Here is my monthly looks at Topps set prices for all of the sets that I own. The prices are from completed sales from Auctions or Buy In Nows as found on Ebay on April 2. Shipping is not included.
This was quite a surprise....the total price for one of each set is $5,673.01---the lowest it has been since January, 2011. I thought that with the baseball season starting, more people would rediscover collecting and buy up sets at inflated prices. Instead, it seems like the market was flooded with sets, driving prices down. Years from the junk era really took a hit, as sets from '87, '88, '89, '90, and '92 were sold for less than two bucks.
If you're looking to buy complete sets, now may be the time!
YEAR
|
Apr. 2
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Mar. 1
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Feb. 1
|
12 Mo. Avg.
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1969
|
$902.00
|
$919.80
|
$1,285.20
|
$1,139.50
|
1970
|
$1,107.58
|
$823.60
|
$997.80
|
$998.41
|
1971
|
$644.13
|
$702.03
|
$526.60
|
$737.39
|
1972
|
$858.67
|
$881.38
|
$942.00
|
$1,001.90
|
1973
|
$341.11
|
$512.86
|
$585.40
|
$427.44
|
1974
|
$237.40
|
$295.62
|
$205.41
|
$229.40
|
1975
|
$331.92
|
$264.30
|
$235.28
|
$316.92
|
1976
|
$151.90
|
$142.53
|
$214.80
|
$180.42
|
1977
|
$102.98
|
$171.11
|
$153.76
|
$139.53
|
1978
|
$75.25
|
$113.79
|
$81.80
|
$94.93
|
1979
|
$67.21
|
$79.10
|
$78.61
|
$78.76
|
1980
|
$54.61
|
$65.12
|
$58.91
|
$63.46
|
1981
|
$28.04
|
$35.60
|
$27.35
|
$31.38
|
1982
|
$32.81
|
$38.80
|
$37.50
|
$39.88
|
1983
|
$41.71
|
$28.70
|
$36.25
|
$34.51
|
1984
|
$16.26
|
$18.13
|
$12.59
|
$23.07
|
1985
|
$20.44
|
$19.79
|
$25.90
|
$28.10
|
1986
|
$11.89
|
$18.40
|
$10.32
|
$17.14
|
1987
|
$5.50
|
$4.87
|
$19.99
|
$9.74
|
1988
|
$9.20
|
$7.77
|
$12.65
|
$9.40
|
1989
|
$8.50
|
$9.59
|
$7.54
|
$8.83
|
1990
|
$4.60
|
$8.38
|
$12.15
|
$9.76
|
1991
|
$10.49
|
$13.70
|
$14.52
|
$12.13
|
1992
|
$6.29
|
$10.19
|
$8.90
|
$11.76
|
1993
|
$31.41
|
$22.15
|
$22.69
|
$26.24
|
1994
|
$18.88
|
$19.00
|
$14.98
|
$20.81
|
1995
|
$31.10
|
$45.78
|
$37.78
|
$36.85
|
1996
|
$13.79
|
$29.47
|
$22.80
|
$22.41
|
1997
|
$42.60
|
$50.99
|
$51.69
|
$46.97
|
1998
|
$40.90
|
$58.05
|
$35.99
|
$43.78
|
1999
|
$19.18
|
$23.37
|
$17.04
|
$26.01
|
2000
|
$22.09
|
$12.79
|
$18.10
|
$20.57
|
2001
|
$51.28
|
$66.20
|
$49.86
|
$54.84
|
2002
|
$38.69
|
$43.28
|
$29.17
|
$39.45
|
2003
|
$32.44
|
$44.18
|
$49.76
|
$38.79
|
2004
|
$29.40
|
$30.39
|
$20.13
|
$27.71
|
2005
|
$25.67
|
$37.51
|
$28.91
|
$30.74
|
2006
|
$20.77
|
$27.90
|
$22.66
|
$26.55
|
2007
|
$22.90
|
$21.29
|
$26.79
|
$22.20
|
2008
|
$33.39
|
$26.41
|
$31.99
|
$30.14
|
2009
|
$44.98
|
$42.58
|
$53.19
|
$48.31
|
2010
|
$20.80
|
$24.46
|
$22.50
|
$26.33
|
2011
|
$27.00
|
$23.05
|
$24.20
|
$29.53
|
2012
|
$35.28
|
$24.79
|
$47.58
|
$38.73
|
I watched the game last night on TV. I hope it was more fun for you than it looked. It's going to be a long season if the Cubs continue to have problems hitting with men in scoring position.
ReplyDeleteI watched too. You weren't the guy they were making fun of for eating ice cream, were you? Can't be he was a Pittsburgh fan, haha. Good news is they're still in first!
ReplyDeleteThis research that you do is really helpful. I have used these charts many times. Just out of curiosity, do you differentiate between 2001 Topps and 2001 Topps Home Team Advantage? It looks like a lot of people sell the HTA set as if it was the regular one.
ReplyDeleteI do...I only use the basic base set...no HTA, no Gold or Tiffany...just the base.
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