A Potential Way to Increase the value of late 80s and early 90's base cards

[Phathugo2467]

We all know that scarcity plays a part in card pricing. Because cards from the 80's and 90's are so over abundant, they are low in demand and low in value. Destroying a large quantity of cards from the 80's early 90's would increase the scarcity of the cards and thoeretically increase the value right?

For example If I somehow managed to aqcuire 1,500 1987 Topps #33 andy van slyke and burned them, would that affect the value of the card?

[dherm360]

1500?, You would have to gather about a 1000 times more then that to even put a dent --they are too abundant

[garnett_21]

It probably would increase the value eventually, but you probably wouldn't see an increase any time soon....

[Phathugo2467]

would even 15,000 make a $0.50 change in price? 1000 times seems drastic.

[dfr52]

While alot is available, we still need to condsider condition b/c 80's and early 90's has a some condition sensitive sets.

[underdawg]

How many did they make back then? Millions of one base card?

[Glebe]

What if we went to a card show, had a bonfire after..brought all our late 80s early 90s base..and burned em all..traded all night.

[Birdmandig]

This thread me makes LMAO....

[marhjan]

87-91 Topps baseball - estimates are that there are between 2-5 million of each base card. Absurd? yes - but very likely also true. Don't forget there were MULTIPLE sellers of 500 count lots of individual cards days after the sets released. In order for demand to get anywhere near supply, I would think that you would need to destroy AT LEAST 1 million of a given card to even make a dent - and that would only be for the star cards. I'd love to be wrong about this, but I don't think I am.

[quinn16]

you would have to destroy around 1.5 million to 4.5 million of each card to increase the price.