How viable and investment are 2007 UD USA On-Card autos?

[beefycheddar]

Everyone on this site lauds USA autos and always talks about how they are great investment wise. I have never seen one USA card make great strides after the initial release.

But Razor changed that part. They were not great investments before because a Chrome would come along and smash them. Also Upper Deck has done a ton to improve them in 2008 and 2009 with mainstream releases in Ultimate, Sweet Spot, or just the quality look of the on card autographs when there will be no chrome alternative for a number of years now instead of one year.

Heck even some players like say Lars still sell very well when he has a TON of other cards you can get of him now, and his was still just a trapped auto.

 

[beefycheddar]

Nice Beefy!!
That is a great card.
I wish I had an Arrieta.
I've only seen one on the 'bay.

I sold it to him. Bought it from Docsilvey.

And I thank you JP!

 

[Jaypers]

Everyone on this site lauds USA autos and always talks about how they are great investment wise. I have never seen one USA card make great strides after the initial release.

I bought my Green Dual Auto of Lars Anderson/Grant Green/2 for around $75.

Sold to Wossa for 2 bills.

 

[beefycheddar]

Everyone on this site lauds USA autos and always talks about how they are great investment wise. I have never seen one USA card make great strides after the initial release.

I bought my Green Dual Auto of Lars Anderson/Grant Green/2 for around $75.

Sold to Wossa for 2 bills.

I know if I wanted to sell my Smoak 1/1 or my Lars 1/2 that I paid 150 each for them I could make a good profit.

 

[flightposite]

Everyone on this site lauds USA autos and always talks about how they are great investment wise. I have never seen one USA card make great strides after the initial release.

I bought my Green Dual Auto of Lars Anderson/Grant Green/2 for around $75.

Sold to Wossa for 2 bills.

A. I don't think you can really use such limited (volatile) stuff argue my point.

B. Beefy brings up a good point, we'll see how it changes... I don't see it happening.

C. It was a wossa sale... and he is deranged.

 

[Jaypers]

Everyone on this site lauds USA autos and always talks about how they are great investment wise. I have never seen one USA card make great strides after the initial release.

I bought my Green Dual Auto of Lars Anderson/Grant Green/2 for around $75.

Sold to Wossa for 2 bills.

A. I don't think you can really use such limited (volatile) stuff argue my point.

B. Beefy brings up a good point, we'll see how it changes... I don't see it happening.

C. It was a wossa sale... and he is deranged.

I don't believe you qualified your challenge to us; you simply said you haven't seen "one USA card make great strides".

And Mike M. bought the other Green-Lars Dual/2 for around the same price as Wossa. Gonna call him deranged, too? Wait.....don't answer that.

 

[flightposite]

Everyone on this site lauds USA autos and always talks about how they are great investment wise. I have never seen one USA card make great strides after the initial release.

I bought my Green Dual Auto of Lars Anderson/Grant Green/2 for around $75.

Sold to Wossa for 2 bills.

A. I don't think you can really use such limited (volatile) stuff argue my point.

B. Beefy brings up a good point, we'll see how it changes... I don't see it happening.

C. It was a wossa sale... and he is deranged.

I don't believe you qualified your challenge to us; you simply said you haven't seen "one USA card make great strides".

And Mike M. bought the other Green-Lars Dual/2 for around the same price as Wossa. Gonna call him deranged, too? Wait.....don't answer that.

You could also probably use the Walt (Big Lebowski) argument with me... flightposite (donnie), you're out of your fricken element!

 

[topprospectalert]

USA's are always a product that goes nuts for a week and then back to earth. If you look at previous years, 2004, and 2005 have had great runs. 2007 has yet to take off but with guys like Freeman and others it's poised to go. The 2008's will have a longer term going nuts period, and higher upside due to Razor and their exclusive deals with guys already in the upper deck set.

Wieters from 2005 are now pulling $50-$75 for the base auto & jersey auto while the /100's have crept into the triple digits. Hell the base are bringing $5-$8 a pop. Not bad for a $20 a set product. Price & Scherzer had their runs. Kershaw had a run, Lars Anderson still sells well. Grant Green will be the next to go from the junior set.

Looking forward to spring training games to get going especially with the WBC and some of these USA guys getting longer looks than they otherwise would or the ability to play in some ST games they otherwise wouldn't be playing in.

 

[luker2324]

I have bought many cards initially for great profits.
03's - bought over 15 Pedroia's red and blue jersey autos for under $10 a piece. Sold for $30-80 each
05 Laportas - Red autos under $20 blues and blacks under $10 - Sold Red's at $50 and Blues in the $20's
05 Scherzer - Red auto under $20 - sold at $100
05 Wieters - Bought red under $20 - Selling around $100 now
05 Anderson - Red's again under 20 - Selling around $80
05 Grant Green (Only card) - Bought Reds under $10 - Selling at close to $50, Blue Jersey bought at $2-4 EACH GOING FOR $25.

Many more that I have missed.

Maybe not chrome prices, but I am happy with the return on investment potentials.

Everyone on this site lauds USA autos and always talks about how they are great investment wise. I have never seen one USA card make great strides after the initial release.

I bought my Green Dual Auto of Lars Anderson/Grant Green/2 for around $75.

Sold to Wossa for 2 bills.

A. I don't think you can really use such limited (volatile) stuff argue my point.

B. Beefy brings up a good point, we'll see how it changes... I don't see it happening.

C. It was a wossa sale... and he is deranged.

 

[jlvjr16]

really nice returns and I have to jump more on board with these. All I have is just two (2) K. Skipworths USA Autos. I need more.

 

[Mudcatsfan]

First appearance USA autos are doing well.

Wieters 2005 stuff, Alvarez 2007 stuff, Lars 2005, Grant Green 2005, and many others are selling well, even with some of them having chrome competition

I bought a wieters 2005 red /100 for 27 bucks in february 2007, and just sold it for 139.99.

How's that for a 2 year flip?

 

[aw00d05]

First appearance USA autos are doing well.

Wieters 2005 stuff, Alvarez 2007 stuff, Lars 2005, Grant Green 2005, and many others are selling well, even with some of them having chrome competition

I bought a wieters 2005 red /100 for 27 bucks in february 2007, and just sold it for 139.99.

How's that for a 2 year flip?

i would've wanted 140 the big name guys in this stuff (alvarez, smoak, wallace) will hold value but i dont think really too many others will from 08.