1933 Babe Ruth Goudey

A 1933 Babe Ruth Goudey baseball card, # 181, graded PSA 8, recently went up for bid on eBay.  There have been plenty of these cards, graded PSA 1 through 4, which have gone up for sale.  These cards, depending on their condition, have gone for a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.  Beckett Baseball lists this card in the $3,500 to $5,000 range. 

This recent card, in outstanding condition as you can imagine from it’s PSA 8 grade, went for quite a sum of money.  How about $21,985?  Yeah, it recently sold for $21,985 on eBay.  The reason that Beckett Baseball lists this card in the $3,500 to $5,000 range, while this particular card went for much more, is probably because you just don’t see this card in a PSA 8 condition often.  Beckett’s listings are for the high and low ranges you will commonly see a card in it’s current retail selling ranges. 

The fact that this card just went for such a sum of money is a positive sign for the state of the baseball card collecting hobby.  Nice to see such high quality cards in high demand.