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Interesting 1971 OPC Bobby Clarke sales - PSA 9 vs PSA 10

ndleondleo Posts: 4,150 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I saw two 1971 OPC Bobby Clarke auctions end recently - a PSA 9 $265, a PSA 10 $385. The PSA 9 is pop 12 and the PSA 10 is pop 3. Is the PSA 10 a bargain or did the PSA 9 overpay?

PSA 9 Clarke

PSA 10 Clarke
Mike

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  • japhijaphi Posts: 223
    Both are great buys IMO. Second year card of one of the more popular players of the last 30 years. The ten seems like a steal, it's the only sale in VCP, wouldnt be surprised if it's a 1K card in the next ten years.

    I don't see the pop reports growing for these cards, most are really beat up and even if there is wax still around the odds of getting a centered card from that set is very slim.

    I'm trying to figure out how I missed these auctions! I've been searching Clarke the past 6 weeks and didn't see these auctions.
  • MapleleafMapleleaf Posts: 506 ✭
    I have one of the cert numbers down as a suspected sheet cut, the other appears to be a good buy.
  • ndleondleo Posts: 4,150 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maple - Which one do you think is sheet cut? The PSA 10?
    Mike
  • MapleleafMapleleaf Posts: 506 ✭
    Key word is suspected. Send me a pm for more info.
  • ndleondleo Posts: 4,150 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think you need to turn your PM on.
    Mike
  • ExodusExodus Posts: 348 ✭✭✭
    The market clearly dictated that both cards are pretty much equal.
    Why such a huge price difference between a 9 and 10 anyway ?
    Both cards are pretty much the same.
    I think we may see 10 prices come down on a lot of cards in the future.
    One, pop reports will increase.
    Two, collectors will realize that it's a little crazy paying super high for a 10 when 9's are just as nice.
    Just my opinion, and could be proven totally wrong.
  • japhijaphi Posts: 223


    << <i>The market clearly dictated that both cards are pretty much equal.
    Why such a huge price difference between a 9 and 10 anyway ?
    Both cards are pretty much the same.
    I think we may see 10 prices come down on a lot of cards in the future.
    One, pop reports will increase.
    Two, collectors will realize that it's a little crazy paying super high for a 10 when 9's are just as nice.
    Just my opinion, and could be proven totally wrong. >>



    I'm fairly new back into the hobby so please don't take this as a challenge, but what makes you think pop numbers on a card like this will increase? Is there still a decent amount of old hockey wax out there?

  • MapleleafMapleleaf Posts: 506 ✭


    << <i>I think you need to turn your PM on. >>



    pm on.
  • MapleleafMapleleaf Posts: 506 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>The market clearly dictated that both cards are pretty much equal.
    Why such a huge price difference between a 9 and 10 anyway ?
    Both cards are pretty much the same.
    I think we may see 10 prices come down on a lot of cards in the future.
    One, pop reports will increase.
    Two, collectors will realize that it's a little crazy paying super high for a 10 when 9's are just as nice.
    Just my opinion, and could be proven totally wrong. >>



    I'm fairly new back into the hobby so please don't take this as a challenge, but what makes you think pop numbers on a card like this will increase? Is there still a decent amount of old hockey wax out there? >>



    Last box of 71/72 that I saw for sale was 12K. It's still out there but in very limited supply. Short of a warehouse find, I don't see a lot of wax being available.
    Oddly enough, full sheets still seem to be around though not common. A lot of those were cut up and sent to Beckett for grading.
    That leaves just what people have in their collections, most of which average around a 5/6 when graded. I would say that there is a lot of ungraded cards still out there but very few mint ones.
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