1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Valuation Poll

[mintacular]

Was wondering how you all feel about this card in PSA 7 which has recently soared it seems to around close to 20K. Yes I know it's speculation but what do you think? Please vote and explain your reasoning if you'd like. Thanks in advance!

[hcv123]

The reason being - like I am seeing on many other higher end cards -"high eye appeal nicely centered" examples I think will become both more expensive and in shorter supply. Really good to excellent centering particularly on this card is REALLY tough to find. So I see the best "7's" rising at a more rapid pace and the less nice ones rising more slowly. There are a lot more people paying attention to the cards over the slabs and there is starting to be a real separation in prices within a given grade.

[mintacular]

Originally Posted by hcv123

The reason being - like I am seeing on many other higher end cards -"high eye appeal nicely centered" examples I think will become both more expensive and in shorter supply. Really good to excellent centering particularly on this card is REALLY tough to find. So I see the best "7's" rising at a more rapid pace and the less nice ones rising more slowly. There are a lot more people paying attention to the cards over the slabs and there is starting to be a real separation in prices within a given grade.

Thanks for your reply, yes the centering folks have taken over the market

[cesarcap]

I voted they would slide (10-25%) but also think grading is tougher (post 2020) so that could limit the downside a bit.

[skelly423]

I don't mean to be pedantic, but what's the timeline on the question? Over the next 10-20 years, I fully expect it to continue to increase in value. Historically, iconic cards of iconic players don't lose value. Whether it increases by 10% or 100%, I have no idea.

I don't pay attention to prices in the short term; they're too volatile and vulnerable to whims, emotions, and manipulations. Personally, I think the market is still a bit overheated, but premium cards tend to hold value over lesser stars and lesser cards.

[mintacular]

Originally Posted by skelly423

I don't mean to be pedantic, but what's the timeline on the question? Over the next 10-20 years, I fully expect it to continue to increase in value. Historically, iconic cards of iconic players don't lose value. Whether it increases by 10% or 100%, I have no idea.

I don't pay attention to prices in the short term; they're too volatile and vulnerable to whims, emotions, and manipulations. Personally, I think the market is still a bit overheated, but premium cards tend to hold value over lesser stars and lesser cards.

Thanks, very good perspective

[egri]

I think it still has room to run, both because of what other members have said, but also I think a lot of the black/Latino players who paved the way are belatedly getting their due. Personally, I didn't fully appreciate the impact Jackie Robinson had on the game and the country until I watched Ken Burns's documentary, and I'm sure that's the case with Clemente/Doby/others too.

[Louisville_Hugger]

If they keep purposely screwing the economy and devaluing the dollar, it might be a trillion dollar card which wouldn’t really mean anything.....