ThePit Football 50 is a new valuation index designed to track market changes in the 50 most valuable cards of players currently active. The index debuts here with a valuation of $7.2 million as of 11/2/15 (see details at end of article). At the beginning of September, it appeared as if Andrew Luck might be ready to snatch the title of NFL's Greatest Quarterback from Tom … [Read more...] about ThePit “Football 50” Index Debuts at $7.2 Milllion
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Summer Swoon Sinks ThePit Baseball 25 Index
It was the worst of times for the best of players. Most of the baseball card world’s biggest stars struggled mightily in August, as five of the seven position players on the Pit Baseball 25 recorded their worst monthly OPS (On-base-Plus-Slugging-percentage, a widely followed measure of performance) of the season. The index ranks the 25 most valuable cards of active … [Read more...] about Summer Swoon Sinks ThePit Baseball 25 Index
Movers and Shakers: The Pit Tracks Value Trends for Current Player Cards
A new index for highlighting valuation trends of active players and tracking the health of the overall modern baseball card market makes its debut with “ThePit Baseball 25”. The index ranks the 25 most valuable cards of active baseball players, based on their value in individual grades. Each card’s Total Value is calculated by card price (as represented by thePit’s … [Read more...] about Movers and Shakers: The Pit Tracks Value Trends for Current Player Cards
Performance in The Pit: Trading Sports Cards Like Stocks
More than one dealer at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention referred to popular, high quality rookie cards as ‘commodities’. And it’s true in the sense that the market has ebbs and flows. Much of it has to do with a current player’s performance or projected future, but in the case of some of the hobby’s most iconic cards, it’s more than that. One website that … [Read more...] about Performance in The Pit: Trading Sports Cards Like Stocks