Here is a short list of cards way under valued..imo

olb31

1) 1993 Bettis auto, sp's sell for much more, when to common rookie cards sell for more than auto rookie cards? Mike Trout, not
2) 1994 Faulk - see above
3) 1995 Curtis Martin - see #1
4) 1997 Tony Gonzalez - see #1
5) 1998 Paul Pierce
6) 1996 Ray Allen
7) 1995 Kevin Garnett
8) Just about all Shaq rookies
9) Tim Duncan cards
10) Steve Nash


There seems to be a lost small generation of cards that are very undervalued. I think a lot of this can be attributed to the fact that PSA charges $15 to $20 per auto for the pre 1998 cards. It's hard to even find these cards graded by PSA anywhere on EBAY(autos). Beckett generally grades all of these for $2 extra, but the beckett cards for this era just don't sell for much. Thus, basically any superstar with autos from 1991 - 1997 are probably way under valued compared to post 1998 cards. Will this last forever, not sure. 3 of the top 10 running backs are included in this list, the best TE ever, Two of the top 20 NBA players of all time.

ndleo

Most of the 1990's FB RCs, except for 1998, are undervalued. The NFL granted too many licenses and while there wasn't overproduction like late 1980's-early 1990's baseball, there were too many different products out there. Also I can't think of any elite QBs (outside of Manning) that became hobby stars. Drew Bledsoe was hot for a few years, Steve McNair had some hype, and the entire 1999 QB class disappointed (McNabb was OK).

I've been buying the more premium 1995-1997 FB boxes on the cheap. I do expect values to rise once more of these guys get into the Hall of Fame and collectors rediscover some of the products. Boxes are usually less than $50 and some even have rare autos. Plus unlike today, you actually get 150+ cards per box.

Fabfrank

I've always looked at the proliferation of product in the 90's as a good thing. To me there was a choice of many Rc's and stars at different price points. I personally collect and build all the SP and SP Authentic football sets from 1993-2011, I think the Fleer and Ultra products offer really nice cards at a good price. I agree with olb31 on the undervalued football names. I would add some of the defensive names like C. Bailey, R. Lewis, <. Strahan as other undervalued names.

ndleo- SSSHH! I haven't bought up enough product yet