What type of performances create the greatest price bumps?

brouthercard · Apr 20, 2011

What do investors/prospectors/flippers pray to happen on the field?

What type of "news/headlines" usually create the greatest OVERNIGHT jumps in price?

How big a factor does a player's reputation play in being able to cause this to occur?

No-hitter/Perfect game?

5 home runs in a game?

21 strikeouts?

No. 1 on prospect lists?

7-7?

Or is the actual player who is accomplishing this feat the biggest factor, not the actual achievement itself?

Guest · Apr 20, 2011

Well I ate 32 ribs at Sonny's last night, and as far as I can tell my cards haven't increased in value at all.

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abeabe · Apr 20, 2011

Chicks and prospectors dig the long ball.

G $MONEY$ · Apr 20, 2011

Perfect Game and No hitters by young players have to be near the top of the list

brouthercard · Apr 20, 2011

hot dog eating contests?

bradical · Apr 20, 2011

BGS 9.5 or PSA 10 grades.

bigredmachine · Apr 20, 2011

No Hitter. Dallas Braden last year I think. Made a killing after his.

brouthercard · Apr 20, 2011

bigredmachine said:
No Hitter. Dallas Braden last year I think. Made a killing after his.

I have to agree here. One of the biggest overnight jumps has got to have been Clay Buchholz after his as well.

fonda1119 · Apr 20, 2011

Cycles too. I remember when Fred Lewis hit for the cycle as a rookie a couple years back with SF. His Finest autos jumped from $3 to $25-$30.

aminors · Apr 20, 2011

I hope for consistently above-average performances from my prospects.

Or for them to play at a level which is consistently higher than it was (or was perceived to be) at the time I bought in.

Krom · Apr 20, 2011

Records can do wonders for card prices. Ichiro's 2004 hit record made a huge impact on some of his cards. I would love to see a prospect/young star (i know the chances) break Joe Ds 56 streak (as unlikely as that it) or something like that. HIt .400?
Edit sorry skiped right through the overnight part. But still!
I would say no hitter.

ChasHawk · Apr 20, 2011

Nothing in this thread so far applies to what the hell is happening with Sam Fuld.

Cards of his that were .99¢ a couple of weeks ago are now selling for $50

All he has done is play consistently well and make a few web gems catches.

JoshHamilton · Apr 20, 2011

Dying prematurely

aaron41984 · Apr 20, 2011

JoshHamilton said:
Dying prematurely

Ouch, but yea that next day Adenhart stuff went ballistic.

The Buchholz no hitter is the biggest jump I have ever seen as far as overnight for one performance. My friend had an 05 blue refractor end that night at nearly $200. He was expecting around $30, iirc.

Crewfan82 · Apr 20, 2011

Overnight bump I would say No Hitter or Perfect Game.

HR binges can also push prices up over the course of a week or two.

Guest · Apr 20, 2011

aaron41984 said:
The Buchholz no hitter is the biggest jump I have ever seen as far as overnight for one performance. My friend had an 05 blue refractor end that night at nearly $200. He was expecting around $30, iirc.

Even I bought a Buchholz that night. It was a great moment. One of only two modern players I've bought a single of.

hail2thevictors · Apr 20, 2011

One word: hype(which tends to come from a player being on Sportscenter, or the like)

Aroldis Chapman all over ESPN when debuting, hitting 102 or whatever it was. Mike Trout, being talked about as the #1 prospect all winter long.

Also, for prospects-just big debuts. JP Arencibia hitting 2 HR in his debut is a good example.

Or, as others have mentioned, no hitters, cycles, perfect games, etc.

smapdi · Apr 21, 2011

If the question is what causes the greatest 'overnight' bump, then that would have to be something that happens in one day, usually one amazing game or some event like death. Breaking a season or career record might be something, but in those cases there's usually a long run-up to it, made interminable by the amount of coverage ESPN usually has for such things. Setting a team record for hits is a break-in moment? Because that team is the Yankees? I can't wait till someone sets a team record for hits for the Mariners or something to see what coverage that earns.

But the player in question is also part of the equation. Shawn Green had what was arguably the greatest day in history for a hitter a few years ago when he set a record for total bases in a game. But he's always been lukewarm at best in the hobby and it made nary a ripple for his cards. But if someone like Albert Pujols or Mike Stanton was to do it, sales would spike.

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