Why the increase in 2019 Allen & Ginter prices ?

hottoys2012 · 05-21-2020, 07:50 PM

Hobby boxes are up to $160+

Hobby cases are up to $1700+

seems like each week they are going higher

why ?

ZappBrannigan · 05-21-2020, 07:52 PM

So they can justify charging that when 2020 comes out.

ScooterD · 05-21-2020, 08:01 PM

Because people hoard the RIP cards

kyle1707 · 05-21-2020, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by hottoys2012

Hobby boxes are up to $160+

Hobby cases are up to $1700+

seems like each week they are going higher

why ?

It’s so ridiculous

Following football and basketball

Everything is double triple cost.

hottoys2012 · 05-21-2020, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ScooterD

Because people hoard the RIP cards

is this in reference to the rip card thread lol

mfw13 · 05-21-2020, 08:10 PM

All the (dumb) new money coming into the hobby is driving prices for everything through the roof...

corockies · 05-21-2020, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ScooterD

Because people hoard the RIP cards

I wish we could give posts likes.

kyleuk21 · 05-21-2020, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ScooterD

Because people hoard the RIP cards

Haha gave me a chuckle. That thread blows my mind

ThoseBackPages · 05-21-2020, 08:56 PM

COVID-19

chezball · 05-21-2020, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by corockies

I wish we could give posts likes.

Tom Oates · 05-21-2020, 09:05 PM

all products are going crazy right now. Even unlicensed products that I bought on black Friday 2019 are selling for triple what I paid for them. People are gobbling up all unopened product right now. I suspect that the card companies are going to crank up the presses and we'll see another over production era.

djolley86 · 05-21-2020, 09:16 PM

Everything about cards right now is so dumb.

YouTheManNick · 05-21-2020, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ScooterD

Because people hoard the RIP cards

Adding a 'like' to this great comment.

Also. Everything is crazy right now. Nothing is off limits.

kyle1707 · 05-21-2020, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

COVID-19

Indeed.....

maconithappen · 05-22-2020, 07:28 AM

Has any past year stayed the same at retail price?

boston12 · 05-22-2020, 07:54 AM

That will sit awhile at those prices

dodgerfanjohn · 05-22-2020, 08:23 AM

People like setting money on fire.

Hollywood42 · 05-22-2020, 08:39 AM

Not that they're a huge deal in Ginter usually, but surprised this point hasn't been made yet- has any product with Tatis, Alonso, and Vlad rookies not gone up in price?

CalCub · 05-22-2020, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hottoys2012

Hobby boxes are up to $160+

Hobby cases are up to $1700+

seems like each week they are going higher

why ?

Possibly because 2020 A&G Chrome will change everything going forward and make the regular A&G product and the A&G X product less desirable in the future, and the 2019 A&G baseball product is the last year before the A&G Chrome product era...so I can see why it's increasing in value since future regular A&G and A&G X will be valued less in the new A&G Chrome era

CalCub · 05-22-2020, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Oates

all products are going crazy right now. Even unlicensed products that I bought on black Friday 2019 are selling for triple what I paid for them. People are gobbling up all unopened product right now. I suspect that the card companies are going to crank up the presses and we'll see another over production era.

Keep in mind Congress' $3 trillion stimulus plan....lots of people have received $1200 checks/e-payments from the Gov't, which won't last forever, so hopefully Topps isn't dumb enough to create more supply during a period when our overall economy is in a recession & experiencing lower economic growth...the people that have used the $1200 Gov't checks to buy cards obviously are people that didn't lose their jobs

CalCub · 05-22-2020, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood42

Not that they're a huge deal in Ginter usually, but surprised this point hasn't been made yet- has any product with Tatis, Alonso, and Vlad rookies not gone up in price?

Likely because MLB season hasn't started yet....I'm sure they will go up in price if MLB decides to start the season in July

smapdi · 05-22-2020, 10:30 AM

2020 Heritage has also risen lately. Just a week or two ago I had a thought of getting a case and they were available under $1000. This week, $1100+ is the floor, and few listings on ebay.

KeithS · 05-22-2020, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CalCub

Keep in mind Congress' $3 trillion stimulus plan....lots of people have received $1200 checks/e-payments from the Gov't, which won't last forever, so hopefully Topps isn't dumb enough to create more supply during a period when our overall economy is in a recession & experiencing lower economic growth...the people that have used the $1200 Gov't checks to buy cards obviously are people that didn't lose their jobs

Doctors and Lawyers sitting at home with nothing else to do since there is no live sports and can't go to the bars or Vegas, so they are spending money on something that gives them a tie to sports, gambling, and investing. Market will significantly cool as they all go back to work, Vegas opens, and live sports returns, in my opinion. I know I have spent more time on my collection during the lockdown than I did in the last 5 years.

KeithS · 05-22-2020, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by smapdi

2020 Heritage has also risen lately. Just a week or two ago I had a thought of getting a case and they were available under $1000. This week, $1100+ is the floor, and few listings on ebay.

Blame the influx of breakers. Too many with not enough product available because of delays and everyone staying at home with nothing to do, so hey, why not participate in a group break? Maybe once everyone starts going back to work, breaking will slow down and that will cause a drop in prices.

CalCub · 05-22-2020, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by KeithS

Doctors and Lawyers sitting at home with nothing else to do since there is no live sports and can't go to the bars or Vegas, so they are spending money on something that gives them a tie to sports, gambling, and investing. Market will significantly cool as they all go back to work, Vegas opens, and live sports returns, in my opinion. I know I have spent more time on my collection during the lockdown than I did in the last 5 years.

great points....I agree with a lot of what you're sayings....that's why Topps should NOT get greedy and ramp-up supply significantly because if this hobby is attracting new interest/collectors....the best way to keep them interested in the hobby after the lockdown is for new collectors to believe collecting baseball cards can be a good investment & hold value long-term....ramping-up supply during this period obviously reduces value of cards overall long-term, which will cause people to leave the hobby....hopefully there's enough smart people working at Topps to understand the risk of becoming greedy and increasing supply, even if/when the season resumes this summer

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ZappBrannigan Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Biafra Posts: 2,384	So they can justify charging that when 2020 comes out.

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ScooterD Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 5,367	Because people hoard the RIP cards

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mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,559	All the (dumb) new money coming into the hobby is driving prices for everything through the roof...

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Tom Oates Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,974 OATES	all products are going crazy right now. Even unlicensed products that I bought on black Friday 2019 are selling for triple what I paid for them. People are gobbling up all unopened product right now. I suspect that the card companies are going to crank up the presses and we'll see another over production era.

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djolley86 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: NC Posts: 1,357 djolley86	Everything about cards right now is so dumb.

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boston12 Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 3,282	That will sit awhile at those prices

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dodgerfanjohn Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 5,397 sternroolz	People like setting money on fire.

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smapdi Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,767 piledriver1	2020 Heritage has also risen lately. Just a week or two ago I had a thought of getting a case and they were available under $1000. This week, $1100+ is the floor, and few listings on ebay.