mid-high card market still strong.....

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Posted By: leon

From auctions on ebay last night I think the mid to high market, on pre-war cards, is still robust and the creme de la creme still bring top prices. The lower, to lower-mid stuff, has tumbled about 20%-35% though, imo, over the last 6-12 months. .... Other opinions....

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Posted By: Matt

I would disagree only with regard to the lower grade super HOFers (Mathewson, Johnson, Cobb, Gehrig, Ruth, etc.) where I think they have only grown and not been subject to a 25% down-turn.

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Posted By: Jason

Leon-

I disagree with your assessment on the low to mid-grade market. I think this market is still strong as well. I see cards getting more $$ in the low to midgrade range in alot of issues. Can you give examples of how this market has tumbled 20-35%?

Jason

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Posted By: leon

but I buy and sell a fair amount of caramels and an SGC 40 common that was $185-$210 a few months ago is about 20% -30% down from that. I also speak with David Bryan fairly frequently and he agrees with this assessment...not that we have scientifically evaluated it....it's just a gut feeling from where I see prices right now.....

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Posted By: barrysloate

I pretty much agree with Leon. The market for good material is still strong, and while I do see some weakness, it is generally with issues that seem to appear a little too frequently.

I don't know if condition plays into your analysis, but I would rather have a tough card in lower grade then a VG card that is a little too common.

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Posted By: Brian Collie

I was previously working on a T206 HOF PSA 6/7 set and have since dropped down to PSA 4/5. I just struggle to see how this growth rate in the mid/high grade material is sustainable and I feel that anything I buy now is buying high. I suspect this material will soon price itself out of the market - with limited upside given the decreasing demand at these prices.

In the meantime, I am more than happy to pick up some clean psa 4/5 versions at the discounted prices - I hope it lasts for at least another few months (I am in the biggest buying mode since high school).

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Posted By: JimB

My sense is that the market is still pretty strong. It may not be increasing across the board at the level it was a year and a half ago, but I don't see it as tanking either. The good material is still strong.
JimB

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Posted By: Jimmy

I would have to say the prices have been up and down all Fall, just hard to say were it maybe going - interest is still very strong

Jimmy

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Posted By: Joe D.

certain sets go in and out of favor.

but certain players seem to be consistently strong.
Honus, Cobby, Matty, Walter Johnson, Joe Jackson, Ruth, etc.

I think...
Last year D304s were hotter than they are now
T210s were hotter than they are now

I think T206s have cooled. Actually T cards in general are not as strong as the e Cards.

But - for sure - no matter what set we are talking about - the big named players (like the ones mentioned above) - are as strong as ever.



And, for some reason it always seems that prices are weak for the items I sell, and strong for the ones I buy


edited - spelling. probably more to edit.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

I just bought two PSA 7 T206s for large discounts to previous sales. One card was almost 50% off.

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Posted By: Joe D.

if the prices of any of these cards cool -
let me know.... I will buy -





edit: scan credit - t206 honus from oldcardboard.com

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Posted By: Bob

leon- Agree and disagree. Some issues have cooled in lower grades, particularly E93, E95, E96, while E94 and E99 remain very strong. E97 and E101 appear to have leveled off but remain strong. E98s fluctuate, hard to get a feel for them. The scarcer cards in the set, even in lower grade, continue to climb.
I also agree with the poster who said T210s have started coming back to earth as have many of the Zeenuts in lower to mid grade.

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Posted By: quan

wrong thread

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Posted By: mike

If there has been a drop in the lower-end T202 market, I sure haven't seen it.

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Posted By: nbrazil

T3's are ridiculously priced compared to last year.

D304's had a slight surge in prices earlier in the year, but have cooled down.

Non rare, non high tier HOF T206's have gone down a bit. The rarities and top tier HOF'ers still go for solid prices.

Cracker Jacks are strong in all grades.

Share the same sentiment as Joe...cards of certain players will always be strong.

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Posted By: Adam

(never mind)

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Posted By: David Bowden

I have noticed the same thing as Jeff. When I started collecting last year T206 PSA 7 commons were selling for $750-$800. Lately they have been in the $450-$525 range.