So HOW LOW are the Five Star boxes going to fall?

[Bob Loblaw]

$400? $300? $250!?!?

Here's a break where the poor soul won't even clear $100 back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULXjrhyDQFA&list=UUmnp-WxsWlhdGZ_lforMX4g&index=9&feature=plcp

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Blowout black friday $150

Bo/go by cyber monday

 

[rico08]

$400?

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Those are some great looking cards...who is to say singles won't INCREASE in value as time goes by?

Seems that most everyone here tends to think in the short-term unfortunately.

 

[cgilmo]

You guys are nuts.

 

[cmnkb8]

I'd say they will fall to about factory cost, but then go back up since the wax will start to dry up as people start buying it after the price drops in hopes of getting a huge hit.

 

[cgilmo]

But yeah, that is one crappy box

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I'd say they will fall to about factory cost, but then go back up since the wax will start to dry up as people start buying it after the price drops in hopes of getting a huge hit.

That's typical of most lousy wax. What WAS factory cost on these things?

 

[wolfmanalfredo]

in order for there to be a reasonable ROI, the boxes need to be in the 2 to 300 range

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[jimmyjam1973]

Anytime you bust anything super high end (Exquisite, 5 Star, Oval Office, etc), 9 times out of 10 you're going to lose. But if you can't afford to lose to $500 or whatever the cost is, you shouldn't open it. If you're busting wax looking to get rich....I've got a bridge to sell you. Just look at those poor saps that busted oval office at $1500 a pack and didn't pull a Washington, Lincoln, Kennedy or a nice dual. They lose $800-$1000.

 

[George_Calfas]

My guess, box prices fall to $350 in the coming weeks and then jump up around $650-700 by ST.........See 2008 Prime Cuts

 

[Exposfan]

TNT already has thier boxes $420 dlvd

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...0644815249?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item51a40f4591

 

[SydBarrett]

I'm honestly wondering how anybody can justify $500 on this product? I know there are some amazing boxes, but overall it seems if you are lucky you might be able to recoup $250-$300.

 

[Bruin7]

Boxes of Five Star will not fall to the range you guys are expecting. I think they'll stay strong around $450-500. There are autos of great players in high quantity in this product like Hank Aaron.

Allen

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[reljac]

I was in a case break that was just about that brutal... best card in the whole case was already selling for $95 with a Best Offer option

I'm baffled at the cost vs. return. The high percentage of damaged cards.... Hopefully these were just a few of the duds... but I don't tend to believe... too many guys in the set that just aren't that desirable...

And I was in Atlanta going crazy during the 1990 worst to first season... but how the hell is Terry Pendleton auto in a product like this... what's next? Sid Bream?
Hoping others are having better luck than what I've been seeing...

 

[cgilmo]

Terry Pendleton and company are supposed to be secondary hits.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I've watched the equivalent of 10 cases broken, and not seen a single Hank Aaron.

Think about it, though - there's a lot of this product. The checklist, which is deep, is not shortprinted. There are a LOT of autos to 99 or more. I think they really ran the presses on this.

 

[SydBarrett]

I've watched the equivalent of 10 cases broken, and not seen a single Hank Aaron.

Think about it, though - there's a lot of this product. The checklist, which is deep, is not shortprinted. There are a LOT of autos to 99 or more. I think they really ran the presses on this.

I saw one last night on blog TV, it was numbered to 208. I am wondering why Topps is totally saturating the market with his autograph, Sandy Koufax autograph and other Hall of Famers. Actually I'm not, I'm just a little bit upset about it.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

208 Hank Aarons. While I admit that my 10 case (30 boxes) of viewing is a small sample size, I've seen none.

Based on the lack of patches and print runs of the autos - which is essentially a finite material (autos can be produced in perpetuity, and jumbo swatches are a dime a dozen) -- I REALLY REALLY REALLY think they turned the press runs up - paid a lot of players a lot of money for on card autos (hence the price of the product) and charged a lot.

I am curious as to factory cost... but it wouldn't surprise me if Topps' cost averaged about $150-200 per box (across the print run).

 

[jimmyjam1973]

Aaron auto sold BO for $150....SMH, sad, sad day.