Even when supply isn't going down, there are still plenty of bizarre price inefficiencies around in this market.
The one that stands out to me is the '81 Topps baseball set. There is nothing of value in a typical raw set with most of the cards being 6s or 7s, so it was even overpriced at $30 before the '80s Covid boom.
But it's still gone up the same amount as the other sets from '80 to '85, where you actually get at least one big card that's worth something. Now you can't get that type of '81 T set for less than 60 or 70 bucks + lots of shipping.
Funny thing is it's my favorite design from that era. I love the caps. But I really doubt that others share that opinion (to the point where the set is worth almost as much as an '83).
Sometimes a market price for something just doesn't represent anywhere near its true worth. There are examples on the other side of this as well, where the set gives you more value than it "should"
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