CJ 14 prices going nuts on REA

[GregMitch34]

Just two guys in a bidding war? Or what? Discuss.

[RedsFan1941]

still kicking myself for not listening to my financial adviser three months ago when he said he thought the market for cracker jacks would become very bullish in the spring.

[rainier2004]

Theres a beautiful SGC 0 at 15k plus the juice...plus the psa 2 Jax at 13k plus the juice...plus of those must be records.

[Bored5000]

I love the offbeat and non-sports cards. One of the cards I was focusing on was the Howard Hughes card from the 1936 Heinz Aviators set. Hughes' card in that set is a great rarity, and doesn't come up for auction too often. That being said, I am shocked by the price explosion of the card compared to previous auctions. In 2014, a PSA 5 of the Hughes cards sold for $657 with Legendary. In 2012, a PSA 4 sold for $478 with Legendary.

The Hughes card currently at REA is a PSA "5" and sits at $1,680 with the BP. Yikes, non-sports cards don't often double or triple like that in a couple years, especially in mid-grade.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

Just two guys in a bidding war? Or what? Discuss.

its probably just 2 guys.....

[CW]

I think it's a combination of:

a) really nice cards for the grade

b) the REA factor

[Billy5858]

Just wanted me a Nice Horizontal Hindu
Nah... outta my league

[mybuddyinc]

............... It's 6 o'clock, do you know where your bids are

[tiger8mush]

I think its the REA factor. I have bids in on 10 lots (none are 1914 CJs) and every one is already over my max. Guess I can go to bed early tonight

[Fred]

What's the ratio of 1915 CJs to 1914 CJs?

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by Fred

What's the ratio of 1915 CJs to 1914 CJs?

1914s - 22 to about 100 examples of every card
1915s - 62 to about 200 examples of every card IIRC...