1959 Home Run Derby- are there any soft markets out there?
 

Posted By: <b>Todd (nolemmings)&nbsp; </b><p>Anyone here collect Home Run Derby cards?<BR><BR>Thought I'd lurk and throw $300-$330 at this Home Run Derby Aaron card in the final half hour or so:<BR><BR><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16271&item=2707714 770&rd=1" target=_new>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16271&item=2707714 770&rd=1</a><BR><BR>I was smoked long before I even moved. Now I know these are extremely tough to find in nice shape given the thin glossy paper, but this card appeared overgraded to me (I have an SGC 70 Frank Robby that is nicer), and I thought what with our slow economy and all, people might not wannna play on this. Wrong!!!!<BR><BR>Anyone care to point me to a pre-1965 market that is slow right now? <BR>Todd

1959 Home Run Derby- are there any soft markets out there?
 

Posted By: <b>Marc S.</b><p>Still a great set with high prices -- but many of the keys have come down significantly in price over the past two or three years. You take Branca out of the equation, and the prices would be even softer.

1959 Home Run Derby- are there any soft markets out there?
 

Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>Topps made from 1958 to 1965 in less than mint condition is not reaching the heights it was before. Given how tough the set is, sounds to me like you got a couple of Aaron collectors squaring off.

1959 Home Run Derby- are there any soft markets out there?
 

Posted By: <b>runscott</b><p>I agree with Adam - seems like a good time to buy "modern" Topps stuff if you are so inclined (I'm not). I recently picked up an SCD and there was tons of this stuff at reasonable prices (I guess).<BR><BR>I subscribed recently to Beckett's Vintage and I'm still waiting for the first issue - anyone else subscribe? Are they timely mailers? I also picked up an SCD "magazine" recently after hearing about a nice Old Judge article. By the time I located a bookstore that sold it (had to drive 30 miles) a new issue was on the stands. I sat down at a coffee shop and opened it. Five minutes later I was done - the "article" on Leland's m116 find turned out to be a short advertisement, but was still the highlight of my short read. Also had an ad for Lipset's upcoming auction. Is SCD worth subscribing to? Perhaps I just got a bad issue.<BR><BR>- Publicationless in Atlanta

1959 Home Run Derby- are there any soft markets out there?
 

Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>I don't know latin. I don't even do so good with english. <BR><BR>I subscribe to it out of habit. It does keep up with show news, etc. and there are occasional solid columns. Mostly, it is an advertising sheet, though. Of course, many venerable publications were ad sheets too, just with a little more meat to break up the ads.

1959 Home Run Derby- are there any soft markets out there?
 

Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>They send out all of the unbound major auction catalogues (Lipset, Rosen, etc.), which I find helpful since I don't bid all that often and/or keep getting barred from certain auctions.

1959 Home Run Derby- are there any soft markets out there?
 

Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>for thank you. Is that what you meant???

1959 Home Run Derby- are there any soft markets out there?
 

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