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anyone ever buy a raw Jordan or Gretzky rookie off ebay

olb31olb31 Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭✭✭
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and it graded. There are a lot listed but probably all reprints I assume. just interested if you were happily surprised.
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  • halosfanhalosfan Posts: 2,643 ✭✭✭✭
    I bought an 86 set raw the Jordan got an 8
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  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,608 ✭✭✭✭
    Back in '99 I sold a raw Jordan that I found out graded a PSA 8.
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  • addicted2ebayaddicted2ebay Posts: 2,096 ✭✭✭✭
    Yes but they have all been a lower grade or altered. I've never gotten any grade over a 6 from a raw Jordan and 7.5 was the highest for a Topps Gretzky ($100 auction win).
  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Never any Jordans but I have picked up about 10 or so Gretzky RC's over the years. None in the past 2 to 3 years, but before that I grabbed the occasional raw one that I was pretty certain to be legit. All 10 graded, never had a problem, but I know what I'm doing with that particular card. I didn't end up returning any of them to the sellers after inspecting them once I received them, either. I'd say about two thirds Topps, one third OPC. However, I should add an important point that all of them were low to mid grade, highest being a 6. I find it a whole lot easier to detect real vs. fake on the lower grade ones, plus there wasn't nearly as much initial capital investment risk in a lower grade one if it did turn out to be a reprint, but the upside was that the percent profit was still great. ebay doesn't technically allow sales of raw Gretzky RC's I believe, but they do sneak through the system nonetheless.


  • PowderedH2OPowderedH2O Posts: 2,443 ✭✭
    Last time I tried to sell a raw Gretzky in a lot of 79-80 OPC's, ebay shut me down. I had to sell here on the boards.
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