Future value of current <span title="football/baseball/basketball">football/baseball/basketb...</span> cards?

Question

OK, so i was wondering. In todays collectibles market, sports cards from the 60's and prior (such as micky mantle) which show famous athletes are a major collectible which substantial values that are rising by the year. I was wondering what are the odds that a standard card (such as topps) featuring some famous athlete such as lebron james or shaquile o' neil, could be of value in the years to come. if kept in a plastic sleeve in near mint condition( normal wear occur no matter what you do), what are the odds that it could catch the attention of collectibles later. im 18, so figure the market maybe when im 60. of all collectibles, sports cards seems to be among favorite types of collections that won't soon go away. if a lebron james card for example, from a 3.99 dollar pack of nba cards, something that could be worth say 50 plus dollars in the future.? what do you guys think. Also, what about good condition pokemon cards from the 90's?

Answer 1

Regarding the Pokemon cards, they really aren&#039;t worth much, you can check out ebay for an idea of how much people sell them for. My brother researched it a while ago and found that only the very rare cards are worth anything at all.

I don&#039;t know about the sports cards, but I imagine it would depend on how many of the certain card was printed. I imagine that most people who collected cards in the 60s didn&#039;t keep them, which is why there is such a large monetary value associated with them.