1993 Topps Full Shots....

mudflap02

Anybody ever heard of this issue? There's a pretty puzzling bidding pattern here for a seemingly obscure issue:

Bagwell Card - Almost $200

Gwynn Card - Almost $1

What on earth...

mudflap02

Bid history on Bagwell

These two guys must absolutely hate each other.

schr1st

All that for a $2 card (according to Beckett OPG). I'd have retracted my bid by now.

helionaut

I do sort of remember hearing about them, but I don't think I've seen or thought about them in 10 years. Bagwell is one of those players with a niche of dedicated collectors even though he doesn't list highly in Beckett. I'm not surprised there's a bidding war for a rare card of his, but the scale is pretty shocking. This card has 3 bidders so far, and while the two high bidders are kidney-punching each other, even the third guy was willing to go over $30. I usually exclude jumbo cards from my Frank Thomas collection, but now I really want one.

bobsbbcards

I bet the winner is a huge Bagwell fan. He might even be head of the Worldwide Jeff Bagwell Fan Club. If I had rare Bagwell cards, I'd post them on eBay right away to see if I can get more money out of this guy.

He might even be Jeff Bagwell's dad!

ajw

One of the guys keeps making bids that end in 99 cents. Why? I understand bidding $10.01, as you'd top someone that bid $10.00. But, does anyone think their competition is going to bid $9.98, making their bid of $9.99 brilliant strategy?

On the Full Shot auctions...I don't think the current high bidder is a Bagwell fan. Looking at his recent wins, he seems to be collecting a lot of stuff, including the Full Shots. He bought a lot of four not long ago. Interesting.

Does anyone know more about the issue? I know *nothing* about them. Is it a full parallel to the regular Topps set? How was it issued?

Allen

Darren Daulton is going for $16+ are these cards big sleepers? Should we all go diggin through our collection looking for them? Looks like it is a 21 card set and they are 5X7 in.. I have the cal Ripken and Ken Griffey Jr. but I noticed the Ripken closed at only $2.76 today. a lot of bums went for $27. I dunno, I am truely stumped.

helionaut

According to the catalog, there are 21 3.5" x 5" cards in the set, issued at retail in packs that came with 1 Full Shot and two regular 1993 Topps packs.

As to bidding strategy, I rarely bid in whole dollar amounts or in predictable increments. I do this to see if the max bid is a whole increment above my max or if I'm close as most people tend to bid in round numbers. I might bid $10.07 on something, and if that shows the current bid to be $10.50, I know I've hit the other guy's max. But if I just bid $10, I don't know if he's max bid $10.50 or $1050. I would guess this guy's doing something similar, but going for the under dollar amount rather than a few cents over.

BugOnTheRug

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At first glance I thought it read "1993 Topps Flu Shots". I didn't think Topps issued flu shots, but in a highly competitive market, you never know. I'd pass on these, as they have probably expired........

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ZodiacMindwarp

<< <i>One of the guys keeps making bids that end in 99 cents. Why? I understand bidding $10.01, as you'd top someone that bid $10.00. But, does anyone think their competition is going to bid $9.98, making their bid of $9.99 brilliant strategy? >>



Many times bids that end in 0.98 or 0.99 are not bids that are placed with the desire to win a card. These are sometimes referred to as loser bids. They are placed with the intention of pushing the price up to test the maximum while at the same time minimizing the chance of actually having the high bid and having to pay for an item.