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Topnotchsy
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Been thinking about this recently (will show off the card that led me to think about it when it arrives )
From what I have seen, printing plate Chrome RC auto's tend to go for right around what said player's Gold Refractor Auto goes for. The popularity of the gold refractor, combined with the sticker autograph and lack of interest (from some) for printing plates seems to make up any difference in price that would stem from the rarity of the printing plate.
I've thought for a while that while this is true with newer cards and players, it may not hold true once a player becomes a star. My thought process was that while the above may be true initially, the fact is that as time goes on, the gold refractors tend to pop up fairly frequently, while printing plates almost never do. Once a player has become a star and developed a following, I would imagine there would be at least a few people who would love the printing plate and would pursue it heavily, knowing that they may never get another chance to pick one up. With the gold refractors and their print run of 50, the level of scarcity just isn't the same, and I think that as time goes on the degree of scarcity could play a huge role.
This is my thought on the issue, but I was wondering what people thought about this. As time goes on, is there potential for printing plate RC's and RC auto's that might allow them to sell for considerably more than a gold refractor?
From what I have seen, printing plate Chrome RC auto's tend to go for right around what said player's Gold Refractor Auto goes for. The popularity of the gold refractor, combined with the sticker autograph and lack of interest (from some) for printing plates seems to make up any difference in price that would stem from the rarity of the printing plate.
I've thought for a while that while this is true with newer cards and players, it may not hold true once a player becomes a star. My thought process was that while the above may be true initially, the fact is that as time goes on, the gold refractors tend to pop up fairly frequently, while printing plates almost never do. Once a player has become a star and developed a following, I would imagine there would be at least a few people who would love the printing plate and would pursue it heavily, knowing that they may never get another chance to pick one up. With the gold refractors and their print run of 50, the level of scarcity just isn't the same, and I think that as time goes on the degree of scarcity could play a huge role.
This is my thought on the issue, but I was wondering what people thought about this. As time goes on, is there potential for printing plate RC's and RC auto's that might allow them to sell for considerably more than a gold refractor?