The Puig red that sold for $1100 was sold AFTER he made it to the majors. It was actually sold twice. The first time is sold for $550 and that was BEFORE he made it but then it was sold again on June 9th in the middle of the hype. The hype has cooled down a bit and would venture to say you get a tad over 1k.
As for grading, I grade stuff I am going to keep mostly for protection and I like how they look slabbed. If I were going to sell something like this, I wouldn't grade it. By the time you get it back, the hype is going to die down. Even if it comes back as a 10, when you balance that against timing, you will certainly leave money on the table.
As for grading, I grade stuff I am going to keep mostly for protection and I like how they look slabbed. If I were going to sell something like this, I wouldn't grade it. By the time you get it back, the hype is going to die down. Even if it comes back as a 10, when you balance that against timing, you will certainly leave money on the table.