Downward trend in card values?

[pclpads]

This week I acquired a '56T common second series graded w/b. These are fairly rare and pricey in better grades, compared to the g/b's, and I'm not talking Mays, Mantle or Berra, but w/b commons. The same AH sold the same card / PSA 7 slab three years ago for 4x what I just paid. Dunno if the consignor was the purchaser in 2014, but if so, he got badly hosed. Does this represent the proverbial canary in the coal mine for dropping card values, just an anomaly, or what? Appreciate your thots . . . Thanks!

[irv]

Originally Posted by pclpads

This week I acquired a '56T common second series graded w/b. These are fairly rare and pricey in better grades, compared to the g/b's, and I'm not talking Mays, Mantle or Berra, but w/b commons. The same AH sold the same card / PSA 7 slab three years ago for 4x what I just paid. Dunno if the consignor was the purchaser in 2014, but if so, he got badly hosed. Does this represent the proverbial canary in the coal mine for dropping card values, just an anomaly, or what? Appreciate your thots . . . Thanks!

I think it depends on what you collect? I was going to post about the recent up tic I have noticed lately with 52 Topps cards. I have seen some pretty high prices lately but maybe those prices were higher at some point? I'll post some links later as I have to get ready for work.

[ullmandds]

as others...including myself predicted...as the old timers die off and/or get out of the hobby...the cards that will continue to be desirable to new/existing collectors are the big name HOF'ers...not common...2nd series 1956 topps.

Just my opine!

[hangman62]

I see the bottom dropping out of the vintage card market

Slowly all the cards are losing value, and someday will be totally worthless

[bswhiten]

A quick look at Mantle base cards on VCP shows a lot of red down arrows on the mid to high grade examples... come on bottom fall out so I can buy a nice 52 Mantle

[OsFan]

Out of curiosity is there anything we can draw a parallel to, something that was once highly coveted in the way cards have been but as the collectors died off so did the hobby? I know there are many collectibles that no longer hold the same interest or value as they once had but I’m not sure any of them had the massive collector as that baseball cards. This is always an interesting subject.