Values on the rise for pre-war?

[glchen]

Not sure about 1987 Topps, but a 1986 Topps Jerry Rice recently sold for $12K: Link

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by glchen

Not sure about 1987 Topps, but a 1986 Topps Jerry Rice recently sold for $12K: Link

so maybe it wouldn't of been a bad idea to save those 1987 topps football when everyone pre-bubble thought they would be worth keeping..maybe they were right! maybe the bubble never burst..

(incidentally I checked the Rice link... Four bid retractions? when the card was in the 10k range? fishy?)

was asking about 1987 topps baseball actually though...

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by glchen

Not sure about 1987 Topps, but a 1986 Topps Jerry Rice recently sold for $12K: Link

"Insane!!!!!!!"

Joe

[darwinbulldog]

Yeah, well, Jerry Rice is the greatest receiver in NFL history, and that's a rookie card. Clearly it's overpriced by any of our standards, but it does make more sense than this:

http://smalltraditions.com/1986-topp...r-lot2473.aspx

[BBB]

That 1986 Sandberg brings up this old question...

Could certain card pops be low simply b/c no one thinks they are worth submitting? Won't the market get flooded after a sale like this w/ folks submitting theirs to try and cash in on the trend and cause the values to come crashing back down to reality? I probably donated cards like this because they were not worth the cardboard they were printed on. Could someone interested in playing the odds simply submit a couple hundred top condition value-less star cards for a few thousand and then sell 2 or 3 of those hundreds of cards for $1,000s and toss the rest in the garbage? Could it be that simple?

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by BBB

That 1986 Sandberg brings up this old question...

Could certain card pops be low simply b/c no one thinks they are worth submitting? Won't the market get flooded after a sale like this w/ folks submitting theirs to try and cash in on the trend and cause the values to come crashing back down to reality? I probably donated cards like this because they were not worth the cardboard they were printed on. Could someone interested in playing the odds simply submit a couple hundred top condition value-less star cards for a few thousand and then sell 2 or 3 of those hundreds of cards for $1,000s and toss the rest in the garbage? Could it be that simple?

Not that I ever think they will be worth money, but I know there are a lot less 1989 Topps Traded commons than there are cards of Griffey because there was a person that broke up thousands of sets and graded all the Griffey cards. He sold some of the other stars in huge groups and trashed the commons. I'm sure other people have done the same, though I doubt they did it in the bulk that he did.

[Jdoggs]

Eddie Plank T206 prices are on the rise from recent sales in all grades. The T206 Plank has a population almost as low as the T206 Wagner. People are realizing the plank is an undervalued card as plank is an all time great hall of fame pitcher.

[glynparson]

no way is 118 copies even remotely close to 10% of the population. i don't even think its close to 5%.