Memory Lane on the brain

[Exhibitman]

Things I was watching:

--A pair of Jim Brown publicity photos from 1958 and 1963 sold for $2510.40. I collect Jim Brown team-issued and publicity photos and this is a stunning price.

--1921 Exhibit Ruth PSA 4 $27,631.20. Last 4 in PSA's database sold for $21,283 last year. Still going up. Pete is right about Ruth in general. The prices on the obscure Ruth cards are really up there. Most any career-issued Ruth card in halfway decent shape is a $5,000-$10,000+ card now.

--1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain IA $1089.60, PSA 7 Bill Russell $3212.40, 1972 Topps Erving RC PSA 8 $3212.40. Vintage basketball in general peaked in 2021 and has come down since then, but the big names are still around 3x what they cost before the surge. Now, that is not really a surprise to long-time collectors because they were so undervalued before that they looked like bargains, relatively speaking. Just a few years ago you could pick up a Dr. J RC in PSA 8 for under $1,000. It peaked at over $9,000 but has settled in at about $3,000-$3500.

--If you want a nice 1950s-1960s Mantle at a modest price, look at Exhibit cards. There were three PSA 6-7 Mantles that went for very reasonable prices $360 $480 $600. Prices on these have gone up relatively modestly.

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