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I've been following the prices of some guys from 2011 BDP pretty closely and was noticing the other day, that there seem to be different premiums on parallels even if the lower end cards are priced the same, for instance.
Kolten Wong:
[phil:27xwj7vx]110788582205[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Refractors seem to land in $16 range
[phil:27xwj7vx]330650507711[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Blues /150 in the $45-$50 range - 3x Refractors
[phil:27xwj7vx]300630746865[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Golds about 2.2x blues at an average of $110, 6.875x Refractors
George Springer:
[phil:27xwj7vx]310364225189[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Refractors again, in the $16 range
[phil:27xwj7vx]190611587328[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Blues more in the $50-$60 range...nearly 4x Refractors
[phil:27xwj7vx]140656143638[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Golds around $140 or 8.75x Refractors
So what do you gather from this? I have tfour thoughts.
#1 - in the 2011 era of prospecting, it seems that high profile prospect x high profile card = higher price. In short, the premiums on parallels for premium prospects are larger multiples
#2 - a small number of people can change prices significantly - it only takes 1 or 2 additional folks hoarding Springer high-end parallels to drive up prices beyond what the market would typically value these at
#3 - this makes for traps for most prospectors - you can't be dead set on collecting Springer Golds for instance because 3 months after release if those guys still aren't in the market, all of a sudden without anything happening good or bad, your card has lost $30 value
#4 - in spite of what I mention about the trap above, the feast/famine nature of cards on eBay still draws lots of people into buying after release. Simply put, to build a sizable stash buying early feels like a near necessity at times because things dry up so quickly anymore.
Just some random thoughts from a guy following BDP...
Kolten Wong:
[phil:27xwj7vx]110788582205[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Refractors seem to land in $16 range
[phil:27xwj7vx]330650507711[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Blues /150 in the $45-$50 range - 3x Refractors
[phil:27xwj7vx]300630746865[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Golds about 2.2x blues at an average of $110, 6.875x Refractors
George Springer:
[phil:27xwj7vx]310364225189[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Refractors again, in the $16 range
[phil:27xwj7vx]190611587328[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Blues more in the $50-$60 range...nearly 4x Refractors
[phil:27xwj7vx]140656143638[/phil:27xwj7vx] - Golds around $140 or 8.75x Refractors
So what do you gather from this? I have tfour thoughts.
#1 - in the 2011 era of prospecting, it seems that high profile prospect x high profile card = higher price. In short, the premiums on parallels for premium prospects are larger multiples
#2 - a small number of people can change prices significantly - it only takes 1 or 2 additional folks hoarding Springer high-end parallels to drive up prices beyond what the market would typically value these at
#3 - this makes for traps for most prospectors - you can't be dead set on collecting Springer Golds for instance because 3 months after release if those guys still aren't in the market, all of a sudden without anything happening good or bad, your card has lost $30 value
#4 - in spite of what I mention about the trap above, the feast/famine nature of cards on eBay still draws lots of people into buying after release. Simply put, to build a sizable stash buying early feels like a near necessity at times because things dry up so quickly anymore.
Just some random thoughts from a guy following BDP...