Does vintage card collectibility and value consider the assumption that many have been destroyed or lost over the years?
Hi Derek,
Great question. When looking at vintage, I think that is possibly something that is a component of the collectibility and value aspects of the cards, largely because they were items that were never intended to be saved and collected (from a value/desirability standpoint) at the times they were originally produced. Also, when grading came onto the scene, vintage was the primary focus of the cards submitted so while there is undoubtedly more raw vintage floating around out there in collections, the graded pop reports currently are likely to reflect a pretty reasonable idea as to the supply of cards as there has now been pretty close to 30 years of vintage submissions. But with vintage and value there are many other driving forces as to the collectibility and value side, the player, team, era, and manufacturer just to name a few. Thx, Steve
Does vintage card collectibility and value consider the assumption that many have been destroyed or lost over the years?
Hey Derek! Good to see you checking out the board. I don't think my response is terrible different than Steve's. In short, I don't know that it matters one way or another if the unavailable supply was destroyed, lost, or just never made. Value is all about the relationship between the supply of those cards and the demand for them. I think a great example of that is the Black Swamp Find, which subsequently saw the supply of high-grade examples of e98 cards baloon, and the value of those cards has not recovered yet.
-Burl
