1 of 1 1981 TCMA Sandberg PSA 10 spotted on the bay
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Was an auction with starting bid at $249 and gone in about 2 hours after listed bc "error in the listing." I wonder what it sold for. Hope he realized it was a 1/1 as he didn't mention that it in his auction description.
1981 Sanberg PSA 10 1/1
1981 Sanberg PSA 10 1/1
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<< <i>Was an auction with starting bid at $249 and gone in about 2 hours after listed bc "error in the listing." I wonder what it sold for. Hope he realized it was a 1/1 as he didn't mention that it in his auction description.
1981 Sanberg PSA 10 1/1 >>
Looks like he relisted it
Relisted
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What would you estimate this should sell for?
<< <i>He probably got a few emails asking him to end it early for a high price and started it over.
What would you estimate this should sell for? >>
Considering it is a 1/1, I think it isn't that far off at 2k. If it was a 1/1 1980 TCMA Reading PSA 10 (pop 0 right now out of about 60 total graded by the big 3 TPG's), I wouldn't have blinked to hit the BIN at 2k (and would have went without beer for a month or 2 to pay it off, lol.) Issue for the 1981 is it isnt as rare as the 1980 so will it stay 1/1? Abe Froman should by it!
The card is not rare, nor is it a traditionally condition sensitive card. What makes this one so hard in a 10 is an inherent "tilt", which naturally leads to centering issues. I have a very nice example in a 9, and would love one in a 10. I placed a solid offer and he countered, but it is just too rich for me at this time. I can see this going for greater than $1,000. That said, it will not stay a pop 1 in my opinion.
The 1980 TCMA, in a theoretical 10, would be a steal at 2 grand.
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<< <i>Sold for $1,700. >>
That number feels a little low to me. I don't necessarily share the opinion of some other posters who feel that there will likely be more 10's coming out soon. I won't pretend to know the production run of 1981 TCMA, but its not much. I've been collecting minor league stuff for 20+ years and you just don't run into those TCMA sets often. My gut tells me that they are far rarer than the mid 80's Procards issues. I can see this card maybe getting a few more 10's over the next few years, but I highly doubt there will ever be more than 5 or so of them, if that many.
Additionally, there are a ton of Sandberg fans out there. If a 10 was easy to come by, why did it take this long to find just 1 copy? We're not in the early stages of the grading game anymore. If a Sandberg card like this is a pop 1 in 2013, its a tough card.
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Sorry but the guy in my opinion should not be in the HOF. Someone just lost a lot of money.
Dave
<< <i>$1,700 for sandberg????
Sorry but the guy in my opinion should not be in the HOF. Someone just lost a lot of money.
Dave >>
Sandberg not a HOF'er? C'mon. 9-time Gold Glove winner, an MVP, 7-time Silver Slugger, 5 seasons of 26+ HRs, and so on.
The guy is a no-brainer HOF'er.
<< <i>$1,700 for sandberg????
Sorry but the guy in my opinion should not be in the HOF. Someone just lost a lot of money.
Dave >>
Could you name 10 second baseman better than him?
Think about it....per war there's guys like
Nap lajoie
Rogers Hornsby
Eddie Collins
Frankie Frisch
im probably missing one or two more here
Post war Vintage there's...
Jackie Robinson
Joe Morgan
Modern (here's where the debate starts)
Alomar
Biggio
Sandberg of course
Alfonso Soriano (Played 5 years at 2nd base....was a monster slugger but defense average)
And even Robinson Cano (even though he has years left to play...all signs point to posting better numbers and having more of an impact than sandberg)
He is a HOF player...but defense is what puts him over the top.
Regarding card value...as with any card, we the collector decide his value. In sandbergs case, he's insanely popular with cubs fans and that drives his card value through the roof.
Think about it ....Alomar and biggio aren't even in the same league price-wise yet they had comparable careers.
Is his RC worth $1700 just on merit and stats.....IMO no.
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<< <i>$1,700 for sandberg????
Sorry but the guy in my opinion should not be in the HOF. Someone just lost a lot of money.
Dave >>
Sandberg not a HOF'er? C'mon. 9-time Gold Glove winner, an MVP, 7-time Silver Slugger, 5 seasons of 26+ HRs, and so on.
The guy is a no-brainer HOF'er. >>
agreed.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
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