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Did I let this go too cheap?
RookieWax
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The SMR value on this is $40. I just sold it on a Buy-it-Now at $65...Thought I did well......then realized my PSA 8 looked better than a PSA 9 that recently sold at $410.
My PSA 8:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1974-75-Topps-GEORGE-GERVIN-196-Rookie-PSA-8-NMT-MT_W0QQitemZ110499485156QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Basketball?hash=item19ba4855e4
The PSA 9:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1974-Topps-GEORGE-GERVIN-RC-Rookie-196-PSA-9-MINT_W0QQitemZ290402934244QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Basketball?hash=item439d5d1de4
My PSA 8:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1974-75-Topps-GEORGE-GERVIN-196-Rookie-PSA-8-NMT-MT_W0QQitemZ110499485156QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Basketball?hash=item19ba4855e4
The PSA 9:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1974-Topps-GEORGE-GERVIN-RC-Rookie-196-PSA-9-MINT_W0QQitemZ290402934244QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Basketball?hash=item439d5d1de4
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PSA 9 Linky
Jeff
Miscut Museum
My Mess
<< <i>what do other 8's sell for, it's tough to compare to a 'already' 9. either way IMO SMR is a joke, there's cards I frequently buy/sell for 3-5x listed. >>
There weren't any recent sales to compare to...just the SMR, which I felt was low.
<< <i>you did pretty good for an off-centered 8.....i wouldn't worry so much about what the other guy got for a sharp AND centered card. >>
Actually the PSA 9 had a slight diamond cut and worse top to bottom centering on the back. Either way, the price difference is huge.
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<< <i>you did pretty good for an off-centered 8.....i wouldn't worry so much about what the other guy got for a sharp AND centered card. >>
Actually the PSA 9 had a slight diamond cut and worse top to bottom centering on the back. Either way, the price difference is huge. >>
no argument there, but A) it still has the attributes necessary to earn the grade and second of all, i wouldn't buy it.
i think we both know that the attraction of such a popular card lies within the label above it, and your card was guilty only of having a lesser number, but you still got paid well for your card in its condition.
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
<< <i>Your card looks like a straight PSA 8. The l/r centering is off enough to keep it out of a PSA 9 and since it was graded since the advent of the .5 scale, it's safe to assume that it is accurately graded. I don't think you left too much on the table, if anything. >>
You are probably right, but as far as I see, PSA is still pretty much on a whole number scale - they seem to rarely if ever use the half-point scale. I have submitted over 200 1970s and 1980s cards over the past year, and never once did I get a half-point grade on a card.
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Football
1973 Topps PSA 8+ (99.81%)
1976 Topps PSA 9+ (36.36%)
1977 Topps PSA 9+ (100%)
Baseball
1938 Goudey (56.25%)
1951 Topps Redbacks PSA 8 (100%)
1952 Bowman PSA 7+ (63.10%)
1953 Topps PSA 5+ (91.24%)
1973 Topps PSA 8+ (70.76%)
1985 Fleer PSA 10 (54.85%)