REA is open! Sept 2022

[Peter_Spaeth]

The supply of good cards is relentless. It seems every week there are two or three new significant auctions. Is there just endless demand that will absorb it all at strong prices? Personally, I have auction fatigue just from looking at them all.

[conor912]

I wish REA was still special.

[Scocs]

Why isn’t it?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Scocs

Why isn’t it?

I think these encore auctions are often a little smaller, and don’t include as many really high-end pieces. So they’re not quite as amazing as the main REA auctions that they seem to have about 3 times per year.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by raulus

I think these encore auctions are often a little smaller, and don’t include as many really high-end pieces. So they’re not quite as amazing as the main REA auctions that they seem to have about 3 times per year.

I love the encore auctions, little gems in every one of them. Love the fact there's so much inventory available it's sensory overload. Th trick is to stay focused on your collection.

Still haven't seen any Red Cross backs available in the last couple of years though...

[Jewish-collector]

I believe REA had only a spring auction each year and receiving the catalog in the mail was the greatest day on earth !!! beer chug.gif

[Leon]

"How did you spend your day?"

I watched outbid notices come in, in my emails...

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[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Personally, I have auction fatigue just from looking at them all.

Same here - I've actually forgotten about a couple of them recently (and missed out on things I had bid on) which I never did before.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The supply of good cards is relentless. It seems every week there are two or three new significant auctions. Is there just endless demand that will absorb it all at strong prices? Personally, I have auction fatigue just from looking at them all.

How many people do you think came back into the hobby during the pandemic?

I suspect it's a lot.

And if I had to guess, most of them are probably 40-60 years old, with plenty of disposable income to blow on luxuries like collectibles.

Plus they might have the psychological benefit of being used to the current prices, so it's not shocking to their senses like it is to those of us spoiled by the much lower prices pre-pandemic.

I would guess that's a big engine behind the current market. That and to some extent, I suspect that fewer items are actually coming onto the market compared to before, simply because we're all holding that much more tightly onto our existing collections, and looking to grow them rather than shrink them.