Please explain Cracker Jack price increases

[Goudey77]

Demand is indeed the driver. But why now? What’s changed.
I’m certainly not a buyer if you look at the prices just a few years ago it makes zero sense...it’s like seeing gold or silver quadruple since 2016.

Not sustainable and I’d be nervous as a buyer at this rate.

[Republicaninmass]

People stated it was the 100 year anniversary that boosted sales.

Cobb and Joe jax are always outliers


I think they are pretty, with 1914 having some low pops. Only takes 2 new collectors without VCP to fuel prices

[jasonc]

I was thinking about starting a thread about this... but what is the reason 1914 or 1915 crackers are so expensive in general. I know demand is there, as it's a great set. and it contains Cobb and Jackson

But, were the print numbers low, are they considered scarce?.. It's really hard to find a common under $100, where a T206 common would be $25-$30.

[Goudey77]

Originally Posted by jasonc

I was thinking about starting a thread about this... but what is the reason 1914 or 1915 crackers are so expensive in general. I know demand is there, as it's a great set. and it contains Cobb and Jackson

But, were the print numbers low, are they considered scarce?.. It's really hard to find a common under $100, where a T206 common would be $25-$30.

If you look at prices 2016, 2015, 2014 you’d think there was an error. In comparison to current value. I cannot even give the 100 year anniversary theory the nod on this.

Some of the price hikes makes the Mantle explosion look tame.

When have you seen a low pr-1 card go from $2,000 to $14,000 in less than 5 years. Cobb cj’s did

[Peter_Spaeth]

Arguably the best player selection of any set ever.

Cobb Jackson Speaker Lajoie Collins Wagner Johnson Mathewson Alexander Plank

T206 has Young but no Jackson or Alexander, and Wagner and Plank are extreme rarities.

M116 has Young but no Jackson or Alexander.

[jasonc]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Arguably the best player selection of any set ever.

Cobb Jackson Speaker Lajoie Collins Wagner Johnson Mathewson Alexander Plank

T206 has Young but no Jackson or Alexander, and Wagner and Plank are extreme rarities.

M116 has Young but no Jackson or Alexander.

That is a good point.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Arguably the best player selection of any set ever.

Cobb Jackson Speaker Lajoie Collins Wagner Johnson Mathewson Alexander Plank

T206 has Young but no Jackson or Alexander, and Wagner and Plank are extreme rarities.

M116 has Young but no Jackson or Alexander.

I’ll take the players in the M101-4/5 sets over these any day, or E135 type cards for that matter.

[Rhotchkiss]

I acquired these in the last year, and none was cheap. But they don’t come up often, and when they do it seems they just keep going for more money. So I bought mine (all 1914) betting that if I didn’t get them now, they would cost more later. Maybe I am right, maybe I take a loss in the long run (although I don’t know you can ever lose with these if you are able to hold).

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

I’ll take the players in the M101-4/5 sets over these any day, or E135 type cards for that matter.

I hate those pinhead cards but yes I'll give you that the addition of Ruth trumps the loss of Mathewson and Speaker.

[Peter_Spaeth]

For a set that gets no love 52 Berk Ross has an incredible selection of all time great players -- Williams Musial Mays Mantle DiMaggio Jackie Robinson Berra Campanella Mize Snider -- but no Spahn or Ford so pitching is a bit weak with Feller and Roberts.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

People stated it was the 100 year anniversary that boosted sales.

And to commemorate, everyone who was a PSA collector's club member that year got a free coffee table book. Plus, the top tier HOF market is solid in T206. PWCC advertising to the dotcom millionaires and business tycoons is certainly helping the market turn.

[swarmee]

Isn't actor Charlie Sheen also big into this set?

[riggs336]

If you were an investor with a limited amount of card knowledge but an unlimited amount of money and looking to diversify your portfolio, which set name would catch your eye: "Cracker Jack" or "E135"?

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by riggs336

If you were an investor with a limited amount of card knowledge but an unlimited amount of money and looking to diversify your portfolio, which set name would catch your eye: "Cracker Jack" or "E135"?

Old Judges, why do you ask?

[swarmee]

Same question was asked about modern cards on Blowout so I'll use the same image there... ;-)

[Leon]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Old Judges, why do you ask?

Because you have about a million of them?

Cracker Jacks are like everything else though in going up some, but I have seen a bit of a fall in 1914 commons prices, or maybe that is just the ones I am watching.