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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 7878362, member: 118780&quot;]The interesting thing I&#039;ve noticed about modern sports cards is they have a high &quot;initial&quot; value. The most valuable cards are found in very expensive boxes that have only a few cards. Recently my son sold a box that was $500 and had one card. The buyer was hoping to get a $300k card (the best for the box), but actually got a $400 card. That&#039;s the norm. My belief is the reason that $300k card is worth $300k, is that one would need to purchase more than 600 of these boxes to get one.</p><p><br /></p><p>When a quarter is first released, it&#039;s worth a quarter - same as the other ones. Rarity and condition increase its value over time, and the ultimate value of that quarter today is a function of how rare it is, the history behind the quarter, how desirable the artistry is, and its condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Modern sports cards of course do go up in down in value depending on the performance of the player. In that respect modern card collecting is more akin to the stock market than a collectibles market.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I collect for history and not for value. Last Fathers&#039; Day, my son gave me some basketball cards and there was a Zion Williamson one inside. I thanked him profusely, and did appreciate the card since I went to Duke and am a Zion Williamson fan, but I also politely mentioned that next door to his card store is a coin store that carries a few ancients, and if he ever happened to get me one of those it would be among my most cherished possessions. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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