Card Values

[GMUFelicia]

***THIS IS NOT A BV vs SV POST***

This may be a silly question but i've been going through past threads (even starting at the 2003 ones and working forward) but I can't seem to find an appropriate thread (and I don't feel like going through 150 more pages of threads :P )

Anyway, i'm finally starting a long process of organizing and sorting out all of my cards. I'm thinking about doing some selling, and I was wondering what kind of value cards will hold in the future? For example, would it be smarter to sell a #'d, Matt Ryan rookie auto now, or wait several more years? And for an auto of an HOFer like Joe Montana...is it better to wait until 20 years from now or just sell it now?
Obviously a lot of rookies get hyped up each year and then end up being busts a year or two later (which obviously drops their card values).

I definitely want to make the most that I can off of these cards. I don't collect for money, and this is primarily so that I can put more effort into expanding my PC's.

Thoughts?

[tutall]

in my opinion rookies are always best to sell when they are hot... sometime in the next couple years another rookie will come around and be just as good as ryan and focus will shift to him instead.... as far as HOF stuff goes, I dont really think that stuff fluctuates much. Just dont sell cards out of season (like selling baseball stuff in January...

[sanjosefuji]

I've always wondered if HOF autos will hold their values. I know that the autographs of HOF athletes who are deceased or who don't sign much will probably hold their value... since it's all about supply and demand. My question is... what about the hall of famers who sign hundreds and thousands of autos each year? Does the younger generation (12 years and under) care about Montana, Rice, Elway, Smith, Sanders, or Marino? What about Bradshaw, Payton, Staubach, Starr, Brown, and other players who played in the 70's and earlier? I sure hope they do... because without demand, the supply might be too great in the long run. That's one of the reasons it's important for the industry to bring this hobby back to the kids.