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Big bucks for a 1971 Topps Munson

BaltimoreYankeeBaltimoreYankee Posts: 3,026 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Wow. That's a lot of money. Nice card.

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Daniel

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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Wow, I was thinking at that price it must have been a 10. Not sure if there has been one graded a 10??
  • MantlesMantraMantlesMantra Posts: 154
    Big cards have been going for crazy money lately. The '79 Ozzie went for over $30K recently on Heritage. Nolan Ryan's have been extra hot too.
  • BaltimoreYankeeBaltimoreYankee Posts: 3,026 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Stingray
    Wow, I was thinking at that price it must have been a 10. Not sure if there has been one graded a 10??


    The PSA pop report shows 4 non-qualfied nines and no tens. Truly a tough card but gracious! 30K is a lot of money.
    Daniel
  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My goodness, very healthy price

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • garnettstylegarnettstyle Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭
    I would rather spend 30K on someone who is in the hall (Rose and Jackson being the exceptions).

    IT CAN'T BE A TRUE PLAYOFF UNLESS THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ARE INCLUDED

  • mikelowell25mikelowell25 Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: garnettstyle

    I would rather spend 30K on someone who is in the hall (Rose and Jackson being the exceptions).




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  • SdubSdub Posts: 736 ✭✭✭
    I love that card, and the POP report is super low with very little sales over the past 5 years.



    However, I don't know what to make of the bidding behavior. e**r places too super high bids then retracts ($29K and $30K). Brent should rat this guy out with his name on this board.
    Collecting PSA 9's from 1970-1977. Raw 9's from 72-77. Raw 10's from '78-'83.
    Collecting Unopened from '72-'83; mostly BBCE certified boxes/cases/racks.
    Prefer to buy in bulk.
  • mintonlyplsmintonlypls Posts: 2,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I own a 1971 Thurman Munson in an SGC-96...contemplating sending to PSA. If so...crack out? or review? What would you do?

    I purchased it during the fall 2014 in an REA Auction. Here is the item description.

    Graded MINT 96 by SGC. One of only two examples graded at this level by SGC with none higher out of 288 cards evaluated to date! (Incredibly, PSA has only graded four MINT 9 examples of out 1,650 cards evaluated to date.) Stunning and unbelievably ultra high-grade example of #5 Thurman Munson from the 1971 Topps set. The 1971 Topps set is naturally prone to many different problems, including centering issues, print quality, and especially corner and edge chipping. This card is essentially perfect in all respects. The centering is virtually perfect. All four corners are razor-sharp. The corners and edges exhibit no wear or chipping whatsoever, even under extreme magnification, which is particularly remarkable. Perfectly crisp and clean, both front and back. Entirely deserving of its MINT grade and borderline GEM MINT condition! This is a world-class ultra high-grade example of one of Thurman Munson's most iconic cards from one of the most condition-sensitive sets ever produced.

    It is a beautiful card...that is perfectly or very nearly perfectly centered (52/48 at the worst). You can view the card on the REA website under Fall Auction 2014...it is lot 656. Placing it side by side on my PC with the PWCC 9 that sold Sunday evening...the coloration on mine is darker (richer...bolder...whatever the term is). And the card measures correctly at 2 1/2 x 3 1/2.
    mint_only_pls
  • MantlesMantraMantlesMantra Posts: 154
    Originally posted by: Sdub
    I love that card, and the POP report is super low with very little sales over the past 5 years.

    However, I don't know what to make of the bidding behavior. e**r places too super high bids then retracts ($29K and $30K). Brent should rat this guy out with his name on this board.




    After $18,499.99 the bidding gets very suspicious to me in this auction. Let's see if payment is made ...
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