Sell my 52T Mays?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by egri

I disagree; when a player of Mays’s caliber dies, there is an extensive amount of positive media coverage that exposes people who otherwise wouldn’t be as aware of that player’s accomplishments. When Tom Seaver died, after reading some of the press coverage, I nearly went and picked up a couple cards of his (I couldn’t find a signed 1987 Topps at a reasonable price). I wouldn’t have looked into his cards if it hadn’t been for the attention he got, and he had been in declining health for a while, so it wasn’t really a shock.

Again, temporary spikes - yes. Did Mantle's card prices double when he died? Did anything like that happen for Ted Williams? No. I'm simply saying that the perceived effect of the death is less in my estimation than some people make it out to be. Most of the time significant increases in card values are attributable to other things.

[skelly423]

I sold mine in early 2020 and have regretted it ever since. It's got nothing to do with the money I left on the table by selling before the boom. It's the sadness of knowing what a great card I had, and that I can never replace it. Anything less than what I had feels like a cheap knockoff. Even with the market losing its mind lately, when you're talking about your favorite card, leave money out of the equation.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Again, temporary spikes - yes. Did Mantle's card prices double when he died? Did anything like that happen for Ted Williams? No. I'm simply saying that the perceived effect of the death is less in my estimation than some people make it out to be. Most of the time significant increases in card values are attributable to other things.

Didnt even happen for Berra. Who among his jokes, was the captain of the yankee ship, and very under rated

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Didnt even happen for Berra.

True. Berra has always puzzled me in that the baseball establishment seems to value him more like a clown prince than a 3 time MVP with 10 World Series rings...