In most cases, yes, but if you're buying Bowman Chrome right now via a 10 case break, you're either looking to catch fire (ie. gambling) and then flip what you get and make money, or looking it as an investment if the guy hits. Mike Trout's rookie cards from the same product, just his base rookie autos, are selling for 7k-20k plus for cards that have graded from 7-10. If folks had a crystal ball and knew Mayer was going to the HOF, his cards would be selling for 20x's what they are now.
Agree 100%--I was more interested that Meyer was currently 12X the level of the Davis bid. Obviously things will continue to heat up as we get closer to the break on Sunday.
I think there are a couple of factors that go into this, to be honest.
99% of the time you’re hoping to hit color autos and flip them while people are paying stupid money for a guy whose never had a pro at bat.
Thank you! That's a ton of help and I greatly appreciate it. Both of those offers sound great.
Normally, I would tell you to keep the stickers on, but the only exception is books, particularly books with relics/jerseys in them. Folks are going to want to see what those patches look like, and are going to want to see the numbering on it, which would be inside the book. Topps redemption stickers are generally very easy to peel and then put back on, fortunately, but you have to be careful. That said, even if you can't re-use it, I think you could potentially cost yourself money, particularly on the numbering, and especially if the patches are good ones.
I sold over a half million dollars worth of cards during 2017-2018, everything from rookie Lebron RPA's to /25 to Prizm Tatum rookie autos to /10, a million Mahomes rookies and 1/1's and on and on and on...
@Batman Likes The Sox, DotB makes a great point about being able to see the patches/autos. For some reason I was thinking the book was open and you'd be able to see them. I'd peel that sucker back and show off the goods.
Yep, the fact that it's numbered 1 out of 3 makes it a bit more valuable (also known as the Ebay 1/1, anytime you have #1, the last number like 99/99 or 50/50 or the players jersey #, it's the same thing), the patches are excellent, so tack on a bit more, and the autographs are on card, as opposed to sticker, definitely increases the value. Good call opening it up, it's a beautiful card.
The one short-run card I bought was definitely influenced by it being a 1/x and feeling like that was cooler, rational or not. Edit for Tommy
Update for @Batman Likes The Sox : I had one person message me asking for more details, which I provided. Haven't heard anything back. If I hear anything over the next couple days, I'll let you know.
They found a wall which has less than zero value. I'm surprised this is a CNN article.
I thought the same thing. I guess the "story" is that someone was crazy enough to cover a wall entirely in baseball cards? Yawn. It's like finding a wall covered in newspapers from the 70's and 80's. Big deal.
I’ve been opening a pack a day all off season. I know packs aren’t efficient, but I do love it so.
Shoot. All I’m getting is a heart-shaped pizza for dinner.
Doesn't hurt to make offers on "Buy It Nows" with prices you're comfortable with. You'd be surprised what some people will accept. Worst that can happen is they say no.
I tend to look for ungraded cards. I don’t plan on selling any of the stuff I buy, and often times don’t really like the slabs the graded ones come in. I guess it all depends on the card and the price; anything $$$ you’d want the grade / authentication but generally raw seems to be a lot cheaper.
I hear that, and I did buy ungraded for many where the cost of grading would have overwhelmed the cost of the card, and relied on eBay seller rankings for people who sell real things. Mostly 70s-80s stuff. I saw a lot of people selling reprints, which seems like straight up counterfeiting to me.
