Seems like the oddballs market for vintage baseball has been ticking up more and more lately. Has anyone else noticed or is it just me?
Good Evening Jake, Thanks for posting your question. Tough one to answer as there are so many oddball issues out there. Maybe it could have to do with more focus on a particular oddball issue happening at any given time with all of the social media and other avenues for things to be brought into the spotlight? On my end I am not really able to say that I have noticed a trend as I don't really target much in the way of oddballs like Tip Top Bread for example. thx.
Seems like the oddballs market for vintage baseball has been ticking up more and more lately. Has anyone else noticed or is it just me?
Hey Jake! Good to "see" you on the board!
You know I'm a sucker for an oddball or regional issues, especially rarer rookie-related ones. Give me the '54 Cookie Aaron card over the Topps any day. I've seen some tick up, but I feel like others have remained fairly stagnant. As with anything with a limited population, like some of the oddballs out there, it doesn't take much fluctuation in demand to have a dramatic impact on value. At the same time, some things are just too rare for their own good. If they don't seem attainable, the number of folks who will chase them grows smaller.
What oddball increases have you noticed?
-Burl
I'm not so sure I notice that overall--but I do think that some oddballs went up during the COVID bubble in part because flagship cards got so expensive. I also saw stuff like team leader cards climbing in value. It seems like certain oddballs or non-topps / bowman catch on every once in a while. I love Berk Ross cards. But I have not witnessed any trends overall personally.
