What single card do you think will increase in value the most in 10 years

oldjudge · #1 08-08-2023, 04:32 PM

Diana Taurasi is accumulating stats like few in any sport ever have. Last week she became the first WNBA player to score more than 10,000 points in a career. The next highest total is under 7500. That is Ruth/Gretzky type numbers. She is also very accessible to fans. It wasn�t long ago that virtually all WNBA players were fan friendly. This has changed over the last season or two, perhaps COVID-related. Stars like Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu will no longer sign autographs. A�ja Wilson is also a very reluctant signer.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 08-08-2023, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by oldjudge

Diana Taurasi is accumulating stats like few in any sport ever have. Last week she became the first WNBA player to score more than 10,000 points in a career. The next highest total is under 7500. That is Ruth/Gretzky type numbers. She is also very accessible to fans. It wasn�t long ago that virtually all WNBA players were fan friendly. This has changed over the last season or two, perhaps COVID-related. Stars like Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu will no longer sign autographs. A�ja Wilson is also a very reluctant signer.

41 and scoring 18 per game, how great is that?

ChasingPaper · #3 08-08-2023, 05:56 PM

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Exhibitman · #4 08-08-2023, 05:59 PM

I agree with Paul's now-deleted take on Taurasi: nope. Just because she is the Don Bradman of womens' basketball doesn't mean anyone cares or collects. Heck, I can't even get traction on Jack Dempsey or Joe Louis cards, and I'd bet that boxing is more popular than the WNBA.

Bradman, of course, is the Babe Ruth of cricket, and many of his prewar cards can sell for as much as tens of dollars each.

Peter_Spaeth · #5 08-08-2023, 06:03 PM

Look up what a PSA 9 Taurasi already goes for before you make analogies to cricket. Or Breanna.

darwinbulldog · #6 08-08-2023, 06:12 PM

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Bradman, of course, is the Babe Ruth of cricket, and many of his prewar cards can sell for as much as tens of dollars each.

Don't I know it.

53toppscollector · #7 08-08-2023, 06:26 PM

I don't collect modern cards at all, but I think its unlikely there is a sport out there that people are not paying any attention to that will one day show massive price jumps. A few years ago, I think Formula 1 had a moment where a bunch of rarer stuff really skyrocketed in price. Tennis cards seem to have a very limited (and capped?) market. Cricket doesn't seem to have much collector appeal. Auto racing beyond F1? No. Lacrosse? no. Pickleball? god I hope not.

The only sport I can see making big gains is Footy, but even the popularity of that sport has only slowly increased in the US over the last 20 years. It seems to be gaining more steam, but the interesting thing about that timing is 2 of the greatest players to ever play the sport are just about at the end of their careers, and its tough to see what the next generation is going to look like.

redauto5 · #8 08-08-2023, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 53toppscollector

I don't collect modern cards at all, but I think its unlikely there is a sport out there that people are not paying any attention to that will one day show massive price jumps. A few years ago, I think Formula 1 had a moment where a bunch of rarer stuff really skyrocketed in price. Tennis cards seem to have a very limited (and capped?) market. Cricket doesn't seem to have much collector appeal. Auto racing beyond F1? No. Lacrosse? no. Pickleball? god I hope not.

The only sport I can see making big gains is Footy, but even the popularity of that sport has only slowly increased in the US over the last 20 years. It seems to be gaining more steam, but the interesting thing about that timing is 2 of the greatest players to ever play the sport are just about at the end of their careers, and its tough to see what the next generation is going to look like.

Haaland. Mbappe. Footy is in good hands with these dudes methinks.

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oldjudge · #9 08-09-2023, 12:42 AM

Adam�I don�t think your comparisons are appropriate. Bradman is a cricket player, a sport only slightly less popular than tiddlywinks in this country. Also, Brits have been active card collectors for over a century and there is no short supply of cricket cards, most in very nice condition. As for boxing, I know you love the sport, but it is no longer a popular sport in this country. In contrast, womans sports in general are on a upswing in popularity. How many boxers have you seen on television commercials lately? I don�t even think I have seen George Foreman in a while. It seems like every day I see Candace Parker, Arike Ogunbowale, or Sabrina Ionescu in some commercial or other. In fact, there are probably more woman basketball players in commercials than there are baseball players.
Let�s revisit this in five years and see who was right.

Spike · #10 08-09-2023, 12:48 AM

On the prewar front, a scarce variation or "new" SP ferreted out by close examination of population reports and images. Tobacco card scholars seem to pull this rabbit out of a hat every few years.

For mid-20th century, HOF Negro Leaguers should see their significant cards move up as they become better appreciated by collectors expanding beyond modern. I'd buy those guys in nice condition over Jackie, given an opportunity, since you'll always be able to find a Robinson online.

For modern, low-pop RCs of young guys with good-to-great performance over the past few years who peak even higher by 2026. Vlad Jr.? Rafael Devers? Bo Bichette? Gunnar Henderson?

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