Changing of the Guard: The Commoditization of Sportscards

[scotgreb]

I was following this Gibson . . . A mid-grade that sold for nearly 10x VCP.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/351767229283...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by scotgreb

I was following this Gibson . . . A mid-grade that sold for nearly 10x VCP.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/351767229283...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

That's nuts! 2016 is the year that everyone lost their darn minds.

[bobbyw8469]

That is insane. Not even two months ago one sold for $250, centered as nicely as that one. For that kind of money, you could get an '8'!! Definitely makes all the 'conspiracy theorists' come out.

[Steve D]

In April (not even 3 months ago), four PSA 8 Gibson RCs sold on ebay (all BINs), for $2,000 or less!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-B...cAAOSwoudW-zav

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-5...MAAOSw5dNWkVFs

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOB-GIBSON-1959-TOPPS-ROOKIE-CARD-514-PSA-8-VERY-CLEAN-/391411182030?hash=item5b21eca9ce:gvcAAOSwhkRWdfU C

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-B...cAAOSw-W5UrUvS

Just before those four, PWCC sold a PSA 8 for $2,577:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-B...YAAOSwgApXAB2N

Just after the four BINs above, another PSA 8 sold for a BIN (best offer), of $2,595 or less:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-TOPPS-N...wAAOSw8aNXGtPT

The mindset of the buyers these days is utter stupidity!

Steve

[Stetson_1883]

Ive got a 6.5 Gibson rookie in my store below. Any takers? Lol

[revlis]

Thanks for the OP comments! While the numbers for high end vintage are skyrocketing, it seems to me (I have only been collecting for about a year now, so I have a limited view) that one way of looking at the rising prices is to contrast what is happening with the modern rookie autos. The prices that are being commanded there seem even more crazy to me by contrast. I can buy players such as victor robles or yoan moncada for $3,000 - 5,000 or much more and they haven't even played a day in the majors. By contrast I can buy a HOF player and lock it in as an investment. I'm not saying one is directly influencing the other but this just strikes me as interesting. Would be curious to hear others thoughts on whether or not this plays a role. Thanks

[Leon]

Maybe Gibson is the next Rose?

Originally Posted by Steve D

In April (not even 3 months ago), four PSA 8 Gibson RCs sold on ebay (all BINs), for $2,000 or less!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-B...cAAOSwoudW-zav

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-5...MAAOSw5dNWkVFs

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOB-GIBSON-1959-TOPPS-ROOKIE-CARD-514-PSA-8-VERY-CLEAN-/391411182030?hash=item5b21eca9ce:gvcAAOSwhkRWdfU C

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-B...cAAOSw-W5UrUvS

Just before those four, PWCC sold a PSA 8 for $2,577:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Topps-B...YAAOSwgApXAB2N

Just after the four BINs above, another PSA 8 sold for a BIN (best offer), of $2,595 or less:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-TOPPS-N...wAAOSw8aNXGtPT

The mindset of the buyers these days is utter stupidity!

Steve

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Leon

Maybe Gibson is the next Rose?

"Rose can't hold Gibson's jockstrap." -Sabermetrics

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

"Rose can't hold Gibson's jockstrap." -Sabermetrics

Question: who could be next?

Answer: who won the most games in the 1970s?

[nrm1977]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

That's nuts! 2016 is the year that everyone lost their darn minds.

Insanity! People have lost their minds...

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by nrm1977

Insanity! People have lost their minds...

depends on who is 'buying' the card and what the plan is..

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by scotgreb

I was following this Gibson . . . A mid-grade that sold for nearly 10x VCP.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/351767229283...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Now that's truly ridiculous. I'd rather have (and do) his '68 in an "8," as it brings to life his 22-9, 1.12.ERA season. There are certainly far better ways to spend $2,000 bucks!

Larry