[seal006]

Just an observation that has me perplexed in my simpled out state of mind here in the wee hours(way past my bedtime). I have noticed that even in most base sets of not so premium brands, such as plain Topps and Bowman, many of the RCs are listed with a BV of at least $1. Even for guys no one has heard of. I have seen this even on sets that are 7 to 10 years old. Why do you think that is? Are the card companies really making that many less than they did in the 1990's hey days to command the BV of $1 even for common RCs? I just want some realilistic thoughts on the matter.

[jacobystealshome]

yes, in the late 80's and early 90's, they made tens of millions of sets. maybe more. so yes, production is much less now than it was then

[seal006]

So is that the single biggest contributing factor to higher BV on commons?

[jacobystealshome]

i would say that, and probably the higher price point for boxes, even vanilla sets like topps flagship

[Phillies_Joe]

+1 on less production and higher initial cost of the cards. Also, BV is realative IMO for ungraded cards as a trading value and a starting point for non-LCS or store front pricing. I use 40% of BV as my max for a card purchase on newer stuff..older stuff depends as alot of the pricing seems to be way outdated (ie 1970 Topps card with a BV of $0.15).

Also with the proliferation of parallel's, relics and auto's, base RC's just don't get the love they once did.

[seal006]

..older stuff depends as alot of the pricing seems to be way outdated (ie 1970 Topps card with a BV of $0.15).

This is one point I was hoping someone would bring up. I am a collector of 1950s-1980s Football. The 1970s stuff is getting a lot harder to find, expecially in higher grades. Yet there sems to be a bias towards them in the price guide.