I also found it very odd that it is the 3rd-highest BV card of those listed; exceeded only by Strasburg and the BTL Jeter. And it is a political card.
As I said, being out of the hobby for a while, I wondered why a non-baseball card in a baseball release would list for so high. Then again, I...
Having just gotten back into the hobby, I was curious (before I got the boxes) and bought the most recent Beckett (Braun/Castro July, 2011 - BTW, when did they stop numbering them?). Under the 2008 Upper Deck Presidential Predictors, it shows - #PP16 Joe Biden - $125.00 $250.00.
I did a...
Box 2, Packs 22-24:
Marquee Matchups: Jeter/Schilling, Maddux/Griffey, Willis/Hafner
Presidential Predictor: Joe Biden
Are you kidding? The Biden's $250.00? Holy crap. Why? I mean, yay, but why?
Box 2, Packs 13-15:
Authentic Achievements: Johnson, Morneua, Cabrera
By The Letter Auto EXCH: Matt Kemp
Are they still honoring redemptions? I'm guessing no.
Packs 13-15:
Authentic Achievements: Rolen
Marquee Matchups: Sizemore/Bedard, Ichiro/F. Rodriguez
Yankee Stadium Legacy: Rizzuto, Reynolds
By The Letter Auto: Bill Hall (gold ink; letter "R"; 27/75)
Packs 10-12:
Authentic Achievements: Fieder, Wagner
Marquee Matchups: Soriano/Peavy
Yankee Stadium Legacy: Reynolds
USA Baseball 18U National Team Jersey Auto: Max Stassi (065/120)
Haven't collated the base cards yet, but hoping there a complete set in there.
Box #1
Rayner Contreras auto (1180/1349)
Carson Blair auto (601/719)
L.J. Hoes auto (085/494)
O.J. Mayo Status auto (3/5) :D
Carlos Gutierrez Status (15/75)
College Ties Taylor Teagarden/Kyle Russell (0495/1500)...
Hey, forum. I used to be a poster over at the Beckett site a few years back (blakflag/Turd Ferguson); I recognize a handful of names that migrated over here (lisu, Nojo [never forgot about BUNNEH], Lawrence, etc.) going through some of the posts. Tried to pull up Beckett's forum but the layout...