Omnious sign in market?

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Prices on the Jackson and the Mantle reflect the quality of the cards, not the market. Most of the vintage I looked at had solid numbers. The market is still healthy enough.

The disparity in the Jordan prices is also expected.

Extremely healthy I agree. I think next year it’s only going higher. REA will probably have record numbers in their fall auction that starts in November bank on that.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

Extremely healthy I agree. I think next year it’s only going higher. REA will probably have record numbers in their fall auction that starts in November bank on that.

REA had pretty solid numbers on stuff from tonight's auction. Maybe not on weaker examples of cards but on decent looking examples, prices were very respectable.

[sreader3]

Someone asked for more than anecdotes. I can offer these year-over-year median price data for "true" T206 commons (not "premium" commons which are in shorter supply) sold in the last three months or so:

PSA 2: $82 v. $75 (+9.3%)
PSA 3: $125 v. $100 (+25.0%)
PSA 4: $190 v. $143 (+32.9%)
PSA 5: $280 v. $221 (+26.7%)
PSA 6: $510 v. $450 (+13.3%)
PSA 7: $2100 v. $1980 (+6.1%)

N for this data collection effort is around 1000.

T206 prices seem to be tracking right now about the same as they were three months ago -- maybe a slight increase -- after rising substantially earlier in the year. The midgrade market (PSA 3 - PSA 5) seems to be the strongest. This was not true last year when lower grades fared better on a percentage basis.

[parkerj33]

Scott, do you have similar data for SGC of the same type of commons group? Wondering if SGC tracks similar to psa in t206 especially. thanks!

[sreader3]

Hi Jim,

I do not track SGC, mainly because the sample size is much smaller. I did a sampling several years ago and T206 SGC pricing tracked at about 75% of T206 PSA pricing overall.
Scot

Edited to add:

My T206 price check app is free! It doesn't catch all of the nuances of T206 front/back combos but is reasonably good. Did I mention it is free?

http://www.t206insider.com/store/c1/...r#price-check/

[parkplace33]

Will the hobby still be ominous this year? Not so sure now. Some prices up, but others down. I do think some collectors are more picky about picking up cards.

[Bobbycee]

Originally Posted by sreader3

Hi Jim,

I do not track SGC, mainly because the sample size is much smaller. I did a sampling several years ago and T206 SGC pricing tracked at about 75% of T206 PSA pricing overall.
Scot

Edited to add:

My T206 price check app is free! It doesn't catch all of the nuances of T206 front/back combos but is reasonably good. Did I mention it is free?

http://www.t206insider.com/store/c1/...r#price-check/

Scot, a 2022 update! Your Price Check is incredibly helpful as a tool for my collection value and insight into purchases. Thanks for this as I know you've been busy with relocating. All the best in your new home. Hope you now have the time to get back to collecting.

[sreader3]

Originally Posted by Bobbycee

Scot, a 2022 update! Your Price Check is incredibly helpful as a tool for my collection value and insight into purchases. Thanks for this as I know you've been busy with relocating. All the best in your new home. Hope you now have the time to get back to collecting.

Thanks Bob. Enjoy! As a side note, I updated the grade multiplier for PSA 6.5 to PSA 10 again yesterday as I made a math (calculator) error in my original 2022 update (Doh!).