Rest of 2021

[dealme]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

You said it brother!

This falls in line with trying to idiot-proof something. Every time one tries to, they build a better idiot.

[Kutcher55]

One set that has seemed to keep going up, even as much of the market experienced a decline between February and now, is 1941 Play Ball. There's just not that much good inventory out there to be found. I think the flagship Dimaggio card might have softened a tiny bit over this time frame. For several months earlier this year the card was next to impossible to find in low grade. Then a few ok examples popped up, but for the most part the card is steady. A lot of the other play ball continues to go up.

None of it is excessively scarce per se, but it sure as he11 is scarce compared to any non-niche issue from 1950 and later.

[jchcollins]

I would guess it remains a moderate sellers market for the next few years, although not with the absurdity heights seen in 2020. As someone who collects mostly midgrade postwar, I would like to see some things there get reasonable again as a buyer. It seems like a lot of 1960's raw stars that used to go for $25 or so before the pandemic got up to like $60 cards in the last few years, and that to me felt unreasonable.

As far as my PC, I would agree with a lot of what's been said earlier - I'm in no hurry to move my "big" (such that they are...) cards right now.

[Yoda]

I wonder, despite the effectiveness of the vaccine, what will be the impact on card prices, if any, with the resurgence of Covid.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Yoda

I wonder, despite the effectiveness of the vaccine, what will be the impact on card prices, if any, with the resurgence of Covid.

Those of us who are worried about getting sick (even with vaccination) owing to underlying health conditions are pulling back from activities like concerts, travel, etc. I've canceled my vacation, for example, and gotten rid of big concert tickets. Frees up the ol' disposable income again for more cards!

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by dealme

This falls in line with trying to idiot-proof something. Every time one tries to, they build a better idiot.

I always used to say in regard to my first secretary that there was a village somewhere missing a pretty good idiot. I had a Federal court filing on deadline and I found her at 1:00 making file copies of the motion instead of getting the filing itself ready and on the way to court, which closed at 4:00. I had steam coming out of my ears. When I complained to my then-boss he told me that they knew she was incompetent but that she'd been there for so long that they felt they could not fire her without getting sued for age discrimination (she was in her sixties and close to retirement), so they just passed her along to each new attorney until there was an incident like mine, and she would go on to wreck the mental health and blood pressure of another baby lawyer. Since I could not fire her I turned to telling her exactly what I thought of her performance instead. Probably why the staff nicknamed me "the meanest man in the office."

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

I'm hoping I can retire when I sell this one...

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

I'm hoping I can retire when I sell this one...

Actually that is pretty sharp looking.

Would have made a nice Ruth CJ Card