OldSowBreath
Sr. Member
In another thread, I mentioned that I was at a high-end, professionally run estate sale and there was a box with 4 or 5 boxed sets from around 1989, 1990, 1991 (Bowman, Score). All had been opened and picked through. They wanted $500.00 for that box. I would have not given $5.00. Walked out of that ES pretty quickly as that told me what everything else would be priced at.
For all the reasons stated above, the market was killed. I think the major factor was Score, Topps, Bowman, etc absolutely flooded the market with product.
Off subject, but I feel like a rant, I think I've figured out why the brain-dead estate sellers are so out of touch with market: They are pricing according to buzzwords. Ergo, If they have "Trains" - to an estate sales co., "trains" are all the same and all are worth as much as pristine, boxed, pre-war Lionels. They have no concept that HO and O gauge are different in pricing. They have "Baseball Cards" - All baseball cards are no different than a pristine T206 set, especially The Swamp Find, or worth at least as much as Ruth and Mantle rookie cards. They have "Signed Art" - all oil on canvas signed art is worth as much as any grand master in the Louvre. They have "Waterford" - Waterford is worth as much as Lalique. They have "Vintage Jewelry" -all vintage jewelry is equally worth as much as LCT or Cartier. And God, the worst - they have "Guns" Please run when you see this one. A single shot .22 Mossberg rifle is no different than a Paterson Colt. (Rant off).
For all the reasons stated above, the market was killed. I think the major factor was Score, Topps, Bowman, etc absolutely flooded the market with product.
Off subject, but I feel like a rant, I think I've figured out why the brain-dead estate sellers are so out of touch with market: They are pricing according to buzzwords. Ergo, If they have "Trains" - to an estate sales co., "trains" are all the same and all are worth as much as pristine, boxed, pre-war Lionels. They have no concept that HO and O gauge are different in pricing. They have "Baseball Cards" - All baseball cards are no different than a pristine T206 set, especially The Swamp Find, or worth at least as much as Ruth and Mantle rookie cards. They have "Signed Art" - all oil on canvas signed art is worth as much as any grand master in the Louvre. They have "Waterford" - Waterford is worth as much as Lalique. They have "Vintage Jewelry" -all vintage jewelry is equally worth as much as LCT or Cartier. And God, the worst - they have "Guns" Please run when you see this one. A single shot .22 Mossberg rifle is no different than a Paterson Colt. (Rant off).
