N172 OJ's / A&G .... down 50%

[DanP]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

Dan:

Being almost exclusively an OJ collector these days, I watch them pretty closely. I would agree that the prices of commons have fallen off substantially over the last couple of years. The only thing that has fallen more dramatically has been the availability of items on my want list!

But I will take as many Hamiltons, Rusies and McPhees as I can find priced under $2K. That just isn't happening.

Kevin

Kevin, in the last 4 months:
3/8 McPhee $1,990 SGC Auth ebay
Feb - Rusie (raw) $1050 on ebay (re-sold)
4/4 Rusie raw SGC Auth (better image then the ebay) --> $1500 from N54
June - Hamilton PSA5 (nice, but light image) $1800 from N54

All for under $2k. I remember seeing posts on N54 that these cards used to go for $4-$5k.

I had been trying to buy these 3 cards for 5 years, then within 3 months I find all three cards (weird)!

[kkkkandp]

Clearly, as you have pointed out, it is possible to buy cards of those players for the prices you have listed. I should have been more clear in my statement.

Rebacked cards and cards with poor images have always been more reasonably priced. Those cards will have dropped proportioniately over the last couple of years as well as compared to their counterparts in original condition and/or with better images.

McPhee is probably the best example since he was the last Old Judge player to make the Hall of Fame. His card prices spiked considerably immediately after his enshrinement. "Decent" cards of his were bringing in prices of $5000 - $7000 as collectors (especially those of HOF players) grabbed up examples for their collections. Those same cards today would go for considerably less than they did then since "the honeymoon is over" for those prices.

But I still firmly believe that a McPhee card with a decent image (I don't care what the technical grade may be), cannot be had for less than $3000 unless it's an extraordinary circumstance.