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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SymphonicMetal" data-source="post: 3948895" data-attributes="member: 11991">Thanks for a most interesting read!!  I really appreciate the insight.   Looking at your sell list, I was totally confused by the rise in some and not others.   In the 1990s until Upper Deck began short printing rookies, I always equated a player's Topps RC and their Upper Deck one.  What a difference in the two similar cards these days.   Topps being the historic company does make sense for their rise.   Kobe's rise in value made some sense with his passing.   LBJ going to the Lakers also would cause a price rise. The Bulls players from their dynasty increasing in value made some sense too. But Duncan, AI and Garnett are complete mysteries since none of them was a rival of MJ.  One mega star palyer I did not see a reference to was Shaq.  I'd think his cards would have gottena boost since he was a rival of MJ's in Orlando and a teammate of Kobe's in LA.    If there are 15 basketball sets for any of those mid 90s years, Metal going up would have been one of my last choices.   Thanks again for the opinion.   Seeing these price rises makes me very happy I was not baseball myopic in my collecting habits!!</blockquote>