If you corner the market will it raise value?

dashcol · 05-30-2025, 02:00 PM

I know set collecting is not a big side of collecting anymore, but I was thinking if something could be true to happen.

If a person was able to obtain all, or most copies of a card, would that card then become more valuable?

I am not talking about getting all 5 copies of a red, those are already carrying a premium.

Flagship Gold sets are still collectible, and I know a few clectors who put the set together every year.

Some cards can be had for pennies, so if let’s say you get 90 percent of the run of a base gold card from 2025 at even $1 each, that would be $1,825. Would that card then rise in value as there are only 200 full sets available outside of your control? Gold set collectors would then have to go to you to be able to complete their sets.

This would be an impossible task to undertake, but could be fun to just grab every 2025 Topps #111 Randy Arozarena for example. No one is seeking that card unless they are a fan, or trying to complete the set. Would this turn from a worthless card to a very valuable card?

05-30-2025, 02:00 PM	#1
dashcol Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: It's complicated Posts: 7,868	If you corner the market will it raise value? I know set collecting is not a big side of collecting anymore, but I was thinking if something could be true to happen. If a person was able to obtain all, or most copies of a card, would that card then become more valuable? I am not talking about getting all 5 copies of a red, those are already carrying a premium. Flagship Gold sets are still collectible, and I know a few clectors who put the set together every year. Some cards can be had for pennies, so if let’s say you get 90 percent of the run of a base gold card from 2025 at even $1 each, that would be $1,825. Would that card then rise in value as there are only 200 full sets available outside of your control? Gold set collectors would then have to go to you to be able to complete their sets. This would be an impossible task to undertake, but could be fun to just grab every 2025 Topps #111 Randy Arozarena for example. No one is seeking that card unless they are a fan, or trying to complete the set. Would this turn from a worthless card to a very valuable card? __________________ “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Jackie Robinson “Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.” Satchel Paige.