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Cy$850 is high for a pack of cards. But before you start knocking the way the younger generation is buying cards, you need to see what the younger generation wants in cards.
I have a good friend who sells new packs and boxes. The card collectors today want nothing to do with regular cards. The Topps packs and sets stay on the shelves of card sellers. The card collector of today's market is game used or autographed cards. They do not want to collect cards. They want to buy a pack or a box that has a valuable autograph or game-used item in it and they are willing to gamble that they can pull one of these rarer cards. And these collectors are willing to pay anywhere from $60 a box to $250 a box to find these cards.
So before you think that these cards are overpriced, take a look at what sells. The higher priced items are the ones that move. The regular $1-$4 packs remain on the shelves.
Sincerely,
Cy