It's probably also worth pointing out that the only cards I've seen sliding in price are cards with lower eye appeal. Dead-centered high-eye appeal cards that are difficult to find are still setting records nearly every time they hit an auction block.
As another recent example, I just won this 1963 Topps Mantle at auction on Sunday night. I had to pay $1600 to get it. "Comps" for a PSA 5 are ~$550. Set a new all-time high for the grade. You just can't find cards like this very often. There are plenty of 8s and 9s that surface, but almost none of them look as good as this one. Collectors who care about what their cards know this, and they are still willing to bid whatever it takes to get their cards.
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If it's not perfectly centered, I probably don't want it.
Last edited by Snowman; 11-07-2023 at 08:10 PM.
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