Most Expensive Raw Baseball Cards Sold on eBay in August 2024

The latest demise of the Junk Wax Era

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Last month we saw cards from the last half of the 20th century continue to make a relatively strong showing among the most expensive raw (ungraded) sales on eBay.

The 2020s still dominated those listings for July sales, of course, but the 1950s continued to make noises like they could play with the big boys of recent issues. The 1960s weren’t far behind, and even the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s made a bit of their own noise.

So, could the “old” stuff hold ground during July, with baseball’s best current players taking over as teams got themselves ready for the playoff run in the dog days of August?

Well, here are the number of cards that each decade contributed to the list of the most expensive raw baseball cards sold on eBay during August of 2024 (full list at bottom of post):