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

[G1911]

Originally Posted by scooter729

I'm the donkey in question here.

In 2014, I listed an Alifabolaget Pele PSA 9 rookie on this site for $5,000. Crickets. I eventually sold it elsewhere for $5,000, after a lot of effort.

As mentioned above, a PSA 9 sold last year for $900K, And then a PSA 9 sold earlier this year for $1.3M. And I sold it for $5K, after everyone else on here passed.

I will now go light myself on fire.

This one hurt to read, sir. No one foresaw it would hit $1,000,000, but ouch.

[brianp-beme]

Definitely any extremely high priced (4 to 6 figures) modern cards of players whose names I have never heard of before.

Brian

[the 'stache]

I took a look at 1948-'49 Leaf Babe Ruths last night, and was shocked by how much they've gone up. I guess I shouldn't be, given the market.

A PSA 4 sold on 6/11/18 for $2,030 on PWCC.
A PSA 4 sold on 4/25/22 for $10,500 at REA.

That's over 500% in under 48 months.

I would more understand this for his contemporary releases like an American Caramel, Goudey or Sport Kings. But the Leaf was produced after he'd already passed. It's an attractive card, but it's off era.

I'm about ready for the market to normalize, now.

[ejharrington]

1985 Fleer Steve Balboni PSA 10

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by G1911

This one hurt to read, sir. No one foresaw it would hit $1,000,000, but ouch.

If my whole collection could get a million dollars, I would make that deal in a heartbeat.

It's freakish spontaneous wealth the way some of these cards are hitting.