BGS 10 Joe Montana 1981 Topps RC Fetches $65K

[Jaypers]

Already posted this on the FB boards, but I figured you guys might be interested as well.

http://beta.beckett.com/item/1925225/?t ... iewArticle

 

[aw00d05]

Weren't people saying that the guy who owned it knew people at beckett and got it a 10 because of? I remember hearing that somewhere.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Plus Beckett received some free publicity afterwards?? This would have seemed scandalous, but now it just seen as normal business in the world of grading - well, maybe not to the guy who bought the card I guess...

Weren't people saying that the guy who owned it knew people at beckett and got it a 10 because of? I remember hearing that somewhere.

 

[rico08]

Weren't people saying that the guy who owned it knew people at beckett and got it a 10 because of? I remember hearing that somewhere.

The guy who paid $65,000 should crack it and resubmit.

 

[muchuckwagon]

I wonder how much the seller thought the card was really worth? If he feels the card is worth more than $65k, then he is a really great "friend"....only short-changing his buddy by more than $40k when he purchased the card last December.

So, too, was Georgia native Sean Storms, the card’s seller who acquired the gem from a friend last December for $25,000.

“I’ve been collecting since I was 9 years old and I’m 34 now,” Storms notes. “This was the greatest transaction I’ve had. It was a tremendous experience. I’m happy for the collector who got it and I feel good that it went for what it did. But as a collector, I feel that the card is worth even more. It’s a beautiful card.”

 

[jbone17]

Weren't people saying that the guy who owned it knew people at beckett and got it a 10 because of? I remember hearing that somewhere.

The guy who paid $65,000 should crack it and resubmit.

::facepalm:: :lol:

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Hmmm, the seller is in waste management.

Already posted this on the FB boards, but I figured you guys might be interested as well.

http://beta.beckett.com/item/1925225/?t ... iewArticle

 

[jeremy]

I wonder how much the seller thought the card was really worth? If he feels the card is worth more than $65k, then he is a really great "friend"....only short-changing his buddy by more than $40k when he purchased the card last December.

So, too, was Georgia native Sean Storms, the card’s seller who acquired the gem from a friend last December for $25,000.

“I’ve been collecting since I was 9 years old and I’m 34 now,” Storms notes. “This was the greatest transaction I’ve had. It was a tremendous experience. I’m happy for the collector who got it and I feel good that it went for what it did. But as a collector, I feel that the card is worth even more. It’s a beautiful card.”

maybe he bought it as a psa 10 and he crossed it

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

I woulda have settled for BGS 9.5 for about 3-4k. 65k is just insane.