The I'll never get my money back for this one auction of the night....

BigRedMachine · October 15, 2006 12:55PM

I was shocked last year when those people who spend more money than they know what to do with spent $800 for Cadillac Williams autos.

Now here's a beauty, not even an auto. A lot of dough for a BS GS card......
Reggie

The things I could buy with this money. Justify all you want......stupid!

BSUballer · October 15, 2006 1:11PM

that is a little ridiculous...who ever spends that much money on a card like that is not right...its nice. but completley ridiculous! i was happy with spx rookies i pulled one from 03 of larry johnson and one from 06 DeAngello Williams..ill take my cheapies any day!

262Runner · October 15, 2006 1:15PM

What's really crazy is that the card does not even look centered better than 45/55 L/R and still gets a Pristine 10

262

lawnmowerman · October 15, 2006 3:15PM

<< What's really crazy is that the card does not even look centered better than 45/55 L/R and still gets a Pristine 10

262 >>

I agree it is crazy. I believe the right edge has a glare on it making it look a little oc. If you lok at the bottom right corner and follow the edge up you will see what I mean.

Matt

Boopotts · October 15, 2006 3:19PM

Has anyone ever seen a BGS 10 being sold by an Ebayer with a feedback rating < 300?

pandrews · October 15, 2006 5:10PM

<< Has anyone ever seen a BGS 10 being sold by an Ebayer with a feedback rating < 300? >>

i sold 3 or 4 before my feedback was 300.. but that was a couple years ago..

AlanAllen · October 16, 2006 12:15AM

I fail to see how that is any more or less stupid than buying any other $1000 card.

Joe

Boopotts · October 16, 2006 12:19AM

<< 

<< Has anyone ever seen a BGS 10 being sold by an Ebayer with a feedback rating < 300? >>

i sold 3 or 4 before my feedback was 300.. but that was a couple years ago.. >>

Wow. So you've actually gotten 10's from Beckett before?

ctsoxfan · October 16, 2006 12:22AM

I think BGS grading is a joke, and I always have, but when you see auctions like this it makes me wonder. Maybe I should be taking advantage of the insane people that pay $1,000 for $150 cards in BGS slabs, too. I just didn't think there were that many crazy people out there.

Axtell · October 16, 2006 2:47AM

People buying these cards aren't collectors, they're speculators who are buying them as investments to flip.

You may criticize the card selection and saying it's not 'worth' $1000, but how is it any different than any other card someone wants to spend a grand on.

f2tornado · October 16, 2006 4:01AM

I like to say, "To each his own". I'll take a PSA 8 Nolan Ryan rookie before the Reggie Bush (a whopping 2 yards per carry yesterday) card in question. There is such a miniscule difference between a BGS 9.5 and BGS 10 that I see little point in paying much of a premium for the 10. For what it is worth, I sent a Reggie Bush jersey card to BGS so hopefully I'll get the 10 and can pitch the thing for more than it is worth (to me). Heck, this guy might turn into the next Terrell Davis; the hype-> the stats-> the injury-> the dumping of cards for 10 cents on the dollar paid.

carew4me · October 16, 2006 4:11AM

I fail to see how that is any more or less stupid than buying any other $1000 card.

The difference is the inherent volatility of the modern card vs the vintage card.

the "stupid" part being irrelevent to the stated difference.

BigRedMachine · October 16, 2006 9:26AM

<< I fail to see how that is any more or less stupid than buying any other $1000 card.

The difference is the inherent volatility of the modern card vs the vintage card.

the "stupid" part being irrelevent to the stated difference. >>

Exactly. Thank you.

I'm surely not going to pretend spending a $1000 on a piece of cardboard would be considered sane by the majority of the population, but at least buy something that might retain it's value. Not a souped up, no autoed, BGS BS card that has no chance.

Then again, if you have that kind of money to throw around, good for you. Buy what you want. But the title was that the buyer has absolutely zero chance in my mind of every getting that kind of money out of that card, in the near or long term future.

JMO.

shawn

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