Celebration: Got My Covington
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Hehehe, I got my 1957 Topps Wes Covington #283 today at the CSA show here in northern VA. Picked it up for $7 and it looks way better than the one I got sniped for on eBay. I will be putting up pictures once photobucket registers me or unless someone can do it for me. To celebrate, here is one of my freelance articles about vintage cards....
The Vintage Advantage
The Vintage Advantage
It seems that a new trend has overtaken much of the secondary sports card market. It seems that with the abundance of new cards such as Game Used, Autographs, Die Cuts, etc., that the market has become flooded, dragging these normally soughtafter high priced items down. But this has done wonders for collectors of older players and sets. In the brand new Beckett Baseball magazine, every set from 1948 Leaf up to 1972 Topps had up arrows for common, semi star, and unlisted star cards. Along with those unlisted cards going up, almost every star card from those sets took huge leaps in the up direction. Some examples include...
1966 Topps #1 Willie Mays
Last month's(April) book values: Lo $75 Hi $150
This month's(May) book values: Lo $125 Hi $200
1958 Topps #1 Ted Williams
Last month: Lo $250 Hi $500
This month: Lo $350 Hi $600
1963 Topps #200 Mickey Mantle
Last month: Lo $300 Hi $450
This month: Lo $300 Hi $500
Some cards even jumped into a whole other tax bracket, examples:
1952 Topps #1 Andy Pafko
Last month: Lo $2,000 Hi $4,000
This month: Lo $3,000 Hi $5,000
1952 Topps #407 Eddie Mathews Rookie Card
Last month: Lo $4,000 Hi $8,000
This month: Lo $6,000 Hi $10,000
If this current trend continues, the collecting world could see a dramatic shift between the balance of vintage collectors and those who collect newer, shinier cards. Even with book values of $10,000 on up, many vintage cards can still be had quite cheaply. A 1954 Hank Aaron Rookie Card can still be had in the low $100's even though it books for $1500 now(also a card on the rise, by $200). That is a bargain for those of us who enjoy watching ESPN Classics and tapes of old games. If I were you, I would be doing research on what seems to be hot in the world of vintage, pick up some of the key cards now, grade them, then just wait until the supply of high grade cards dries up due to set building, and unload them for possibly double what you paid a few months or years ago for the card. Some sets that appear to be ripe for picking up raw cards include:
1952 Topps Common's
1948-1955 Bowman's
1960's Topps Star's
Perhaps this is just another fade like the production of Game Used cards, but if these cards can survive 50 years, do you think the demand will fade like more modern overproduced cards?? Perhaps you already have some vintage cards, maybe you should think about getting them graded. Maybe you should start a small collection of 1952 Topps common's that are higher grade examples. Collecting vintage cards can be a great secondary collecting focus for those who like new cards, as you can often pick up $200 1950's cards for the cost of a couple packs of 2004 Topps Chrome. You could get a Hank Aaron 1954 Topps Rookie Card for about the price of a pack of 2004 SP Game Used Patch, and which do you think would be more likely to give you a return on your investment in the comming years. Which would you rather have, a Dual Patch Luis Gonzalez and 3 base cards, or a Hank Aaron Rookie??? I know my choice, do you??
Written By Henry Woodruff (Me) with graphics by HaganSP
Enjoy
Henry
The Vintage Advantage
The Vintage Advantage
It seems that a new trend has overtaken much of the secondary sports card market. It seems that with the abundance of new cards such as Game Used, Autographs, Die Cuts, etc., that the market has become flooded, dragging these normally soughtafter high priced items down. But this has done wonders for collectors of older players and sets. In the brand new Beckett Baseball magazine, every set from 1948 Leaf up to 1972 Topps had up arrows for common, semi star, and unlisted star cards. Along with those unlisted cards going up, almost every star card from those sets took huge leaps in the up direction. Some examples include...
1966 Topps #1 Willie Mays
Last month's(April) book values: Lo $75 Hi $150
This month's(May) book values: Lo $125 Hi $200
1958 Topps #1 Ted Williams
Last month: Lo $250 Hi $500
This month: Lo $350 Hi $600
1963 Topps #200 Mickey Mantle
Last month: Lo $300 Hi $450
This month: Lo $300 Hi $500
Some cards even jumped into a whole other tax bracket, examples:
1952 Topps #1 Andy Pafko
Last month: Lo $2,000 Hi $4,000
This month: Lo $3,000 Hi $5,000
1952 Topps #407 Eddie Mathews Rookie Card
Last month: Lo $4,000 Hi $8,000
This month: Lo $6,000 Hi $10,000
If this current trend continues, the collecting world could see a dramatic shift between the balance of vintage collectors and those who collect newer, shinier cards. Even with book values of $10,000 on up, many vintage cards can still be had quite cheaply. A 1954 Hank Aaron Rookie Card can still be had in the low $100's even though it books for $1500 now(also a card on the rise, by $200). That is a bargain for those of us who enjoy watching ESPN Classics and tapes of old games. If I were you, I would be doing research on what seems to be hot in the world of vintage, pick up some of the key cards now, grade them, then just wait until the supply of high grade cards dries up due to set building, and unload them for possibly double what you paid a few months or years ago for the card. Some sets that appear to be ripe for picking up raw cards include:
1952 Topps Common's
1948-1955 Bowman's
1960's Topps Star's
Perhaps this is just another fade like the production of Game Used cards, but if these cards can survive 50 years, do you think the demand will fade like more modern overproduced cards?? Perhaps you already have some vintage cards, maybe you should think about getting them graded. Maybe you should start a small collection of 1952 Topps common's that are higher grade examples. Collecting vintage cards can be a great secondary collecting focus for those who like new cards, as you can often pick up $200 1950's cards for the cost of a couple packs of 2004 Topps Chrome. You could get a Hank Aaron 1954 Topps Rookie Card for about the price of a pack of 2004 SP Game Used Patch, and which do you think would be more likely to give you a return on your investment in the comming years. Which would you rather have, a Dual Patch Luis Gonzalez and 3 base cards, or a Hank Aaron Rookie??? I know my choice, do you??
Written By Henry Woodruff (Me) with graphics by HaganSP
Enjoy
Henry
Looking for:
1957 Topps 271, 343
1934 Goudey
1957 Topps 271, 343
1934 Goudey
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