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Friday, September 10, 2010

1961 Topps Whitey Ford




Book Value $20 to $50

Purchased for $4

eBay BIN's

$10.49 Shipped

$16.95 Shipped

$595 Shipped





Pumpsie sez I got a helluva deal on this one! Especially compared to the one going for $595! At auction this card fetches between $8 and $15. Of course graded ones go higher if you're into that sort of thing. Centering seems to be a big issue with this one. Mine is a little off and a bit diamond cut but compared to the others it's pretty good. At the very least, it's no worse than anything Topps is kicking out today, I'm looking at you T206!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

1958 Topps Richie Ashburn





Book Value $20 to $40

Purchased for $7

eBay BIN's

$7.99 Shipped

$13.95 Shipped

$203.94 Shipped






Pumpsie sez several of these have been sold at eBay auction raw for right around $4. I can't see why a graded card can jump a price from $14 to $200. Is it really worth that much more with a few sharp corners? What kind of anal retentive prick do you have to be to justify that? I guess if that's your bag it's your bag, but I'd much rather drop $10 on a card like this and still be able to buy 19 others just like it! Keep collecting my friends.