Auction exhaustion

[Snapolit1]

. . wow the last two weeks was a bit much. And yes, I am the one who was complaining in early January that things were too quiet. Don't remember as many strong auctions as we had in such a short period.

Anyone want to offer any commentary on particularly cards or types of collectibles based on the recent action. I guess I'd say postcards have never looked hotter to me than they are right now.

[Leon]

It has been fun watching the auctions. It seems like an uptick in all parts of our hobby for NICE cards. I still think there are about 12 billion too many 50s-70s Topps cards in the hobby but otherwise pre-war seems fine.

[sgbernard]

If everyone has run out of money by the time REA opens next month, well, that's just fine with me.

[sycks22]

Just finished 4 auctions and took a glance and saw Heritage opened, man my fingers are hurting from clicking all of those bidding buttons.

[T206Collector]

The fact that so many cards changed hands at real money over the past several weeks is a good sign for the health of our hobby. Demand sure does seem to be meeting the supply thus far.

[Snapolit1]

Interestingly, I can't identify a single card that has broken out and ran the last 6 months. Yes, expensive cards have stayed expensive, and most good cards have held their value or gone up a tad, but I can't think of a card that has come out of the shadows and exploded.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Interestingly, I can't identify a single card that has broken out and ran the last 6 months. Yes, expensive cards have stayed expensive, and most good cards have held their value or gone up a tad, but I can't think of a card that has come out of the shadows and exploded.

Keep your eye on the M110 and Max Stein Cobbs in Heritage. I'm fairly certain they'll be getting run up next month. Woops, I mean they'll be running up.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Leon

I still think there are about 12 billion too many 50s-70s Topps cards in the hobby but otherwise pre-war seems fine.

If the ATC had put out a set every year for 3 decades, you'd be saying the same thing about tobacco cards