I want to show you my newest sports card...

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274251514256

3 past sales show the cards had accepted best offers at $560, $650 & $650.

#9/10 of the same card is listed at $1200 OBO .

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

3 past sales show the cards had accepted best offers at $560, $650 & $650.

#9/10 of the same card is listed at $1200 OBO .

I’m thinking real hard about dumping my Clemente rookie for this. I’d enjoy this one much more...hell Bob has been dead almost 50 years now.

Even though he was my guy in the 60’s it’s time I move onto a younger dude.

https://youtu.be/0UUy65ZpSP0

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

I’m thinking real hard about dumping my Clemente rookie for this. I’d enjoy this one much more...hell Bob has been dead almost 50 years now.

Even though he was my guy in the 60’s it’s time I move onto a younger dude.

You would be much braver than I.

I can't see Clemente ever losing value at this point. However, I do see these new cards with their astronomical values going down in value in a few years.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

You would be much braver than I.

I can't see Clemente ever losing value at this point. However, I do see these new cards with their astronomical values going down in value in a few years.

Yeah I remember when I got it graded in the early 90’s & the book value was $1000. I think I saw a NM going for $10,000. I was so disappointed about that grade. I was hoping for a Mint grade.

Now they have Gem Mint grades?!?!?!?!?

Check this out:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192914014894

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Yeah I remember when I got it graded in the early 90’s & the book value was $1000. I think I saw a NM going for $10,000. I was so disappointed about that grade. I was hoping for a Mint grade.

Now they have Gem Mint grades?!?!?!?!?

Check this out:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192914014894

Card grading can be a racket IMO. Crack it open and resubmit to another grading company and you will end up with a different grade. Hell, the FBI is investigating a couple of them right now. The average collector would be better served just sticking to raw cards.

Yep. Crazy prices right now. Many people are becoming millionaires.

The market for cards couldn't be any better than it is. We have reached a high in the market and IMO it is the time to sell before it falls again.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

Card grading can be a racket IMO. Crack it open and resubmit to another grading company and you will end up with a different grade. Hell, the FBI is investigating a couple of them right now. The average collector would be better served just sticking to raw cards.

Yep. Crazy prices right now. Many people are becoming millionaires.

The market for cards couldn't be any better than it is. We have reached a high in the market and IMO it is the time to sell before it falls again.

Yeah, there is a trick to get 10s with those companies. Most of the eBay sellers use it to get them. A lot of them also run multiple accounts to bid up the price on a card.

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by Valiant

Yeah, there is a trick to get 10s with those companies. Most of the eBay sellers use it to get them. A lot of them also run multiple accounts to bid up the price on a card.

There are definitely a bunch of scum bags in the hobby.

[tatorhog]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

Hell, the FBI is investigating a couple of them right now.

Evan Mathis wouldn't be one of those guys, would he?

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by tatorhog

Evan Mathis wouldn't be one of those guys, would he?

Don't think so.

Involved card grading companies, dealers and auction houses.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ed/1929959001/

[arrowheadnation]

Originally Posted by tatorhog

Evan Mathis wouldn't be one of those guys, would he?

He most definitely is. He was called out on it and got extremely defensive. I believe someone found in his feedback history that he had purchased a paper trimmer.

Card trimming is running rampant right now. People are trimming the edges of cards to improve their grades and making hundreds of thousands off of it. Its sickening.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

You would be much braver than I.

I can't see Clemente ever losing value at this point. However, I do see these new cards with their astronomical values going down in value in a few years.

I’ve hung onto it for 60 years now. I’ve looked at it so long that I’m bored with it. It’s been my main card for awhile since I sold my 52 Topps Mantle 20 years ago. I was so fortunately as a kid growing up that I loved rookie cards & my mom didn’t throw them out in the 60’s.

Having 3 HOFers on one card is pretty cool though & covers my entire life as a Chiefs fan.

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

I’ve hung onto it for 60 years now. I’ve looked at it so long that I’m bored with it. It’s been my main card for awhile since I sold my 52 Topps Mantle 20 years ago. I was so fortunately as a kid growing up that I loved rookie cards & my mom didn’t throw them out in the 60’s.

Having 3 HOFers on one card is pretty cool though & covers my entire life as a Chiefs fan.

What grade is the Clemente? You sure won't have any problem with interest with selling. Clemente is always popular.

A 52 Mantle graded even with a grade of 1 would fetch 15-20k nowadays. It's amazing how much card prices has risen in the past decade.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

What grade is the Clemente? You sure won't have any problem with interest with selling. Clemente is always popular.

A 52 Mantle graded even with a grade of 1 would fetch 15-20k nowadays. It's amazing how much card prices has risen in the past decade.

It’s a PSA 8.

I was really into it the late 70’s & early 80’s. Then it became a business & ruined it.

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

It’s a PSA 8.

I was really into it the late 70’s & early 80’s. Then it became a business & ruined it.

Very much a business. It is no longer a kid's hobby.