Buy, sell, or hold...1986 Fleer Basketball (minus the Jordan)

Exodus

Buy, sell, or hold...... PSA 9's and 10's of 1986 Fleer Basketball minus the MJ.

This is more of an investing question then a collectors question.

gameusedhoop

POPS will only go higher, selling now is the optimal time. As the POPS increase, sale price will decrease. Simple supply and demand.

handyman

sell them and buy another jordan.

halosfan

My slow set could use some more 9s

1985fan

I am by no means an expert, but I'd have to guess that the highest point for these cards have come and gone, so selling now would be your best bet. And for the Jordan, I don't know how much more upside is left. I've said before and I'll say it again, people who want it already have it, the people who don't are only waiting for the price to go down to buy.

The resurgent NBA with today's stars hold infinitely more appeal to the collector than the all-time greats in that masterful set.

mcadams

100 years from now, people will still be talking about the "golden era" in USA basketball. That "era" is centered around the '92 and '96 Dream Teams. From the Dream Team, you have the best cards available of Jordan, Barkley, Ewing, Drexler, Dumars, Isaiah, Mullins etc. etc. etc. It was the 1st time that the US put their pros in the Olympics and it was also likely the finest compilation of basketball players the World will see in our lifetimes. Betting against '86 Fleer over the long-term is a fool's game.

billwaltonsbeard

<< <i>100 years from now, people will still be talking about the "golden era" in USA basketball. That "era" is centered around the '92 and '96 Dream Teams. From the Dream Team, you have the best cards available of Jordan, Barkley, Ewing, Drexler, Dumars, Isaiah, Mullins etc. etc. etc. It was the 1st time that the US put their pros in the Olympics and it was also likely the finest compilation of basketball players the World will see in our lifetimes. Betting against '86 Fleer over the long-term is a fool's game. >>



Completely agree..............who wants to buy my set?

Mefer

It's not a "scarce set" in high grade and unopened still shows up (albeit not as prevalent). Given that, I don't view it as an aggressive investment or one that will appreciate significantly. In my view, the cost of unopened just does not justify the possible returns (unless you hit pay dirt on a Jordan or a scarce 10). Given all those things, I personally do not pursue the set as an investment. I have a small partial graded set that I woul like to complete some day but it is such a back burner.

Given all that, I enjoy the set from a collector perspective but I personally do not view it as an investment.

Matt

MBMiller25

I will gladly buy any and all PSA 9's and 10's everyone wants to sell when they jump off this ship.

1985fan

<< <i>100 years from now, people will still be talking about the "golden era" in USA basketball. That "era" is centered around the '92 and '96 Dream Teams. From the Dream Team, you have the best cards available of Jordan, Barkley, Ewing, Drexler, Dumars, Isaiah, Mullins etc. etc. etc. It was the 1st time that the US put their pros in the Olympics and it was also likely the finest compilation of basketball players the World will see in our lifetimes. Betting against '86 Fleer over the long-term is a fool's game. >>



I don't think you're entirely wrong, but what ultimately hurts this era you describe is the popularity of the game at the time was far lower than it is now. The NBA is vastly more popular now than the the last 80s-90s. The immediacy of the games being available in so many different mediums does nothing but make today's players much more visible to so many more fans.

One last thing, that I can't help but mention, is the social media revolution. You have the biggest names in the game on twitter, and, whether you like it or not, THAT is a huge boon to these players' popularity. Hell, even Kobe is on twitter now. The access than fans have to these athletes make them an even BIGGER part of their fans lives than ever before.

mygotta

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<< <i>100 years from now, people will still be talking about the "golden era" in USA basketball. That "era" is centered around the '92 and '96 Dream Teams. From the Dream Team, you have the best cards available of Jordan, Barkley, Ewing, Drexler, Dumars, Isaiah, Mullins etc. etc. etc. It was the 1st time that the US put their pros in the Olympics and it was also likely the finest compilation of basketball players the World will see in our lifetimes. Betting against '86 Fleer over the long-term is a fool's game. >>



I don't think you're entirely wrong, but what ultimately hurts this era you describe is the popularity of the game at the time was far lower than it is now. The NBA is vastly more popular now than the the last 80s-90s. The immediacy of the games being available in so many different mediums does nothing but make today's players much more visible to so many more fans.

One last thing, that I can't help but mention, is the social media revolution. You have the biggest names in the game on twitter, and, whether you like it or not, THAT is a huge boon to these players' popularity. Hell, even Kobe is on twitter now. The access than fans have to these athletes make them an even BIGGER part of their fans lives than ever before. >>



Its actually a kind of round robin, in a way. We "citizens" used to have more contact with players as they were not the world wide celebrities they are today. But in a casual setting of baseball, as such, fans can call out player names, or see them walk home from the stadium like they were coming home from their jobs. They were local heroes at that time. Now, as global celebs, we "citizens" are getting back in "touch" (via remotely) with the sports starts through things like Twitter, Facebook, etc. by means of social networking. Maybe they dont hear every voice, but I think we can communicate closer to them than we could in the late 80's through the early 2000's.

Mapleleaf

If I collected Basketball, that would be the set I would want to have. With only about 1 in 20 cards submitted getting a 10, I would think PSA 10's would increase in value over time.
How many collectors could or would open a box expecting to make money by getting the cards graded?

Sell the 9's, keep the 10's?

illinifan912

get a jordan sell the set asap

mcadams

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<< <i>100 years from now, people will still be talking about the "golden era" in USA basketball. That "era" is centered around the '92 and '96 Dream Teams. From the Dream Team, you have the best cards available of Jordan, Barkley, Ewing, Drexler, Dumars, Isaiah, Mullins etc. etc. etc. It was the 1st time that the US put their pros in the Olympics and it was also likely the finest compilation of basketball players the World will see in our lifetimes. Betting against '86 Fleer over the long-term is a fool's game. >>



I don't think you're entirely wrong, but what ultimately hurts this era you describe is the popularity of the game at the time was far lower than it is now. The NBA is vastly more popular now than the the last 80s-90s. The immediacy of the games being available in so many different mediums does nothing but make today's players much more visible to so many more fans.

One last thing, that I can't help but mention, is the social media revolution. You have the biggest names in the game on twitter, and, whether you like it or not, THAT is a huge boon to these players' popularity. Hell, even Kobe is on twitter now. The access than fans have to these athletes make them an even BIGGER part of their fans lives than ever before. >>



I'm not sure you have your timing right of when the NBA was popular or not popular. The game, while Jordan played and until he retired, was ridiculously popular. That is the era that this set captures. AFTER Jordan retired, there was a stretch when the NBA suffered. It has only recently rebounded. For much of the 2000's, the NBA was dead.