Jackson, Gandil, Rose............Bonds? Mcgwire? Clemens?

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05-18-2010, 01:35 PM

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I think your question blurs an important issue by the inclusion of Gandil - the star power of the player in question.

Gandil's cards are undoubtedly worth more than they should be (given his playing talent) by virtue of his notoriety.

The others were all star players with Hall-of-Fame talent.

So the question is whether their cards are worth more than they otherwise would have been, given their achievements. OJ's are definitely not (in fact, they went down in value). I think Rose's card values are not inflated by his infractions either. Shoeless Joe - yes, I think his card values are inflated by the Black Sox involvement.

The new crop you mention? Really tough to say. All those cards took a nose dive in value because of mass overproduction - even before the steroid scandal hit.

Cheers,
Blair

[Note: I'm talking card values b/c I don't really know about other memorabilia!]

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