75 mini question from a newbie
jivan
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Hi all. just decided to become a mini man myself.. started out with 20 psa7's and decided for economic reasons i would do the set in 7 and 8's.. i just came across an offer of all the hall of famers in this set in 8's nq's for close to smr 2008 pricing.... should i be using this?? i tried ebays past auctionsbut not alot of help.. told the seller i would get back to him later or tomorrow... its a collection of all hall of fame cards minus the#1 card of aaron and the ryan.. bothj of those were 6's and did not want that grade.... there are 25 cards all psa 8 nq and look real real good... for all these cards price is about 700 ... any thoughts on if this sounds reasonable??? it would fill me in on all higher grade hof ers and c an do rest in 7/8 mix.... the big hitters were the last aaron, brett and yount which was like 300.00 as a whole.. help and hurry lol.. looking forward to joining you mini men... regards, ivan
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rather than buying individually on ebay or here. Also, consider that all 8's are not equal in quality in terms of centering/corners/or color. If
they are nice for the grade then a strong price might be ok. I just can't answer with certainty what that price might be. A hunch would tell
me a discount to SMR is still in order even with shipping and quality.
Good luck!
aconte
Does this lot also exclude the MVP cards that feature Hall of Famers? How about the other Highlight cards at the start of the set that have HOFers on them?
I wouldn't do it, not like it's a once in a lifetime offer (they are just PSA 8s and 8's are very plentiful on ebay, many board member probably have dupes they'd sell you)
I think you should get all the HOFers minus the MVP cards, #1 and Ryan in 8 for around $350-400
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
PSA 9 - for commons, prices depend strictly on pop, and are highly volatile. You can find higher pop examples that are stunning for say $20. Low pop commons can top $500. HOFers, somewhat pricey.
PSA 10s - exorbitantly high prices. I once paid $770 for a pop 1 common. HOFers in this grade are tough to come by and command thousands of dollars each.
PSA 8s - If you like these, I'd say shop around, take your time, and find the BEST-CENTERED examples available in that grade. You will wind up with some wonderful cards at a relatively low cost. NOTE that there are commons in PSA 8 grade which will still run around $100 and upwards, i.e. the CLAUDELL WASHINGTON which is on e-bay right now.
You cannot go wrong by perusing the sets and seeing the pops there. You can also find out how many are "at large" by seeing how many are already locked up in sets. The pops have a direct and heavy impact on price.
Lastly, if you are interested in maintaining some value for any potential future sale, go with strong 8s and try to get as many cheap 9s as is possible on your budget.
Hope that helps. The mini thread has a lot of good info as the collectors of this set are by and large quite passionate about it.
Best,
MIC
$700 is overpaying.
The point that has been mentioned and which I'd make your top priority (IMHO) is quality of examples! There is a vast difference between low end and high end 8's with the 75 Mini's. I'd say this is true with 9's as well. But none more than the 8's. I've seen some pretty off center 8's with no qualifiers. There are plenty of examples that have decent centering. With regard to price. You will be able to do far better hunting down quality examples for less than SMR on many occassions... though I will say that high end examples may demand a higher price (if you're in more of a hurry to buy and competing with another collector on eBay or other auction). If you are not in a hurry... I believe in the current market you'll be able to find quality examples of most PSA 8's for less than SMR prices.
If you are interested in larger lots of quality 7's and 8's at very reasonable prices just e-mail me (tallan007@charter.net) or send a PM to me I have many quality 7's that I had graded myself.... also Jim Duffett the #4 current set holder might have several 7's, and 8's as well and is very reliable for having quality 75 Mini's. My 2nd set is listed on the PSA set registry at #20 current finest. I'm not making any attempt to complete a 2nd set, I just list them for inventory reasons. All the 7's and 8's would be for sale and 95% of these I submitted for grading myself.
You picked a outstanding set to collect
T. Allan