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

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by rats60

Modern Basketball cards selling for 1 million dollars plus.

1997/98 UD Michael Jordan Jersey Auto - 1.44 million dollars. A couple years ago this card was under 100k.

1996/97 Chrome Refractor Kobe Bryant BGS 10 - 1.795 million. When these 2 were freshly graded they were sold for 75k.

2003/4 Exquisite LeBron James RPA 5.2 million. A couple years ago, sold for 250k.

I'll never understand modern basketball pricing, not when you can get one of the big 4 1914 Cracker Jacks for a tenth of the price. Market forces I suppose.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I'll never understand modern basketball pricing, not when you can get one of the big 4 1914 Cracker Jacks for a tenth of the price. Market forces I suppose.

Buy a wardrobe of tshirts and sneakers, grow a little facial hair, get a job nobody understands that pays you millions for something of no apparent value, buy multiple devices, and open fifteen social media accounts, and then you'll get it.

[Exhibitman]

Lots of modern shocks me, even the stuff I own. I've had four-figure cards in binders that were worth $20 when I put them there. I don't sell anything limited or superstar related w/o doing a search first.

[joeadcock]

1974 Mike Schmidt(second year) card in PSA 10. His first card of him alone.
$5,100 just before pandemic(2/2020)
$43,000 in 10/2021

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I'll never understand modern basketball pricing, not when you can get one of the big 4 1914 Cracker Jacks for a tenth of the price. Market forces I suppose.

Those are the key cards in the modern market. They deserve high prices. However, the prices from a few years ago seemed high. Today's prices seem ridiculous. All it takes is 2 rich guys that have to have it and reason goes out the window.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by rats60

Those are the key cards in the modern market. They deserve high prices. However, the prices from a few years ago seemed high. Today's prices seem ridiculous. All it takes is 2 rich guys that have to have it and reason goes out the window.

+1 Agree

[AMPduppp]

For modern cards, I think Yermin Mercedes's prices were the most shocking. After his hot start last year, his rookie autos shot from $5-10 up to $200+. The modern market has always been reactive, but that was insane for a 28yo rookie.

Vintage-wise, the Sanella Ruth has exploded as people seem to realize it's best option for a budget Ruth. PSA lists low-grade selling in the $200-250 range back in 2019, compared to recent sales from $800-1000.