1965 Namath Rookie SGC 5 sells for $2,600!!!

bobbyw8469

I know this is a nicely centered copy, but *******!!!!!!!! This went higher than what 7's sell for!! Think the winning bidder will pay?? Is Goodwin becoming the new Mastro for setting records???

Namath

burke23

I know you buy the card...but not for 2 grades higher than the slab. Although that is a stunning '5'...has to be a surface wrinkle bringing that thing down. Never see Namath's centered like that...great resub candidate for sure.

bobbyw8469

If it has a wrinkle, NO WAY it will get a '6'...the highest I have EVER seen a wrinkle, is a '5', and that is if the wrinkle is small and close to a corner.....

mrmint23

I'll sale mine for 1300. Small surface wrinkle below the "N" in New.

bobbyw8469

You should consign to Goodwin & Co's next auction. They are taking consignments NOW! I don't think anyone on here or Ebay would pay what you want.....

bbcemporium

<< <i>If it has a wrinkle, NO WAY it will get a '6'...the highest I have EVER seen a wrinkle, is a '5', and that is if the wrinkle is small and close to a corner..... >>



The centering and corners look great. If it is only a wrinkle keeping that from a 7, I'm sure the buyer has some plans to take care of that, if you know what I mean

bobbyw8469

Yea....but even if he DOES get a 7, he paid over a premium price......as a side note, if someone knows how to get out wrinkles, PLEASE let me know!

Allen

WinPitcher

Is it possible that the reverse has a lil paper loss?

Above the 'A' in the word 'afraid'

Whatever defect it had should have been noted in the description.

I would have to assume the bidders called and asked?


Steve

storm888

I doubt that there is an auction house on the planet that is not
an expert with spoons.

The challenge is that the wrinkles often/usually come back AFTER
the card has been slabbed.

A761506

Any wrinkle on that card can likely be removed, but a spoon by itself on a dry card won't do anything. It will need to be soaked, which requires much more skill and know-how so the card does not get damaged in the process. I don't know much about that particular issue as to whether it can tolerate a soak, some issues soak very well while other issues can develop surface issues from the water.

I've never seen a wrinkle come back on a card after it was soaked and the wrinkle removed the proper way. I think that is a bit of a myth.

That said, it's a pretty hefty gamble, but one certainly worth taking for someone who has the soaking ability to get the card subsequently bumped into an 8 or better holder.

storm888

"...I've never seen a wrinkle come back on a card after it was soaked and the wrinkle removed the proper way. I think that is a bit of a myth...."

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A dry-pressed wrinkle will almost always reappear, eventually.
It can take a few days or it can take a year+, but it will return.

Most auction houses have neither the time nor the risk-inclination
to soak cards and remove wrinkles permanently. They simply need
the wrinkle out, the card slabbed and sold.