Snagged a RC Auto of the best hitter in baseball...

[miguelcabrera]

the number ive heard is 1200 as well
i had 2 of them at one point but am down to one
i wont be picking up any for a while either as it seems raws are closing in around 400
i paid 250 and 210 for the two i bought. this was around 2 years ago


as for trimming, im not all that concerned because i plan on keeping my cards. the only reason i sold one of them was because i was funding a bigger purchase. it was tuff letting it go. also boomo sold me one of them, and i trust him when he says it wasnt trimmed.

 

[Mudcatsfan]

Nice pick-ups! Love a Koufax auto!

Thanks. It's available in the right deal.

That's a very good card at a very good price. I remember when his auto's were around $1,000. I'm not sure why they're so cheap in comparison to other Auto'd RC's, but that may not last much longer. He consistently puts up great #'s, but He's simply been on a tear of late.

Yep, I remember that. Raws were getting like $800 or so each. The only reason I can think of as to why they were so high, and now they are not, is supply and demand. When they first got real hot, and exploded in price, everyone who could afford it was having to track down the card and bid against tons of other people trying to get one as well. Which is why I think they sold for so high at one point. And now that demand is less then when it was when the card first became a 'must have', supply has always been there. I mean, there is always a dozen or so in varying pricepoints on the bay. Also, I'm not sure of print run, but I have a feeling there is no shortage of this card at all. Having said that, I think ~$400 for a BGS 8 (or raw) Topps card from 2000, albiet condition sensitive, and from what I can see, no shortage of, is very good! And I highly doubt this card will see $1000 any time soon, if ever again.

I think the market just completely shifted. At one time here were some prices:
Pujols SPx-$1200
Howard BB Auto-$800
Wright BC Auto-$600
Prince Fielder Ultimate Auto-$600

Before the recession these numbers did not seem unreasonable considering how sweet they are for the caliber of player. The recession completely changed people's perspectives. With the prices Strasburg and Harper (and others) are now getting, and hopefully an eventual turnaround in the market, I think there's a chance we one day see these kinds of prices again.

I was checking the checklist for the Topps Traded and there are 80 Signatures. with 1 per box. Do you think its a good product to pick up on? Or do you think there might be alot of opened / Resealed boxes? Just curious I was thinking about picking up a few sets.

I've never heard of any being resealed. The odds are not great to get a Miggy at 1:80, but there's also Michael Young, Ben Sheets, Barry Zito, Carlos Zambrano etc.

Does anyone know the print run on those Cabrera autos?

i think 3,000 is a safe bet

I believe the Zambrano Collector was working on this based on serial numbering. I don't think the number is higher than 2000, which is less than the base Chrome Auto's I believe, and this has no parallels.

edit: See Mudcatsdfan's post.

From my estimates the number is around 1,200 as my 67 Zambrano Topps Traded autos range in serial number from 8804-9959
So I would say there are less than 1,500 of each.

MAN it's tough being right all the time!!!!

seriously though, thanks for the work counting all those serial numbers.

And congrats to Top for the great card. I'll guess you'll make a nice turnaround on that this year. He looks more locked in than i've ever seen him.

 

[bongo870]

 

[Mudcatsfan]

Wow he looks so young in that one. WHat year is that from?

 

[miguelcabrera]

i have one of those muddy
i think its 04

 

[bongo870]

sorry for the late reply. I got it from one of those packs where you get 1 gu or auto and 3 free packs for like 9.99 ..
CABRERA, MIGUEL 2005 FLEER AUTHENTIC PLAYER AUTO #FA-MC (029/150) (AUTO)