Pricing difference in SMR??

Stingray

I was looking through my old SMR and notice something. I noticed that the 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson in PSA was $150 or so, but his PSA 10 was listed at $6,500. Does anyone know what the biggest percent jump between say a PSA 9 and a PSA 10 in SMR for modern cards or for PSA 8 to a PSA 9 for vintage??

mikeschmidt

It's always going to be the PSA 10 rookies of major stars.

Certain players/collectors really throw off the curve. Dmitri Young, for instance, really put the PSA 10 market out of whack for a long time for modern rookies in PSA 10. He has set price records on nearly every post-war major baseball rookie card ever to grade PSA 10.

Six+ figures for Clemente rookie.
Over $7K for Gossage OPC rookie in PSA 10 (very recent)
etc.

You can call it SMR -- but it is so think up there, that you are having one/two people throwing off the whole "value" equation.

Stingray

Are you talking about what prices people are paying for or what prices are in SMR?? I am just talking pricing in SMR. Wondering what cards have the biggest price difference between two grades. The Henderson was one of the biggest ones that I have noticed.

basestealer

The SMR pricing is based in part on previous sales. So if you have a rare PSA 10 with a population of 2, the SMR pricing is going to be heavily based on a previous sale, perhaps the only one to have sold within the past year. In many ways, PSA 10 examples of vintage cards are priceless, because with PSA 9 you can pass up on a card and find another one rather easily. But with a gem mint card, it's now or never and it's really however much scratch someone is willing to shell out for it. I'm sure you'll find more than a $6K difference between a 9 and a 10 '52 Mantle. Or a Pafko, if one exists.

Stingray

I was wondering though on a percent different not price difference.

basestealer

Okay, what about Ozzie Smith RC? I don't have access to the SMR but I bet a PSA Ozzie is through the roof compared to an 8 or a 9.