[oneofakindcards]

That's true. only time we will see stuff rise mostly is RC's of prospects who hit it off big or come out of nowhere and play well for a season.

This is just something investors/sellers like to say in order for people to buy Bowman LOL, and as soon as these investors/sellers are no longer in the market for a card that card drops just as quickly as any other.

All cards are affected by the glut of cards equally.

[ThomasAA23]

My main interest was knowing more about vintage cards and Hall of Famers. I thought it would be interesting to see what cards have gone up or down, and when they get in some trouble/controversy, hit a big season or inducted into the Hall of Fame how much the cards go up and down. And what happens afterwards

[uvaspina]

I recall reading (I believe in one of the editor threads) that they intend to keep the "hot" and "cold" trends an exclusive feature of the mag.

[azicet]

Off-season stuff also affects the card values. For example, I'm sure Jesus Montero rookies have gone down while Pineda rookies have gone up.

[jhyde77]

My main interest was knowing more about vintage cards and Hall of Famers. I thought it would be interesting to see what cards have gone up or down, and when they get in some trouble/controversy, hit a big season or inducted into the Hall of Fame how much the cards go up and down. And what happens afterwards

Interesting topic. From what I've seen with large (percentage) price increases, it usually happens after something unexpected. I remember when Kerry Wood through 20 strikeouts, his '97 Bowman Chrome went from being a common to $20 over night. In '98, when Sosa hit 20 hrs in June, his '90 Leaf went from $8 to $20.

I don't think Hall of Fame induction generally effects prices much. I know it didn't effect my Tony Gwynn, Ryne Sandberg, or Wade Boggs rookies. I think its mainly the speculation of the Hall of Fame that dramatically increases prices. After the player is in, their cards might level off or come down because their name isn't in the news as much. Its out of sight, out of mind. Back in '90, a George Brett rookie was around $180. Now its around $50.

[jtraven42]

Vintage is the only thing that holds value. Pre 1980 will always be in-demand, and thus will be bough at sold at decent levels. Of course, you can't hope for a gain like you would with a hot new rookie. But you won;t lose any money either.

[katieneack]

Interesting topic. From what I've seen with large (percentage) price increases, it usually happens after something unexpected. I remember when Kerry Wood through 20 strikeouts, his '97 Bowman Chrome went from being a common to $20 over night. In '98, when Sosa hit 20 hrs in June, his '90 Leaf went from $8 to $20.

I don't think Hall of Fame induction generally effects prices much. I know it didn't effect my Tony Gwynn, Ryne Sandberg, or Wade Boggs rookies. I think its mainly the speculation of the Hall of Fame that dramatically increases prices. After the player is in, their cards might level off or come down because their name isn't in the news as much. Its out of sight, out of mind. Back in '90, a George Brett rookie was around $180. Now its around $50.

Not completely true - The book value of my Barry Larkin collection jumped almost 30% since he was inducted, and that is just the cards that actually have print runs high enough to have listed values. Many of his cards are still selling well over the increased book values. I'm watching an auction right now for a 94 SP holoview die-cut Larkin. Book value is $30 and the auction is already up to $46.55. The prices on his cards have been crazy since he was inducted (especially the autos and rare 90's inserts). With vintage, do you think that having so many graded versions has hurt the value of regular ungraded cards? Just a thought.

[jamesray3]

The 90's inserts are priced wrong in most cases. For instance...

I would like to find a Griffey Star Rubies or Precious Metal Gems at book value. When they show up it is more like 10x BV.

Not completely true - The book value of my Barry Larkin collection jumped almost 30% since he was inducted, and that is just the cards that actually have print runs high enough to have listed values. Many of his cards are still selling well over the increased book values. I'm watching an auction right now for a 94 SP holoview die-cut Larkin. Book value is $30 and the auction is already up to $46.55. The prices on his cards have been crazy since he was inducted (especially the autos and rare 90's inserts). With vintage, do you think that having so many graded versions has hurt the value of regular ungraded cards? Just a thought.

[neonstatus]

Interesting topic.

I have not seen an induction to the HOF increase anyones prices besides MJordan.

[katieneack]

Interesting topic.

I have not seen an induction to the HOF increase anyones prices besides MJordan.

Every single one of my Larkin Autos increased in book value after he was inducted. Total collection value went up $8K overnight, so it definitely did in his case.