Is there ever a time when certain cards are considered hot in the market???

Kdog08

I don't mean the super modern only a handful available kind of stuff....I am more so talking about something that happens with the player. For example,now that Derek Jeter owns a Yankees all-time record....do certain cards of his automatically increase demand or value? Or with retired or deceased players....are there trends in the marketplace that just sort of happen???? If you can give specific examples, that would be great.

MDCook

There are lots of HOF collectors out there. When a player is elected to the hall his rookie cards and autograph cards usually sell higher for a short time period. I"m sure there are other instances but this one is pretty consistent.

Matt

diamondman

<< <i>I don't mean the super modern only a handful available kind of stuff....I am more so talking about something that happens with the player. For example,now that Derek Jeter owns a Yankees all-time record....do certain cards of his automatically increase demand or value? Or with retired or deceased players....are there trends in the marketplace that just sort of happen???? If you can give specific examples, that would be great. >>



anytime a HOF dies his autograph usually shoots up in price and his rookie card will rise ( small time frame and window) for the highest price.

billwaltonsbeard

1988 Donruss Mike LaValliere is always hot

Sheamaster

Barry Sanders Score rookie was getting hot when people thought he was going to break Payton's all-time rushing yards record.

NickM

Major milestones and awards give a boost to cards. Whether it's short-term or permanent depends on the nature of the milestone.

Breaking a team record doesn't count for much. If you're not a Yankee diehard or serious Jeter fan, you really don't care that Jeter passed Gehrig on the all-tine Yankees hit list.

3000 hits will give a boost to his cards.

Nick

prscott933

<< <i>1988 Donruss Mike LaValliere is always hot >>

MeteoriteGuy

Nolan Ryan and his 7th no-hitter/300 win season. His cards went up pretty big after that.

Mark McGwire and his rookie home run record, his cards were pretty much commons before he got 1/3-1/2 into the record.

Whatever Beckett told you was hot that month in the 80s.

airjoedan

I held onto a few Tony Romo rookies that I bought for $50 each after his first start. They were selling for $250 or so when he fumbled the snap.....then went back down to the $150'ish level. At the end of the next year when he had 36 TD passes....they sold for $400+. I finally sold at the start of last season when they were the favorites to win the Super Bowl - for $800. Now the Contenders PSA 10 can probably be had for $450-$550. So, in this case, I actually FINALLY sold a card at the right time.

- Joe

WinPitcher

The Jeter/Bush card of a couple years back was HOT.


Steve

jfkheat

McGwire and Sosa rookies went crazy when they broke the home run record. I remember the 85 Topps McGwires selling for over $500. I was out of town working at the time and didn't have access to my cards. I had 2 grocery racks with the card showing on front that I paid about $35 each. When I finally got home a month or so later I listed them on Ebay and got about $250 each for them
James

metsfan

Lebron James cards were hot before he even started to play in the NBA. And the stayed hot the entire year. If a player wins an award the cards usually go up (MVP,ROY,CY YOUNG,etc). This is more true if the player wins unexpectadly. As far as the Hall Of Fame, cards seem to go up before the player is elected. Of course if we knew which cards would go up all the time, what fun would would that be? It's fun to guess,though.