hellickson super

[UMich92]

Great find. Congrats. As is quite evident from this thread, many people have been waiting for that card to surface.

Alex

 

[JEA2880]

Holy Hellickson!

 

[AmishDave]

It would've been a steal at $750

Congrats and good luck at auction. This should fetch you some SERIOUS coin

 

[markakis8]

is this the first sighting of this card? makes you wonder how long the seller had it in his hands.

 

[Vagrant]

is this the first sighting of this card? makes you wonder how long the seller had it in his hands.

Pretty sure that this is the first sighting of the card, at least to my limited knowledge. It makes you wonder if there is a collector out there with the Longo Super sitting in his PC or sell case that nobody knows about. This card and the Longo have fueled sales for 06 BDP for the past year.

 

[All The Hype]

is this the first sighting of this card? makes you wonder how long the seller had it in his hands.

Pretty sure that this is the first sighting of the card, at least to my limited knowledge. It makes you wonder if there is a collector out there with the Longo Super sitting in his PC or sell case that nobody knows about. This card and the Longo have fueled sales for 06 BDP for the past year.

Exactly, most people assume that just because something has never appeared on eBay means that it hasn't been pulled yet.


Fact is, lots of different kinds of people could have pulled it:
-A Longoria supercollector who happened to get lucky and pull the exact card he was hoping to pull
-A young kid who picked up a loose pack and has no idea what that card even means to the baseball card world
-Someone who is in it solely for the fun of collecting and never sells anything he pulls
-Someone who does not have eBay


Crazy to think that such a valuable card could actually be sitting unprotected at the bottom of a kid's shoebox full of cards somewhere.

 

[markakis8]

That's cringe-worthy

Crazy to think that such a valuable card could actually be sitting unprotected at the bottom of a kid's shoebox full of cards somewhere.

 

[bmc398]

That's cringe-worthy

Crazy to think that such a valuable card could actually be sitting unprotected at the bottom of a kid's shoebox full of cards somewhere.

I mean, I think the only logical explanation is that the card hasn't been pulled or that its in some kid's collection and he has no clue what he has. I mean think about it...even if you pulled the card and weren't selling....wouldn't you show it off? Be it a scan on a message board or somebody in the collecting community seeing this card in a case or knowing its in somebody's private collection?

When I set up at shows kids bring in cards all the time with value that they know little about. WOuldn't it be crazy to have some 14 year old bring the Longo super to your booth and want to trade it for your 2009 Bowman Chrome Tommy Hanson Refractor because he's got no clue? LOL

 

[brouthercard]

Major hobby pulls should be posted as a necessity to the community. This information could save thousands of dollars for collectors busting 2006 bowman draft trying to pull the longo super. The information is invaluable.

 

[Russ S.]

Major hobby pulls should be posted as a necessity to the community. This information could save thousands of dollars for collectors busting 2006 bowman draft trying to pull the longo super. The information is invaluable.

Riiiiight.
You mean investors, not collectors right?

 

[rico08]

Major hobby pulls should be posted as a necessity to the community. This information could save thousands of dollars for collectors busting 2006 bowman draft trying to pull the longo super. The information is invaluable.

Eh, I dunno.

People breaking wax to pull one card should get what's coming to them.

 

[beefycheddar]

Major hobby pulls should be posted as a necessity to the community. This information could save thousands of dollars for collectors busting 2006 bowman draft trying to pull the longo super. The information is invaluable.

Riiiiight.
You mean investors, not collectors right?

There are plenty of Longoria collectors now, I would say it would save plenty of collectors money as well.

 

[markakis8]

This would be more of a kick-in-the-nuts to a slowly failing industry.

Major hobby pulls should be posted as a necessity to the community. This information could save thousands of dollars for collectors busting 2006 bowman draft trying to pull the longo super. The information is invaluable.

Riiiiight.
You mean investors, not collectors right?

There are plenty of Longoria collectors now, I would say it would save plenty of collectors money as well.

 

[jdbrak]

Hellickson wasnt in draft

 

[brouthercard]

Maybe I shouldn't use the term "collectors" per se, but people who crack wax, whether they be collectors, gamblers, or investors- many products are driven by that one super high-end pull, and frequently sales diminish for a specific wax product when that hit is gone.

I know this is the mentality of a lot of high-end pack busters- this is what drives the massive cracking of wax by the rich- they are searching for that huge hit. This is what makes plenty of singles available to the collectors of the world. If the massive crackers don't bust, it makes it a lot tougher to find those singles FOR collectors.

Everyone is benefitted by this except the card companies and retailers, who want you to think the big hit is still there so you continue to bust the product.

You know what I mean- once the mt rushmore cut auto has been pulled, once that George Washington cut auto has been pulled, once that dual Ruth/Gehrig cut has been pulled, the specific product starts to lose the excitement for the big crackers......

I mean, really, if I told you that every single BIG cut auto from legendary cuts had already been pulled, would you even think about buying a box to open? The product essentially is horrible otherwise for the current prices.

Now, I can see that all the big superfractors have been pulled from 2006 bowman chrome - this makes me less likely to purchase a box.

Those crazy guys on youtube - attyball23, they have cracked nearly 250 cases of 2009-10 exquisite basketball, and they are still searching for that elusive Jordan/tiger dual auto, and the Jordan/lebron dual logoman auto. That's what drives them to continue cracking after 250 cases. If they knew all the big pulls were gone, they would stop cracking.

Who has benefitted from all their busts? Other collectors around the world. Imagine if they didn't open anything and 250 cases worth of exqsuisite singles were left in sealed cases in major wax dealers warehouses, being held hostage for $2200 a case- most of these singles would never hit the market for collectors.

 

[bmc398]

Maybe I shouldn't use the term "collectors" per se, but people who crack wax, whether they be collectors, gamblers, or investors- many products are driven by that one super high-end pull, and frequently sales diminish for a specific wax product when that hit is gone.

I know this is the mentality of a lot of high-end pack busters- this is what drives the massive cracking of wax by the rich- they are searching for that huge hit. This is what makes plenty of singles available to the collectors of the world. If the massive crackers don't bust, it makes it a lot tougher to find those singles FOR collectors.

Everyone is benefitted by this except the card companies and retailers, who want you to think the big hit is still there so you continue to bust the product.

You know what I mean- once the mt rushmore cut auto has been pulled, once that George Washington cut auto has been pulled, once that dual Ruth/Gehrig cut has been pulled, the specific product starts to lose the excitement for the big crackers......

I mean, really, if I told you that every single BIG cut auto from legendary cuts had already been pulled, would you even think about buying a box to open? The product essentially is horrible otherwise for the current prices.

Now, I can see that all the big superfractors have been pulled from 2006 bowman chrome - this makes me less likely to purchase a box.

Those crazy guys on youtube - attyball23, they have cracked nearly 250 cases of 2009-10 exquisite basketball, and they are still searching for that elusive Jordan/tiger dual auto, and the Jordan/lebron dual logoman auto. That's what drives them to continue cracking after 250 cases. If they knew all the big pulls were gone, they would stop cracking.

Who has benefitted from all their busts? Other collectors around the world. Imagine if they didn't open anything and 250 cases worth of exqsuisite singles were left in sealed cases in major wax dealers warehouses, being held hostage for $2200 a case- most of these singles would never hit the market for collectors.

I agree with the attyball statement...not everybody out there can afford to bust that crap at $2000 a case. They have busted and sold tons of cards that would still be sitting in a warehouse (its not like demand is crazy high for that junk now anyways) if it wasn't for them. The rich guys also kill the hobby tho because they sell singles cheap, killing market value because they don't really care what they get for them.

 

[Topnotchsy]

Maybe I shouldn't use the term "collectors" per se, but people who crack wax, whether they be collectors, gamblers, or investors- many products are driven by that one super high-end pull, and frequently sales diminish for a specific wax product when that hit is gone.

I know this is the mentality of a lot of high-end pack busters- this is what drives the massive cracking of wax by the rich- they are searching for that huge hit. This is what makes plenty of singles available to the collectors of the world. If the massive crackers don't bust, it makes it a lot tougher to find those singles FOR collectors.

Everyone is benefitted by this except the card companies and retailers, who want you to think the big hit is still there so you continue to bust the product.

You know what I mean- once the mt rushmore cut auto has been pulled, once that George Washington cut auto has been pulled, once that dual Ruth/Gehrig cut has been pulled, the specific product starts to lose the excitement for the big crackers......

I mean, really, if I told you that every single BIG cut auto from legendary cuts had already been pulled, would you even think about buying a box to open? The product essentially is horrible otherwise for the current prices.

Now, I can see that all the big superfractors have been pulled from 2006 bowman chrome - this makes me less likely to purchase a box.

Those crazy guys on youtube - attyball23, they have cracked nearly 250 cases of 2009-10 exquisite basketball, and they are still searching for that elusive Jordan/tiger dual auto, and the Jordan/lebron dual logoman auto. That's what drives them to continue cracking after 250 cases. If they knew all the big pulls were gone, they would stop cracking.

Who has benefitted from all their busts? Other collectors around the world. Imagine if they didn't open anything and 250 cases worth of exqsuisite singles were left in sealed cases in major wax dealers warehouses, being held hostage for $2200 a case- most of these singles would never hit the market for collectors.

So true.

No one buys a lottery ticket to win $50.

 

[mazarazz]

uhg, work is 2 min from where the philly show is held but I talked myself out of stopping fri and sat. nice buy, keep us posted as to when it hits ebay.

 

[mwashuc06]

If any of you guys are located near Cooperstown, there is a store that has 8 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Boxes sitting in the back of the store.

 

[jetsmets150]

If any of you guys are located near Cooperstown, there is a store that has 8 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Boxes sitting in the back of the store.

For how much?