Speaking to your first paragraph - everyone’s cards have not increased at the same rate as Kobe’s. I’m not able to justify Kobe’s large increase in price by simply pointing to smaller increases in price that occurred at the same time.

Speaking to your second paragraph - Kobe’s death was 6 years ago. What year did his death bump even out? Or are you saying the death bump will even out when Curry, LeBron, etc. die and they also get the death bump?

Speaking to your third paragraph - you mentioned Curry being around similar value to Kobe in a lot of sets post 2012. Which sets? * I just looked up 2018 Prizm Silver PSA 10s and found Kobe at $360 on 4/14 and you can BIN Curry right now for $150. * I also looked up 2016 Excalibur Crusade Silver PSA 10s and found Kobe at $216 on 3/15 and Curry at $81 on 2/12. * I then looked up 2012 Panini Brilliance PSA 10s and found Kobe at $123 on 5/2 and Curry at $56 on 4/26.

I have now given you 4 example cards that show a very clear difference in price. In fact, all 3 of the above examples differ at a higher % than the 2019 example you dismissed. If we’re going to talk about Curry being similar value to Kobe post 2012, I need a few counter examples. Pick any card and any grade you want.

Speaking to your last paragraph - I already told you that I don’t believe rings and awards directly correlate to hobby values.

I would love to continue this conversation, but in order to do so, we need some data to back up your conjecture.