1971 Kelloggs go nuts

Guffy

What happen to 1971 Kelloggs over the weekend? An unopened Clemente went for $360 on e-bay (that's double what the last one went for a couple of months ago). And a common (Wayne Simpson) sold for $102 in PSA-9. I've been charting these prices and I believe the previous high for a common for a PSA=9 was $60. Any ideas?

thegemmintman

Guffy, I'm not surprised about the Simpson PSA 9. It's a one of one, and the only one graded! If none others have been submitted, it must be a very condition sensitive card. Maybe that price will turn out to be cheap.

The unopened Clemente price seems ridiculous. If it grades a 9 the card is only worth $150-200 so the buyer would take a hit. The chances of it being a 10 are extremely low. The only other reason it could have sold so high is some collectors put together complete sets of these cards in their unopened form. Perhaps that deserves a little premium, but overall the price paid was high.

dude

This is interesting. I'm selling a few 1972 Kellogg's cards on eBay that are 1/2 Pop in 9 and I'm not even getting a nibble. The '71 Set has always had a reputation of being scarce, but I could argue that '72 Master Set (including the 21 variations) is tougher (in my opinion). I've been looking for some of the variations for years and can't find many.

jackstraw

guys,
does anyone know if psa is going to or working on holders for the kelloggs issues?i can't stand the mylar sleeve.




jack straw