Holy Mother of God!

CON40 · May 22, 2004 11:52AM

And I thought I could get this for $1800 had I bid on it! What the hell is going on!

Expletive Modern Card!

$#@#@&%$!*&?!!

toppsgun · May 22, 2004 11:55AM

The #3 bidder was "pinhead42." I think that about sums it up.

Bighurt4 · May 22, 2004 11:56AM

I guess Nolan IS the Mother of God, at least at that price. Once it hit 1,000, I was out anyway.

One more time, why is this card in the Basic Set?

Just wondering with mouth agape,
Brent

SDSportsFan · May 22, 2004 11:57AM

I guess three different bidders reallyreallyreallyreallyreallywantedit!!!!! Other than that, I'm totally speechless.

Steve

Bighurt4 · May 22, 2004 12:03PM

Well Keith, I would say you got one heck of a deal on those Hostess cards, there are 49 times as many 93 Finest Refractors. That makes your Hostess cards worth $168,996.10, nice job.

Brent

CON40 · May 22, 2004 12:09PM

Brent;

I'll give you a deal and let you take'em off my hands for $95K! LOL! Seriously, I'm glad I didn't get my hopes up for that Refractor... I know Scott had the fever for it, I hope he's ok and didn't go into cardiac arrest or a catatonic state...

Scott, if you're out there tonight... take solace in that fact that your PSA 9 OC probably picked up a grand in value! Hang in there... I predict we'll see another 6-10 of these in PSA 9 (even a 10 I bet) in the next year or so. I'm counting on it!

Bighurt4 · May 22, 2004 12:11PM

Great point Keith, these things are going to come flying out of the woodwork. If I had one, I would have a BIN of $3,000 on it online tonight.

Brent

sjeanblanc · May 22, 2004 12:28PM

Well it took some time to find a new keyboard, I broke mine in half. My bid of $2999.99 at the 5 sec mark never registered. Now the ante has definity been upped well outside of the range that I am willing to go after one. Those three bidders are all friggin idiots for having done that. That card had no business going over 2K, let alone 3.5K. The only reason the one before that went over 2K, was because of throw money out the window RedSoxJeff.

Whew, had to vent there.

Oh well I guess the big dog is going to be stomping through a bunch of auctions over the next few weeks, cause now I got crap loads of money to spend.

Scott Jeanblanc
jeanblanc@iconnect.net
Ebay UserId : sjeanblanc
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Collecting Nolan Ryan cards (68-94) with the exception of 1993 Finest Refractor Nolan Ryan PSA 9

ajw · May 22, 2004 12:48PM

It is interesting to look through the winner's feedback to see what else he has bought. There are a few 93 refractors, including a PSA 9 Don Mattingly.

Anyway, I'm sure you Ryan fans will find this one quite interesting, as well.

It's Mr. Ryan to you...

Thegradinator · May 22, 2004 1:16PM

Why did it go so high? Is this the only 9?

bill7549 · May 22, 2004 1:30PM

That's insane. It goes for more than his 1968 rookie card.

sjeanblanc · May 22, 2004 1:54PM

Thegradinator,

There are currently 25 graded by PSA in Mint 9, no PSA 10's. The issue at hand with this card is that the total number in existance is purportedly 250 or less. Add to that the fact that they don't come up very often and voila you have the aberation that happened tonight.

PSA 8's of this card, and I have seen two on ebay in three years, went for 800+ each time. The card should have gone for between $1600-$2000, why these idoits drove the bar so far down the road boggles my mind. Oh well maybe the auction will flush out a couple more.

Scott Jeanblanc
jeanblanc@iconnect.net
Ebay UserId : sjeanblanc
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Collecting Nolan Ryan cards (68-94)

CON40 · May 22, 2004 2:19PM

Scott;

Needless to say I am dumbfounded, flabbergasted, and bewildered by that price!!! Why on earth would anyone pay that much for a 10-year-old Ryan card that is NOT SCARCE by PSA standards? We can only hope some good will come out of it though... perhaps $3.5K is enough to shake out 5 or 6 more onto the bay pretty quick... plus it may spur a few more raw submissions right away. I just don't see how that price can hold up once a few more come out of the woodpile.

Still offering me a sweet deal on your 9OC??

sagard · May 22, 2004 2:43PM

For that money I'd want a centered copy in nine. Although they may never get one if he they waited.

Thegradinator · May 22, 2004 3:15PM

Let's admit that we all wish we were the seller of that card. Bill is right, this is insane. It went for more than a RC that is 25 years older. Well, not a 9 RC, but you get the picture.

mudflap02 · May 22, 2004 4:23PM

Actually, a 1968 in PSA 9 could feasibly sell for what the refractor went for. I'm with Keith - give this one a little time, and the price will come down a little once some more crawl out of the woodwork. I couldn't beleienve what this one went for though. As for the Diamond Kings 1/1 card, that is probably the third or fourth 1/1 card from that set alone that I have seen on ebay, so who knows how many there are. They all look prettymuch the same, but with different combinations of border color, bat pieces, jersey pieces and autographs. The thing I don't like about that card is that the artwork makes Nolan Look like Corky from Life Goes On. At least the refractor is cool to look at.

CON40 · May 23, 2004 3:09AM

Oh well I guess the big dog is going to be stomping through a bunch of auctions over the next few weeks, cause now I got crap loads of money to spend.

Man, the big dawg stomped me on that 3rd Hostess (the 1976 PSA 9)... I felt like a little Japanese guy in a Godzilla flick!

Well, I guess when ya gotta have it, ya gotta have it... and I can understand that steam valve blew wide open last night! Just too bad you couldn't fix that keyboard until after this auction Scott! LOL! Just kidding... I think even at $300 this is still a good deal!

sjeanblanc · May 23, 2004 3:18AM

What? I couldn't let you get all three.

When I looked at the pops on this issue the 76 has only one PSA 9 and that was the Ryan. I really don't foresee this issues pop changing drastically because surface scratches and staining will be major issues, despite the fact that it is 28 years old. Well I guess when the next one pops up you'll get a pretty sweet deal on it, compared to the log I just ate.

I definity feel better about spending $300 on this than $3000+ on a 93 Refractor.

Scott Jeanblanc
jeanblanc@iconnect.net
Ebay UserId : sjeanblanc
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Collecting Nolan Ryan cards (68-94)

Bighurt4 · May 23, 2004 3:25AM

I am impressed, and a little in awe. I see that it will be well into the next decade before I can compete with the "big boys". I also see that I am going to have finish up a few side projects over the next year and get busy on Frank and Nolan.

Scott and Keith, you guys are awesome and it is a pleasure to watch you guys work. I guess I will have to try to make my way into the secong tier, if Jeff and Steve ever go into a coma, lol.

Have fun,
Brent

CON40 · May 23, 2004 3:48AM

Scott... 2 out of 3 ain't bad! No complaints here my friend...

Brent... No worries! Scott and I only need one copy of a card! After that, you're home free... and probably a heck of a lot cheaper too!

sixdart · May 23, 2004 4:24AM

That's why I collect football cards.

Bighurt4 · May 23, 2004 9:18AM

Man, I wish Scott had won that d**n Refractor, lol.

Jiffy Pop

Brent

Holy Mother of God!

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