madbaker
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What I collect: (Mark) General worldwide collector (to 1975 or so) with a soft spot for Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
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Post by madbaker on Feb 1, 2021 5:14:44 GMT
Hi everyone!
I'm not in the buying phase with my collection, and I sold all my hockey cards before I moved, but I started watching these Sport Card videos on YouTube and they are fascinating. There's a serious sports card boom these days. It's a frenzy, to be fair. New product selling for multiples of retail price on the day of issue, resellers buying all the retail product from Walmart, Target, etc. and immediately reselling it on eBay for big profits.
And the high end products, recent and the classics, are selling for huge premiums. Prices are going up 3x, 4x or more in the past 6 months.
It reminds me of the stamp stories that folks like Herman Herst Jr. would tell about stamp dealing during the depression. Folks can't go out, so they pour money into other hobbies. Like stamps in the 1930's, or sports cards in 2020 with Covid.
I'm curious, are you seeing the same thing happening with stamps? Are the classics spiking in price over the past year?
Also, are there any trends in collecting that are driving up prices? Back in the day, folks like Jim Jackson ( jkjblue) would write about filling 'Big Blue' and noticing that the price of old collections in Scott International Albums kept going up and up and up, to the point where I rarely saw them for sale intact anymore. Is there a Covid-era equivalent?
PS - it goes without saying, but if you have any vintage sports cards in excellent condition, you just might be able to retire (or retire again!) this year. 
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Feb 1, 2021 12:02:00 GMT
I have seen complaints from traditional collection recyclers that there is a lot more interest in collections at auctions and bidding up the lots. These get broken down and sold on ebay.
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Feb 1, 2021 15:15:13 GMT
Darn, I gave away most of my early 90's hockey & baseball cards a couple years ago. They were taking up just too much space that I thought was better used for stamps!
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madbaker
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What I collect: (Mark) General worldwide collector (to 1975 or so) with a soft spot for Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
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Post by madbaker on Feb 1, 2021 19:26:18 GMT
No worries brightonpete, the 90's were what they call the "Junk Wax Era" - they are worth as much as 1950's Dutch defins. ie, common as dirt. (Also, that was the vast, vast majority of what I had too!) |
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alanl
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Post by alanl on Feb 1, 2021 20:49:56 GMT
I have a complete set of Topps 1976 baseball. It cost $10.
I wonder what it`s worth today?
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Feb 1, 2021 20:50:47 GMT
Phew, no worries! There were a few good ones in there. I kept my first McDonald's series, as I gained at least 15 pounds getting a full set! Back then it didn't take long to lose all that extra weight once I quit going there. I wouldn't dare do that these days!
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madbaker
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What I collect: (Mark) General worldwide collector (to 1975 or so) with a soft spot for Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
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Post by madbaker on Feb 2, 2021 3:57:07 GMT
alanl, it's all down to condition, especially of the key cards in the set. I'm seeing listings for anywhere from $250 to $1000. One listing where the hall of famers are graded is listed for $1275. No different than stamps, except the idea of third party grading has taken over sportscards. We leave it up to each other to determine F from VF or VG and pay accordingly. Or in my case, wanting to pay VG prices and sell for VF prices!
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