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davidcyclebackIf something can go up, it can go down.
Note that the current steroids scandal has convinced many baseball card and memorabilia collectors to move to the Pre-Steroid era. The value of Roger Maris autographs has multiplied since the day Mark McGwire broke his record. Hank Aaron is more admired since Bonds broke his record. The market value for Aaron game used material has gone up, while Bonds game used has gone down! Same trend for Aaron and Bonds autographs and baseball cards. Many collectors of current star game used jerseys will move their scarce dollars back 30 years. For a long time, I've heard game used experts say that many old game used jerseys are underappreciated when compared to the mass produced Manny Ramirez, Big Papi and Derek Jeter stuff ("Lot of 100 Derek Jeter game worn wrist bands. For bulk rates, call."). But it is only now with the steroids issues that many modern collectors are seriously looking at the older material.