The Baseball Card Index - 2017

Beastmode · #1 01-07-2018, 11:33 PM

This is a great idea. Are you open to revising your list of post-war cards?

Bigdaddy · #2 01-07-2018, 11:47 PM

This is an awesome analysis. I'm sure that there is much more analysis you could do with the data, things like volatility and what happens to the supply (number of auctions) and demand (prices realized) after the death of an athlete (should you have enough data).

Thanks for the insight.

cardsnstuff · #3 01-08-2018, 07:25 AM

that is really cool; have you ever thought of doing by decade? Awesome work though.

Snapolit1 · #4 01-08-2018, 08:21 AM

Cool stuff.

I think most AHs operate under the assumption that the summer months are weaker than the rest of the year, particularly the winter months, because people like to be out of the house in the summer or vacationing and won't be sitting at their computer. This doesn't seem to bear it out.

jhs5120 · #5 01-08-2018, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Cool stuff.

I think most AHs operate under the assumption that the summer months are weaker than the rest of the year, particularly the winter months, because people like to be out of the house in the summer or vacationing and won't be sitting at their computer. This doesn't seem to bear it out.

I need to see what the index looks like for hobby staples at a higher price point. I�m thinking of doing another in the $1,000-$2,000 range. This would be more in line with the auction house market.

mechanicalman · #6 01-08-2018, 11:05 AM

Wait a second. How are folks supposed to make irrational arguments based on limited observations now?

Surely I jest. This is awesome. I love data.

Andrew1975 · #7 01-08-2018, 11:21 AM

Very interesting, thanks for sharing this.

MRSPORTSCARDCOLLECTOR · #8 01-28-2018, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Cool stuff.

I think most AHs operate under the assumption that the summer months are weaker than the rest of the year, particularly the winter months, because people like to be out of the house in the summer or vacationing and won't be sitting at their computer. This doesn't seem to bear it out.

I know right around the All-Star break I saw a lot of action on Ebay, so I think your theory might be right.

jhs5120 · #9 01-08-2018, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beastmode

This is a great idea. Are you open to revising your list of post-war cards?

Definitely. I wanted to keep the �post-war� index free of any key rookies. I think rookies should be included in the �hobby staples index.� I think this is a good collection of star cards (but not necessarily key cards) from various Post-War years. I am open to any suggestions though, the more cards I add, the more accurate the data.

For the index, the required cards need to be:

Post-War
$100-400
Popular (30+ sales at that grade per year)

Even common players would be great to add. They just rarely meet the above criteria.

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