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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 24692977, member: 5233"]Could be...it also depends on when he sold them. The market bottom out really bad in the mid-2000s. For example, I have a mid-grade Joe Montana rookie that was worth $200 at the time. It has only recently gotten back to that range.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, thanks to COVID and people being stuck at home...it suddenly boomed again in 2020-22 but has since started to cool. As an example I picked up a PSA 4 (PSA is the card arm of Collector's Universe...the parent company of PCGS and they grade cards on a scale of 1-10) 1965 Joe Namath rookie. I paid $1300 for it in 2020. In the ensuing year or two it soared to over $4K. There are currently 4 examples listed on eBay with asking prices of $3500-$5400 but they have been selling for closer to $3K. </p><p><br /></p><p>Cards are highly volatile. As for the Namath rookie, I'm glad I got it when I did. It's probably the most iconic football card ever made (on par with the 1952 Topps Mantle baseball card) so I don't think it will ever seen $1300 again. I would never pay $4K for one so I'm glad I got it when I did.</p><p><br /></p><p>Who knows...maybe it will pay for Oliver's college.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 24692977, member: 5233"]Could be...it also depends on when he sold them. The market bottom out really bad in the mid-2000s. For example, I have a mid-grade Joe Montana rookie that was worth $200 at the time. It has only recently gotten back to that range. That said, thanks to COVID and people being stuck at home...it suddenly boomed again in 2020-22 but has since started to cool. As an example I picked up a PSA 4 (PSA is the card arm of Collector's Universe...the parent company of PCGS and they grade cards on a scale of 1-10) 1965 Joe Namath rookie. I paid $1300 for it in 2020. In the ensuing year or two it soared to over $4K. There are currently 4 examples listed on eBay with asking prices of $3500-$5400 but they have been selling for closer to $3K. Cards are highly volatile. As for the Namath rookie, I'm glad I got it when I did. It's probably the most iconic football card ever made (on par with the 1952 Topps Mantle baseball card) so I don't think it will ever seen $1300 again. I would never pay $4K for one so I'm glad I got it when I did. Who knows...maybe it will pay for Oliver's college.[/QUOTE]
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