Which NHL franchises are the best marketplace value to focus your investment in NHL memorabilia (rookie cards) in ?
Answering the above question can take on various elements to it. Of course nothing gives more value to investing in a team's memorabilia than the mere pleasure of satisfying the fan that you are of that team but for the purposes of investment value one can factor in the popularity of a team as established by game ticket sales, champoinships, the number of elite stars in their present and past histories, the financial value of their franchises, the amount of sales of their memorabilia and licensed products and the value of their all time players' stats with the team and the marketplave value of their active players' top valued rookie cards.
From the perspective of the marketplave value of their active players' top valued rookie cards here is the info that can aid an investor to choose rightly and with stats to support where their investment will pay the most dividends in time to come upon selling their memorabilia.
Pittsburgh Penguins (16.53%); Washington Capitals (7.62%); Edmonton Oilers (7.36%); Chicago Blackhawks (5.30%); Tampa Bay Lightning (4.34%); Boston Bruins (4.25%); Carolina Hurricanes (3.93%); Colorado Avalanche (3.79%); Montreal Canadiens (3.70%); Toronto Maple Leafs (3.61%); New York Islanders (3.51%). These teams offer NHL player rookie cards', as a collective group, that are above the average per team amount of $ 2993.86 for the 30 NHL teams, for their respective 20 best point producers of 2011 - 2012 each.
Philadephia Flyers (3.16%); Los Angeles Kings (2.94%); Buffalo Sabres (2.52%); New Jersey Devils (2.26%); Anaheim Ducks (2.24%); Ottawa Senators (2.20%); New York Rangers (2.19%); Columbus Blue Jackets (2.10%); Winnepeg Jets (1.73%); Detroit Red Wings (1.73%); St. Louis Blues (1.71%); San Jose Sharks (1.68%); Nashville Predators (1.66%); Minnesota Wild (1.61%); Florida Panthers (1.36%); Dallas Stars (1.32%); Vancouver Canucks (1.30%); Phoenix Coyotes (1.16%); Calgary Flames (1.16%). These teams offer NHL player rookie cards', as a collective group, that are below the average per team amount of $ 2993.86 for the 30 NHL teams, for their respective 20 best point producers of 2011 - 2012 each.
How cards are 'generally' graded (with an example of what a card would be worth in a scenario where a card generally sells @ an average nominal value of $ 100). These figures acknowledge the absolute maximum nominal marketplace value any collector can expect to pay for or sell such a card. Any listing that surpasses this value is thus a loss on investment or optimum gain for a seller of said item. Both the % and the dollar value of an item sold at the stated price in our example above is shown in each category along with what they stand for per say for astute collectors and card investors. An added 14% is indicative of the canadian dollar value of each item as compared to the united states dollar. Thus what the marketplace would pay $ 100.00 U.S. dollar for is indicated as $ 114.00 canadian dollars below. For our united states collectors and customers please consider the pricing below with 14% off if you are paying in u.s. dollars.
Mint (MT) = 10 Avg. 258.4 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 365.40+ (365.4%)
1933 - 1941 $ 318.00+ (318%+)
1951 - 1967 $ 318.00+ (318%+)
1968 - 1979 $ 265.00+ (265%+)
1980 - 1989 $ 159.00 (159%)
1990 - Present $ 132.50 (125%)
Near Mint - Mint (NRMT-MT) = 9 Avg. 228.7 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 365.40 (365.4%)
1933 - 1941 $ 342.00 (318%)
1951 - 1967 $ 265.00 (265%)
1968 - 1979 $ 212.00 (212%)
1980 - 1989 $ 106.00 (106%)
1990 - Present $ 106.00 (106%)
Near Mint (NM) = 8 Avg. 114.6%
Before and up to 1932 $ 200.00 (200%)
1933 - 1941 $ 159.00 (159%)
1951 - 1967 $ 106.00 (106%)
1968 - 1979 $ 106.00 (106%)
1980 - 1989 $ 63.60 (63.6%)
1990 - Present $ 53.00 (53%)
Excellent-Mint (EXMT) = 7 Avg. 76.0 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 133.00 (133%)
1933 - 1941 $ 106.00 (106%)
1951 - 1967 $ 79.50 (79.5%)
1968 - 1979 $ 63.60 (63.6%)
1980 - 1989 $ 42.40 (42.4%)
1990 - Present $ 31.80 (31.8%)
Excellent (EX) = 6 Avg. 53.8 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 100.00 (100%)
1933 - 1941 $ 79.50 (79.5%)
1951 - 1967 $ 53.00 (53.0%)
1968 - 1979 $ 42.40 (42.4%)
1980 - 1989 $ 26.50 (26.5%)
1990 - Present $ 21.20 (21.2%)
Very Good (VG) = 5 Avg. 33.3 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 67.30 (67.3%)
1933 - 1941 $ 53.00 (53%)
1951 - 1967 $ 31.80 (31.8%)
1968 - 1979 $ 21.20 (21.2%)
1980 - 1989 $ 15.90 (15.9%)
1990 - Present $ 10.60 (10.6%)
Good (G) = 4 Avg. 18.1 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 39.80 (39.8%)
1933 - 1941 $ 31.80 (31.8%)
1951 - 1967 $ 15.90 (15.9%)
1968 - 1979 $ 10.60 (10.6%)
1980 - 1989 $ 5.30 (5.3%)
1990 - Present $ 5.30 (5.3%)
1933 - 1941 $ 31.80 (31.8%)
1951 - 1967 $ 15.90 (15.9%)
1968 - 1979 $ 10.60 (10.6%)
1980 - 1989 $ 5.30 (5.3%)
1990 - Present $ 5.30 (5.3%)
Fair (F) = 3 Avg. 14.8 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 32.00 (32%)
1933 - 1941 $ 27.00 (27%)
1951 - 1967 $ 13.00 (13%)
1968 - 1979 $ 9.00 (9%)
1980 - 1989 $ 4.00 (4%)
1990 - Present $ 4.00 (4%)
Poor (P) = 2 Avg. 11.5 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 25.00 (25%)
1933 - 1941 $ 21.00 (21%)
1951 - 1967 $ 10.00 (10%)
1968 - 1979 $ 7.00 (7%)
1980 - 1989 $ 3.00 (3%)
1990 - Present $ 3.00 (3%)
1933 - 1941 $ 21.00 (21%)
1951 - 1967 $ 10.00 (10%)
1968 - 1979 $ 7.00 (7%)
1980 - 1989 $ 3.00 (3%)
1990 - Present $ 3.00 (3%)
*Recycle (R) = 1 Avg. 9.0 %
Before and up to 1932 $ 19.90 (19.9%)
1933 - 1941 $ 15.90 (15.9%)
1951 - 1967 $ 7.90 (7.9%)
1968 - 1979 $ 5.30 (5.3%)
1980 - 1989 $ 2.60 (2.6%)
1990 - Present $ 2.60 (2.6%)
References of the above: Beckett Hockey March 2012
* = Category added by site manager
1933 - 1941 $ 15.90 (15.9%)
1951 - 1967 $ 7.90 (7.9%)
1968 - 1979 $ 5.30 (5.3%)
1980 - 1989 $ 2.60 (2.6%)
1990 - Present $ 2.60 (2.6%)
References of the above: Beckett Hockey March 2012
* = Category added by site manager