Fantasy Sports and how the popularity of Fantasy Sports has increased awareness of card values. Players are always moving in terms of fantasy value and card prices move with them. Players that are "Hot" Fantasy wise: Get More Pub on ESPN and other Networks More information on-line and in newspapers
All this = More Popular and Sometimes means more valuable cards
Error Cards 1990 Frank Thomas NNOF + 1989 Fleer Billy Ripken are probably 2 of the most infamous Error Cards in the 90's era when Err cards were sizzling! Today we have low serial # Autographs, Jerseys, Sets and more...so the Error Card has lost its luster a bit. On top of all that Topps & Upper Deck make 10-20 "Sets" these days compared to less than 5 in the early 90's
Sports Card Box Releases:
Upper Deck SPx Hockey 1/12/2009 $99.00 Per Box 18 Packs - 4 Cards Per Pack Each Box Contains: One RC Jersey Card - One Auto Rc Card - One Single Jersey Card - One Dual Jersey Lots Of Parallels
Upper Deck Premier Baseball1/12/2009 $225.00 Per Box 1 Pack - 7 Cards Per Pack - Each Pack includes: ONE Autograph Rookie Jersey card - ONE Premier Stitching Patch card - ONE Autograph card - ONE Jersey card - ONE Jersey Patch card - ONE Veteran or Rookie card - and ONE Autograph or Jersey Patch or Multi-Swatch Memorabilia card Loaded! All Low Serial #'s
Topps American Heritage Baseball 1/12/2009 $95.00 Per Tin 24 Packs - 8 Cards Per Pack - 100 Card Set Each Box Includes: - TWO AUTOGRAPHED OR RELIC CARDS PER BOX! - Barack Obama "Rookies"
Just Minors Mystery Baseballs1/13/2009 $50.00 Per Box 1 Autograph MLB Baseball - 2 Autograph Cards - 1 Complete Set EACH MASTER CASE WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING (10 Boxes): 1 Black Autographed Baseball 1 Glossy 1 of 1 Autograph Card 1 Dual or Triple Signature
Went back the the Beckett Website & I share My Thoughts