Profiting Off Tragedy
When tragedy strikes, the marketplace rarely pauses to reflect—it rushes to capitalize. We’ve seen it too many times. A card that sold for $20 yesterday suddenly soars to $400+ the next day, not because the ink or cardboard changed, but because the life behind the image has ended. This cycle is nothing new. When Kobe Bryant tragically passed, his cards and sneakers spiked in value within hours of the news. The same happened after Hulk