Is this a little ridiculous??

matty07 · Aug 15, 2009

WHats up witht he price on this card..Not even first year, sticker auto and not chrome

http://cgi.ebay.com/2009-Bowman-Gordon- ... 286.c0.m14

tramers · Aug 15, 2009

that looks like kannapolis in the back .low "A" team

ChasHawk · Aug 15, 2009

Unless it is ridiculously SPed, that price in insane.

jrinne · Aug 15, 2009

Congrats to the seller on that sale.

matty07 · Aug 15, 2009

chashawk said:
Unless it is ridiculously SPed, that price in insane.

I dont ever remember hearing about them being SP's....I'm starting to think 1st year chrome cards mean nothing anymore

boomo · Aug 15, 2009

there are a lot of dumb people who will run that stuff up cus he is hot, but what i dont understand is how do they miss an elite extra rookie auto, and let those still sell for very cheap. if anything should be 70, those should be, because 710 copies is kind of an SP.

uniquebaseballcards · Aug 15, 2009

If you're referring to Bowman Chrome they'll gain and loose popularity over time just like anything else in the hobby, although they'll always be propped up a little more than other types of cards in the hobby to some extent by those trying to make a buck given the gambling nature of prospecting.

matty07 said:
I dont ever remember hearing about them being SP's....I'm starting to think 1st year chrome cards mean nothing anymore

shephech · Aug 15, 2009

Your dang right that's insane :shock: when you can pick up a 1st Year BC Refractor Auto for 10 bucks more.....

Shep :ugeek:

MartinFFcollector · Aug 15, 2009

Something else that's kinda ridculous is the Ginter cards that are cut from boxes and beng sold. Never thought I'd throw the most valuable card from the box away.

hofautos · Aug 15, 2009

it only takes 2 people in the world to bid it up...next highest bid was $40

vandybill · Aug 15, 2009

I think it's great especially as I am the seller

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These were selling for $20 two or three weeks ago. Probably will be again in a few more weeks.

Now we'll see if I get paid.

Sweetness · Aug 15, 2009

Rookie year card + hot rookie player + new product = Perfect profit maker!

coltsnsox07 · Aug 15, 2009

I think the 09 Topps Chrome blue refractors are selling too high also. A couple ended over $120.

nborton · Aug 15, 2009

matty07 said:
chashawk said:

Unless it is ridiculously SPed, that price in insane.

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I dont ever remember hearing about them being SP's....I'm starting to think 1st year chrome cards mean nothing anymore

I never thought I would say this, but I think it might be headed that way. The 1st year autos just aren't in their normal commanding position anymore. I'm an old school collector in that I think the RC logo is a joke, but it appears it's taken hold. That and the combination of overdoing the autos pre RC logo has hurt.

Back when you knew a guy's 1st auto was going to be most likely his last chrome auto it was a big deal. Now they just make another the next year, and then another when he gets called up. So the demand is now spread between three different autos instead of the first one like we had 2005 and earlier.

matty07 · Aug 15, 2009

nborton said:
matty07 said:

chashawk said:

Unless it is ridiculously SPed, that price in insane.

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I dont ever remember hearing about them being SP's....I'm starting to think 1st year chrome cards mean nothing anymore

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I never thought I would say this, but I think it might be headed that way. The 1st year autos just aren't in their normal commanding position anymore. I'm an old school collector in that I think the RC logo is a joke, but it appears it's taken hold. That and the combination of overdoing the autos pre RC logo has hurt.

Back when you knew a guy's 1st auto was going to be most likely his last chrome auto it was a big deal. Now they just make another the next year, and then another when he gets called up. So the demand is now spread between three different autos instead of the first one like we had 2005 and earlier.

I completely agree with you..Look at David Price. His first year auto is sterling and that sells the cheapest from his 08 chrome auto and his 09 spx auto

hofautos · Aug 15, 2009

In many cases (not all), Autos are getting premiums over non-autos, even if they aren't rookie years, especially if there wasn't a auto available in their rookie years.

MAC16 · Aug 15, 2009

would anyone like to buy mine on here? i will start the bidding at 70.00 haha

uniquebaseballcards · Aug 15, 2009

LOL, what does 'old school collector' mean, that you're 20? Twenty years ago RCs did not picture MiLB guys, old school RCs = today's RC logos.

nborton said:
I never thought I would say this, but I think it might be headed that way. The 1st year autos just aren't in their normal commanding position anymore. I'm an old school collector in that I think the RC logo is a joke, but it appears it's taken hold. That and the combination of overdoing the autos pre RC logo has hurt.

Back when you knew a guy's 1st auto was going to be most likely his last chrome auto it was a big deal. Now they just make another the next year, and then another when he gets called up. So the demand is now spread between three different autos instead of the first one like we had 2005 and earlier.

nborton · Aug 15, 2009

uniquebaseballcards said:
LOL, what does 'old school collector' mean, that you're 20? Twenty years ago RCs did not picture MiLB guys, old school RCs = today's RC logos.

nborton said:

I never thought I would say this, but I think it might be headed that way. The 1st year autos just aren't in their normal commanding position anymore. I'm an old school collector in that I think the RC logo is a joke, but it appears it's taken hold. That and the combination of overdoing the autos pre RC logo has hurt.

Back when you knew a guy's 1st auto was going to be most likely his last chrome auto it was a big deal. Now they just make another the next year, and then another when he gets called up. So the demand is now spread between three different autos instead of the first one like we had 2005 and earlier.

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Nope. I'm 30, and it doesn't matter what I like anyway because it's becoming fairly clear that the RC logo is slowly taking hold.

What I meant by old school is that everyone used to see a rookie as the first licensed card printed of a guy. It didn't matter when it was printed. It could either be early (McGwire), or late (Jordan's Fleer RC). All that mattered was it was the first licensed card. Now it's all about when the guy played his first season. What happens when they don't print a card during a guy's rookie year? Are they then going to do the RC logo the following year, which will actually be his second year in the league? That's basically what I don't like. It's much easier just to say, "here's the first licensed card made".

Maybe things will change now that Topps is the only game in town.

I'm just glad I don't collect rookies anymore. Player collecting is much easier these days.

hofautos · Aug 15, 2009

The thing I hate about collecting rookies these years is that there are TOO many of them.
Some players have like over 50 DIFFERENT first year cards...that is insane.
It would be nice if they made just like 3
1) Base (no gu or auto) for kids - thousands of them
2) GU or limited print for hobbyists
3) Auto, in printruns of /100 /50 /25 and ONE 1/1 for the elitest

There are just too many 1/1's too...

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