Current state of the hobby-Vintage Cards

[raulus]

Maybe it’s just the stuff that I collect, but in general, it doesn’t seem like much has changed in the last 6 months. Most stuff still seems to be selling at nice prices and no shortage of demand. Every once in a while you might see something sell at auction for lower than you were expecting, although often you can explain it away as being an inferior copy with an early cert or sketchy centering etc.

[jchcollins]

From my standpoint, both locally and online - things are very healthy. I usually have multiple weekend show options near me (within an hour or less driving distance) every month - and those shows are packed. For the pure vintage side, I see my bread and butter (postwar vintage stars, HOF, both slabbed and raw...) selling strong. Let's put it this way - there are still plenty of cards I would love to own that I can't afford - LOL.

[irv]

I don't pay a lot of attention to other vintage cards, tbh, but, as far as I can tell, the 52 Topps market is still going strong with some significant increases with a couple/few players.

[BillyC_KY]

I bid on seven cards in the REA auction that I need for my 1952 Topps and I won one. I put in strong bids over high VCP and still lost. The 52 Topps market is strong at the moment.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by BillyC_KY

I bid on seven cards in the REA auction that I need for my 1952 Topps and I won one. I put in strong bids over high VCP and still lost. The 52 Topps market is strong at the moment.

As Dale also said, the demand for 1952 Topps remains strong. I've tracked prices on graded 1952 Topps for 15+ years and mid to high end graded cards - even commons - have gone up on a consistent basis. Finding value in high end graded cards is becoming more difficult.