Spring Premier Auction 2015
Wed, Apr 8, 2015 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 27, 2015 12:30AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 972
1957-58 TOPPS BASKETBALL COMPLETE SET OF 80 WITH 30 CARDS PSA GRADED (#77 BILL RUSSELL NM PSA 7)
Sold for
$7,720.80
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
| $300,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Fresh to the hobby evenly matched 1957-58 Topps Basketball complete set with the vast majority of cards falling in the EX to NM range for an overall EX-MT grade. The Russell has already been graded years ago but we did send in an additional 29 cards to PSA to get a good idea of condition. The 30 PSA graded cards are:
NM-MT PSA 8 (1) - #33 Costello.
NM+ PSA 7.5 (1) - #9.
NM PSA 7 (14) - #4 Braun 7 12 Martin(HOF) 22 35 39 Loscutoff 47 50 54 69 70 73 Paxson 77 Russell(HOF) 78 Lovellette(HOF).
EX-MT PSA 6 (12) - #10 Arizin(HOF) 11 15 Ramsey(HOF)(ST) 19 Heinsohn(HOF) 20 28 Mikkelsen(HOF) 30 34 42 Stokes 59 Bianchi(ST) 66 75 Phillip(HOF).
EX+ PSA 5.5 (1) - #80 Schnittker.
EX PSA 5 (1) - #17 Cousy(HOF).
Ungraded key cards are: #1 Clifton VG+/VG-EX(OC) 2 Yardley(HOF) EX+ 3 Johnston(HOF) VG-EX 5 Sharman(HOF) EX(OC) 13 Schayes(HOF) EM(OC) 16 McGuire(HOF) EX(OC) 24 Pettit(HOF) EM(OC) 26 Shue EX+/EM(OC) 27 MaCauley(HOF) EX+/EM 29 Naulls EM/NM(OC) 32 Kerr EX+/EM 37 Hagen(HOF) EX+ 43 Hundley EM/NM(OC) 44 Gola(HOF) EM(OC) 62 Gallatin (HOF) EX(OC) 71 Twyman(HOF) EX(OC) 74 Leonard EM/NM.
The 30 PSA graded cards alone come to over $7000 in SMR value.
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