Goodwin Auctions Wins

[bobbyw8469]

Odd pricing....that is for sure. It is like someone doesn't eat shrimp so they go to the fanciest restaurant and pay $100 for fried shrimp. Little do they know the can go to Red Lobster, and for $16 get all you can eat!

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Odd pricing....that is for sure. It is like someone doesn't eat shrimp so they go to the fanciest restaurant and pay $100 for fried shrimp. Little do they know the can go to Red Lobster, and for $16 get all you can eat!

I would suspect that some of the people that buy these are not board members here or they would certainly know better.............

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

I would suspect that some of the people that buy these are not board members here or they would certainly know better.............

If these auctions are legit and actually get paid, then either these are people who are essentially clueless about the sportscard market, or to whom these sums are trivial. Or both.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If these auctions are legit and actually get paid, then either these are people who are essentially clueless about the sportscard market, or to whom these sums are trivial. Or both.

Well..one thing is certain. The card market is certainly heating up.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Well..one thing is certain. The card market is certainly heating up.

Is it though? It seems to me it's mostly just a few rookie cards for the most part.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Is it though? It seems to me it's mostly just a few rookie cards for the most part.

Key HOF rookies and high grade Mantles seem to be going crazy. I haven't noticed the trend in anything else. I would say it's people fighting for the PSA registry but that doesn't explain the SGC 80 Clemente.

[glchen]

I think the herd mentality often feeds upon itself. When collectors hear that an area is hot, and that area has always been on their want list, they will sometimes try to buy that card out of fear that it may continue to go up beyond their price range. So they want to get a card into their collection while they can (they believe). I think this is what is happening to the Mantles and the key HOF rookies. The high end can sometimes drag the mid-range grades up also to a degree because of this.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Key HOF rookies and high grade Mantles seem to be going crazy. I haven't noticed the trend in anything else. I would say it's people fighting for the PSA registry but that doesn't explain the SGC 80 Clemente.

I truly don't get the Mantle. Almost 20K for a 7 that's off top to bottom? For that price you could get all four Goudey Ruths in a nice midgrade.

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Well..one thing is certain. The card market is certainly heating up.

.....at least for the cards i want