Reserve not met?

fur72 · July 13, 2006 12:02AM

Reserve not met

Three days left on top of that!

nightcrawler · July 13, 2006 12:18AM

a-whaaaa????????

onlyanumber · July 13, 2006 12:24AM

this is what our hobby has become...

theczar · July 13, 2006 12:56AM

what are you guys talking about it is RARE and EXQUISITE. you can't beat that!

ToppsCo1lector · July 13, 2006 12:59AM

lol, I'd rather have oh I don't know....the cash.

itzagoner · July 13, 2006 1:01AM

<< what are you guys talking about it is RARE and EXQUISITE. you can't beat that! >>

holy sh*t Czar, you're on that? Good luck!!

theczar · July 13, 2006 1:23AM

jeff,
i had to put in a bid. i looked at the bidding and figured that i wouldn't pass the reserve. (Thank God) or it would be a quick cancellation.

there is no way in H*ll that i want that card!

fjm

alohaet · July 13, 2006 1:26AM

Just think of all the great vintage cards you could buy with that kind of money. I would not care if that card was 1 of 1, I would much rather have a Gehrig, Ruth, Mantle etc., etc.. Just plain stupid.

Ed

bri2327 · July 13, 2006 1:28AM

Hmmmm, let me see now....

A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 7 or that

itzagoner · July 13, 2006 1:35AM

<< jeff,
i had to put in a bid. i looked at the bidding and figured that i wouldn't pass the reserve. (Thank God) or it would be a quick cancellation.

there is no way in H*ll that i want that card!

fjm >>

dang, and i was tracking it & everything....i even got a extra bag of Doritos & a six-pack for the show....oh well, guess i'll go back to cheering you on for stuff that is actually worth a sh*t....thanks for letting me down easy, though

52mantlebuyer · July 13, 2006 2:48AM

What is a reserve?

lostdart58 · July 13, 2006 3:34AM

<< What is a reserve? >>

The lowest amount that the seller will take..

storm888 · July 13, 2006 4:09AM

That card looks VERY thick.

Does PSA have a holder that will house it?

storm

yankeeno7 · July 13, 2006 6:26AM

Seeing that makes me want to PUKE! I could get rid of all of my debt with what the bid is NOW!!!

bri2327 · July 13, 2006 6:29AM

<< That card looks VERY thick.

Does PSA have a holder that will house it?

storm >>

Anyone with enough money to blow on that card should just buy PSA and make a holder thick enough.

FavreFan1971 · July 13, 2006 7:18AM

What scares me is this is his first item he has ever sold. All of his feedback is from sellers.

Damn, I could have an entire PSA 9 set of 1972 topps football for this price. NUTZ

Stone193 · July 13, 2006 8:00AM

<< What is a reserve? >>

Exactly.

Stone193 · July 13, 2006 8:04AM

It's not a bad card - I like that there's plenty of room for his impeccably written sig.

That kind of money could keep me in booze and hookers for months!

WinPitcher · July 13, 2006 8:05AM

almost 18k and the reserve is still not met?

must be a very important card.

<eyeroll>

Steve

ToppsCo1lector · July 13, 2006 8:07AM

I could basically get every NY Giants significant rookie card AND autograph since the inception of the team. Not to mention, those rookies would be multiples many times over.

cravetopps · July 13, 2006 8:16AM

what is even more amazing about this is the fact that there seem to be at least a dozen people stupid enough to bid and with three days left, who knows how many more.

fur72 · July 13, 2006 8:22AM

I am more than sure PSA doesn't have a holder for that. I have had a few subs that came back that were thinner than this card. I would bid on the card but its $30 for overnight shipping. Any know anyone bidding?

Stone193 · July 13, 2006 8:31AM

<< I am more than sure PSA doesn't have a holder for that. I have had a few subs that came back that were thinner than this card. I would bid on the card but its $30 for overnight shipping. Any know anyone bidding? >>

Didn't someone post that PSA is working on a holder to accomodate the thicker cards?

mike

ToppsCo1lector · July 13, 2006 9:05AM

^^
They're in same boat as the pack slabs.

CDsNuts · July 13, 2006 11:58AM

The price is kind of ridiculous, but not if you realize that packs were $500 and they sold out fairly quickly. One of the best cards you can pull out of a $500 should be that expensive. It's the same as pulling a $400 card out of a $10 pack. If you can't get a crazy expensive card, then why would anybody ever buy the $500 pack? I mean let's face it, if you're willing to drop $500 on a pack of 3 modern cards, then you're gambling. This guy was one of the few winners.

Lee

WinPitcher · July 13, 2006 12:06PM

lee

some could say he is a sucker and the eventual winner is even a bigger one.

however with that said who am i to decide what other people want to spend money on? if it makes them happy it makes me happy.

I'd prolly be very happy if I was the seller of that card though.

steve

CDsNuts · July 13, 2006 12:14PM

Let me add that I think it's ridiculous that his reserve is over $17,000. Then again, if I pulled it I would have sold it a long time ago for a lot less money, so maybe this schmoe has a clue what he's doing.

Lee

Stone193 · July 13, 2006 12:39PM

<< lee

some could say he is a sucker and the eventual winner is even a bigger one.

however with that said who am i to decide what other people want to spend money on? if it makes them happy it makes me happy.

I'd prolly be very happy if I was the seller of that card though.

steve >>

Me too Steve!

Then I would definitely be stocked with booze and hookers for the cold winter ahead!

itzagoner · July 13, 2006 12:56PM

people pay large sums of money for the following:
large expanses of dirt and tumbleweeds (developers)
rocks (gem collectors)
pieces of metal (coin collectors)
rare pictures of millionaires with signatures (rabid dogs, oops did i say that?)

the beauty of it is that these people can somehow convince other people to pay MORE money for these very same items....now, that's rare!

Ahmanfan · July 13, 2006 2:56PM

We all spend a lot of money on items that could be worthless in 50 years, and items that the general public would think we are nuts for buying. So I dont think this guy is crazier than any of us. Just has more money to blow. When you think about it, our collections just sit there doing nothing, much like this wade does...
John

fur72 · July 14, 2006 10:48AM

I not knocking this guy at all. More power to him. But still 18 grand and the reserve has not been met.

WeekendHacker · July 14, 2006 11:14AM

<< almost 18k and the reserve is still not met?

must be a very important card.

<eyeroll>

Steve >>

If I rolled my eyes that far, I'd never get them back in my eye sockets. This is just flat out stupidity.

iamthegreatcornholio · July 14, 2006 4:00PM

<< The price is kind of ridiculous, but not if you realize that packs were $500 and they sold out fairly quickly. One of the best cards you can pull out of a $500 should be that expensive. It's the same as pulling a $400 card out of a $10 pack. If you can't get a crazy expensive card, then why would anybody ever buy the $500 pack? I mean let's face it, if you're willing to drop $500 on a pack of 3 modern cards, then you're gambling. This guy was one of the few winners.

Lee >>

I can't argue with that logic.

Nonetheless, how much of the card's value is derived from the fact that the packs were expensive? If the packs retailed for $50, would the value of this card be reduced? (my guess is yes, but not by a factor of 10).

Boopotts · July 14, 2006 4:08PM

I'm always amused when high end graded card collectors pooh-pooh whatever new bit of insanity has seized the modern market. You think paying $20K for this card is stupid? How about paying 5K more for one
71 Munson over another because one of them exhibits less wear under magnification. For Christ's sake, at least this card has an autograph.

gemint · July 14, 2006 4:11PM

If I draw up a custom card and get a star BKB player to sign it as a 1/1, will someone pay me $20k for it?

CDsNuts · July 14, 2006 4:44PM

corn,
It's more about perceived value than anything else. Since packs were $500, people who bought those packs and got squat perceive a card like this to be the golden ticket. Card values are usually directly related to the msrp for unopened product. Even 10 years later the same holds true with most products. Example: 93 SP Football RC's are more valuable than any other set, and it was the most expensive per pack that year. '87 Fleer was the most expensive baseball product that year. There are tons of other examples. Obviously this isn't always true as actual scarcity and player selection factor into the equation as well, but the year a product is released, it's initial price per pack/box lingers in the mind of the market.

Would I rather have this 1/3 Dwyane Wade auto than one coming out of another product? Not really- there's only 3 in the world regardless. But that's not how the market thinks.

Lee

WinPitcher · July 15, 2006 12:20AM

71 Munson over another because one of them exhibits less wear under magnification. For Christ's sake, at least this card has an autograph.

I agree with boo. jeese that is 2x in one week now.

however I must add that the munson also has an autograph too.

Steve

DaBigHurt · July 15, 2006 5:53AM

What's the matter with these people? Instead of buying a modern card, they should be spending their money on this card instead! It's only $6,400!!

Everybody's heard of Roy Bell, right?

He hit 46 home runs in his 7 major league seasons and almost drove in 440 runs in that time span!

Boopotts · July 15, 2006 11:25AM

<< If I draw up a custom card and get a star BKB player to sign it as a 1/1, will someone pay me $20k for it? >>

Good question. If I trim a '57 Mantle and get a major TPG company to put it in a plastic case with the words 'gem mint' written on the top of it, will someone pay me 20K for that?

When it comes to this hobby neither the vintage nor modern collectors have a monopoly on insanity.

Boopotts · July 15, 2006 11:25AM

<< 71 Munson over another because one of them exhibits less wear under magnification. For Christ's sake, at least this card has an autograph.

I agree with boo. jeese that is 2x in one week now.

however I must add that the munson also has an autograph too.

Steve >>

LOL! You're right- I forgot about that sweet sig on the bottom of the card.

Boopotts · July 15, 2006 11:27AM

<< What's the matter with these people? Instead of buying a modern card, they should be spending their money on this card instead! It's only $6,400!!

Everybody's heard of Roy Bell, right?

He hit 46 home runs in his 7 major league seasons and almost drove in 440 runs in that time span! >>

Sorry, but I'm saving my money for the next '67 Speedy Duncan PSA 8! Sure, there are probably 100 of these in nm-mt condition floating around, but hey-- only 4 have been graded so far!

Alfiewt · July 15, 2006 11:37AM

<< What's the matter with these people? Instead of buying a modern card, they should be spending their money on this card instead! It's only $6,400!!

Everybody's heard of Roy Bell, right?

He hit 46 home runs in his 7 major league seasons and almost drove in 440 runs in that time span! >>

If you are going to go up agaist DES you are going to have to pay that much. A least the Roy Bell card is not a manufactured rarity.

DaBigHurt · July 15, 2006 12:29PM

<< 

<< What's the matter with these people? Instead of buying a modern card, they should be spending their money on this card instead! It's only $6,400!!

Everybody's heard of Roy Bell, right?

He hit 46 home runs in his 7 major league seasons and almost drove in 440 runs in that time span! >>

If you are going to go up agaist DES you are going to have to pay that much. A least the Roy Bell card is not a manufactured rarity. >>

So that's a good reason to pay $6,400 for a card of a person noone has ever heard of?

Better watch what you say or you might find someone who will argue that a PSA 9 is also a manufactured rarity. But I'd never do that.

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