Auction amounts - how high is high

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

Set Collecting has gone the way of the dinosaur, agree. However I know more and more younger people that are collecting high grade 50’s and 60’s Star Cards, Mantle is always top of their list. We are talking 20-40 age range. To me there is no comparison between set builders and Star Collectors in High Grade. They want the money cards not the commons.

This is post has post has prob 5-10 guys seriously thinking about trying to join the 52 Mantle Club

Yes, and it was COVID that brought the surge of new collectors, but how many will lose money because they thought it was easy money and then drop out, how many will just lose interest because they arn't seeing returns quick enough and they will drop out, and others that got in will just lose interest. Yes some will be hooked, but I don't see there being a lot. Right now the dust has somewhat settled, and people are still overpaying. ALL collectors buying now are over-paying. You have to if you don't have the patience. But the boom is over. It's still much greater then when it started because currently there are more bodies in, but they will slowly dissipate through getting older and death or lack of interest and fast money. I'd say in 5-10 years you could see just about everything at or near 2019 prices. Barring another worldwide deadly outbreak which is always possible.