1963 Topps Pete Rose Rookie Card Approaching $150,000
By Ryan Cracknell | Hobby Editor
He might not have a place in Cooperstown but a 1963 Topps Pete Rose rookie card looks to be headed to Hall of Fame territory. A copy of the card graded PSA 9 Mint is approaching $150,000 in an eBay auction.
Should the sale close, it’ll be another blue chip vintage card seeing a huge spike in price. In 2014, Heritage Auctions sold a PSA 9 Pete Rose rookie card for just over $19,000. In May, 2016, a PSA 8 copy of the card went for almost that much, hitting $16,730 through Heritage once again.
This Pete Rose rookie card is being sold by eBay seller Invest In Baseball. It’s scheduled to end on Sunday, July 3, just before 7:30 PM EST.
The 1963 Topps Pete Rose is tough to find in top condition. Less than 30 have gotten a PSA 9 grade versus almost 400 PSA 8 cards. Just one has gotten the Gem Mint PSA 10.
Like a lot of rookie cards from the 1960s and ’70s, Rose shares the card. So if one wanted to, they could also claim that Al Weis has a rookie card that sold for more than $100,000.
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I just met the guy who owns the Gem Mint 10 in San Rafael tonight. He popped in a popular card shop there and they both discussed this PSA 10.
Looks like this guy is sitting on a super valuable baseball card.
Are graded cards more difficult to sell then non graded cards? How long does it take to get a card graded?
@Bill — Grading usually makes cards easier to sell. BGS has a variety of turnaround times and service levels. Here’s an overview: https://www.beckett.com/grading/compare-our-services
Just found 1963 Pete Rose Rookie card (original) in an unopened pack of cards along with a bunch of others(several boxes of cards I opened in the last week) that have been in storage since they were initially bought.
Been getting all kinds of advice from different card shops but none are offering anything before a couple of months per their time line for sending it in to be graded.