PSA half-point grading

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Mescalito345
Mescalito345 Posts: 144 ✭✭
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In the SMR, they don't list half-grade prices yet. As an estimate, if PSA 8 is $20 and PSA 9 is $50, would a likely value for PSA 8.5 be $35? Thanks.

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  • Leiascards
    Leiascards Posts: 3,233
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    That would be a safe assumption, but I have seen tweeners sell for the same as 9 and some for the same or less than 8s.
  • ElectricPrune
    ElectricPrune Posts: 376 ✭
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    I did notice at least one vintage football set had 8.5s added to it in the last issue. Others might have been done too.
    #10 PSA Set for Topps Baseball currently on eBay under seller deeppurple1.
  • CDsNuts
    CDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
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    If you're looking at SMR to find the value of your cards then you have bigger problems than pricing half grade cards.
  • HobbyKings
    HobbyKings Posts: 151
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    I would say more like $25 to $30 for the 8.5

    HK
  • hofautos
    hofautos Posts: 1,934
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    << <i>I would say more like $25 to $30 for the 8.5

    HK >>



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    Usually, the half grade is much closer in value to the lower grade...
  • WinPitcher
    WinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
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    but I have seen tweeners sell for the same as 9 and some for the same or less than 8s.




    You have seen 8.5's sell for less then straight 8's?


    Really?



    Steve
    Good for you.
  • blacklab
    blacklab Posts: 187 ✭✭
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    The Sept. SMR is starting to list half-grade prices for some sets. For an 8.5, they are running 40-60% over SMR for an 8. I was somewhat disappointed thinking that they would run a little higher, but I understand they can't go too high or it would devalue the price of a 9. For some star cards, I had been paying midway between 8 and 9 for an 8.5. Some commons have been about the same %; some less. I may have to rethink my buying as a result of this SMR pricing. You can say it's just a guide, but it's now out there.
  • CDsNuts
    CDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
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    Are you guys serious? SMR hasn't been accurate for at least 4 years and they do very little to no market research and rarely update their pricing. The range of accuracy for SMR pricing is anywhere from 20%-4000% on any single card they have listed. I could sit here and list thousands of cards in SMR that sell nowhere near the listed price. You might as well be using a 1991 Tuff Stuff.
  • rube26105
    rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
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    <1991 Tuff Stuff>imageimage

    right on lee, sad but trueimage

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