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PSA 10 Gretzky OPC Rookie Sells for Record Price

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  • yawie99yawie99 Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭
    $3,500 for the cardboard and $76,500 for the plastic and label.
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  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    Hmmm - Dmitri Young used to work with Rick Snyder, but I think that relationship soured.
    I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.
  • TurbosHockeyTurbosHockey Posts: 531 ✭
    I am in the wrong business. That exact card sold in August of 2005 at Mastro for 53k . Not too bad appreciation!!!!

    Here is the link from last year.


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  • phreakydancinphreakydancin Posts: 1,691 ✭✭
    The Beckett pop report shows two 9.5's have been graded (zero 10's). Anyone know if these were sold and for how much?

    Edited to add: SGC pop report shows only two 96's graded, with zero 98's or 100's.
  • TurbosHockeyTurbosHockey Posts: 531 ✭
    I saw one on ebay a while back for about 45k.
  • RipkenRipken Posts: 559 ✭✭✭
    I believe one of the BGS 9.5s went for $40-45,000.
  • TheCARDKidTheCARDKid Posts: 1,496 ✭
    Too bad there aren't put options on cards. That would be a neat product.
  • OnlypsahockeyOnlypsahockey Posts: 1,479 ✭✭
    I'm sorry but I see this as a bad purchase/investment. This card can only go down in value.

    More and more of the big dogs will open more and more product and more and more 10's will exist.

    The only way I would spend that kind of cake on that card is if I had the #1 set and wanted to stay there AND had an expendable 80K.

    JMHO from a devout hockey collector.

    Bob C.
    57 Topps (83%) 7.61
    61 Topps (100%) 7.96
    62 Parkhurst (100%) 8.70
    63 Topps (100%) 7.96
    63 York WB's (50%) 8.52
    68 Topps (39%) 8.54
    69 Topps (3%) 9.00
    69 OPC (83%) 8.21
    71 Topps (100%) 9.21 #1 A.T.F.
    72 Topps (100%) 9.39
    73 Topps (13%) 9.35
    74 OPC WHA (95%) 8.57
    75 Topps (50%) 9.23
    77 OPC WHA (86%) 8.62 #1 A.T.F.
    88 Topps (5%) 10.00
  • cardmanfrankcardmanfrank Posts: 2
    I agree with you 100% yawie!!! The eye appeal on this card is not so great in my opinion. I feel that the PSA 9 in my collection is just as nice if not better! .....I am still amazed PSA gave that card a 10.
  • cardmanfrankcardmanfrank Posts: 2
    Beckett Grades sheet cut Gretzky's.......I wouldnt want one in my collection!
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,582 ✭✭✭✭
    I for one would like to see the proof of purchase on this one. At least an invoice. Something. image

    I have no idea why someone would shell out $25,000 more than the card sold for less than a year ago. If the new buyer wanted the card that bad, why didn't he buy it then???
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  • JNguyenJNguyen Posts: 69 ✭✭
    Most, if not all, of us have been in the low cycle of available funds. Perhaps at the time of the auction, the new buyer was in that position. Also, auction houses usually only accept cash (money order or personal check). With many private transactions and ebay, credit card and payment plans are also an option. A card or set that would otherwise be unattainable in one lump sum then becomes more likely with these additional options.
  • cusecuse Posts: 349
    Rick Snyder is a class act seller. He can and does place high ticket items in the right collector's hands.
  • RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I feel that the PSA 9 in my collection is just as nice if not better! .....I am still amazed PSA gave that card a 10. >>



    Marketing. And keeping up with the Jonses, or in this case, Beckett's 9.5.
  • ColleSystemColleSystem Posts: 512 ✭✭
    The card does not appear to be dead center.

    My sets:
    1977 Topps Star Wars - "Space Swashbucklers"
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