predatorkj
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- Aug 7, 2008
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I will say this...
Now, if there were some collectors out there living under rocks, everyone in the hobby not only knows about him but the fact that he has cards out and that he will have more out very soon.I know a lot of folks here knew that but I doubt all of the hobby did.It will be interesting to see what his stuff does but I would sell any extra stuff if I had it.Keeping stuff for your PC or to complete a set is one thing but if you have a stash of this dude and figure holding onto it for a while, even though you could most likely make a humongous return on your investment, could prove costly.We all know beyond a shadow of a doubt there is no way in hell this kid can come in and live anywhere close to the expectations.I mean...seriously what would this kid have to do?Hit 100 homers in a season?Have an OBP of 1.000?The kinds of things he would need to be able to do to sustain any kind of a high price for his cards would be damn near impossible.
Sorry for the rant.I am pretty sure a lot of people on this board know everything I mentioned above but dang!I have no idea how people can spend the kind of money they do on cards and not have any forethought.Hell...we have all overspent on things from time to time.I'd wager I spend more money on Bagwells than any of you would (minus aprimo,trevor,and frikativ of course)but at least I know what I am getting into.I have a super hard time believing people are paying this much money for cards of a kid who hasn't been able to drive for more than a year now.I can understand a prospector buying in low but I just never thought the hype of a player who has done nothing would reach this level and get this insane where collectors would go this far.Even the kind of money Wossa spends on his collection seems like a far safer investment.Sometimes people do some very odd things... :?
Now, if there were some collectors out there living under rocks, everyone in the hobby not only knows about him but the fact that he has cards out and that he will have more out very soon.I know a lot of folks here knew that but I doubt all of the hobby did.It will be interesting to see what his stuff does but I would sell any extra stuff if I had it.Keeping stuff for your PC or to complete a set is one thing but if you have a stash of this dude and figure holding onto it for a while, even though you could most likely make a humongous return on your investment, could prove costly.We all know beyond a shadow of a doubt there is no way in hell this kid can come in and live anywhere close to the expectations.I mean...seriously what would this kid have to do?Hit 100 homers in a season?Have an OBP of 1.000?The kinds of things he would need to be able to do to sustain any kind of a high price for his cards would be damn near impossible.
Sorry for the rant.I am pretty sure a lot of people on this board know everything I mentioned above but dang!I have no idea how people can spend the kind of money they do on cards and not have any forethought.Hell...we have all overspent on things from time to time.I'd wager I spend more money on Bagwells than any of you would (minus aprimo,trevor,and frikativ of course)but at least I know what I am getting into.I have a super hard time believing people are paying this much money for cards of a kid who hasn't been able to drive for more than a year now.I can understand a prospector buying in low but I just never thought the hype of a player who has done nothing would reach this level and get this insane where collectors would go this far.Even the kind of money Wossa spends on his collection seems like a far safer investment.Sometimes people do some very odd things... :?