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1962 Topps Willie Mays

AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭
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I was just wondering why does the:

62 book $250 while the 61 is $100 the 60 is $120 the 63 is $150 (beckett june/july 10)

It's not like the 62 is a high # so why wouldnt it be in the $125 range also?

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  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Condition sensitive brown borders.
  • gtgrad99gtgrad99 Posts: 237 ✭✭
    Just a hunch, but 60's and 61's mask smaller flaws better than the wood grain on the 62's or the colored bottom portion of the 63's. Probably the same reason that some 71's are worth than their 1970 counterparts.
  • AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭
    Ok but the thing is the 61 and 62 Mantle both book $600 and are both low # series
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Demand
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭


    << <i>Condition sensitive brown borders. >>



    Agreed. By "book" I assume you mean Beckett. Beckett's high price is based on NRMT/MT condition. 1960 and 61 NRMT/MT are easier to find than 1962s in the same condition.
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    SUPPLY = DEMAND

    POP report
    1960 2145 cards submitted
    PSA 10 - 2
    PSA 9 - 17
    PSA 8.5 - 2
    PSA 8 - 207

    1961 2352 cards submitted
    PSA 10 - 1
    PSA 9 - 28
    PSA 8.5 - 2
    PSA 8 - 332

    1962 1290 cards submitted
    PSA 10- 1
    PSA 9 - 9
    PSA 8.5 - 0
    PSA 8 - 66
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  • AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Condition sensitive brown borders. >>



    Agreed. By "book" I assume you mean Beckett. Beckett's high price is based on NRMT/MT condition. 1960 and 61 NRMT/MT are easier to find than 1962s in the same condition. >>



    Yes thats what i meant - by beckett high - so based on what you are saying why does the 61 and 62 mantle both book $600?
  • AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭


    << <i>SUPPLY = DEMAND

    POP report
    1960 2145 cards submitted
    PSA 10 - 2
    PSA 9 - 17
    PSA 8.5 - 2
    PSA 8 - 207

    1961 2352 cards submitted
    PSA 10 - 1
    PSA 9 - 28
    PSA 8.5 - 2
    PSA 8 - 332

    1962 1290 cards submitted
    PSA 10- 1
    PSA 9 - 9
    PSA 8.5 - 0
    PSA 8 - 66 >>



    thanks
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought Beckett used NM for all cards prior to 1980 in the price guide. Did they change something?
  • AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭
    NM starts from 1973 and prior
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well then 62 Beckett would be NM or EX-MT not NM-MT.
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    The card is very prone to snow since Mays is standing in front of a dark background.
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  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beckett,sMR, or anything else is just a guess on what the demand for the card is. image
    Demand is my answer
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    A pregnant tree frog wouldn't lay their babies on a beckett
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice one
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭


    << <i>The card is very prone to snow since Mays is standing in front of a dark background. >>



    I think this is the scan of where it is "snowing" on Willie:

    image

    This set has been a real challenge completing in PSA 7+. I collected the cards as a kid so most of my raw set is G-EX and the wood grain really shows the wear. Once I bought my first PSA 7 to replace a card with writing on it back in '04, I couldn't believe how great the cards looked in NM. I was hooked on completing the set! Ninety-nine percent and counting...
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  • QUITCRABQUITCRAB Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭
    Lets have a beckett burning like the guy in Florida who wanted to burn the Koran...think we will make CNN?
    My crazy school district that I work at had a book burning in the 70s....Went all the way to the supreme court...Island Trees vs Pico..wanted books band from the library shelf.....slaughter house 5 was one of the books.
  • AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭
    What does a Mays in 7 usually go for?
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭✭✭
    why do you ask?
  • AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭
    Well sounds like its as high as can go with it being affordable
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,564 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don't forget the smudge often found by Willie's name or the thick black line often seen on the bottom edge - like the snow, each makes finding a nice copy tougher. Hard to avoid all three from the factory -- then the condition sensitive brown borders kick in. $250 for a nice one isn't bad at all.
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • marinermariner Posts: 2,603 ✭✭✭✭
    This is a very tough Mays to find due to what has already been said. The snow is generally always a problem in the photo itself and PSA kills the grade due to printing problems. Hence the very low pop on PSA 8's. If you think this is tough, you should try to land a 1962 Topps Frank Robinson.
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  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭


    << <i>A pregnant tree frog wouldn't lay their babies on a beckett >>



    Unless the frog was having baby monkeys
  • jdmi32jdmi32 Posts: 160
    Tough, tough card to find in high grade. It took a long while for me to locate this example, and it's one of the few cards that I never plan to part with.

    image
    Keith
  • AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭
    thats beautiful...well thanks everyone i get why its such a great card now!
  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Even that PSA 6 is a pretty nice card - well-centered and nice eye appeal except the snow.

    But, man, that PSA 8 is beautiful.

    Tabe
  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,624 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Tough, tough card to find in high grade. It took a long while for me to locate this example, and it's one of the few cards that I never plan to part with.

    image >>



    Wow - I don't even dream that good. Heckuva nice card!
  • AlbertdiditAlbertdidit Posts: 560 ✭✭✭
    Speaking of this card - check out the rare 1963 version:

    Link
  • 53BKid53BKid Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭
    That's a stunning example. Good for you!
    HAPPY COLLECTING!!!
  • SOMSOM Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭
    My heavens! That is a gorgeous 62 Mays 8 Keith!
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