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

[Yoda]

Don't have any comps but:
1. Tiger Woods
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Mike Tyson
4. And I suppose Hulk Hogan

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Don't have any comps but:
1. Tiger Woods
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Mike Tyson
4. And I suppose Hulk Hogan

Definitely agree on Tyson. He wasn't even the best of his generation, unless getting KTFO by Holyfield and Lewis qualifies you as the best. His RC is disproportionately costly as compared to those of Holyfield and Lewis, though Lewis' RC is a common as dirt 1991 Kayo.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Definitely agree on Tyson. He wasn't even the best of his generation, unless getting KTFO by Holyfield and Lewis qualifies you as the best. His RC is disproportionately costly as compared to those of Holyfield and Lewis, though Lewis' RC is a common as dirt 1991 Kayo.

I don't get it, not only was his invincibility fairly short lived (see Buster Douglas), but he's not exactly an endearing personality either, was involved in personal controversies, etc.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I don't get it, not only was his invincibility fairly short lived (see Buster Douglas), but he's not exactly an endearing personality either, was involved in personal controversies, etc.

That's a nice euphemism for rape.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Don't have any comps but:

2. Michael Schumacher

Almost everything Formula 1 has exploded in price over the past year. It's a combination of the Netflix Drive to Survive series and Topps now having a license to produce F1 cards. I can't believe how many $10,000+ cards the Topps 2020 set has produced. Even mid-pack runners have some $1,000+ manufactured scarcity/autograph cards from the 2020 Topps set.

Along those same lines, Lewis Hamilton's 2006 Futera pre-rookie card is extremely rare, but I still found the $312,000 sale at Goldin to be shocking. Ditto for the $900,000 sale of a 2020 Topps 1/1 Superfractor of Hamilton at Goldin.

On a smaller scale, Niki Lauda's rookie card is a sticker from the 1974 Vedettes set. Nearly every example in the past year or so has exploded close to the $1,000 range, with higher grade versions selling in the mid four figures. That is shocking to me.

The 1984 Ayrton Senna Panini Scratch N' Play is another example that has gone crazy in the past year, with several examples selling for $10,000+ and as much as $30,000 for a higher grade example.

[Bored5000]

Another card that has really shocked me is Richard Petty's rookie card from the 1972 STP set. I get it that it is Richard Petty, but this was a $125-150 card even 3-4 years ago. Now, raw sales of $1,200-1,500 are not out of the ordinary when the card does show up.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

Another card that has really shocked me is Richard Petty's rookie card from the 1972 STP set. I get it that it is Richard Petty, but this was $125-150 card even 3-4 years ago. Now, raw sales of $1,200-1,500 are not out of the ordinary when the card does show up.

That one surprises me less than the F1 stickers, it's very hard to find, it's great looking, and it's Richard Petty.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Eddie, any thoughts on what my Billie Jean King RC would go for now? It has to be an 8 I would think.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Eddie, any thoughts on what my Billie Jean King RC would go for now? It has to be an 8 I would think.

That is a neat card, Peter. But I would not even be able to make an educated guess. I love non sports cards and cards outside the big four sports, but I have never really followed tennis cards or what specific cards in that sport are worth.

[Aaron Seefeldt]

The Pinkerton PC Wagner went from $2500ish to $21,600 (SGC 1.5) in Heritage’s Nov 18, 2021 auction. No idea why, no explanation given… just a big ??? Of course this run up happened a couple years after I had sold mine & then decided to collect the set when I bought a nice group from the John Esch collection.
I was able to acquire this one in a private deal.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Eddie, any thoughts on what my Billie Jean King RC would go for now? It has to be an 8 I would think.

No idea, but nice card, and I dig the nattily attired 1960's tennis crowd in the background.

Brian

[gonefishin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

That one surprises me less than the F1 stickers, it's very hard to find, it's great looking, and it's Richard Petty.

Hey, I like King Richard and this is a pretty sweet card.