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What's with sudden "boom"?

digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
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I just watched two cards close for what look like Ebay records..

1960 Topps Willie McCovey rookie PSA 8 (not centered well): $713 (has sold for around $500 - $600 when well centered)
1967 Topps Orlando Cepeda PSA 8: $320 (well centered, has sold for less than $200 in the past for nice 8s)

I don't watch enough other vintage items to notice a trend, but this seems kinda sudden.
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  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    Those prices do seem very high.

    Im not too familiar with the Cepeda but the McCovey I used to track often. A couple of years back I had 2 complete 1960 sets, both of which all the star cards were graded and I know I didnt pay anywhere close to that for the McCoveys in my set.

    I have noticed similar trends with other high end HOF'er cards lately though. It seems the stars in high end condition are fetching premiums while everything else is taking a nose dive.
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  • drewsefdrewsef Posts: 1,894 ✭✭
    I can say there are fewer deals in football to be had on Ebay recently from my experience also
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,617 ✭✭✭✭
    That's BIG money for a McCovey 8.
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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>That's BIG money for a McCovey 8. >>



    Yeah. I figured it'd go for something closer to the low $400s with that centering. Guess not.

    If a poorly centered 8 goes for that kind of cash, I could only imagine what a nicely centered one would go for.

    I've been hunting 8s for a while, but if they're going to go for that kind of money, I think I'll start hunting for a high-end 7 instead.
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    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭
    As was pointed out a few weeks ago, the Cepeda card is at the confluence of several dedicated groups of collectors: 67 set builders, 67 Cardinals collectors and HOF collectors, not to mention those doing a player set for Cha Cha.
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