N172 OJ's / A&G .... down 50%

[DanP]

I seem to remember when I first starting buying OJ / A&G HOF RC's about 4-5 years ago just about any card was around $1,000. Maybe I overpaid (no surprise) but it seems these same cards are going for $500 (or less) today. I'm talking about SGC Auth or SGC10-20's.

I'm not complaining, cards like Hamilton, Rusie and McPhee which used to be $3-4K are less than $2k now.

Have any other cards dropped 50% over that time period?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by DanP

I seem to remember when I first starting buying OJ / A&G HOF RC's about 4-5 years ago just about any card was around $1,000. Maybe I overpaid (no surprise) but it seems these same cards are going for $500 (or less) today. I'm talking about SGC Auth or SGC10-20's.

I'm not complaining, cards like Hamilton, Rusie and McPhee which used to be $3-4K are less than $2k now.

Have any other cards dropped 50% over that time period?

IN my recent experience many caramel cards in average grade and many bread cards in average grade *(some high grade too) are down more than 50% from 4-6 yrs ago. I sold a bread card for 7k about 4 yrs ago, bought it back last year for about 2k......and that is not an isolated example. Old inventory is a losing proposition.

[rdixon1208]

I'm relatively new to the hobby, but with the exception of really rare cards, I pretty much disregard sales history from 2008 back.....

[benderbroeth]

that would explain a few things...

[triwak]

Wish the same could be said for Negro League HOFers!!

[sportscardpete]

Leon's right caramels were absolutely crushed. I started collecting in 2006 and stopped in 2007 because it was too damn expensive. I collect now and can't believe the stuff I get on sale.


BTW, e95's have been crushed! Especially low grade commons. I believe a vg example sold around $50 last week and I sold a good one a few years ago for around $75. Insane.


Nadja "world champion" overprints are down significantly as well.

[tbob]

SOME caramels, not all. E94s continue to hold their prices and the HOFers and popular cards like Cicotte continue to climb. I agree E95s and 96s have slipped quite a bit but E97s are still strong as are E98s. Early Zeenuts (1911, 1912, 1914 and 1918) continue to be strong and higher grade early Zeenuts have doubled in price instead of fallen. E93s in general have fallen but higher grade E93s continue to fetch solid prices. E99s and 100s have really tumbled and I have no idea why, given their scarcity.
I also agree on Old Judge N172s. Now is a great time to buy and even though I don't really collect them, I have picked up many at very reasonable prices lately, half of what they went for a couple of years ago.