What card price increase (over the last 5 years) shocks you the most?

[ullmandds]

Lots of eye popping increases the last few years in all of sports collecting. And I agree that some of the most staggering have been outside of baseball...tennis, soccer, wrestling...etc.

In the vintage baseball world...I have been shocked by many of the same...the goudey ruths...really all ruths...t206 in general...esp cobbs and hofers...robinsons...exhibits have gone pretty crazy...many junk wax era including jordan rookie.

[Rich Klein]

The price of supplies is just as astounding.

I used to pay about $3 for new 3200 ct boxes and now it's $10.98 at my LCS. And that's not a rip as the owner works on percent profits.

Rich

[Johnny630]

This post gets people thinking maybe should sell or should have sold?

Has the ship sailed on these prices or are they here to stay?

What's Say You??

I think the Vaults have Pushed a lot of these numbers higher and higher.

[JollyElm]

Here's one that has gone batsh*t crazy...

1980 Topps Larry Bird Julius Erving Magic Johnson Scoring Leaders dual rookie card with special guest star, 'Dr. J.'

These were always available in high grade (8 or 9) with a usual PD or OC qualifier, for a few hundred bucks on non-eBay seller sites that I regularly checked. These cards are ridiculously plentiful!! I mean, come on, they're from 1980!! I never bought one, because they're just too shiny and new...but i regret it now. Look at what the pandemic did to the prices of these cards, top to bottom!!!!!!!!!!

[rjackson44]

T206 commons crazy

[mrreality68]

1986 Topps Jordan PSA 10.

I had a chance to buy/trade for one in 2019 for 20K now they have been as high as $750K and regularly still go for over $300K to 400K range

[pokerplyr80]

I passed on an 86 Fleer Jordan when they were around 20k too. A friend wanted 25k for a dead centered example but I had a prewar card I was more interested in at the time.

I'd say 52 topps Mays is the most surprising ti me, at least that comes to mind now. I had always planned to pick one up but never got around to it. I was offered a 6 for around 4k from a member here. Not even sure what they're at right now but it's a lot more than that.