Why the increase in 2019 Allen & Ginter prices ?

[CalCub]

Originally Posted by KeithS

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.

Do you think the increase in breakers in the last few years has helped the baseball card hobby overall?

[mjwoop]

On a related note, all of my 1988 Topps Kevin Elster Future Stars cards have gone up in price to $56 each. No one will pay that for them, but that's the new price.

Update: They'll probably go up in price again to $62 each in the next week or so.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by CalCub

Do you think the increase in breakers in the last few years has helped the baseball card hobby overall?

Depends how you define the "hobby", doesn't it?

It's increased wax prices across the board due to the ability of breakers to pass increased costs on to price-insensitive customers, which is good for distributors, but bad for actual collectors who just want to buy a box or two of a product they like.

[CoolG]

sold some 2019 GINTER X boxes recently for $195

[bounty37h]

It should go down every year as they get more no name signers

[KeithS]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Depends how you define the "hobby", doesn't it?

It's increased wax prices across the board due to the ability of breakers to pass increased costs on to price-insensitive customers, which is good for distributors, but bad for actual collectors who just want to buy a box or two of a product they like.

I agree with you on that. Only positive on it that I see is the draw of new interest in the hobby.

Was only a few years ago when there was rumors Topps was looking at selling off the sports cards part of their business. I doubt they are looking at that anymore as it is a money printing machine for them right now, so maybe they will have more to invest and keep improving the products they produce. But my guess is that they will just keep producing more and more products to the point of over saturation and only a few will actually retain value longer term.

[js0000001]

Because a fool is born every minute

[hottoys2012]

cases up to over $2000 on blowout, most other online dealers sold out

[kyle1707]

its fun product... but it gets to a point where you just cant open it...

Cost is 80-85 bucks... its hardly a decent break at that

But its not just ginter... Basketball and football is absurd... And it sells like it is at cost