SOOOOO funny...how my Razor prices have ended recently...

[thefasterblade]

Wossa is the reason these started so high. That is why selling no will lose you money. He has what he wanted.

There are still plenty other a bigger named prospects that Razor has not released in a 'Metal' version yet. So if Wossa, was satisfied and confident in Razor, then he would be snatching up all the Wieters, Poseys and be on the edge of his seat for Alvarez and Hosmer.

 

[beefycheddar]

Wossa is the reason these started so high. That is why selling no will lose you money. He has what he wanted.

There are still plenty other a bigger named prospects that Razor has not released in a 'Metal' version yet. So if Wossa, was satisfied and confident in Razor, then he would be snatching up all the Wieters, Poseys and be on the edge of his seat for Alvarez and Hosmer.

I am pretty sure he just decided not to buy more after his first autos. Hence why I said he has what he wanted.

 

[thefasterblade]

Wossa is the reason these started so high. That is why selling no will lose you money. He has what he wanted.

There are still plenty other a bigger named prospects that Razor has not released in a 'Metal' version yet. So if Wossa, was satisfied and confident in Razor, then he would be snatching up all the Wieters, Poseys and be on the edge of his seat for Alvarez and Hosmer.

I am pretty sure he just decided not to buy more after his first autos. Hence why I said he has what he wanted.

What I was saying was pretty much that I don't think that he really got what he specifically "wanted", but that he got HAD like everyone else and realized it.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

There are plenty of historical examples of unlicensed product/limited licensed product of MiLBers stretching back for decades. Sometimes these cards pop up on this board - like that Ripken that was posted yesterday/day before.

Just because they may not be selling well now doesn't mean they won't be selling well in 15-20 years, but this is longer than the vast majority of folks who purchased them recently are willing to wait.

It matters less if the company releasing the unlicensed product is an established brand like Donruss/Leaf/Playoff/Panini as opposed to a company that started up just recently.

you never know. Razor could turn out to be 1986-87 Fleer basketball or early Star co. When they first came out, you couldn't give the product away. It will take time, but all depends on how the exclusives do years later.

There was no Topps basketball in the late 80s. 86-7 Fleer Basketball was all there was. Fleer was an established name.

I knew Fleer. Fleer was my friend. Razor, you're no Fleer.

Plus those companies were licensed.

Maybe its just me but I think the licensing aspect of things is declining in importance. Donruss hit products last year Contenders and Prime Cuts and the year before EEE seem to support this theory.

 

[thefasterblade]

There are plenty of historical examples of unlicensed product/limited licensed product of MiLBers stretching back for decades. Sometimes these cards pop up on this board - like that Ripken that was posted yesterday/day before.

An item like that is seen as vintage, nostalgic, rare and also lets face it, hes a HOFer and a living legend.

I'm not saying that Brett Wallace, Justin Smoak, Brian Matusz or Tim Beckham don't have a chance to become as popular or as talented as Ripken, but you have to see a clear difference in the cards that were produced. The Ripken card was made back in the early 1980s, and were mostly produced for a collective aspect. The Razor cards that were made read, "Happy Prospecting" on the back. The admitted sole purpose is to basically flip these cards for more money. I highly doubt 15-20 years from now, someone is going to open an old shoe box, pull these cards our and them be seen in the same light as that Ripken.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

I certainly do tend to agree that cards that are bought for the sole purpose of flipping are not as collectable as other cards - they don't carry nostalgia for one thing, plus comparatively few set collectors go after them.

But few, if anybody today ever collected that Ripken or even knew about it back in the 80s (or 90s?), most people just see that on their checklists/wantlists that are generated by Beckett or someone else.

So if the player does achieve Ripken-esque status its certainly possible for the card to be worth tons. But as you say the prospecting line on the back of the card really turns today's true collectors off.

There are plenty of historical examples of unlicensed product/limited licensed product of MiLBers stretching back for decades. Sometimes these cards pop up on this board - like that Ripken that was posted yesterday/day before.

An item like that is seen as vintage, nostalgic, rare and also lets face it, hes a HOFer and a living legend.

I'm not saying that Brett Wallace, Justin Smoak, Brian Matusz or Tim Beckham don't have a chance to become as popular or as talented as Ripken, but you have to see a clear difference in the cards that were produced. The Ripken card was made back in the early 1980s, and were mostly produced for a collective aspect. The Razor cards that were made read, "Happy Prospecting" on the back. The admitted sole purpose is to basically flip these cards for more money. I highly doubt 15-20 years from now, someone is going to open an old shoe box, pull these cards our and them be seen in the same light as that Ripken.

 

[soccerman034]

Well, I am done with 08 Razor:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... SA:US:1123

I broke even on this card. He has got hype and exposure, and this is his best card. Disappointing sale.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb ... pid=457789

On the off chance that sales do turn around, I am glad I purchased another one just in case.