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A BGS 8.5 (pop 251) sold for 36K with BP in the same auction. Looks like the owners of Star 101 in BGS slabs will not see much appreciation until they take the risk of crossing theirs to PSA. Thanks to the recent PSA 8 sales in six figures, the crossover fees will be significant even if it does not meet a minimum grade. Until then, there will be plenty of Star 101 in BGS slabs and PSA 6 -7 available for sale on ebay since they will be considered less desirable compared to PSA 8 and above. Any card with print run of more than 100 will be tough to manipulate in the current market with limited inflow of new money. The current PSA 8 pop is 4 and once it hits more than 10, it will be interesting to see if the influencers will still scoop them up for six figures. As the PSA pop increases, it will become tough to manipulate the prices. I would not be surprised to see a thread next year on drop in the Star 101 prices, similar to many other pump and dump threads.