Whenever I write about anything involving the population reports from third party grading companies (i.e. PSA, SGC, and Beckett), I like to throw out the standard reminder that they aren't perfect. But what those "pop reports" can do is help give us an idea of the rarity between certain sets. Typically, I've used them in comparing the perceived rarity of sets from the same … [Read more...]
While Helpful, Population Reports Have Limitations
Among the services third party grading companies provide to collectors are the free population reports maintained by each entity. A population report is essentially an accounting of the cards the companies have graded. It allows you to see how many, say, T205 Cy Young cards one of them has graded. Even beyond that, pop reports also detail how many cards in a particular … [Read more...]
PSA Launches New, Search-Based Population Report
PSA has launched what it calls “a quicker, search-based” version of its Population Report. Instead of a multi-layered, drill down search that navigates through multiple web pages, including pages for category, year, set, player and card number, users can now simply type in the set year, name and subject (“1960 Topps Carl Yastrzemski”) from a search box. Collectors will … [Read more...]
All PSA 10 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Set on the Market
One can only imagine the cards that were eyeballed, inspected, submitted and collected to get there but the only completely PSA 10 graded 1989 Upper Deck set is on the market. All 800 cards plus the Wally Joyner promo card have been encapsulated and rated gem mint. The asking price? $39,995. That's just a shade under $50 per card. The set has been #1 on the PSA … [Read more...]
PSA Also Offering SMR Access Free
As we reported earlier this month, PSA has opened up its Population Report to the masses for the first time. The company has now announced that it is also makings its monthly online SMR Online Price Guide available at no charge. It previously cost $39.95 annually for a subscription to view both. “As a company, we believe in providing information to consumers because the … [Read more...]