- Thread starter
- #1
With the falling prices on 2010 Topps Chrome, how far does it have to sink till it's a good deal and hobbyist disregard the negative aspects of the products and start ripping?
Welcome to our community
Be apart of something great, join today!
At what price point is 10 Topps Chrome Baseball a good deal?
- Thread starter cgilmo
- Start date
Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.
Exposfan
New member
I am more concerned about the poor centering and bowing of cards more than I am the checklist. Some cards are just unsaleable.
200lbhockeyplayer
Active member
- Aug 10, 2008
- 11,049
- 2
I think it's a solid buy $50 or less, but the problem is that retail is simply better. In one hobby box, you'll pull 6 refractors and a colored refractor. In the same amount of retail you'll pull 6 refractors, 6 xfractors, and probably 4 colored refractors.
The autographs are too tough to pull anyone of consequence and simply not worth the guaranteed hits in hobby. A decent refractor will sell for equal or more than the majority of autographs it seems, and with the lightly collected base set, a product like this is all about the parallels.
The autographs are too tough to pull anyone of consequence and simply not worth the guaranteed hits in hobby. A decent refractor will sell for equal or more than the majority of autographs it seems, and with the lightly collected base set, a product like this is all about the parallels.
Huffamaniac
Active member
- Oct 8, 2008
- 4,477
- 0
If Blowout does another Black Friday special I wonder how low they would go with these? Anything under 40 I will strongly consider buying.
tommyfro21
New member
- Aug 8, 2008
- 4,992
- 0
Walmart is selling retail boxes in hard plastic security cases for $72 each. I silently laughed when I saw that...
matfanofold
Active member
- Aug 10, 2008
- 7,645
- 1
I have to be honest, I dont think I'll buy till' I see $30 - $35... Otherwise, I'm passing.
brouthercard
New member
- Jan 15, 2009
- 3,740
- 0
By definition, isn't $30 a better good deal than a $50 good deal 100% of the time in concern to this poll question?
Maybe i'm being picky, but shouldn't the answer either be $30, or i'm not touching this product at any cost?
Sorry, just being a stickler, and I guarantee you everyone would crush though this product if it was only $5 a box.
Maybe i'm being picky, but shouldn't the answer either be $30, or i'm not touching this product at any cost?
Sorry, just being a stickler, and I guarantee you everyone would crush though this product if it was only $5 a box.
All In Cards
Super Moderator
tommyfro21 said:
You got to realize, maybe 5% of collectors are informed like we are. Not many use message boards or even ebay.
A majority of the card collecting community have no clue whats going on with this product.
I bet Topps and Walmart and other places like Amazon are still selling boxes at the SRP.
Huffamaniac
Active member
- Oct 8, 2008
- 4,477
- 0
Agreed. I could easily see my parents or one of my brother-in- laws picking me up a box of these for Christmas thinking it is a good deal. I would still be happy getting this crap as oppose to the typical crap they get me :lol:
I have more ties then days during the year I need to wear one.
I have more ties then days during the year I need to wear one.
All In Cards said:
uniquebaseballcards
New member
- Nov 12, 2008
- 6,783
- 0
A lot of this question short-term has to deal with what you plan to do with the cards. I don't remember hearing production issues with the base cards, so its a good buy if you want to complete the base set and get inserts. Also people may want to get certain cards graded because of condition issues. Most people here like to flip, but this product is less oriented towards that this year than in previous years, but this does not mean it will not be a good long-term release. Most collectors are primarily interested in long-term anyway.
I'm amazed to see that the highest-end parallels seem to be outselling their counterparts from last year even though the print runs are the same. People think they're harder to get this year than in years past, I think partially because people don't know when all the product will be ripped.
But rest assured all the product will be ripped in a year or two given current pricing, and given the likelihood that some of the autos will be in very high demand.
I'm amazed to see that the highest-end parallels seem to be outselling their counterparts from last year even though the print runs are the same. People think they're harder to get this year than in years past, I think partially because people don't know when all the product will be ripped.
But rest assured all the product will be ripped in a year or two given current pricing, and given the likelihood that some of the autos will be in very high demand.
NECpilgrims8
New member
I sadly had to choose $30.
For what is coming out of them, that seems about right.
For what is coming out of them, that seems about right.
uniquebaseballcards
New member
- Nov 12, 2008
- 6,783
- 0
EricInCT said:
Easy for someone to say when they don't have any of it from any year in their collection...er, stash (just checked your bucket )
ballerskrip
New member
I chose $30 a box.
after opening a case, the results were this.
Shorted my USA Auto
Shorted another auto
5 blue refs
1 gold ref
ZERO red refs
1 colored auto (blue ref Kaaiuaae)
I sold my entire case and now am at $150 total in sales, includes a set I just sold.
There are WAY too many $.99 autos and lack of color autos is ridiculous. Even the color autos are selling for next to nothing.
skrip
after opening a case, the results were this.
Shorted my USA Auto
Shorted another auto
5 blue refs
1 gold ref
ZERO red refs
1 colored auto (blue ref Kaaiuaae)
I sold my entire case and now am at $150 total in sales, includes a set I just sold.
There are WAY too many $.99 autos and lack of color autos is ridiculous. Even the color autos are selling for next to nothing.
skrip
bballcardkid
New member
uniquebaseballcards said:EricInCT said:
Easy for someone to say when they don't have any of it from any year in their collection...er, stash (just checked your bucket )
Easy for you to say when your not shelling out thousands of dollars to bust bulk quantities of this garbage. Are the collectors dropping several K's opening this product? Didn't think so. Collectors buy the cards that those greedy, detrimental to the hobby, flippers sell on ebay. Attempting to bite my tongue every time you make a "collectors are superior to everyone else" post is excruciatingly difficult. You've posted twice in this thread without addressing the topic at hand...because your a troll.
Regarding the topic at hand, I wouldn't touch this at $300 per case. You'd be lucky to recoup half the cost.
This product is a good rip at $50. There are plenty of good autos to be hit and the colored refractors are strong. If you want to be an unrealistic whiner and expect an automatic profit then you say this is a bad rip at $35. If you have realistic expectatiins on gambling on wax then $50 is a more than fair price.
uniquebaseballcards
New member
- Nov 12, 2008
- 6,783
- 0
Calling any cards 'garbage' is how sellers troll collectors and is a way to keep new people out of a hobby filled with 'garbage'.
I understand full-time dealers need to make a living and I definitely feel bad for them. Not as much for anyone else because if there were a shortage instead of a surplus they'd be as happy as can be with their extra cash, making the hobby more expensive.
What's interesting is that the average box from this year isn't very much different than what it was ten years ago with the exception being the autos.
I understand full-time dealers need to make a living and I definitely feel bad for them. Not as much for anyone else because if there were a shortage instead of a surplus they'd be as happy as can be with their extra cash, making the hobby more expensive.
What's interesting is that the average box from this year isn't very much different than what it was ten years ago with the exception being the autos.
bballcardkid said:
Similar threads
- Top stories on Freedom Card Board.com
- Newsletter Archive
