Which Sports Card Era Has The Most Long Term Potential? Does It Even Matter? Let's Take A Look!!
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Each era of sports cards offers a variety of pros and cons. Pre War cards give us an opportunity to own history with names including the all time greats. Cards from the Golden Age of Baseball, allow us to collect HOFers that played during the Baby Boom era, when games began being televised. The 80s and 90s are an era when many collectors really started to participate in the hobby, with iconic players like Griffey and Jeter. Modern cards offer higher quality card stock, fancy sparkles, and incredible talents like Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani. Sure, we all like to collect cards because it's fun and because we love the hobby. But, I think we all have hopes that the cards we collect will increase in value, as well. As a result, it's interesting to talk about which cards and players have the potential to go up the most. While, it's pure speculation, it's certain fun to talk about and share opinions. That's exactly what this episode is all about- sharing our thoughts about what era we think will go up the most in value over the long term!!
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Maybe my all time favorite episode Graig. I loved hearing everyones really passionate thoughts. Thank you for including me as well that was a fun surprise as I was driving and heard you reading something that sounded so familiar 😂😂 Im hey no way thats my thought 😊😊. Shaka bra 🤙🤙
I loved your take and had to share it.
90’s inserts has some serious potential. Some are very rare and designs are unmatchable. Plus it was in the middle of the biggest boom
90s inserts also have the nostalgia of people reentering the hobby.....they have potential for sure.
I’m saying 70s it’s older right before the major boom. Pocket pages just started popping up. Top loaders penny sleeves didn’t exist. So condition is huge and bang for your buck right now is great. And for graded collectors those higher grades are way low
I've been stockpiling 70s high grade stars and HOFers for many years now. The 70s decade is still sneaky under the radar.
They're certainly cheap. It's going to be interesting to see what happens with 70s cards.
Thanks for including my answer from last week :]
Decrease: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. I think we all agree this card will always have value. I also agree though with Theo, there's a better chance of his '51 Bowman reaching greater heights. How much more room however, can a 12.5 million baseball card go? It's a volatile market, and only few people have that kind of money, to spend on luxury items...
Decrease: Michael Jordan 1986 Fleer. There's a lot of them. There are a lot of FAKE ones, too. Fortunately, there are other cards of his and even memorabilia that could be over looked. I understand why someone would want a Jordan rookie. I just don't think its right, for me.
Increase: Honus Wagner T206. If vintage collectors move, to the pre-war in 20 years. I think it, would be the card collectors would want to have due to scarcity. Between this card and the '52 Mantle. If you ask me which one I think will be more valuable then. I would go with the Wagner. But, of course I could be totally wrong, too. Hope no one takes my advice. Fortunately you would need millions lying around to flip that coin, lol.
Increase: 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth. #144. The concern here (and, in general with a lot of high-end pre-war) would be buying one that wasn't trimmed, or altered. Ruth, was larger than life, though. But, unlike Mickey Mantle, who everyone loved. In Ruth's case, he legitimately does have a case at being the greatest.
It was tough to narrow it down to just 4. But, honorable mention increases: would be Jackie Robinson for vintage... and Lou Gehrig for pre-war. Decreases-Mike Trout LukaDoncic; basically, a lot of the post 2018 or 2019 stuff. You probably do have more viewers that prioritize vintage, over modern. So, that would skew the data. Great video, Graig. I always tell myself that I'll stop rambling in your comments. Sorry. Lol
Graig is one guy who does NOT seem to mind his viewer's ramblings haha... I tried to read and respond to your comments man, but they don't show up here in the video for me. The data shows 93 comments but when I scroll down I only see about half of them. I'd love to read & reply but I can't find your original comments!
@@blixcardsThanks I appreciate that. Lol
I LOVE when people leave long comments and share their thoughts!! That's the whole point of my channel!!
@@ACD1994 You bet!
@@MidLifeCards Good to know lol
I’m starting to think that the 1970s may be a possible emerging era for collecting. These cards are still considered vintage and are more affordable and have more room to possibly appreciate. Unfortunately, the printing was subpar on most of the cards of that decade. But I also must say that the 72 and 75 cards were very attractive. I say this within the context that this Viera of my childhood. I do appreciate the 50s and 60s however because of the players that played during that era. Some of my all-time favorites include Mays, Koufax, Clemente, Brown, Unitus and Williams.
The 70s do seem like they may be emerging. Good points about those sets in particular.
I think the demographics for the 1971 and 1975 Topps baseball are rock solid. Both sets are condition sensitive. And both have among the most Hall of Famers of any baseball set. Note that graded cards are probably your best bet, as submitting raw can lead to a lot of disappointment.
I think a lot of us have been disappointed a time or two by our submission results. No question.
The 2 cards I see going up in value:
The 1993 Ken Griffey Jr Topps Finest Refractor. This was the OG of Refractors and one of the very first sets which were much higher quality. Also, I look at Griffey as the modern day Mantle. Not the best player of all time, but extremely marketable and extremely well-liked and collected. Griffey was everywhere and definitely the most collected player of the 90’s and probably in the top 10 most collected of all time.
The other card is another Griffey. The 94 Upper Deck Griffey/Mantle dual auto. One of the first pack pulled autos. I remember wanting this card soooo bad when I was a kid. Most collectors during the 90’s dreamed of opening a pack and getting this card. I feel this is one of the elite cards of the 90’s and we are now entering a time where 90’s collectors are in their 30’s and 40’s. They now have some available income and this era were kids during the one of the biggest baseball card booms of all time.
The 2 which will go down the most is Trout and Ohtani Rcs. Trout has already dropped considerably and Ohtani isn’t pitching this year and may not ever pitch again. That hurts his legacy. Regardless, modern cards will drop the most
The '94 Upper Deck Griffey/Mantle dual auto is an expensive card. I feel like its one of those cards I always remember being out of my budget. Even though I am not as big of an auto graph collector. I get it. Having 2 iconic players that defined their generations is really cool.
Good call.
Great Content. I am an Economics Major and I agree with your previous videos on Supply and Demand. Thus, it seems the Older the cards with low supply and high demand will go up the most.
This would include the Pre War Stars and Golden Era Stars. I am trying to mostly collect 1960s and 1970s cards Baseball Hall of Famers in PSA 10s or PSA 9s (if I can afford them).
If you go back the the 1980s collecting Baseball which is when I first started, and this same question was asked, the obvious answer would be Pre War and Golden Era. Thanks for your educational videos.
Great comments and I appreciate you sharing your thoughts!!
Great Video
Back in 1965 opening packs,we didn't think it was vintage and also didn't have sleeves and top loaders or grading
Today as soon as a pack is opened,it goes into a penny sleeve,then top loader or graded.
Plus the print runs today are thru the roof
50s 60s even the 70s are tough because of the high series,they came out in series not all at once
Plus as I said no way to protect the older cards
Also quality control is better today
I never looked at the old cards as off center,they will get beat up as time went on.
I was 11-13 years old in the mid 70’s & none of us protected are cards by using sleeves. Shoe boxes were my only safe storage. It wasn’t till 1988 & recognized some sort of value that I began organizing in sheet sleeves (baseball & football). I remember pealing off old rubber bands stuck to my cards- so many because I used to organize by team not numerically🤦♂️. Few of them (2k or more) are any near “centered”. Multiples 5-6 of the same card- none look the same (ink splotches, poor centering- front looks great but back is miss cut). By today’s standards there’s no comparison.☹️
The George Brett RC is a condition sensitive card. Ozzie Smith RC, is often O/C. Which I don't mind much, but I know others do care. Eddie Murray's rookie usually doesn't grade higher than a 8 either. The PSA 9's most recent sales have been over a thousand dollars. (Brett's RC in a PSA 9 goes for 5 K). There aren't thousands of PSA 9's, out there. But, I think even the mid grades with great eye appeal could see a nice bump within next 5 years, too. As these cards will be over 50 years ''old.''
I opened 4 Brett's, 4 Yount's and 3 Schmidt's and 2 Ryan's from wax packs in 75'-believe me I never knew what I had until 1988 while in college. Mine are all mini's which only makes clarity, centering-you name it -a nightmare. In 91' I traded 1 of each above for an axl replacement on my 72' Dodge Dart. My Dad thought this was the best deal EVER.🤣 @@ACD1994
Great points, as usual.
If I'm remembering correctly, 1971-1980 card stock is super thin compared to earlier and later years so I agree with 1970's cards being taken for granted. There are a lot out there, but they are hard to grade because they are so thin. Cards to go up: #1) 2014 Topps Update Mookie Betts. Maybe not so much the base card but the parallels. - although 2014 Update print run was lower due to the hobby not perceiving any marquee rookies at the time. Masahiro Tanaka was on the cover at 25 years old which says it all. (He actually can be argued for here as well because in hindsight, Tanaka had a short but very impressive career) But Mookie is a generational 5-tool talent, and the rare player who transitions to the infield later in his career. First base not counting, obviously. He is also a crazy good bowler. I'm talking 300 games, many times - he's PBA good. He may not be the next Pete Weber, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has a second Pro career in the PBA after the MLB. #2) 1958 Topps Vada Pinson. If he makes the Hall, and I think he deserves it, that card explodes. The sharp, raw copies you can find cheap now any given day would evaporate overnight. Him just missing the Big Red Machine years hurts him a bit I think and untimely death in 1995 hurts also because he hasn't been in the public eye like so many other former greats have been, which helped fuel their HoF induction support. He's kind of just forgotten, I think. But if he eked out another 243 hits, he's in the hall decades ago. Cards to go down #1) 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr... Iconic or not, I just don't understand how the most graded card of all time can appreciate much more. #2) 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan. It's not even his RC in my opinion, overpriced due to the "boom" and there are way more copies out there than people realize. Even more unopened out there than people realize. Tried to go vintage but I couldn't decide on any and can't sit here thinking all dang day! Bonus Card to go up: 1975 Topps #466 "A's Do It Again!" ... If that's really MC Hammer in the foreground - To the Moon! Haha...
Well thought out choices. Thanks for chiming in!!
@@MidLifeCards My pleasure!
Watch out for pre war type1 photos increasing in value as they all get bought up. Without video this is the closest you can get to the games and the players of that era. It helps that the composition on a lot of them is stunning. There are a lot of great images out there that didnt make it to the more common issued cards and even obscure cards/premiums from the era.
I know a ton of people have really gotten into type 1 photos. I don't know enough about that stuff to have a strong opinion, but it does seem like the interest in them is growing.
Mattingly is up quite a bit ... but McGwire is in the dollar box. So I don't know what to make of modern cards that are pre-junk.
Mattingly being from a big market, helps.
The cards that should go up are the multiple Hof player cards. Example Arron Mantle , Mays and Musial, Synder and Mays, Mantle and Mays, etc. The only reason I can come up that multiple Hof player cards aren't in more demand is the individual stats of the players aren't on the back. For me multiple Hof player cards are high on my list to collect.
A great point. The league leaders are often found in the $50 dollar budget videos.
Great point/choice.
Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, and Ty Cobb era. Those names will live forever, they transcend the sport and the hobby, not so much most all the others.
It's hard to argue with those names!!
Graig, awesome video, as always! Thank you for the work you put into your videos on our behalf! 🤯🤯🤯
Two cards that I think will go up the most in value:
1952 Topps Willie Mays! Arguably the greatest all-around player ever and oldest living HOFer, from the first flagship Topps set (not counting 1951) and most iconic set ever!
1993 Topps Finest Refractor Barry Bonds! HOF or not, love him or hate him, he will always be in the hobby conversation as the man who broke the game of baseball! The set that essentially started limited parallels and the modern shiny craze! A beacon of scarcity in the midst of a sea of cardboard!
Cards that I think will go down the most in value:
My answer here is not any specific cards, but rather all sorts of cards for which people have spent a lot of money to acquire, but they are primarily holding onto as investments or speculations because their heart is not really into them! I don't know enough about the modern card market to give great examples, but I know they are out there!
Take care, my collecting brother! 😊👊
Great picks!! And, I appreciate the kind words!!
Thanks for including my 70’s ❤️ comment. I get that card protection was beginning or in it’s infancy which might lead us thinking that 70’s cards in better shape. However, the quality control & printing (even in the 70’s) was so awful that still finding descent looking cards difficult. Double D’s opinion about centering really got me thinking about the 70’s era- so few decently centered cards-trust your eyes & not the grade.
Right, and for examples of this look at cards like the 71 Munson, 73 Mays, 75 Ryan, 78 Murray, 79 Ozzie . So many others. If you can find sharp centered 70s HOFers and stars, get em! Ungraded or graded...doesn't matter
I would add the 76' HOF Billy Williams-his last card and he's in full swing at the plate. That's how I would like to be remembered as opposed to a face shot. I really want that Munson card-on my list.
@@alltimesportscards
Thanks for taking the time to ask the question. I thought it was a great comment.
Another great video Graig. I love how consistently you upload. Always a great listen!
I appreciate that. Thanks. Saw your first video today. Lost your cards to wildfires? You live in Northern California?
Yes I lived in Santa Rosa when the wildfire happened. I live In Humboldt County now
I believe early 80s HOFers have some upside long term, for a few reasons: 1) Collectors weren't protecting cards well (quite yet), so finding nicely conditioned early 80s cards can still be a challenge, 2) printing quality was still inconsistent, with lots of off-centered cards, 3) there are some VERY underrated HOFers in that era (Boggs, Gwynn, Sandberg, etc) whose cards are still pretty undervalued, IMO, 4) For collectors who love PSA 10s, you can still get get key rookies (Gwynn/Boggs/Sandberg again) for fairly cheap (most are under $3K) compared to ultra modern. You can already see an increased interest/value in early 80s Rickey Henderson and Nolan Ryan cards in high grades, and I think that continues. These will never be CRAZY expensive, but I do think there's upside.
Good points. The quality (especially centering) was awful at that time. Perfectly centered copies are fairly hard to get.
If nobody else will admit it, I will. I sure hope junk wax era stars, sets, and rookies becomes nostalgic. If they triple in price I'll be tickled.. Lord knows I have close to a million of them.
We'll all be rich!!
Prewar star cards are too expensive for most ..Star cards from the 50s can be obtained very reasonably .You have several videos demonstrating this .In my view the demand will be for cards from the 50s and 60s unless you have the money for prewar .I'd be interested in a video about reasonably priced prewar cards if you can find any.
No doubt. The entry point for 50s and 60s is much more attainable for the average collector.
Great video Graig! Glad you like my 38 Goudey! Thanks for including my response in the video! Enjoyed everyones responses.
Your 38 Goudey is awesome. I love it.
I agree with your sentiment on the 90's cards. I think the bricking and naturally condition-sensitive cards from that era hit a wall so to speak in high grade condition. Even freshly opened 90's boxes are so prone to bricking, high grades from here on out will likely be few and far between. 20 years from now? Some cards will be mythical in high grade.
Cards with the lowest availability are the best investment.
Scarcity is certain a MASSIVE factor!!
90's-early 2000's have the rarest inserts and condition sensitive cards
It's going to be interesting to see if collectors flock to those nostalgia cards or not.
The cumulative over supply of various "rare" inserts makes them a non-starter.
For this weeks question I didn't want to pick the more obvious ultra modern cards to go down. I think the 1963 Pete Rose and the 1951 Bowman Whitey Ford are my picks to "decrease". Even though I really want the Ford i do think they are overpriced currently, so that made them prime candidates for this list for me. Even though I am somewhat in the middle of the fence on vintage football as a whole, I do see huge growth potential for truly iconic figures who have somewhat transcended the dreaded stats issue with the history of football and rule changes. I have gone with the 1933 Sport Kings Jim Thorpe and the 1952 Bowman Tom Landry. Thorpe is truly an American icon with not many cards, this one being early and the most iconic. Tom Landry is basically the face of the most iconic franchise in football history (love them or hate them), and with him being a head coach, doesn't have to deal with his statistics fading into obscurity like vintage quarterbacks.
Interesting picks. Whitey Ford was one of the best pitchers of his generation and a Legend on the Yankees Dynasty. Some people would argue his cars are seriously undervalued. I think the Pete Rose card is certainly expensive...and could see a drop. Agree on Thorpe for sure. One of the best athletes of all time.
@@MidLifeCards sorry Graig I know my Whitey Ford pick must be blasphemous for you haha. All his non-rookie cards are certainly cheap by comparison. I just look at his rookie and monte irvin in the same set, and the price difference between the two seems out of whack. I understand the card #1 part of it but hey its still a beautiful card that I hope to own one day.
@@TX34Cards no need to apologize. I want everyone to share their opinions. I appreciate you doing exactly that!! All good for sure!!
Speaking as a California voter the one baseball player’s card to watch with potential for growth is Senator hopeful Steve Garvey. An election win just might boast his card’s value, maybe even push his chances of getting into the HOF?🤔. Also, I think the 2nd year HOF player cards are something to consider. 2nd choice potential for growth I go with football: The Walter Payton’s 2nd year card compared to Jim Brown’s 2nd is much cheaper. Payton remains a fan favorite. Regarding drops in value I think it’s much harder to predict- but the usual trends are rookie player phenom’s with an abundance of quality cards available. I have no game there.
Yeah the 77 Payton card is "sweetness".
2nd and even 3rd year cards make sense to me.
Interesting choice. I don't see Garvey having a chance of winning, but if he does, I agree that his card values would increase for sure.
I think a better question is: what particular categories do you think will increase in the next decade or two? I can name three particular categories (not necessarily cards) to increase; those will be some historical newspapers, game tickets, and original photos. The problem with sports cards is that there are just way too many of them. Alot of those older cards are still being discovered in collections, even prewar cards. Try finding original newspapers or game tickets...those were likely trashed. Try finding original photos...those aren't as likely to be found neither.
Type 1/Type 2 photos have been doing really well lately. If we're talking about categories, I think memorabilia and some non-sport pop culture stuff. Music related. It's not necessarily what I collect, but wouldn't surprise me at all if these items show up more frequently at the National...
@@ACD1994 Theres no doubt that this stuff will skyrocket in the near future. I can see music memorabilia taking off, too. There's already been a few reported sales of music posters fetching five and six-figure amounts. What blows my mind the most is picking up type 1 photos of players like Larry Bird for less than 20.00. Maybe it's that people don't know what they have? I even recently grabbed a Kareem early 1980s photo with hands on his hips. Very similar to his 1981 Topps card, except it was under 10.00. Yeah...less than 10.00. I don't get it. I'm not a big basketball collector, but at those prices, why not?
I mean, you can't even hardly buy any of these players cards for that price. Even if you could, what would you prefer to buy? The answer is obvious for me.
@@vintagecollector5340Vintage basketball in general is under valued. Graig, has made same argument for vintage football. There's very few people on UA-cam, that spend much time or commit their channel to other sports outside of baseball.
@@vintagecollector5340But, good pick ups, Bird and Kareem at those prices? Yeah, I'm taking that all day, too.
Shhhh on the 90's inserts, I need at least 5 (preferably 10) years to accumulate a lot more of that stuff before it goes up in value!
There are certainly some very cool cards in that era.
In percentage terms, second year cards of all-time greats might go up the most. Lets say 1960 Bob Gibson and 1964 Pete Rose as examples. Dropping the most would be ultra-modern rookie cards - lets say the Doncic and Williamson base Prizm.
2nd year cards are a great choice. that 60 Gibson is insanely cheap!!
Totally agree on base ultra-modern. I'm pretty sure I have a few of your cards in my wantlist on COMC...
Great show and question. In my opinion, the biggest increase will be the 48 Leaf Jackie Robinson. He is a cultural icon. Even the young baseball fans are educated on him every season during Jackie Robinson Day in the MLB schedule. Babe Ruth cards will be the other to increase the most, especially the playing day cards. He is the biggest icon in American sports history. The biggest losers will be Mike Trout rookies and any of the modern day basketball cards that are fetching a fortune currently. There is no way that bubble doesn’t burst.
I don't think anyone can go wrong with Jackie Robinson. The Mike Trout situation is certainly a very interesting one, indeed!!
Pre-war centered good condition HOF cards more than anything else. They are getting harder and harder to find. Collectors that do have them are not really letting them go. There are literally a ton of post war and Topps cards available out there at shows and e-bay.
Late 90's till 2017 is got most upside. Low Numbered cards before the numbered card junk era.
I know that's what I've been collecting recently, and they are very hard to acquire.
I'm old, so my vintage thoughts are 69 and earlier. I really think your age determines what is vintage in your eyes. The t206's are antiques which is a different kind of old.
No one wants to feel old. But, if we're fortunate enough we all get there some day.
You're not old, you're vintage!! :-)
That Donruss card of Graig Nettles, that you said is your favorite, is the one that I gave to my son that was autographed!
Awesome!! It's a great card.
Great topic and answers.
Thanks Orlando. I'd love to catch up soon. We need to find a way to have a collaboration of some sort. It has been far too long since we've talked.
Yes Graig, i think most collectors, and certainly myself, start narrow and then branch out. A natural progression to cards that are “new” to you!
I know I’ve certainly done that, too!!
Hi Graig,
Thank you for the great discussion today! I really favour the golden era but I believe that the pre war cards have the most potential for price increases. As collectors get older many concentrate on vintage cards and the devoted collector goes towards pre war cards.
I really enjoy hearing it other people’s viewpoints.
Best Wishes,
Peter
Glad you enjoyed it, Peter. I agree that the older I get, the more I love older and older cards!!
Thanks for including my response and props on reading through my long winded ramblings. 😂
Calling out specific cards is kind of tough, and it can feel kinda icky/biased sometimes. But I wish the 52 Topps Jackie Robinson would go down (which means it probably will keep going up as I'm certainly not the only one wishing that). The 72 Topps Julius Irving is one I'm always looking at and I seem to notice others claiming interest on that one as well. So those are my front of mind cards that I'll probably be crying I didn't buy sooner (the 52 Jackie already very much is).
Cards I own that I think could go down (but I still really like them): The 86 Fleer Jordan (psa 8 is my copy). I bought it years before the pandemic boom at a much lower price, and it's probably my favorite card and on the mt rushmore of iconic cards in the hobby as a whole. But there are a lot of them and the price still feels restrictive to me especially as the post pandemic masses move more and more to scarcity. I also feel like prices will be restrictive on the longer term for PSA 10's of junk wax era cards as more people submit and receive PSA 10's on those massively printed copies. There's too many to mention, but I paid like $90 for the 1987 topps traded Greg Maddux PSA 10 a year or two ago and I wouldn't be too surprised if 20 years from now it's still below a hundred bucks.
Good picks and I totally hear where you're coming from. Can't go wrong with Jackie and Dr. J.
Everyone's 'Blindspot'. The 90's
I have a handful of 90s cards.
@@MidLifeCards Probably talking about the Tiffany and Desert Shield ones
@@ACD1994 Yep. Mostly Tiffany/Desert Shield/Donruss Elite Series/Leaf Limited Gold, etc
@@jimmybacas8003The PMG's are even more expensive. Might be more of a basketball thing though
It doesn’t really matter to me what era of cards will have the most increase in value. I collect what I like. I don’t collect for profit.
Everything you collect is now worth zero.
@@barfyman-dm6zx which is fine. It’s not about the money.
Thanks for sharing your opinion. I collect what I like as well. But, for many of us, it's fun to collect what we like that we also think will increase in value. And, I respect people who don't do the same.
@@captaincopter2387 I'd probably begin to focus on collecting something a lot less expensive if that were the case. Like cool rocks.
Junk Wax Era. At what point do these cards continue to get thrown out by GenX collectors when they actually become scarce? Lol
Interesting point, for sure!!
The 52 Mantle seems to go up no matter the grade or conditions
51 Mays as well
2011 Trout cards will go down
2018 Ohtani rookie cards
overhyped and over priced
plus again over production
Good choices. It's going to be very interesting to see how modern cards play out.
Thank you for highlighting my comment this week
Thanks for taking the time to ask it!!
Increase the most in value? Hmmm, the safe money would be on the highest graded 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth (I think there is only around 10 known cards of those) and one of the PSA 10 1952 Mantle's. Biggest decreasers? Any of these million dollar ultra modern National Treasure RPAs (I'm looking at you, Justin Herbert, Zion Williamson, Luka Doncic, etc)
LOL. It's going to be VERY interesting to see what happens with those National Treasures RPA type cards.
Great show as always Graig!
Greatest Increase: I have no clue so I am going to answer it as a should increase the most. 1. 49 Bowman and 49 Leaf Larry Doby rookie cards. He was the Jackie Robinson for the AL, taking just as much verbal abuse and discrimination in those ball parks and now with a microscopic amount of the fanfare in comparison. 2. 1958 Curt Flood rookie card. He was a great player who sacrificed the second half of his career to fight for player rights. The fact that every other major sports league banded together with Congress to petition for his enshrinement in Cooperstown for his contribution to all of sports and the Baseball Hall of Fame ignored it completely is nothing short of a criminal injustice.
Greatest Decrease: 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout PSA 10 - There are just too many of them and he is going to fall short of the total career milestones that most baseball card fans obsess over. Sure his peak was amazing and gets him easily into HOF on first ballot, but his career totals will pale compared to the biggest legends.
Outside of that I would say nearly every big prospect card from every sport. It seems like these cards transact at amounts that are insane as they only have room to go down unless the player ends up in GOAT conversations.
I think those are some REALLY REALLY savvy picks!!
Agree on Doby and Flood.
Graig, thanks for the shout out brother!
2 that will go up the most- I’m going to say mantle and mays Bowman rookie cards. I think the hobby will start to recognize that Mantles rookie isn’t the 52 topps and people will buy the Bowman because the 52 Topps is less attainable. I think Mays when he’s gone, he will get even more attention in the hobby and his rookie is his most important card to the hobby.
2 cards that will go down. I think Trouts Topps Update rookie card. Because I feel his career will continue to have the injuries, bad teams and he is getting older. I’m going to break the rule, but these Wemby rookie cards, they are priced at all time greatest player levels already. You need a team in basketball and he might not have one for a while. I think if collectors want a safe bet for current players, Curry is a no brainer.
Good choices!!
Wemby has a ton of rookies. Some which are cheap. And others that are outrageous and absurd which is probably one of my biggest gripes with these ultra modern cards. Trout will be an interesting one. I feel like he is either one MVP season away from cementing his all-time great status. Still a hall of famer though.
A 4th MVP would put Trout in elite category. Only Bonds has more with 7*
@@ACD1994 if he won another MVP I’ll change my tune. I’d bet against that though, with age and injury
@@ClementeCollectorMays won an MVP at 34 and I believe Stargell and Keith Hernandez at 39. But, you're probably right
I think a well centered 1977 Topps Dale Murphy rookie will increase massively over the next 25 years. I think there will be a bump when he gets into the HOF and another from when all the people that loved him growing up start player runs and super collecting his stuff. You combine that with the fact that you can get a very nice copy for under $20. There is no way to go but up. I also think the 79 Ozzie Smith rookie is a big winner too. I think the 1960 Jim Kaat rookie is inflated. No way that card will maintain a $150 value in an SGC 6. I also think the 71 Thurman Munson card will not increase valueat a rate similar to the other big cards in the 71 set. I don’t think he will ever get into the HOF because of his short career and that he is in competition with Johnny Bench for the greatest catcher of the 1970’s. People will forget about him. I hope I’m wrong but I am holding out on upgrading because I think I can get a better deal in the future
Munson was very popular and well respected. I mean he was named team captain for a reason. The Yankees don't just do that for anybody.
Interesting picks. Some well known cards, for sure!!
34th like - Another fun episode, Graig
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it. I always love hearing what others people's thoughts are on card topics!!