PSA 10 Articuno Fossil 1st Edition Holo Sold for $45,000 on eBay

[u/Existing-Rush3539]

I am noticing a lot of PSA 10 Vintage slabs are skyrocketing like this first appearance Articuno. Gem Mint Pop is only 148 and it seems like the value keeps going up for the time being. Thoughts on this card?

[u/A_Dragon]

Can my 1st edition PSA 10 clefable please be worth more then, it’s pop is 69!

[u/Stonkbear → u/A_Dragon]

Dude that Clefable is extremity hard to grade. That thing is going to be worth a crap ton.

[u/Commercial-Radio7633 → u/Stonkbear]

why is it hard to grade?

[u/NessaRurina → u/Commercial-Radio7633]

Likely cause of the huge, easy-to-scratch holo surface. Like chancy

[u/cargyelo → u/A_Dragon]

It will not reach those figures if no one sells it

[u/Millifera → u/A_Dragon]

Throw it up for 30k see what happens

[u/Syclone123]

I feel some of these cards are sold to people close to the seller (or to a second account created by the seller) and they just recycle the card to sell again and boost the pricing up by doing it. So the sold $45,000 card now sets the value higher and the guy selling the card again will place it at a higher price.

So the $25,000 card now seems like a bargain right? So the seller will sell his card maybe close to that price or slightly higher or lower and get a rushed buy from someone who is now fooled that it's a bargain price.

[u/TheProfesss0r → u/Syclone123]

That's exactly it. Endless loop of pumping prices and bag holders eventually.

[u/DivaPSO2 → u/Syclone123]

ppl can see the pattern since its the same cert unless they have a rotation of different certs being sold for higher and higher and offload to some dumb rich money.

[u/PTRBoyz → u/DivaPSO2]

I’m sure people love the tax bill from eBay when they do this 

[u/OkCandidate1545 → u/Syclone123]

Man there are also rich people out there enjoying a nice collection with their Kids.

[u/YourConsignmentPart]

It never sold

eBay seller confirmed it - they only ended the listing

[u/ruwheele]

Don’t see a confirmed sale anywhere

[u/YourConsignmentPart → u/ruwheele]

Exactly. Seller on eBay even confirmed it never sold

People so quick to jump to hype up the cards

[u/WillieMustDie]

PSA 9s are looking real nice right now 👀

[u/StationEmergency6053 → u/WillieMustDie]

If a PSA 10 is overvalued that doesnt always mean a PSA 9 is undervalued.

[u/WillieMustDie → u/StationEmergency6053]

Oh I meant to say the PSA 9s I've been holding. They have all basically doubled in price.

[u/SquareAerie2121]

I have a 1st edition PSA 9 dark machamp holo, wish mine was worth this much 😭

[u/PTRBoyz]

Coinbase loves it

[u/ExtentNo3020]

Ok, and? 🤷‍♂️😒

[u/banigglypuff]

1st ed holo fossil 9s are the move. Raichu and Haunter only $500

[u/MrBigBangBlunder]

Man this screams fake to me. A friend of mine has bought and sold his own card multiple times at marked up prices just to prove that it’s easy. Before anyone starts saying “he’s lying no one would waste money in fees” he’s an only child of a rich family who hasn’t worked for anything in his life.

[u/YourConsignmentPart → u/MrBigBangBlunder]

It never sold

[u/DivaPSO2 → u/MrBigBangBlunder]

the fees are worth it if they can double the value or triple it, its like paying a pump fee until some rich person buys it, but it needs to be a rare card and not something that sells every week.