices for "pieces of cardboard." In other words, it's all relative to the person and their budget. Just my $0.02 >>



A little OT, but could you get rid of the bold letters? Thanks.

Boopotts

<< <i>

<< <i><< There is no way that any BGS card is worth this much more than a PSA 10 >>

Agreed. And there's no way that psa 10 is worth six times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way that 78 Staubach (from another thread) was worth 20 times more than most psa 9's. And there's no way a '93 Finest refractor that changes grades each time its submitted is worth 5 times as much when it hits its peak grade... >>


I'm one of the black-and-white economists that believes something is "worth" what someone is willing to pay. The problem here is if the buyers of these cards ever try to make a profit on them: This, of course, assumes these auctions will actually be paid for.

If I can get someone to pay 10X a PSA 9 price for a PSA 10, then that's within both my and the buyer's rights. People that whine about the price of PSA 10's are sometimes jealous that they can only afford the 9's. Why do people buy Lexus and BMW's when a Camry will suffice?

Keep in mind that most people on the street think it's idiotic to pay [even] PSA 4 prices for "pieces of cardboard." In other words, it's all relative to the person and their budget. Just my $0.02 >>



Nobody whines about the prices of PSA 10's. The just think--correctly, might I add-- that paying that much extra for a card that's essentially a trumped up 9 is a little silly. In the same way that paying $40,000 extra for a BMW is silly.

cavalier

Both the Bonds are the Pujols are back up for bid - so I would conclude that the bidders did not follow through with the sale.

Amazing stuff always up for bid

jmbkb4

<< <i>Nobody whines about the prices of PSA 10's. The just think--correctly, might I add-- that paying that much extra for a card that's essentially a trumped up 9 is a little silly. In the same way that paying $40,000 extra for a BMW is silly. >>


Nobody whines about the price of PSA 10's? On what planet have you been living???

Further, you may think that paying $40,000 extra for a BMW is silly, but many individuals would disagree with you (me, for one).