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Originally Posted by deweyinthehall
So I'm getting back to vintage and I'm starting by working on a 1968 Topps set to pick up where my collection now ends (1969).
I know prices for vintage have exploded, but what I'm seeing is still bizarre. Common cards listed at 200-300% of current list NM values, which often are a grade or two (or three) below NM. I've gone through the supply of my usual (and reasonably priced) go-tos - Burbank, Mantlerulz, Batters Box and a few others. What's left seems to be guys who have been sitting on vintage for years now "hearing" vintage is selling like hotcakes and pricing them at outrageous prices, although I have seen a few NM commons going in auctions for 20 or more.
Dear Lord...someone tell me this will pass.
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Not sure which commons from 68 you are thinking of, but there are some "commons" from this set that do consistently sell at "non-common" prices....and have for years.
Card #s 487, 501-506, 523, 524, 533, 546, 562 and 566 are just a few that pop into my head (there are more) that command premiums.
Card 505 is a Tigers card and it has commanded a premium for years...
here is a link to sales of this card over the past 3 months or so:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...&LH_Complete=1
With the exception of a few outliers, most copies are selling between $15-25.