1970s experts advice- For a 1973 Topps Baseball set in average NR-MT condition what would you expect

1980scollector

I see on eBay that it seems most sets are overgraded.

Just because a seller calls a set MINT/NM-MT/NRMT etc. does not mean buyers can't take a look at the photos and see the EX cards and pay EX prices.

Therefore it is hard to get a real idea of what older 70s sets are worth if they are truly NRMT/NM-MT.

I have a set that I plan to sell and it is NRMT on average. It is a good raw sett. It has a some cards that are EX-MT but just as many that are NM-MT or better so I call it NRMT on average.

My thinking was about $595.00 for a truly average NRMT set. Is that out of the ball park in your opinion?

Thanks for your advice/opinion.

gemint

A lot of it depends on the condition of the Ryan and Schmidt. If the stars are mostly in the EX-MT range, then your asking price would be high. If the stars are mostly NM or NM-MT, then $450-$500 may be doable. I've picked up several of these sets over the years and usually pay $400-$500 for really nice ones. The most I paid for a '73 set was $700 but that was for a NM-MT to MINT set that produced a lot of 9s and 10s. You can always try to list it with a BIN / best offer at your desired price and see what happens.

corvette1340

<< <i>I see on eBay that it seems most sets are overgraded.

Just because a seller calls a set MINT/NM-MT/NRMT etc. does not mean buyers can't take a look at the photos and see the EX cards and pay EX prices.

Therefore it is hard to get a real idea of what older 70s sets are worth if they are truly NRMT/NM-MT.

I have a set that I plan to sell and it is NRMT on average. It is a good raw sett. It has a some cards that are EX-MT but just as many that are NM-MT or better so I call it NRMT on average.

My thinking was about $595.00 for a truly average NRMT set. Is that out of the ball park in your opinion?

Thanks for your advice/opinion. >>



I've sold 3 1973 sets in the past couple of months with Probstein. They were all roughly the same avg. condition of NM+ . One of them had around 60 graded( a mix of 7's and 8's, some stars) and an EX/MT raw Schmidt and it sold for $790, One was entirely raw with NM Schmidt and it sold for $797, and the last one had 18 graded included PSA 7 Schmidt, PSA 8 Munson, PSA 8 Robinson, PSA 7 Mays and it only sold for $610.

Bosox1976

I've bought/sold about a dozen 73 sets in the past three years.

I agree that the Schmidt and Ryan are key drivers. Assuming they are NM and 70/30 or better, and you have clear scans I think you will be in the $500 - $600 range - with upside if not competing against too many other sets. Not a problem to start at .99, in fact I prefer it for selling sets in that price range.

Good luck.

1980scollector

<< <i>I've bought/sold about a dozen 73 sets in the past three years.

I agree that the Schmidt and Ryan are key drivers. Assuming they are NM and 70/30 or better, and you have clear scans I think you will be in the $500 - $600 range - with upside if not competing against too many other sets. Not a problem to start at .99, in fact I prefer it for selling sets in that price range.

Good luck. >>




Thanks for all the good information.

The Ryan is EX-MT at best and the Schmidt is NRMT or sure close enough to pass for it compared to most sellers on eBay.

However, some of the stars like Rose are NM-MT. The Brock looks PSA 9ish to me. I do not use that term lightly when it comes to grading. Again, the Ryan might need to be upgraded.



Perhaps, I should pull the highest quality cards that might 8/9 to send in to PSA and then sell it for closer to the $400 range. Just replace those with EX-Mt cards and call it a EX-MT/NRMT set.

Bosox1976

I wouldn't bother with the commons, but I'd probably swap the Rose & Brock out. I think your net ROI on a nice Ryan would be positive. I was kicking myself for forgetting to snipe a nice PSA 7 last week - went for under $20 IIRC.