Hello!
I have a question concerning the 1984-85 Star "base" set. The #172 Magic Johnson has a very low number of copies graded -- I think only 207 total by BGS and 113 by PSA (likely with plenty of BGS-to-PSA crossover in the past 2 years). This seems like a really low number for one of the game's Top 10 players. Is this card a short print?
I think the 1983 Star base Magic might be a short print, but I now wonder about the 1984 Magic given the low number of graded copies.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Hey there, not a short print, and if you compare it to other stars (non-Jordan) in the set its actually one of the higher graded totals for PSA. For example, Bird has only 72 graded copies, Drexler 75, Erving 76....I would expect the number goes higher as more cards are submitted for grading to PSA.
Thanks a lot for getting back to me. It's good to know the Magic 172 isn't a short print. My guess is that, even if the PSA numbers climb some, the condition rarity will remain. The BGS pop report only includes roughly 20% in BGS 9 or higher.
