Market for Pre War Cards -How far down is down?

[Al C.risafulli]

In a prewar set that i watch very closely, an example of a card in the NM-MT grade just sold for about 40% of what i expected, considerably off the high watermark for cards of equivalent caliber from that set.

At the same time, another HOFer from the same set in VG-EX sold for right about what it should have, at a price level its been at for the last three or four years.

Which is my long winded way of saying that i don't think you can make blanket statements about whats going on with pricing, because i don't think blanket statements apply. The higher-grade HOFer mentioned above is one that i need for my collection, but my current economic situation dictated that i sit out the auction. Had i jumped in, perhaps the price would have landed right where it should have. Theres no way to know.

It all depends on who is buying and what they're doing right now. Perhaps this is why t207s might not be soft, while cards from another set might be.

Al