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Posted By: David Seaborn

It's interesting to look at the actual numbers from a given time period to compare apples to apples. Those data (expressed as average single card sale prices)are provided below. These are all for cards graded as Ex by one of the big three. I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but remember the sample sizes vary greatly:

T205
................ 2005...... 2006 (thru 5/21)

Clarke.......... $215...... $237
Evers........... $491...... NONE SOLD YET
Huggins......... $227...... $290
McGraw.......... $298...... $339
Tinker.......... $302...... $243
Wheat........... $279...... $277

T206 (same players as above)

Clarke (bat).... $275...... $465
Clarke (port)... $252...... $290
Evers (bat-Chi). $306...... $415
Evers (bat-Cub). $561...... $886
Evers (port).... $510...... $932
Huggins (hand).. $218...... $519
Huggins (port).. $229...... $330
McGraw (cap).... $269...... $326
McGraw (finger). $264...... $459
McGraw (glove).. $316...... $284
McGraw (port)... $338...... $376
Tinker (hands).. $355...... $615
Tinker (bat on). $329...... NONE SOLD YET
Tinker (bat off). $337...... $400
Tinker (port)... $405...... $484
Wheat........... $273...... $357