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Summer Underground Sea and Taiga
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:11 pm
by sdematt
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:51 am
by Hayden
Copying my reply from MOTL...
The benchmark for Summer US was set late 2011 when one of only 2 BGS 9.5 sold for $17k privately. Today I would put that value at around $20k. That is for GEM MINT mind you but it is a reference point. If the Sea is actually only BGS 8.5 or so then I would bring that value down to the low teens.
If the Taiga was really MINT then yes around the $6k+ mark is where I would value it.
Cards like this.. why not get them graded. +0.5 on the BGS grade scale can make thousands of dollars difference when talking about Summer Duals.
Good Luck and please let us know where they end up for our records. Sharing info like this is the only way we can keep a gauge on FMV.
Thanks
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 2:21 pm
by Magic61983
I've seen scans of both cards they aren't Mint. They are EX at best. Which means the Taiga is $4k-$5k on a good day and the Sea is $8k.
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:40 am
by Hayden
Magic61983 wrote:I've seen scans of both cards they aren't Mint. They are EX at best. Which means the Taiga is $4k-$5k on a good day and the Sea is $8k.
That would explain why they are not being graded then...
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:06 am
by ouallada
The seller wantes to grade the taiga but i don't think he will after the feedback he has gotten. The taiga is still in better shape but will not get 9.5. Not even sure if I shoukd be taking the sea at the current price.
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:05 pm
by sdematt
Sea sold for 7.4
-Matt
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:10 pm
by Tha_Gunslinga
Seriously? I would have given more than that.
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:14 pm
by Magic61983
Tha_Gunslinga wrote:Seriously? I would have given more than that.
That's Euro's
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:32 pm
by ouallada
In that condition, it really wasn't worth it to me -- I was the high bidder on the sea for a long while, and could have gone above 7k euro, but a combination of the seller's attitude and the condition put me off.
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:02 pm
by Tha_Gunslinga
Magic61983 wrote:Tha_Gunslinga wrote:Seriously? I would have given more than that.
That's Euro's
Ah, that makes sense then.
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:18 am
by Hayden
Tha_Gunslinga wrote:Magic61983 wrote:Tha_Gunslinga wrote:Seriously? I would have given more than that.
That's Euro's
Ah, that makes sense then.
Yah $10k for an EX Summer US would be what I would expect currently as well.
Re: Summer Underground Sea and Taiga
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:24 am
by Hayden
Anyone know what happened to the original MOTL posting? It has gone 404 error?
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:24 pm
by Magic61983
Hayden wrote:Tha_Gunslinga wrote:Magic61983 wrote:Tha_Gunslinga wrote:Seriously? I would have given more than that.
That's Euro's
Ah, that makes sense then.
Yah $10k for an EX Summer US would be what I would expect currently as well.
It was EX at best. $8-$9 is what it should have went for someone just wanted it way more then they should have.
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:35 pm
by Hayden
Magic61983 wrote: someone just wanted it way more then they should have.
That is typically the case with many of the cards we (on this forum) deal with. The combo of wanting/needing a certain card combined with typically scare supply means there is no correct FMV until a deal is done. Then that becomes the current benchmark until someone else who missed that last opportunity drives the value up further.
.. We have all done this ourselves. I'm sure we all have felt that we overpaid for something just because we had to have it and the opportunity came up. then one day when we sell that same item (if ever) and see a good return from a new buyer who "needs" it just as bead as we did, we don't feel so bad about how much we originally paid. ...Circle of Life
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:40 pm
by Magic61983
Hayden wrote:Magic61983 wrote: someone just wanted it way more then they should have.
That is typically the case with many of the cards we (on this forum) deal with. The combo of wanting/needing a certain card combined with typically scare supply means there is no correct FMV until a deal is done. Then that becomes the current benchmark until someone else who missed that last opportunity drives the value up further.
.. We have all done this ourselves. I'm sure we all have felt that we overpaid for something just because we had to have it and the opportunity came up. then one day when we sell that same item (if ever) and see a good return from a new buyer who "needs" it just as bead as we did, we don't feel so bad about how much we originally paid. ...Circle of Life
I completely agree with your statement. I have overpaid on certain cards and I've also sold certain cards for obscene profits. I still feel the buyer overpaid on this but then again I'm not one to judge what someone does with their money. I hope the new owner enjoys the card.
