1975 topps #500 Nolan Ryan PSA 10 $29K?

cuda440

http://www.auctionreport.com/milehigh.htm

did i read that correctly?
i remember just a year and a half ago a '75 PSA 10 Ryan went for $7,877 on ebay


Mile High Card Company's Summer 2007 Auction Soars to 2.03 Million!
Centennial, CO.- Continuing down a path that has generated a great deal of success, Mile High Card Company's August 15th auction generated $2,033,904.00 in sales by offering a tremendous array of hobby rarities, exceptionally high grade cards and significant pieces of memorabilia. MHCC, relying on their unparalleled reputation as the preeminent auctioneer of high grade Sportscards as well as selective important pieces of memorabilia continues to draw astounding reviews from collectors. Company President, Brian Drent, firmly believes that the MHCC format as well as a first class presentation combined with the stunning material offered within each auction catalog spells out nothing but continued success for the future. The recently concluded August 15th sale produced many record prices and can surely be traced back to Mile High Card Company's auction strategy! A good number of the card highlights are as follows:

Pre-War Card Highlights:

# 1875 Prescott and White Hartford Dark Blues (with Candy Cummings) SGC 1.5 Fair $10,415.00
# 1887 N28 Allen & Ginter Tim Keefe PSA 8 NM/MT $6,084.00
# 1887 N172 Old Judge "Kid" Nichols (Nickols) SGC 40 (3) VG $8,099.00
# 1915 Standard Biscut Co. #151 Babe Ruth SGC 40 (3) VG $19,598.00
# 1909-11 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson SGC 10 (1) Poor $12,603.00
# C. 1916 W-Unc Joe Jackson SGC 10 (1) Poor $7,362.00
# 1910 E98 Set Of 30 Joe Tinker PSA 6 EX/MT $7,442.00
# 1910 E98 Set of 30 Chief Bender PSA 6 EX/MT $5,391.00
# 1911 T205 Patsy Daugherty White Sock Emblem PSA 7 NM $3,720.00
# 1912 T227 Chief Bender SGC 60 (5) EX $3,477.00
# 1912 T227 Ty Cobb SGC 30 (2) GD $3,926.00
# 1914 E224 Texas Tommy Tris Speaker SGC 10 (1) Poor $5,030.00

Post- War Highlights:

# 1952 Bowman #1 Yogi Berra PSA 9 MINT $13,497.00
# 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle SGC 80 (6) EX/MT $22,310.00
# 1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle PSA 8 NM/MT $13,497.00
# 1954 Bowman #65 Mickey Mantle PSA 9 MINT $17,848.00
# 1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax GAI 10 Perfect $35,930.00
# 1958 Topps #433 Pancho Herrera (Herrar) PSA 8 NM/MT $25,461.00
# 1975 Topps #500 Nolan Ryan PSA 10 GEM MINT $29,246.00
# 1960 Morrell Meats Sandy Koufax PSA 9 MINT $30,808.00
# 1948 Leaf #33 Harry Lowery PSA 7 NM $5,457.00
# 1949 Bowman #70 Carl Furillo PSA 9 MINT $8,186.00
# 1951 Bowman #135 Walker Cooper PSA 9 MINT $7,783.00
# 1952 Topps #1 Andy Pafko PSA 7 NM $18,638.00
# 1953 Bowman B&W #27 Bob Lemon PSA 9 MINT $4,200.00
# 1953 Bowman #150 Carl Schieb PSA 9 MINT $4,629.00
# 1957 Topps #170 Duke Snider PSA 9 MINT $4,734.00
# 1957 Topps #178 Don Bessent PSA 10 GEM MINT $4,961.00
# 1958 Topps #2 Bob Lemon White Ltrs. PSA 9 MINT $3,727.00
# 1969 Topps #250 Frank Robinson PSA 9 MINT $6,433.00
# 1975 Topps #70 Mike Schmidt PSA 10 GEM MINT $5,591.00
# 1982 Topps Traded #98T Cal Ripken Jr. PSA 10 GEM MINT $2,795.00

Teknobailey

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$29,246.00 to be exact....

Sick...

RonBurgundy

Stupid. stupid. stupid. money.




Ron

bifff257

<< <i>1975 Topps #500 Nolan Ryan PSA 10 GEM MINT $29,246.00 >>




WOW, another example of the PSA 10/ Registry Phenomenon...

cuda440

just 2 days ago a PSA 9 example of that card went for $3,150. i thought that was kinda crazy. but heck, that's a bargain compared to the $29,246 PSA 10...

jamesryanbell

I have the finest '75 Topps Ryan I've ever seen - raw - sitting in a safety deposit box right now. Bought it for $25 years and years ago. .

Hmm.

Morgoth

All three of these seem out of wack

# 1969 Topps #250 Frank Robinson PSA 9 MINT $6,433.00
# 1975 Topps #70 Mike Schmidt PSA 10 GEM MINT $5,591.00
# 1982 Topps Traded #98T Cal Ripken Jr. PSA 10 GEM MINT $2,795.00

I know the Schmidt and Ripken are not that hard to find nice examples, unsure if the Frank is like the Lou Brock but still alot of money.

dude

I'm currently selling on Ebay a 1975 Johnny Bench GIA 9.5 GEM MINT and a 1975 Tony Perez GAI 10 - PERFECT, which is a notch higher than the Gem Mint rating. I wonder if these will be in that same stratosphere?

PERFECT PEREZ

GEM MINT BENCH

Gonblott

<< <i>I have the finest '75 Topps Ryan I've ever seen - raw - sitting in a safety deposit box right now. Bought it for $25 years and years ago. .

Hmm. >>




Can we see a picture? Show off that beauty!

Morgoth

Dude if you could have your family and friends bid on them for you and if you knew what the high bid is for every bidder you might have a chance Also if you had all the bidders call you direct and then you placed the bids for them and extended the auction every time someone else bids near the end you should have a good shot.

Tabe

This is the one that jumped out at me:

# 1958 Topps #433 Pancho Herrera (Herrar) PSA 8 NM/MT $25,461.00

Now, admittedly, I know very little about the '58 set, but it seems $25K for a PSA 8 common is a tad high, even for a condition/variation scarcity?

Tabe

gemint

<< <i>All three of these seem out of wack

# 1969 Topps #250 Frank Robinson PSA 9 MINT $6,433.00
# 1975 Topps #70 Mike Schmidt PSA 10 GEM MINT $5,591.00
# 1982 Topps Traded #98T Cal Ripken Jr. PSA 10 GEM MINT $2,795.00

I know the Schmidt and Ripken are not that hard to find nice examples, unsure if the Frank is like the Lou Brock but still alot of money. >>




The '69 Robinson is a condition sensitive card but not nearly as tough as the Brock. I haven't looked up the population report but there are probably at least a half dozen 9's of the Robinson. I think I recall seeing one sell on eBay awhile ago for around $1k. Maybe someone can check VCP to verify. $6k definitely seems inflated.

dude

I have a '69 Topps Frank Robinson PSA 9 and I paid $950 for mine about 2 years ago on eBay.

gemint

<< <i>I have a '69 Topps Frank Robinson PSA 9 and I paid $950 for mine about 2 years ago on eBay.

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Dan, that's about what I perceive the value to be. Maybe slightly higher now. Can't imagine anyone paying >$6k for it though. The '69 Brock pop 1 doesn't even command that price.

cuda440

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Can't imagine anyone paying >$6k for it though. >>



speaking of which, i still get can't believe the $29k for that '75 ryan PSA 10. that price(along with a few others listed) is really difficult to fathom. i figured it would fetch $29K in or around 2027, not 2007...

Buccaneer

I think all of you by now should take auction houses prices with a grain of salt. I fully believe that there is so much funny business (e.g., artificial hype and internal shilling) going on behind the scenes that I would not trust or believe anything coming out of auction houses.

PasadenaMudSlide

What Steve said ...

Take that "9" and keep resubmitting.

It makes me sick to think of the money I've lost by not following this concept.

Morgoth

Do bidders in live auctions ever do the nuclear bid hopping to not lose the item and that they might overpay a little to only find out it was run up to the top of their bid. I could see someone bidding 6500 on the Robinson with the thought it might hit 2K at most but not dreaming it would hit that high.