For those who believe today’s values are up……

[JollyElm]

"The card prices are so low that no one wants to buy them."

[Touch'EmAll]

ebay auctions by prominent seller just closed with majority of the prices very much in line or higher vs. recent comps.

The 10 cards I tracked were all Mays, Aaron, Clemente & Ryan high grade. Interesting to note they all had older PSA cert #'s. What drew me to track them were they all appeared high end for the grade - ie. 45/55 or better centering both ways, no tilts, no print dots, clean backs, nice registration.

I know sounds like a broken record, but high eye appeal & great centering of big name HOFers are going for very solid prices these days. You just can't comp all cards of one particular issue anymore - you must look close at the specific attributes and adjust price accordingly. There is an increasing difference in price between the average or low for the grade and high end for the grade.

And it is getting more difficult as time goes by to locate high end cards for sale. A lot of people are tossing up their low-mid for the grade cards, and the prices are telling. So in that regard, yes prices are hurting. However, it seems collectors are stashing away the nice examples, and when they do show are going for top dollar.

[MVSNYC]

Leon, awesome T205 Cobb!

Nothing to be concerned about. The card market, like the stock market, is cyclical and has peaks and valleys. Judging by the graph above, the market is lower than the 2021 peak, but certainly much higher then pre-Covid boom.

For pre-war, I've always been into Rare Back (often HOF) T206. And, also recently picked up a clean Goudey Ruth.

Since the original poster specifically mentioned post-war, I'm a fan of Jackie Rookies and Signed Mantles...I just acquired these two...

[Kutcher55]

Great balance on that Jackie. Congrats!

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

ebay auctions by prominent seller just closed with majority of the prices very much in line or higher vs. recent comps.

The 10 cards I tracked were all Mays, Aaron, Clemente & Ryan high grade. Interesting to note they all had older PSA cert #'s. What drew me to track them were they all appeared high end for the grade - ie. 45/55 or better centering both ways, no tilts, no print dots, clean backs, nice registration.

I know sounds like a broken record, but high eye appeal & great centering of big name HOFers are going for very solid prices these days. You just can't comp all cards of one particular issue anymore - you must look close at the specific attributes and adjust price accordingly. There is an increasing difference in price between the average or low for the grade and high end for the grade.

And it is getting more difficult as time goes by to locate high end cards for sale. A lot of people are tossing up their low-mid for the grade cards, and the prices are telling. So in that regard, yes prices are hurting. However, it seems collectors are stashing away the nice examples, and when they do show are going for top dollar.

Well said, +1