Who's the baseball MJ in terms of rare '90s card values?

Saw the Basketball magazine cover at B&N today, got me thinking...In baseball who is the Michael Jordan equivalent, the single outstanding player whose '90s cards consistently outperform all others in sales?

Flipping through Becketts in the past, Ripken's BVs were always higher than everyone else, but not sure how well that translated into sales. I haven't really kept tabs on prices among superstars on the high-end sets, but I would think guys like Griffey, Jeter, and Thomas would be up there. However, it seems Griffey collectors have not been as active as they once were. Jeter may be the winner, since he is the only active player and a lifetime Yankee.

Nomo always goes high. Not on the level as far as play, but in terms of price, yes.

After seeing some of the ebay sales posted here, I don't think anyone even comes close to MJ prices.

ChasHawk said:

After seeing some of the ebay sales posted here, I don't think anyone even comes close to MJ prices.

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QFT!

No baseball players' inserts will ever come close to selling for what MJ cards sell for because they simply don't have the global market that basketball cards do. The Asian and European markets really drive the prices of basketball inserts way up.

Derek Jeter and Ken Griffey Jr. are easily the best sellers for '90s baseball, but they don't even scratch the surface of what Jordans pull. Jordan is THE best of all-time hands-down in a more globally popular sport, so that helps.

I must sound like a broken record by now but....


Jordan prices are so fabricated by specific bidders. There's entire threads on fcb alone confirming this.

NECpilgrims8 said:

I must sound like a broken record by now but....


Jordan prices are so fabricated by specific bidders. There's entire threads on fcb alone confirming this.

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elaborate?

ChasHawk said:

NECpilgrims8 said:

I must sound like a broken record by now but....


Jordan prices are so fabricated by specific bidders. There's entire threads on fcb alone confirming this.

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elaborate?

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There is a theory that all the Jordan sales are just one big conspiracy where cards trade hands between a few people while they shill the auctions up to higher values. Then they sell it for real and people pay more because they think there is a history of value.

I personally don't buy it.

ChasHawk said:

NECpilgrims8 said:

I must sound like a broken record by now but....


Jordan prices are so fabricated by specific bidders. There's entire threads on fcb alone confirming this.

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elaborate?

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fcb barely has anything on this compared to other sites like hobbykings etc if you really want to know whats going on. although its pretty hard to figure out what is going on when everyone has varying opinions and the facts really are not definite.

Tomlinson21RB said:

ChasHawk said:

NECpilgrims8 said:

I must sound like a broken record by now but....


Jordan prices are so fabricated by specific bidders. There's entire threads on fcb alone confirming this.

Click to expand...

elaborate?

Click to expand...

There is a theory that all the Jordan sales are just one big conspiracy where cards trade hands between a few people while they shill the auctions up to higher values. Then they sell it for real and people pay more because they think there is a history of value.

I personally don't buy it.

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I order to believe it, you'd have to believe the same thing for Kobe after that radonkulous sale posted last week.

ChasHawk said:

Tomlinson21RB said:

ChasHawk said:

NECpilgrims8 said:

I must sound like a broken record by now but....


Jordan prices are so fabricated by specific bidders. There's entire threads on fcb alone confirming this.

Click to expand...

elaborate?

Click to expand...

There is a theory that all the Jordan sales are just one big conspiracy where cards trade hands between a few people while they shill the auctions up to higher values. Then they sell it for real and people pay more because they think there is a history of value.

I personally don't buy it.

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I order to believe it, you'd have to believe the same thing for Kobe after that radonkulous sale posted last week.

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Whether there are games being played or not, there has to be demand and people willing to pay these prices. Otherwise this mystery Jordan group would be selling between themselves for nothing. They would also need an unlimited supply of rare Jordans because once they sell at inflated prices then they need to buy again in order to resell.

I just don't see the profit potential in this supposed scam. I do see how very wealthy collectors could be fighting each other to have the rarest cards of the best player they've ever seen.