Most Expensive Raw Baseball Cards Sold on eBay in September 2024

A dispatch from the dark heart of the Junk Wax Era

Note: When you click on links to various merchants in this newsletter and make a purchase, this can result in this newsletter earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Last month, we saw raw cards from the 20th century lose a little of the luster they had built in our “standings” earlier in the summer.

Even so, collectors and investors funneled plenty of dollars into ungraded 1950s and 1960s classics in August. As usual, the Junk Wax Era came up pretty short, while the 2020s were hot items among the raw.

Did September see the trend toward fewer old cards selling at the top of the ungraded market continue, or could vintage cardboard rally?

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 September of 2024 (full list at bottom of post):