89 Upper Deck Griffeys- Economists?

[ALR-bishop]

Those are Christmas Rack pack sealers you are hearing Arthur

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Those are Christmas Rack pack sealers you are hearing Arthur

LOL, It is both. At least the Xmas rack sealers where not making the cards. Not only did UD make insane amounts of extra Griffey cards they also made extra sets of SP Hockey sets, counterfeited Yu Gi Oh cards and lets not forget all the fake autos they put in there SP Legendary Cuts product.

[HasselhoffsCheeseburger]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Those are Christmas Rack pack sealers you are hearing Arthur

Tis the season. Someone just listed a bunch of those on ebay this week, I think they were hockey cards.

[7nohitter]

For some reason I cannot bring myself to drop even $20 on this card...It's a beauty and I understand its significance. Still, seems like anything more than $15 is too much...

[ALR-bishop]

I have never seen mine. I do have a still sealed factory set. I did go out and get all the set variations. Because I did not know which one I had in the set, I got both versions and have them in holders banded to the box . It is the only Upper Deck set I have

[jp1216]

'89 UD will always be a special set. The Griffey (being card #1) will always command a nice premium. Iconic card for the time. Supply vs. Demand is correct. One of my favorites - but still wish I had sold my PSA 10 in 1998. Prices on eBay were around $3000 believe it or not....

[Matthew80]

Is it a seemingly endless line of buyers for the card, or is it a few dozen hoarders?

I wonder how many people have at least 10 copies of PSA 8 or higher. With 45k out there in circulation, I find it hard to believe there are so many collectors out there are willing to pay $20 to get (or refusing to take $20 to let go of) a decent PSA-graded Griffey.

Just seems strange a card so prevalent can still demand $20+ (or much more for 9s and 10s).

[the 'stache]

When I returned to the hobby, and found out about graded cards, the Griffey was the first one I bought. Why? Because it is the iconic card of my generation. The kid was the closest thing to Willie Mays in my lifetime. He could do it all, and he's as popular now as he has ever been. Other "heroes" have fallen off the map because of PED Rumors. Griffey Jr is the rare exception.

Our dads had the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. We have the '89 Upper Deck Griffey. 50 years from now, long after he's been inducted into Cooperstown, this card will still be in high demand. So while the supply of decently graded cards (PSA 8s) are plentiful, the higher graded cards will command a premium.

I'm very happy with my 9.