How to value cards with few previous sales?

dgioulakis · 08-01-2024, 01:42 AM

I've been trying to locate a solid Junior Seau card for some time now: e.g. Rubies, PMG, even his Topps Tiffany rookie. I came across this 1996 Select Certified Premium Stock Mirror Red card on eBay, but my offers still seem to come in too low - even at $650.

Unfortunately, there are only two listed transactions for this card on CL - from many years ago and ungraded. Other graded cards from the set have gone for ~$600-$1300 (upper end for HOF QBs). e.g. Marshall Faulk BGS 9.5 went for $661 earlier this year.

CORRECTION: The Faulk was actually a BGS 9 that sold for $661 (it has a subgrade of 9.5)

It's subjective, but I feel that I'm close to a fair price on this. Is there another way I can be looking at this for valuation purposes or should I just wait for another Seau opportunity to present itself? How do you personally determine FMV for cards with so little history and limited print run?

08-01-2024, 01:42 AM	#1
dgioulakis Member Join Date: Jul 2024 Posts: 90	How to value cards with few previous sales? I've been trying to locate a solid Junior Seau card for some time now: e.g. Rubies, PMG, even his Topps Tiffany rookie. I came across this 1996 Select Certified Premium Stock Mirror Red card on eBay, but my offers still seem to come in too low - even at $650. Unfortunately, there are only two listed transactions for this card on CL - from many years ago and ungraded. Other graded cards from the set have gone for ~$600-$1300 (upper end for HOF QBs). e.g. Marshall Faulk BGS 9.5 went for $661 earlier this year. CORRECTION: The Faulk was actually a BGS 9 that sold for $661 (it has a subgrade of 9.5) It's subjective, but I feel that I'm close to a fair price on this. Is there another way I can be looking at this for valuation purposes or should I just wait for another Seau opportunity to present itself? How do you personally determine FMV for cards with so little history and limited print run? Last edited by dgioulakis; 08-01-2024 at 09:33 AM. Reason: Adding a correction to original post.