New and Shiny - Market Manipulation

[bnorth]

My guess is it is no more or less manipulated than vintage.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by bnorth

My guess is it is no more or less manipulated than vintage.

agreed here, 100%

It's gambling by prospectors. If they do not pan out, then yes it goes down. Modern is somewhat like investing stocks in new companies, if they hit the return is generous and much more growth than vintage in percentage.

Vintage is blue chip stocks (for star players). They have more limited growth in comparison, but also more limited falls. This still doesn't mean they are not vastly manipulated to maintain those values. It has been proven over and over again.

[packs]

Modern is like a hot stock. Most of the time you have to cash in soon after release because there is a window where the player either starts off hot or fades and the prices crash. There are also only so many Trouts. If you wait five or six years you can usually pick up the first bowman’s for reasonable prices. Trea Turner is one guy who is absurdly cheap for the player he is.