1987 Fleer prices?

[mjbuchanan80]

Can someone please clue me in on why ebay sellers are wanting so much for 1987 Fleer wax boxes? I thought I knew a ton about this hobby, but certainly can't understand this. Are people anticipating a HOF induction for Barry Bonds? I am putting together sets from my childhood collecting days and the junk wax I have been buying has come at 1/3 or 1/4 of these prices. What gives?

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?rt=nc&P...Baseball&_fln=1&_ssov=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

 

[Zithy]

Big difference between the auctions/BiN's listed and completed sales. The bids for the auctions seem in line with the completed sales and not too out of whack.

 

[leatherman]

Even back in the late 80s, 1987 Fleer was always considered a little more rare than other main issues. Consequently, when Will Clark's card values peaked, it was his 1987 Fleer RC that was listed at $35, while the Donruss and Topps could be had for under $10.

Then, back in the Barry Bonds RC explosion during his 2001-2004 MVP years, his Fleer RC in BGS 9.5 was selling in the $1000-1400 range and PSA 10s sold in the $600-800 range. Speculators began hoarding the cases of Fleer that they could find, and lots of them disappeared from the market for a while. The people that bought those cases therefore paid a ton for them, and aren't going to let them go cheaply. The market will come down some eventually, but people were paying $2000 a case for wax just six years ago.

 

[alabamalongsnake]

Give me money and I'll take your 1987 fleer.

It might be a bit more rare but wasn't 1987 topps the most over saturated wax eva?