Cards recently sold at auction or private sale circa Nov/Dec 1999

[Bosox Blair]

Shiny stuff makes for a great investment...lol!!!

Cheers,
Blair

[maddux311]

Originally Posted by Bosox Blair

Shiny stuff makes for a great investment...lol!!!

Cheers,
Blair

I have two words for you- DEREK JETER

1993 Sp PSA 9- $368.55
VCP now $2816.25

Well, that was more than two words!

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by maddux31

I have two words for you- DEREK JETER

1993 Sp PSA 9- $368.55
VCP now $2816.25

Well, that was more than two words!

"Little Sun"

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by maddux31

I have two words for you- DEREK JETER

1993 Sp PSA 9- $368.55
VCP now $2816.25

Well, that was more than two words!

Two more: Joe Mauer

Best of luck with the crystal ball gazing,

Larry

[CMIZ5290]

Dean, You need to look at Griffey Jr. rookies if you really want to get a jolt, especially 87 Bellinghams. They were bringing between $2500-4500 in gem mint grades....I know because I still have 10 of those bad boys....

[bbcard1]

Investing in active players has always been a crap shoot. I would have bet the house the Dale Murphy would be a Hall of Famer. Griffey needed a couple more Griffey-like seasons to be a true upper echelon HOFer instead of just the best of his generation. Still, I am tempted to pick up a couple of nice Mike Trout rookies. Only my extreme caution on pitchers keeps me away from a Kershaw. Honestly, I am not sure that some of the regular rookies of guys like Donaldson, Arrietta, Sale, Cabrera, Staunton, etc. may not be good long term investments (meaning returning 4 to 10 times your money). They don't make them by the millions any more. Of course whether anyone will ever get back to caring about the non-auto jersey numbered to 25 cards is anybody's guess. And for every one you hit, you'll end up with some Joey Hamiltons.

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Investing in active players has always been a crap shoot. I would have bet the house the Dale Murphy would be a Hall of Famer. Griffey needed a couple more Griffey-like seasons to be a true upper echelon HOFer instead of just the best of his generation. Still, I am tempted to pick up a couple of nice Mike Trout rookies. Only my extreme caution on pitchers keeps me away from a Kershaw. Honestly, I am not sure that some of the regular rookies of guys like Donaldson, Arrietta, Sale, Cabrera, Staunton, etc. may not be good long term investments (meaning returning 4 to 10 times your money). They don't make them by the millions any more. Of course whether anyone will ever get back to caring about the non-auto jersey numbered to 25 cards is anybody's guess. And for every one you hit, you'll end up with some Joey Hamiltons.

Todd- What killed Griffey's values were the feel in 1999-2000 he was definitely going to break Aaron's home run record. Keep in mind, this was also because most people did not put him in the category of a cheater (steroids, etc...) Had injuries not plagued that guy, I really believe he would have broke the record, and his cards would have gone even higher. I was hoping that his voting percentage in the HOF would have brought back a little value in his rookies, not sure it has though...

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

Todd- What killed Griffey's values were the feel in 1999-2000 he was definitely going to break Aaron's home run record. Keep in mind, this was also because most people did not put him in the category of a cheater (steroids, etc...) Had injuries not plagued that guy, I really believe he would have broke the record, and his cards would have gone even higher. I was hoping that his voting percentage in the HOF would have brought back a little value in his rookies, not sure it has though...

He was also a rookie during and era when producers literally could not have printed more cards, the Dutch Tulip Bulb era of baseball cards. I agree he was a special player, nearly flawless while at the top of his game.

[maddux311]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

Two more: Joe Mauer

Best of luck with the crystal ball gazing,

Larry

If you are "investing" in players and such, you are in the wrong hobby. Myself, I am a player collector and those that I collect are ones I have followed and admire.