1984-86 Topps Tiffany PSA 10's
lifeshouldbefun
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Just looking for opinions ...
I've been buying 1984-1986 Topps Tiffany PSA 10 HOF's. It's fun, my son likes them, and it's not expensive.
I do enjoy putting together HOF runs from different post 1972 sets.
My question is .. Do these really have any potential appreciation value in the future ? OR, will cards potentially
die off, to a degree, when our generation (I am late 40's) gets out of collecting.
My Nolan Ryan collection, and 60's complete sets, have appreciated very nicely,
but just curious what collectors think of the Tiffany series.
Thanks for your opinion
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collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
Jeff
I tend to take the view that more from your generation will re-enter the market. I'm not sure that Topps Tiffany will outpace inflation, just may hold their value.
<< <i>I think Topps Tiffany in the years you've mentioned are highly undervalued. >>
+1
Great cards to be collecting, should only go up in value!! Enjoy!
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
drawback they have is the plastic coating on the front has a tendency
to change color or turn yellow-ish over time. This can detract from the
eye appeal, in my opinion. If you can find examples without this toning,
then that's a bonus.
<< <i>I absolutely believe that certain players in Tiffany form have the ability to appreciate over time. Your no longer having to worry about the super inflated prices of the low pop HOFer's, and with the somewhat limited print run as compared to the standard counterpart, I find them to be relatively attractive. >>
You might want to replace "somewhat limited print run as compared to......." with "a print run that is minuscule as compared to......."
In most cases, you are talking 10,000 Tiffany sets as compared to 10,000,000 Regular Topps sets.
Personally, I believe there is more potential for the sets [unopened] to appreciate than PSA 10 HOF'ers from the sets. The reality is that many of the cards in the sets are in top condition, particularly if they've been stored correctly and not taken out of the box for 25+ years. Centering tends to be one of the biggest issues.
Over the past decade, many sellers have seen opportunity in breaking the sets down for player set collectors like you and I. Over time, I think there will be fewer and fewer Tiffany sets from 1984-1986 around, and I think there will be increasing demand for the original, complete, still boxed sealed set.
My $0.02
Curious to see what it goes for...
If they increase in value over time, the registry will be the driving factor.
<< <i>Check out this auction - WOW
Curious to see what it goes for... >>
$250 to ship??? is he flying to the buyer to personally drop them off???
<< <i>Tiffanys ceilings are limited because there is far less nostalgia value. No kid ever pulled a Tiffany card from a pack.
If they increase in value over time, the registry will be the driving factor. >>
Interesting -- I disagree. I think since they are much higher quality, brighter, bolder colors, that they will have a greater value than their Topps counterparts. The Tiffany's look like what adults remember the cards looking like coming out of the pack.
Much like the Topps Presentation Sets from 1959 - 1963 are in such high demand 50 years later. I think the notion that Mattingly Tiffany in PSA 10 sells for well over $500- is a good indicator that there is big demand for this issue. Value is all a supply demand equation, and I think there will continue to be significantly more demand for the Tiffany's than their Topps counterparts.
-Mcadams
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<< <i>Tiffanys ceilings are limited because there is far less nostalgia value. No kid ever pulled a Tiffany card from a pack.
If they increase in value over time, the registry will be the driving factor. >>
And no kid every pulled a 1982 Topps Traded Ripken or a 1984 Fleer Update Clemens or Puckett card from a pack, yet those are the most desirable and valuable rookies of those players.
And are you trying to argue that the aspect which made the "regular" Topps so plentiful (being available in packs at every corner store in America) is what also is going to make them more desirable in the future? And vice versa with the Tiffany cards?
The Tiffany cards are beautiful with the glossy finish and extremely vibrant colors.
If it were not for the print runs being so high I think all 80's baseball cards would be more valuable so it only makes since that these sell for a large premium.
There are less made, they are nicer and hence they are more expensive period.
If you are to invest per say in any mass produced sets these would be the one's in my book.
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<< <i>Check out this auction - WOW
Curious to see what it goes for... >>
$250 to ship??? is he flying to the buyer to personally drop them off??? >>
He's including the wood case shown in the photos as well.
Tabe
<< <i>And are you trying to argue that the aspect which made the "regular" Topps so plentiful (being available in packs at every corner store in America) is what also is going to make them more desirable in the future? And vice versa with the Tiffany cards? >>
There are lots of reasons to collect cards and the higher quality & SP aspects of the Tiffanys are perfectly fine reasons to want to acquire them. I'm just saying that people aren't going to collect Tiffanys out of nostalgia or emotion. Perhaps I overvalue that element of value and am totally wrong about the cost ceiling but the demand for these cards doesn't seem organic to me at all. Much moreso for any card that isn't a major RC.
The Traded cards are at least a separate issue and those sets could potentiall contain a player's first card ever. By definition, no Tiffany card will ever be a true first RC, only a really great looking reprint.