Recent price trends .... international market?

[Neal]

Of course we have all seen the price of key, iconic players such as Mantles and RCs of others skyrocket in recent months/weeks, but unless I missed it, the posts regarding the reasoning for such increases is non-existent.

I had a talk with a friend of mine recently regarding these trends. Without going into detail about him, his background, hobby knowledge, and position would certainly qualify him as having an "expert opinion" .....

That said, one of the reasons he gave was that certain sellers on eBay ship internationally .... thus opening a whole new market to the hobby. Apparently there is a big demand for nice cards elsewhere.

Thoughts?