Where is the market?...is a "crash" coming

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by Mark17

This is precisely why I collect GU. You can spend $100k on an old baseball card, but when the world collapses, what have you got? However, in a pinch, you can burn vintage GU bats as firewood, and sew together GU flannels to make blankets, and thus keep yourself warm in winter.

GU = intrinsic value. Cards, not so much.

Au Contraire, Mon Frere, you most certainly can burn cards as well as bats. And the more vintager, the better. The shiny stuff, not so much.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Au Contraire, Mon Frere, you most certainly burn cards as well as bats. And the more vintager, the better. The shiny stuff, not so much.

The shiny stuff is toxic, vintage, less so. Imagine inhaling a chrome green prizm stained glass atomic refractor.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The shiny stuff is toxic, vintage, less so. Imagine inhaling a chrome green prizm stained glass atomic refractor.

Yeah but, how do you keep it lit????

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The shiny stuff is toxic, vintage, less so. Imagine inhaling a chrome green prizm stained glass atomic refractor.

T206 cards are cards made with lead paint so I think its a push.

[MACollector]

I thought the 49 Bowman Robinsons in REA was interesting speaking to the earlier point of people buying the card not the grade. A more recently graded 7.5 went for the same price as an 8 that went for a lot less than that same exact card sold for. $21k. Both were down from last sale even the 7.5. That being said there were 6 other copies for sale too. The 7.5 does have better eye appeal than the 8 for sure.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Au Contraire, Mon Frere, you most certainly burn cards as well as bats. And the more vintager, the better. The shiny stuff, not so much.

To get the most btu for the buck, 1987-1989 Topps vending cases would be the best investment.

[Vintageclout]

Pricing for scarce pre-war immortals such as Ruth, Cobb, Wagner, Gehrig, Jackson, etc. are absolutely solid. As one example, Joe Jackson boldly proved that in REA last night with two record-setting rookie card sales, and the $117K price tag for his ever-elusive M101-6 issue. Don't see any retreat on those numbers in the near future. Regarding post-WWII cards, special attention is being placed on eye appeal for the grade (especially centering), with standout aesthetics as well as overall scarcity still driving strong premiums. Of course, this applies to the white whale players such as Mantle, Jackie, Mays, Aaron, Clemente, Koufax, Williams, etc. "So-so" visual appeal cards are experiencing value declines (especially for second-tier Hall of Famers), and as predicted by many, modern cards are taking a beating. Stick with baseball's "best of the best" all-timers, and you cannot go wrong.

[Leon]

+1 Awesome eye appeal cards are very strong. Others are mediocre.....
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Originally Posted by Vintageclout

Pricing for scarce pre-war immortals such as Ruth, Cobb, Wagner, Gehrig, Jackson, etc. are absolutely solid. As one example, Joe Jackson boldly proved that in REA last night with two record-setting rookie card sales, and the $117K price tag for his ever-elusive M101-6 issue. Don't see any retreat on those numbers in the near future. Regarding post-WWII cards, special attention is being placed on eye appeal for the grade (especially centering), with standout aesthetics as well as overall scarcity still driving strong premiums. Of course, this applies to the white whale players such as Mantle, Jackie, Mays, Aaron, Clemente, Koufax, Williams, etc. "So-so" visual appeal cards are experiencing value declines (especially for second-tier Hall of Famers), and as predicted by many, modern cards are taking a beating. Stick with baseball's "best of the best" all-timers, and you cannot go wrong.

[Fred]

You guys got to stop screwing with us sheep. Do we hold? Do we sell? Please tell us what we need to do.

I suppose it all depends on if the valuation is going to result in any financial issues for the card owners. I could burn every card I have and not worry about my financial well being because I don't consider the cardboard I have as being worth ANYTHING. Ok, so I only have a stack of Greg Jefferies rookie cards...

Edited to add - when I ick the bucket, that pile of Greg Jefferies will be a bonus to my family.

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