Auction dollars spent vis a vis ebay dollars spent

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Posted By: barrysloate

Vintage cards are what they are but here is an area of the market I don't understand. Let's take T210's as an example of this. Years ago they sold for $10-20 apiece because very few collectors cared about them and most never heard of the players. Now they are red-hot and often sell for $100 each. Why? Is it that these suddenly obscure players became so appealing or is it that everything else has become so expensive they are the only cards left that anyone can afford? If the latter is the case, what does that say about the market? And if a set is red-hot, does that suggest it will eventually cool off and become less appealing, and therefore less expensive? To this day I don't get what makes a set that's been around a century suddenly get hot.