How much of a premium should a better PSA 10 card have?

JWBlue

Let's say a PSA 10 of a card sells for $100.

What percentage premium should a PSA 10 of the card that is clearly better than most others have?

JWBlue

<< <i>Tough to say. If it was really nice and perfectly centered on the front and back, I would probably be willing to pay a 10-15% premium knowing I may not get that back. >>



In other words, would some collectors not put a premium on a PSA 10 that is clearly better? I wonder what percentage of collectors feel this way.

Brick

Why not consider the less attractive 10 really a 9.5 and deciding only to bid 80-90% of the cost of a real 10.

ReggieCleveland

It's an impossible question to answer because you're talking about minute criteria and every card is going to be viewed subjectively by every potential buyer. Some people value centering more than anything else, others it's corners or color or registration or surface, etc.

Arthur

Dboneesq

Probably a good place to look would be VCP. There you can see what people ACTUALLY paid for certain PSA "10s". You can look at the card and determine yourself if people paid more for a better looking card or whether someone was just clueless and bought the grade.

MULLINS5

Buy the card not the holder.

slum22

I agree this question is very tough to answer in a vacuum. It really depends on how many 10's are out there and what some of the more common issues are with a particular card. A good example, although in a different price range than the original question posed, is the Magic Bird RC. This card has a number of quirks: the black line below Magic, frequent print defects across the top half of the card (in landscape orientation, the centering of the perforations. Any of these could be deal breakers or premium makers for a collector depending on how you look at it. I agree if we are talking about a modern card, that the quality control is generally good enough that any premium would likely be small in most cases, as if you are patient you can likely get the card in high quality without a premium. Do you have a specific example?