Raleigh card prices…

Nostalgia · 09-26-2025, 07:23 AM

They seem low to me (I may be wrong or have a different definition of low) considering the season he’s having with the possibility of breaking the American League homerun record.

If his prices are low, is it because people don’t think he will have a HOF career or is it because people don’t place as much value in a American/National league record as they would place in a Major league record?

Thoughts?

finfangfan · 09-26-2025, 07:34 AM

If he has another season like this one, interest will probably build. It could easily end up being a one year overachieving season and he falls back to earth next year.

Mister2Bits · 09-26-2025, 07:37 AM

If he breaks 62 and takes Seattle deep into the post season, that's going to change. I would imagine there is a pretty large percentage of Cal cards stuck in the queue at PSA

Prices are most likely lagged due to him being relatively unknown to the masses before this season. Non baseball fans are starting to ask me about Cal, so it's starting.

towerymt · 09-26-2025, 07:44 AM

Great time to sell all your Cal Raleigh cards.

dodgerfanjohn · 09-26-2025, 07:52 AM

Pretty sure there’s only so many hobby “stars” the market can accommodate.

Right now it’s an Ohtani world and everyone else is just playing in it. The dude in NYC with 4 straight years of 50+hr and coming off a ws is second and again by a large margin. A number of young stars have just had their best seasons yet(Greene and Corbin) and aren’t registering much of a blip. And there’s others..Skenes, Skubal, Yamamoto, Jrod, more….

Just not enough room for everyone.

That said, if Cal hits 63 and the mariners do stuff in the playoffs, the needle will move.

timber63401 · 09-26-2025, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by finfangfan

If he has another season like this one, interest will probably build. It could easily end up being a one year overachieving season and he falls back to earth next year.

Problem now is if he hits 45 next year he will be considered a bust.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 09-26-2025, 08:36 AM

I couldn’t imagine a worse time to be buying Cal Raleigh cards than now. Just wait until next season (his Age 29 season) when he isn’t on a 60+ HR pace.

OhioLawyerF5 · 09-26-2025, 08:38 AM

His cards have gone up significantly over this time last year. I think the problem is perspective. They were worthless bargain bin cards. Now they are relatively valuable and collected. That seems like a significant change in value properly aligned with his performance this year.

Bosoxfan5990 · 09-26-2025, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dodgerfanjohn

Pretty sure there’s only so many hobby “stars” the market can accommodate.

Right now it’s an Ohtani world and everyone else is just playing in it. The dude in NYC with 4 straight years of 50+hr and coming off a ws is second and again by a large margin. A number of young stars have just had their best seasons yet(Greene and Corbin) and aren’t registering much of a blip. And there’s others..Skenes, Skubal, Yamamoto, Jrod, more….

Just not enough room for everyone.

That said, if Cal hits 63 and the mariners do stuff in the playoffs, the needle will move.

You listed a lot of pitchers. That's why those guys aren't registering a blip.

Nostalgia · 09-26-2025, 09:01 AM

So that leads me to another question...

Are only the best of the best....the "young" sure-fire 1st ballot HOF'ers....the ones whose card prices will go up and sustain high value over time? (Ohtani, Judge, Betts, Harper, Trout)

Is that why some of the guys mentioned above like CC and Greene aren't really moving up much despite being young and having big years?

Nostalgia · 09-26-2025, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

I couldn’t imagine a worse time to be buying Cal Raleigh cards than now. Just wait until next season (his Age 29 season) when he isn’t on a 60+ HR pace.

Unless he hits 16 homeruns in April

Nostalgia · 09-26-2025, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

His cards have gone up significantly over this time last year. I think the problem is perspective. They were worthless bargain bin cards. Now they are relatively valuable and collected. That seems like a significant change in value properly aligned with his performance this year.

This is a good point. Obviously, if he hit 60 in his age 24 season, as opposed to his age 28 season, things would be very different.

BlowoutBuzz · 09-26-2025, 09:27 AM

Live in the now. It's not always about what it's worth.

SaveMeTheGum · 09-26-2025, 09:34 AM

Catchers are the TE of baseball. There's a low ceiling.

JoshMN · 09-26-2025, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SaveMeTheGum

Catchers are the TE of baseball. There's a low ceiling.

This catcher is known as the Big Dumper though. I'm not sure that fully aligns with "tight end." Cal's more of an offensive lineman that reports as an eligible receiver.

oddstuff · 09-26-2025, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by towerymt

Great time to sell all your Cal Raleigh cards.

Agree with this. If you're not a fan/collector, sell now or during the playoffs/right before the MVP announcement...remember PCA. Granted batting average not as sexy as before, .280+ still looks a lot better than sub .250. A sub .250 hitter tells me there are holes in the swing that can be exploited once teams spend more time dissecting the swing.

jjrpilot · 09-26-2025, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by towerymt

Great time to sell all your Cal Raleigh cards.

Bingo.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 09-26-2025, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Nostalgia

Unless he hits 16 homeruns in April

It’s possible, but that’s the low percentage play.

My advice? Just collect for fun. Seems too stressful to be worrying about the value of ultra modern cards.

Rememberthepast · 09-26-2025, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

It’s possible, but that’s the low percentage play.

My advice? Just collect for fun. Seems too stressful to be worrying about the value of ultra modern cards.

Because you’re a Marlins fan, no value there!! In all seriousness, you are correct about stress and value, but that’s what makes some people tick.

LVDan · 09-26-2025, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Nostalgia

They seem low to me (I may be wrong or have a different definition of low) considering the season he’s having with the possibility of breaking the American League homerun record.

If his prices are low, is it because people don’t think he will have a HOF career or is it because people don’t place as much value in a American/National league record as they would place in a Major league record?

Thoughts?

Low?
I just did a search and saw completed rc autos from this week that are 30-50x what these cards sold for 6 months ago.
No- his cards can never be worth what Ohtani's cards sell for but good lord
150-$200 for jammie rc autos
300-$400 for low end licenced Topps rc autos
$800 for a psa 9 green tc?

In the world of the non hobby good players, these sales are absolutely astronomical man

MiamiMarlinsFan · 09-26-2025, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LVDan

Low?
I just did a search and saw completed rc autos from this week that are 30-50x what these cards sold for 6 months ago.
No- his cards can never be worth what Ohtani's cards sell for but good lord
150-$200 for jammie rc autos
300-$400 for low end licenced Topps rc autos
$800 for a psa 9 green tc?

In the world of the non hobby good players, these sales are absolutely astronomical man

Yeah, this is exactly how I feel.

But his prices probably feel low for anyone with a big stash on eBay or anyone who started buying in August.

deemsterz33 · 09-26-2025, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nostalgia

They seem low to me (I may be wrong or have a different definition of low) considering the season he’s having with the possibility of breaking the American League homerun record.

If his prices are low, is it because people don’t think he will have a HOF career or is it because people don’t place as much value in a American/National league record as they would place in a Major league record?

Thoughts?

It's because he's going to be 29 years old going into next year with 150 career HR, less than 500 hits, and a .225 career batting average. He has basically zero shot at the HOF, even if he hits 63 HR this year. Roger Maris never made it, and on top of having he HR record for decades, he was also in 7 World Series.

f2tornado · 09-26-2025, 04:28 PM

PSA offered $144 for each of my gem base Topps rookies yesterday. I slurped that up.

oddstuff · 09-26-2025, 04:32 PM

Sell sell sell...sell them if you got them...not for long term hold.

Nostalgia · 09-26-2025, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by f2tornado

PSA offered $144 for each of my gem base Topps rookies yesterday. I slurped that up.

Thats NICE!

I have like 50 of his base when from when I was hunting for Julio's.

09-26-2025, 07:23 AM	#1
Nostalgia Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: New York Posts: 2,050	Raleigh card prices… They seem low to me (I may be wrong or have a different definition of low) considering the season he’s having with the possibility of breaking the American League homerun record. If his prices are low, is it because people don’t think he will have a HOF career or is it because people don’t place as much value in a American/National league record as they would place in a Major league record? Thoughts?

09-26-2025, 07:37 AM	#3
Mister2Bits Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Florida Man Posts: 5,388 mistertwobits mistertwobits	If he breaks 62 and takes Seattle deep into the post season, that's going to change. I would imagine there is a pretty large percentage of Cal cards stuck in the queue at PSA Prices are most likely lagged due to him being relatively unknown to the masses before this season. Non baseball fans are starting to ask me about Cal, so it's starting. __________________ Collecting: Ohtani, Judge \| Skateboarding Cards, Autographs & Decks

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09-26-2025, 07:34 AM	#2
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,962	If he has another season like this one, interest will probably build. It could easily end up being a one year overachieving season and he falls back to earth next year.

09-26-2025, 07:52 AM	#5
dodgerfanjohn Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 5,550 sternroolz	Pretty sure there’s only so many hobby “stars” the market can accommodate. Right now it’s an Ohtani world and everyone else is just playing in it. The dude in NYC with 4 straight years of 50+hr and coming off a ws is second and again by a large margin. A number of young stars have just had their best seasons yet(Greene and Corbin) and aren’t registering much of a blip. And there’s others..Skenes, Skubal, Yamamoto, Jrod, more…. Just not enough room for everyone. That said, if Cal hits 63 and the mariners do stuff in the playoffs, the needle will move.

09-26-2025, 08:36 AM	#7
MiamiMarlinsFan Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 13,935	I couldn’t imagine a worse time to be buying Cal Raleigh cards than now. Just wait until next season (his Age 29 season) when he isn’t on a 60+ HR pace.

09-26-2025, 08:38 AM	#8
OhioLawyerF5 Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 7,144	His cards have gone up significantly over this time last year. I think the problem is perspective. They were worthless bargain bin cards. Now they are relatively valuable and collected. That seems like a significant change in value properly aligned with his performance this year.

09-26-2025, 09:01 AM	#10
Nostalgia Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: New York Posts: 2,050	So that leads me to another question... Are only the best of the best....the "young" sure-fire 1st ballot HOF'ers....the ones whose card prices will go up and sustain high value over time? (Ohtani, Judge, Betts, Harper, Trout) Is that why some of the guys mentioned above like CC and Greene aren't really moving up much despite being young and having big years?

09-26-2025, 04:28 PM	#23
f2tornado Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 2,435 f2tornado f2tornado	PSA offered $144 for each of my gem base Topps rookies yesterday. I slurped that up.

09-26-2025, 04:32 PM	#24
oddstuff Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: CA Posts: 5,239	Sell sell sell...sell them if you got them...not for long term hold.