1980 TOPPS RICKEY HENDERSON #482 GEM MT 10, PSA certification number 25431140.
On December 15th, 2018, the card above, PSA certification number 25431140 sold for $25,776.
Then again, on January 3rd, 2026, the same card, PSA certification number 25431140, sold for $183,000.
At first glance, from a Twitter or Facebook post, the card looks beautiful. But after taking a closer at the high resolution image...
A friend of mine brought to my attention the centering. It does look a little off centered to the human eye. I asked GPT, and GPT said it was about 60/40 left/right and 55/45 top/bottom. I know GPT isn't the best tool to measure the centering, but it's close enough for the purpose of this post.
The card also has some snowy spots. There is a faint circle spot under the outfield banner. And the bottom edge of the card is noticeably worn.
If this card was sent to PSA as an ungraded card, it would be way more likely to come back with a NR MT grade of an 8 than a GEM MT grade of a 10. Compared to recent cards graded as a PSA 9, this card looks comparable to those recent 9s.
I couldn't upload the high resolution image, click here to view the high resolution card up close for yourself.
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