I'm only 44 but I am glad I don't listen to podcasts or even know what The Ringer is, LOL. These days there is so much noise out there, we have to curate what we let into our lives the same way we curate our collections.
I'd surmise most of us collectors here are not all puffed up about card prices rising lately. If you love your cards, you've likely not bought them with the intent of selling them, so the profits you could reap become rather moot. And if you love your cards, you likely have a want list, which is getting more expensive. I'd much rather not get 150k offers on my '52 Mantle and be able to buy the cards I want for cheaper.
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I'm only 44 but I am glad I don't listen to podcasts or even know what The Ringer is, LOL. These days there is so much noise out there, we have to curate what we let into our lives the same way we curate our collections.
I'd surmise most of us collectors here are not all puffed up about card prices rising lately. If you love your cards, you've likely not bought them with the intent of selling them, so the profits you could reap become rather moot. And if you love your cards, you likely have a want list, which is getting more expensive. I'd much rather not get 150k offers on my '52 Mantle and be able to buy the cards I want for cheaper.
While you may not listen to podcasts, millions of people do. As of January, 2021 there are over 850,000 active podcasts and more than half of all US consumers listen to them. The Ringer is Bill Simmons' podcast company which was just recently sold to Spotify for $200 million.
Podcasts are a big deal, and for a company like The Ringer, with its tremendous podcast influence, to enter sports cards, tells me that this boom is just beginning.
I’m 55 years old so I lived through both the late 80s craze and the 2020 craze.
What both have in common is that people began to notice the value in sports cards.
As Fergie said, people who were thrilled in 1987 to sell Gretzky rookies for $50 are the same who are thrilled to sell them today for much higher. The truth is that Gretzky rookies will be even sky higher 5-10 years from now.
Sell only if you need cash. If you don’t need cash, then sit back and enjoy your cards.
Someone just showed me a picture of this Gary guy brandishing his Dwayne Johnson card— a card that just seems to have had an eye opening sale on eBay. Curious, eh? Hmmm. LOL.
Also, this is anecdotal, but I have friends who have tried to put up cards of theirs for sale— different cards that have recently seemed to “take off” at the “usual suspects” sales venues in our hobby. And strangely (or perhaps not strangely, to some) the cards are not moving. The offers are not coming in, let alone any offers in line with the latest sales numbers. So just saying, be wary of smoke and mirrors and hype. Especially around cards that have large pop numbers and long historical pricing data— and proceed to take massive, anomalous, outlier jumps that break wholly from the past. Sellers are jacking up their asks en masse on all cards also on eBay. It feels to me like a house of cards, pun intended.
It is crazy. I am just glad to have what I have but I am not buying anything at the moment. Just seeing where all this is heading. Great to see most of my big dollar cards go up quite a bit but I'm also priced out on a lot of cards that I still on certain grades. If these keeps up, only thing I'll be able to purchase at the next National will be a wax box of 1988 Donruss.
Jordan has some Baseball cards too correct? During his short time as a White Sox. Wouldn't be surprised if those cards took off lol.
Yes he does have some baseball but other than the UD card in that last comment I’ve never really had any interest in his BB stuff.
Those Looney Tunes stickers are the absolute bottom of the barrel when it comes to MJ items of value. You could find these in department stores right near the registers. When it comes to the lowest tier of MJ cards there are his boxed set cards,then below that you have his UD (Collectors Choice?) sticker set sold in packs, then the Looney Tunes then lastly, his Broder type stuff.
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I'm only 44 but I am glad I don't listen to podcasts or even know what The Ringer is, LOL. These days there is so much noise out there, we have to curate what we let into our lives the same way we curate our collections.
I'd surmise most of us collectors here are not all puffed up about card prices rising lately. If you love your cards, you've likely not bought them with the intent of selling them, so the profits you could reap become rather moot. And if you love your cards, you likely have a want list, which is getting more expensive. I'd much rather not get 150k offers on my '52 Mantle and be able to buy the cards I want for cheaper.
While you may not listen to podcasts, millions of people do. As of January, 2021 there are over 850,000 active podcasts and more than half of all US consumers listen to them. The Ringer is Bill Simmons' podcast company which was just recently sold to Spotify for $200 million.
Podcasts are a big deal, and for a company like The Ringer, with its tremendous podcast influence, to enter sports cards, tells me that this boom is just beginning.
I’m 55 years old so I lived through both the late 80s craze and the 2020 craze.
What both have in common is that people began to notice the value in sports cards.
As Fergie said, people who were thrilled in 1987 to sell Gretzky rookies for $50 are the same who are thrilled to sell them today for much higher. The truth is that Gretzky rookies will be even sky higher 5-10 years from now.
Sell only if you need cash. If you don’t need cash, then sit back and enjoy your cards.
If anyone wants to buy this for 1.5 million I am selling.
Someone just showed me a picture of this Gary guy brandishing his Dwayne Johnson card— a card that just seems to have had an eye opening sale on eBay. Curious, eh? Hmmm. LOL.
Also, this is anecdotal, but I have friends who have tried to put up cards of theirs for sale— different cards that have recently seemed to “take off” at the “usual suspects” sales venues in our hobby. And strangely (or perhaps not strangely, to some) the cards are not moving. The offers are not coming in, let alone any offers in line with the latest sales numbers. So just saying, be wary of smoke and mirrors and hype. Especially around cards that have large pop numbers and long historical pricing data— and proceed to take massive, anomalous, outlier jumps that break wholly from the past. Sellers are jacking up their asks en masse on all cards also on eBay. It feels to me like a house of cards, pun intended.
Dude is spiking the football. This card has been running in all grades.
“Running” based on what, exactly?
It’s been going up for over a year non stop.
There are a lot of cards that have.
Nothing wrong with being excited about gains.
I am pleased that’s for sure.
You just know that the MJ market is getting silly when you see his 1993 Nike Looney Tunes sticker set going from $24 in December to $460 in February. These were under $10 sets for years now some stickers are selling for $150+.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?rmvHdr=false&ebay-mobile-status=success&_from=R40&_oac=1&_nkw=Michael+Jordan+Nike+looney+&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&LH_Sold=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=01844&_sargn=-1&saslc=1&_salic=1&_sop=10&_dmd=1&_ipg=200&LH_Complete=1&_fosrp=1
Eric
Erikthredd’s MJ Collection: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/publishedset/395035
Erikthredd’s Nike Air Jordan Collection: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/basketball/key-card-sets/nike-poster-cards-michael-jordan-1985-1992/alltimeset/408486
It is crazy. I am just glad to have what I have but I am not buying anything at the moment. Just seeing where all this is heading. Great to see most of my big dollar cards go up quite a bit but I'm also priced out on a lot of cards that I still on certain grades. If these keeps up, only thing I'll be able to purchase at the next National will be a wax box of 1988 Donruss.
Jordan has some Baseball cards too correct? During his short time as a White Sox. Wouldn't be surprised if those cards took off lol.
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
Ignore list -Basebal21
Too late!
$300 three months ago
Yes he does have some baseball but other than the UD card in that last comment I’ve never really had any interest in his BB stuff.
Those Looney Tunes stickers are the absolute bottom of the barrel when it comes to MJ items of value. You could find these in department stores right near the registers. When it comes to the lowest tier of MJ cards there are his boxed set cards,then below that you have his UD (Collectors Choice?) sticker set sold in packs, then the Looney Tunes then lastly, his Broder type stuff.
Eric
Erikthredd’s MJ Collection: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/publishedset/395035
Erikthredd’s Nike Air Jordan Collection: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/basketball/key-card-sets/nike-poster-cards-michael-jordan-1985-1992/alltimeset/408486
I've got at least one or two of those baseball Jordans.
Will have to look for them and see if they're worth grading.