Quote Originally Posted by skyking26 View Post
While there will always be the hobby, I think if you peruse the GUU auction and where the numbers are, it is way off from where it could be. Friend emailed me last night about a Catfish Hunter jersey that went for $8K a few years ago and a like example just went for $2500. I think that reflects alot. I've been trying to sell some stuff and contacted a guy who usually buys and he said "times are tuff, maybe at Christmas I'll buy something." He may answer 1 out of 10 emails.

I myself have curtailed expenditures big time. If it is a unique GU item sure I'll pop for it like usual. However, the oddball stuff and autographs I will not indulge in at this time...

RK
I think a lot of items that sold for $8000 that now go for $2500 have to do with the card companies not paying top, top, top dollar for memorabilia as they were years ago.

Maybe, and just speculation here, shill bidding had something to do with it also?