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street value on a 1957 Topps Basketball PSA graded set

kingraider75kingraider75 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭
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Some dealer has a set that grades out at 4.5, or something for 7k. Sounds too high for such low grades. Is this set impossible to find graded??? Seems more common than the 1948 Bowman.
Running an Ebay store sure takes a lot more time than a person would think!

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  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    SMR on a PSA 5 set is $3,950 if that's any help.
  • dunerduner Posts: 625 ✭
    I think it would completely depend on what the major cards are graded. If the walton, pettit, and a couple others are all in the 6 range It's likely a decent price. If they're the ones in the 4 range....it's just business as usual at a card shop.
    Duner a.k.a. THE LSUConnMan
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  • AllenAllen Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭
    This set is a real shame....
    Such a nice set, but someone couldn't remember what year it was lol
  • aro13aro13 Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭
    The key card the Russell will sell for SMR in the EXMT and lower grades otherwise good luck getting anywhere close to SMR for grades 6 and lower. I am 89% complete on the set and 75% complete in PSA 7.

    The set is tough to get in PSA 6 form centered. In PSA 7 grade the cards are out there but finding centered cards is fairly difficult and there are some low pop cards that regularly outsell SMR. In PSA 8 it is very very difficult to put together.

    7K for a PSA set that has a 4.5 average would seem to me to be way out of the ballpark. I have been selling off my 5's and 6's on ebay and most of the time they get $9.99 a cards for commons and semi-stars. The really well centered cards still do not reach SMR in these grades.

    Allen - Too bad about the pen marks. The cards look pretty good otherwise.
  • DhjacksDhjacks Posts: 343 ✭✭
    Aro,
    Congratulations on your progress with the '57s. When I'm a little closer to completing my '69 through '75s, I'm gonna take a shot at the '48, '57 an '61 in mid grade (5's to '7s centered). I'll probably be looking for advice when that time comes.
    I'm at 77.2% on the other sets, and I figure it'll start really getting slow as I get over 85%.
    Working on 1969 through 1975 Basketball.
  • aro13aro13 Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭
    Dhjacks - Thanks. Congrats on your progress. That is a lot of sets you are working on. Do you buy mostly graded or submit raw? Also, I might have some cards you need, I will send you a PM at some point with what I have.
  • Dand52261Dand52261 Posts: 180
    Have a Cousy 8 with the typical centering think I paid about 1K for it about five years ago. I don't think it has appreciated at all.
  • ranarana Posts: 242 ✭
    I'm missing two raw cards (or decently centered PSA/GAI/SGC 4-7) for my 57 basketball set. If anyone has these and wants to trade or sell, let me know:
    2 George Yardley
    37 Cliff Hagan
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