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Russ S.

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I've smoked too much since 2008 to remember....but there were a lot of cards that year that turned 500%+ when the card was sold live
So you were literally blowing smoke up our....
Anywho, thanks for going 0-10 in this series with the O's. :0)
 

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So you were literally blowing smoke up our....
Anywho, thanks for going 0-10 in this series with the O's. :0)

Suckin it up Ross, the whole team!

Last two games were exciting to watch, don't get to see much O's games on TV like, ever, today was painful as hell though.
 

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agree that live cards pull in more than the redemptions (less uncertainty about not getting fulfilled)

but my broader point was that two Griffey live autos from "The Greats" (Topps Series 1) sold for $180. Blown away that Pedro sold for 3x that.

likewise that the Pedro on-card auto from Series 1 sold for 3x that from Series 2 (which I won at auction).

Obviously someone really really wanted this card and was willing to pay. It just made me say "holy cr*p" when I saw the end price. I called uncle at $250-ish.

Live Cards can occasionally pull 500% of the redemption price. Especially for a top player, small serial numbered set, and the hard core collectors said player has.
 

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agree that live cards pull in more than the redemptions (less uncertainty about not getting fulfilled)

but my broader point was that two Griffey live autos from "The Greats" (Topps Series 1) sold for $180. Blown away that Pedro sold for 3x that.

likewise that the Pedro on-card auto from Series 1 sold for 3x that from Series 2 (which I won at auction).

Obviously someone really really wanted this card and was willing to pay. It just made me say "holy cr*p" when I saw the end price. I called uncle at $250-ish.

Could it be that Pedro has fewer autos available than Griffey does? Maybe only a small part of that, but for a long time, Griffey autos were in everything Upper Deck, whereas I don't recall Pedro having such a staggering array of autos. And that's not even taking into account the insanity of Sox fans, especially in connection to the 2004 team!
 

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2004 Leaf Limited Monikers Adam Dunn Reds Auto 1 1 | eBay

This still has 4 and a half days left to go but the price is already 2-3 times what this kind of card should sell for on eBay. Is it just me or does the price jumping up $120 with 17 bids in an hour and a half seem sketchy? The seller looks legit from feedback and what I've found on this board but I wouldn't be surprised if the person that had this card consigned decided to start shilling as early as possible.
 

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I grabbed it. It should go well with these two from the same set:

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The sad thing is that those two cards combined cost me less than the Ethier/Kemp.
 

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I grabbed it. It should go well with these two from the same set:

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fielder_1of1.png


The sad thing is that those two cards combined cost me less than the Ethier/Kemp.

Congrats, I knew I wasn't even going to try on that card. Plus it had a Kemp auto and barrel so he is more the focus on that card.
 

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