Is there a premium for the first psa 10

eagles33 · May 27, 2010 10:06AM

I was wondering if there is a premium for a card that is the first to be graded psa 10... like would the first 89 upper deck griffey sell for more than one slabbed last week? and there even a way to prove if it was the first 10.?

bighurt2000 · May 27, 2010 10:14AM

I would say if the slab said it was the first graded 10 it would sell for a premium. I would think there
would be people who would be into collecting first graded cards. To each his own.

James

twiley · May 27, 2010 10:59AM

Hi - I have some of those "first card to be graded a 10" cards. IMO I always thought there was something special about owning the first card that was graded and slabbed a psa 10. However none of the slabs that are population 1 or first to end up a 10 in a sub say "first to be graded a 10" on the label. I am sure PSA has a way to authenticate that cert# blahblahblah is the first example to be graded a 10 in their database. I guess it would be really cool in the future of the population report to have such information. To keep track until something like that comes along I just put a "First to be graded a 10." in the user comments on the cards. If I were to sell some of these cards I wouldn't get premium unless it was still pop 1. There is no way to prove it is the first if you graded 10 examples and say 9 examples come back psa 10s. Also I would like to add that if someone were to sell a card saying it was the first example unless its a pop 1 card I won't pay premium for it.

BunchOBull · May 27, 2010 11:09AM

If nothing else, it would be nice to be able to see the "first graded 10" designation when the cert. number is searched.

Brick · May 27, 2010 11:18AM

I believe GAI noted the first cards to have a certain grade. Didn't seem to do much for them.

SDSportsFan · May 27, 2010 12:25PM

<< <i>I believe GAI noted the first cards to have a certain grade. Didn't seem to do much for them. >>

That is correct. The concept never caught on.

Steve

billwaltonsbeard · May 27, 2010 12:35PM

PSA should stamp 1/1 on the backs of the slabs of the first 10s.

Or even better, the front of the slab could be a refractor!

Or maybe a swatch of the grader's shirt can be embedded into the slab!!

hammered · May 27, 2010 12:39PM

<< <i>PSA should stamp 1/1 on the backs of the slabs of the first 10s.

Or even better, the front of the slab could be a refractor!

Or maybe a swatch of the grader's shirt can be embedded into the slab!! >>

twiley · May 27, 2010 12:42PM

GAI first graded 10 vs PSA first graded 10 is like comparing apples and oranges. Since PSA hasn't introduced this concept there really isn't a way to tell if it would bring in premium sales or not. I am curious what the outcome would be if they did introduce it though. I am curious how much the first example PSA 10 of say a 82 Topps Cal Ripken Jr. RC would go for or a first 84 Mattingly Donruss card would go for (if it could be proven it was the first of course). I wonder...

Reljac · May 28, 2010 12:55AM

<< <i>PSA should stamp 1/1 on the backs of the slabs of the first 10s.

Or even better, the front of the slab could be a refractor!

Or maybe a swatch of the grader's shirt can be embedded into the slab!! >>

well played

itzagoner · May 28, 2010 1:07AM

one is the lonliest number that you'll ever do.

kcballboy · May 28, 2010 5:01AM

<< <i>PSA should stamp 1/1 on the backs of the slabs of the first 10s.

Or even better, the front of the slab could be a refractor!

Or maybe a swatch of the grader's shirt can be embedded into the slab!! >>

Or they could cut it up into 30 pieces, slab them, and then more people would be able to enjoy owning part of a First Graded 10. Then you could corner the market by trying to collect all 30 pieces.

Is there a premium for the first psa 10

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