Makes no logical sense whatsoever. Why would a mass-produced piece of cardboard with a simple photo of the player's image sell for multiple times more than an actual jersey he wore, or a bat he used?
Even worse... there's a very good chance that the PSA 10 of Aaron is altered, and not even what it's purported to be. This is true of any slabbed card, of course.
Great topic, as I have been amazed by this phenomenon for many years. It simply must be that more people collect cards than memorabilia... thus more bidders to drive up the price?
I keep thinking that these values will flip-flop, but amazingly they never do! Maybe now that PSA and Beckett have been exposed as being incompetent/complicit, things might finally change course?
Last edited by perezfan; 02-08-2020 at 05:03 PM.
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