Tim Beckham Razor Metal Auto - Does Brian Honor His Word?

cgilmo said:

He has been clear from the start that autographs are not going to be destroyed. The destruction was of razor metal base cards.

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JVC said:

As of right now, only about 1/6th of the Tim Beckham razor metal print run will sell (about 15 min left in the listing). Brian states in the listing that the unsold copies will be retained but never sold for less than the $25 current asking price. To those that are buying, are you worried at all that the unsold copies are going to make it to the market at a lower price than what you are paying now?

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JVC said:

cgilmo said:

He has been clear from the start that autographs are not going to be destroyed. The destruction was of razor metal base cards.

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I completely understand. I just wonder if somehow those cards will make it out to the open market for significantly less than what people are paying now.

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bballcardkid said:

I don't think he will drop the price. He can just keep relisting the cards until they are finally sold out. I still don't think he is listing his other Metal Autos until he sees how the market responds to his current distribution method. So far it has been beneficial to the buyers.

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Jaypers said:

JVC said:

As of right now, only about 1/6th of the Tim Beckham razor metal print run will sell (about 15 min left in the listing). Brian states in the listing that the unsold copies will be retained but never sold for less than the $25 current asking price. To those that are buying, are you worried at all that the unsold copies are going to make it to the market at a lower price than what you are paying now?

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I'd wait until the auction ends before assuming anything.

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Jaypers said:

Wow. If I counted that correctly, only 79 out of a possible 455 sold.

Wonder what the next step will be.

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notoriousrmb said:

Jaypers said:

Wow. If I counted that correctly, only 79 out of a possible 455 sold.

Wonder what the next step will be.

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I came up with 79 sold as well...too bad the extras won't be destroyed. Would have been a great SP auto to have!

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Jaypers said:

bballcardkid said:

I don't think he will drop the price. He can just keep relisting the cards until they are finally sold out. I still don't think he is listing his other Metal Autos until he sees how the market responds to his current distribution method. So far it has been beneficial to the buyers.

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He claims otherwise. He told me he's listing them as they come back from the players, although due to the recent mass minor league reassignments, they are slow in returning them.

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bballcardkid said:

Jaypers said:

bballcardkid said:

I don't think he will drop the price. He can just keep relisting the cards until they are finally sold out. I still don't think he is listing his other Metal Autos until he sees how the market responds to his current distribution method. So far it has been beneficial to the buyers.

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He claims otherwise. He told me he's listing them as they come back from the players, although due to the recent mass minor league reassignments, they are slow in returning them.

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I've heard that as well, however he can't possibly think that if he lists 150-450 of these cards all at once that they will have a chance to sell out. I think he is using these first two cards to test what price he needs to start the others, factored into the cost per auto, and at what quantity.

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JVC said:

Let's say that Brian can't move the entire print run at $25 a pop. Does anyone think that these might show up in a future packed-out product, and if so, what would that do to the price of the ones that were bought on ebay?

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Kutzy said:

JVC said:

Let's say that Brian can't move the entire print run at $25 a pop. Does anyone think that these might show up in a future packed-out product, and if so, what would that do to the price of the ones that were bought on ebay?

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I wouldnt so much be worried about this as I would be as an invester waiting for the opportune time to sell my stash. Say He gets called up and now is the time to SELL SELL SELL, well brian has 350 left and is willing to sell them at $25 a pop, what makes you think you can provide a profit margin on your personal stash?

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200lbhockeyplayer said:

What is everyone's opinion on why these didn't "grab" more buyers?

Looking at the auction, only 33 different buyers purchased the base Beckham autographs and clearly more than 33 people out there have heard of Tim Beckham.

Limited amount of people prospecting? Even though all indications are that more people are prospecting now than they have in years past.

Limited market recognition of the Razor name brand? Plausible, and something that Razor is going to start working on.

Poor reception due the condition problems on the earlier Metal releases? Plausible. People may be more willing to accept a BGS 8 of a card limited to only 50 or less, but not 450 or less.

Quantity available? Even though Bowman Chrome releases roughly 2500 of each.

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200lbhockeyplayer said:

What is everyone's opinion on why these didn't "grab" more buyers?

Looking at the auction, only 33 different buyers purchased the base Beckham autographs and clearly more than 33 people out there have heard of Tim Beckham.

Limited amount of people prospecting? Even though all indications are that more people are prospecting now than they have in years past.

Limited market recognition of the Razor name brand? Plausible, and something that Razor is going to start working on.

Poor reception due the condition problems on the earlier Metal releases? Plausible. People may be more willing to accept a BGS 8 of a card limited to only 50 or less, but not 450 or less.

Quantity available? Even though Bowman Chrome releases roughly 2500 of each.

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Casey2884 said:

200lbhockeyplayer said:

What is everyone's opinion on why these didn't "grab" more buyers?

Looking at the auction, only 33 different buyers purchased the base Beckham autographs and clearly more than 33 people out there have heard of Tim Beckham.

Limited amount of people prospecting? Even though all indications are that more people are prospecting now than they have in years past.

Limited market recognition of the Razor name brand? Plausible, and something that Razor is going to start working on.

Poor reception due the condition problems on the earlier Metal releases? Plausible. People may be more willing to accept a BGS 8 of a card limited to only 50 or less, but not 450 or less.

Quantity available? Even though Bowman Chrome releases roughly 2500 of each.

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I think it's the distribution method ... anyone who doesn't frequent FCB.com has no idea about these cards existing. I'm not complaining though, I grabbed 5 at $25 a pop ... 1/2 the price of his signature series autos #/499.

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