The 2008 AFLAC Jason Heyward autograph registry

[brouthercard]

I've been skeptical since the beginning about forgeries of cards from this set.
For those who own one or who have owned one, would you by any chance be willing to contribute the serial number on the Topps hologram? I already suspect that a few copies on ebay may have not been very legitimate autographs. Plus, we can get an idea of approximately how many they made. Thanks!

This is what we have so far:

8487738
8487790

 

[brouthercard]

Did everyone sell their Heyward when he got hot?

 

[lisu]

I did.

 

[mburgin]

Did everyone sell their Heyward when he got hot?

anything i had with his name on it was sold last week!

 

[Messier2]

Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

What if you happen to collect the guy or team?

Sheesh.

Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

 

[Buynhisellnlow]

Did everyone sell their Heyward when he got hot?

I did.

I sold two of the Heyward AFLAC Autos but I don't have the holo numbers from them.

 

[Messier2]

What if you happen to collect the guy or team?

Sheesh.

Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

Sure, that works too. Sell the Heyward, make some money and buy it later at a cheap price or use the profits to buy other Braves players...no harm in that right?

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Depends on how rare the card you have is...plus some people don't need or are not looking to make money.

I agree there's room for everything, but holding cards isn't always foolish as you say, some people may be in a different boat than you are.

What if you happen to collect the guy or team?

Sheesh.

Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

Sure, that works too. Sell the Heyward, make some money and buy it later at a cheap price or use the profits to buy other Braves players...no harm in that right?

 

[Messier2]

Depends on how rare the card you have is...plus some people don't need or are not looking to make money.

I agree there's room for everything, but holding cards isn't always foolish as you say, some people may be in a different boat then you are.

What if you happen to collect the guy or team?

Sheesh.

Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

Sure, that works too. Sell the Heyward, make some money and buy it later at a cheap price or use the profits to buy other Braves players...no harm in that right?

I'm just talking specifically about Heyward cards. Holding cards is fine and dandy in most cases. But, in cases like this..you gotta sell and if you are really into the player...buy it back later.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

::facepalm:: :lol:

It's all good buddy

Depends on how rare the card you have is...plus some people don't need or are not looking to make money.

I agree there's room for everything, but holding cards isn't always foolish as you say, some people may be in a different boat then you are.

What if you happen to collect the guy or team?

Sheesh.

Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

Sure, that works too. Sell the Heyward, make some money and buy it later at a cheap price or use the profits to buy other Braves players...no harm in that right?

I'm just talking specifically about Heyward cards. Holding cards is fine and dandy in most cases. But, in cases like this..you gotta sell and if you are really into the player...buy it back later.

 

[jcmint]

Sold both of mine this weekend 450 ea

 

[Messier2]

Sold both of mine this weekend 450 ea

Probably the reason why no Freddie Freeman AFLAC's are currently listed...people are all holding...waiting for the big push when he gets the call!

 

[bmc398]

Depends on how rare the card you have is...plus some people don't need or are not looking to make money.

I agree there's room for everything, but holding cards isn't always foolish as you say, some people may be in a different boat then you are.

What if you happen to collect the guy or team?

Sheesh.

Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

Sure, that works too. Sell the Heyward, make some money and buy it later at a cheap price or use the profits to buy other Braves players...no harm in that right?

I'm just talking specifically about Heyward cards. Holding cards is fine and dandy in most cases. But, in cases like this..you gotta sell and if you are really into the player...buy it back later.

What if he is like Tim Lincecum and never comes back down? He's struggled mightlily but his cards show no signs of slowing. I don;t really see the point of selling now at $150 and buying it for $100 later. Is that $50 really worth the hassle of selling and listing and rebuying? Im not rich, but its hardly worth it.

 

[jbhofmann]

Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

Isn't this what the prospectors were saying during Spring Training? Then Opening Day happened.

 

[Penno]

Depends on how rare the card you have is...plus some people don't need or are not looking to make money.

I agree there's room for everything, but holding cards isn't always foolish as you say, some people may be in a different boat then you are.

What if you happen to collect the guy or team?

Sheesh.

[quote="Messier2":t2sjdswa]Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

Sure, that works too. Sell the Heyward, make some money and buy it later at a cheap price or use the profits to buy other Braves players...no harm in that right?

I'm just talking specifically about Heyward cards. Holding cards is fine and dandy in most cases. But, in cases like this..you gotta sell and if you are really into the player...buy it back later.

What if he is like Tim Lincecum and never comes back down? He's struggled mightlily but his cards show no signs of slowing. I don;t really see the point of selling now at $150 and buying it for $100 later. Is that $50 really worth the hassle of selling and listing and rebuying? Im not rich, but its hardly worth it.[/quote:t2sjdswa]


Agreed!

It makes little to no sense to rebuy for a collector. If this calculator I found online is correct, he is how it would be for me personally, assuming I could get $165 for it, which was a common price after Opening Day:

BIN Fee: .50
Final Value fee: 12.90
Pay Pal fee: 5.09

I always offer free shipping, so I assume $5 for shipping, packaging and insurance.

This leaves me with 141.51.
The cost of the card for me was $25 a little after release, so now I'm at 116.51. This would currently not be enough to rebuy the card despite his recent struggles. It also assumes that the card will go that low again, which is a risk I'm not willing to take.

 

[jubei777]

8487790

 

[Messier2]

Depends on how rare the card you have is...plus some people don't need or are not looking to make money.

I agree there's room for everything, but holding cards isn't always foolish as you say, some people may be in a different boat then you are.

What if you happen to collect the guy or team?

Sheesh.

[quote="Messier2":d4jspmgp]Anyone holding on to anything Heyward (unless you bought late at a high price) is being FOOLISH!

Sure, that works too. Sell the Heyward, make some money and buy it later at a cheap price or use the profits to buy other Braves players...no harm in that right?

I'm just talking specifically about Heyward cards. Holding cards is fine and dandy in most cases. But, in cases like this..you gotta sell and if you are really into the player...buy it back later.

What if he is like Tim Lincecum and never comes back down? He's struggled mightlily but his cards show no signs of slowing. I don;t really see the point of selling now at $150 and buying it for $100 later. Is that $50 really worth the hassle of selling and listing and rebuying? Im not rich, but its hardly worth it.[/quote:d4jspmgp]

What if, what if, what if...everything in life is a what if...

For every Lincecum, Longoria, Fielder, Wright, Braun etc., there will be super prospects like Ben McDonald, Jerome Walton, Dwight Smith, Hensley Meulens, Brien Taylor, Jason Dubois etc, etc. etc.

You get my drift. All it takes is one bad break, getting hurt, getting sent down, whatever...why risk that when money is on the table waiting to be taken.

Sure, Heyward can turn into a Wright or Braun, or even Hank Aaron but still...my point is...take the money (as long as you make a profit) and run.

 

[jbhofmann]

Some people hit a blackjack they rake in their money and put back the minimum bet for the next hand.

Some people hit a blackjack, let it ride and watch their stack grow x5.

 

[brouthercard]

8487790

Thank you!

I just pulled mine from a box, I don't think he's as hot as he was two weeks ago, but it's nice to have at least one heyward in the collection. I regret selling all the chrome Lincecums I had two years ago, wish I had the gold back.