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In 1987 at the National in Atlantic City dealers were thrilled that Lemieux rookies were selling for $7 and Gretzky rookies were selling for $50.
They had never seen an increase in price like that and couldn't get their cards out fast enough to sell. In 1993 Gretzky rookies were selling for 400-500 and Lemieux rookies were selling for 300. Sellers were loving it. Today they're going for thousands of dollars. I do not see that trend reversing. Kids who watched Lemieux in 1992 are now 45-50 years old. When they hit their retirement years in 15-20 years they will be looking for the best Lemieux and Gretzky rookies they can find. Lots of them to choose from, so look for the best ones. Supply is there, but quality is not always there. When you see a good one, buy it. I just paid $5200 for this one, which was a little over what 5's are going for right now. Whenever I see a good one I buy it, because what I've learned from this hobby is that you'll never lose money with Gretzky or Lemieux. You may make more with Jordan and Mantle, but I'm a hockey fan. Jordan 86 fleer rookies in PSA 8 have dropped to the 18,000 range. Jordan PSA 8 rookies were selling for 24-28k last month. Gretzky opc PSA 8 rookies are holding strong above 25k. With there being so many less PSA 9 opc Gretzky rookies than Jordan PSA 9 rookies, I think PSA 9 Gretzky's may be more valueable than Jordan 9's in the future. Just way too much 86 fleer out there. Last edited by goldenage; 02-20-2021 at 05:19 AM. |
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5's are going for under 5k, so I paid a bit higher for this one.
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Great looking card frozeninferno. You can never go wrong with paying under or over for great looking cards, and thank you Irv.
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Just paid $560 for this one this month. Had to with this front and back centering on an 85 opc.
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Wrong photo, and don't know how to erase photos. Here's the right one.
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Nice pickups gentleman. You can never go wrong with Gretzky.
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FWIW, the Fleer isn't the RC, the Star is. But regardless, Jordan has worldwide and growing appeal. He is a global icon and brand that is perpetuated by Nike. Gretzky has much less appeal. Not even close. Maybe he's the king in Canada but that't like being the toughest Muppet.
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