price trends auto'd cards, etc

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by theshleps

It seems over the past few years the supply of pre WW2 signed cards is both drying up and taking a major price upturn. Do you folks see this continuing?
Also relatively common signatures like Berra and Snider on vintage cards (not even rookie) have gone through the roof.
Do any of you think prices will head back down or is supply that limited, that this is what we have to look forward to?
What about rarer guys on other mediums- like Dreyfuss contracts, Ban Johnson etc What do you forsee?

I'm not sure about the signed cards, but I have seen rarer HOFers (like Dreyfuss, as you mention) go steadily up over the last 10 years. I think that people who can afford those guys have not been as hurt by the economy, and when those autos enter a personal collection they have a bit of a tendency to stay there. Hence, the truly rare autos are only getting harder to find for purchase.