[mrreality68]

Regardless of the #.
We all know he signed alot and created alot of inventory of signed balls.
But Due to his name, his history, and his legend his demand is so great that it makes that inventory often low inventory and as a result the Demand keeps going up.
Thus the Prices Keep Going up

He is Bigger then Life on his own

and every time he is mentioned in modern day like when Shohei Ohtani gets compared to Ruth it just means more people, young people, international people all learn, re-learn, or get the Legend of Ruth more enhanced and this creates even more demand for Ruth items.

And as some discussed as some of the inventory of cards, balls, or other items dry up then other cards that normally never went for much increase because regardless of its for investment or for collecting people will buy what they can get and what they can afford.