Strip card question

[GrayGhost]

Hey, anyone have ANY Idea why Strip cards are going for such NUTTY prices nowadays? Back in the day, they were VERY affordable ways to get old cards for your collection. Even commons or "A" examples seem crazy priced everywhere I look. Any ideas all?

[vintagerookies51]

Aren't a lot of them graded "A" because they're hand-cut? I think they're actually pretty cool and they're only going for about 1/3 to 1/2 the price of a more popular card of the player

[bcbgcbrcb]

Scott:

Do you have any examples to share?

[GrayGhost]

well. I have seen some here on NET54 and on ebay. I can recall commons going for 5-10 and stars obviously for more, but still affordable.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Faber-Ba...item4aadfd0628

Seems high to me as a starter. Maybe its my imagination to generalize, as now on bay, I see some that are fair priced/bids/

[novakjr]

I think that the strip cards, for the longest time went somewhat unnoticed, or were frowned upon because of how truly generic they are. I think that lately, since people are learning more about them, the appreciation for them is growing at a nice pace. First, there's a few HOF rookies in those sets. Second, they're cheaper alternatives to the more typical cards for anyone putting together a HOF collection. Third, many of the sets are small enough, that completing them in a timely manner, without breaking the bank is very possible. As far as prices go, it's simple supply and demand. More people are interested in them, therefore higher prices. As far as "A"s getting good prices, I'd attribute that to the fact that with strip cards, sometimes "A" is about as good as you can reasonably find. Basically, "A" might be the standard grade for strip card, whereas NM is the standard for modern cards.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Scott:

I agree that the price listed for the sample that you provided is very high but there are also no bidders and probably won't be. Just another e-bay museum piece.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

well. I have seen some here on NET54 and on ebay. I can recall commons going for 5-10 and stars obviously for more, but still affordable.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Faber-Ba...item4aadfd0628

Seems high to me as a starter. Maybe its my imagination to generalize, as now on bay, I see some that are fair priced/bids/

Strip cards of the Black Sox players - particularly in W514's (card shown is a W515) have always commanded a premium. I believe W514's have 7 of the 8 Black Sox players - missing only the McMullin card. The set has some importance also in that it was issued in 1920 and fairly close to the date of the scandal.

I have a hard time justifying paying so much for strips of the Black Sox players....so my W514 set only has a couple of black sox cards.

Z Wheat

[Leon]

I never really understand the thought of paying a lot for a high grade strip card but to each his own. I don't think strips get the credit they deserve as some are really neat. As far as some going high I would imagine if it were high grade ones then some of the registry guys could be fighting for them. Memory Lane has a very good following of registry set folks. I have bid and won several items in their auctions and have never had any reason, from those winnings or elsewhere, to think there were anything but legitimate bids being placed. I bid with them without reservation. IF you paid a lot, or a little, then that is how the bidding went. I overpay for stuff all of the time. Here is one I overpaid for in a Huggins and Scott auction.

[Exhibitman]

Leon, I don't think you can really 'overpay' for a Wool's back. Just too darn scarce to figure a 'market price' to use as a reference. Nice pick!