Insane price for 98 Crusade Red Griffey!

tunahead08 · May 28, 2009 2:29AM

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Scared to see what a Ripken will go for now...

csmtampa · May 28, 2009 2:44AM

That was when inserts were actually inserts. And being # to 25 meant #ed to 25, not 20 different other serial numbered sets of diff colors...etc.... Crazy price though

PoppaJ · May 28, 2009 3:47AM

That's actually more than I've paid for my entire 51-69 Mantle card collection!

I wonder what THAT card will be worth in 50 years?

PoppaJ

Ahzzy · May 28, 2009 5:02AM

Makes me wish I still had my griffey Flair showcase Perfect 10 (6 of 10) insert that was stolen from me a few years ago.

samspop · May 28, 2009 5:06AM

There are some hardcore '98 Donruss Crusade collectors out there. I had about 10 of the cards at one time, including a couple of reds. 3 or 4 years ago, a guy made me an offer for 3 of them that I couldn't refuse (seems like it was a hundred bucks or so for 3 no names). Who knows where that number would be now. That being said, that is an insane price for the Griffey!!

bsidegrve · May 28, 2009 8:39AM

<< I wonder what THAT card will be worth in 50 years? >>

My best guess................bout $4.00

jeffcbay · May 28, 2009 8:52AM

Where can you pull these cards from? 1998 Donruss? Leaf R&S?

BunchOBull · May 28, 2009 8:54AM

<< Where can you pull these cards from? 1998 Donruss? Leaf R&S? >>

The Franks are in '98 Donruss Update, but they're spread across several products...but really, don't waste your time...the hit rate is 1 in every 5 cases for any color (green, purple, or red)

calaban7 · May 28, 2009 9:11AM

Wow !!!

I feel better already about the cards I collect .

jeffcbay · May 28, 2009 9:22AM

Yowzers! 1 of 5 cases! No wonder!

Bottom9th · May 28, 2009 11:14AM

Wow, I can think of a lot better stuff to buy with $2400!

Estil · May 28, 2009 11:37AM

<< Wow, I can think of a lot better stuff to buy with $2400! >>

I know, I could finish my 1971 and 1972 projects (at least graded HOFer/checklist wise) for that much!

joestalin · May 28, 2009 11:44AM

The Ripken wouldn't even come close to that.

This red crusade represents the high point of insert collecting and is perhaps the greatest card for a Griffey collector to own. This may not make alot of
sense to some people, but this set is just crazy popular, combined with the most collected player in the history of baseball...even more than Mantle!

I wonder how many of these are in guys 5 dollar bin?

Kevin

BunchOBull · May 28, 2009 12:31PM

While I don't think a Thomas red would sell for that amount (the biggest of the big Thomas collectors all have their copies already), seeing this auction makes me realize I may not be able to find a Thomas for under 4 digits...

This is the only one I own, and it's numbered to 250...not nearly as rare...but very hard to find.

jackstraw · May 28, 2009 12:35PM

Very nice card Ross. I will probably never own a Griffey or Thomas crusade.

Allen · May 28, 2009 1:46PM

I dream of finding the Hideo Nomo in a $5 box. That might be slightly better than winning the lotto.

TNP777 · May 28, 2009 3:12PM

<< I dream of finding the Hideo Nomo in a $5 box. That might be slightly better than winning the lotto. >>

That's no joke right there. A Crusade red Nomo would go for some pretty insane money, too. Can't believe the Griffey went off that high, though.

BunchOBull · May 28, 2009 11:50PM

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<< I dream of finding the Hideo Nomo in a $5 box. That might be slightly better than winning the lotto. >>

That's no joke right there. A Crusade red Nomo would go for some pretty insane money, too. Can't believe the Griffey went off that high, though. >>

Did the last Nomo Red go for around $2100? Whatever it was, I think this Griff surpassed it.

In as much as I've always loved '90s inserts...there is too much interest right now to be able to collect them by battling it out on eBay...thank goodness for the bargain bins.

lsutigers1973 · May 29, 2009 12:01AM

<< I wonder how many of these are in guys 5 dollar bin? >>

Thanks a lot. Now I will be at the flea market all day Saturday.

Lothar52 · May 29, 2009 12:15AM

pfft...that card is not worth a 55 topps clemente psa 7 rookie card...SHOCKING

hofautos · May 29, 2009 12:19AM

<< pfft...that card is not worth a 55 topps clemente psa 7 rookie card...SHOCKING >>

There are probably more griffey collectors than clemente collectors today, and probably more clemente psa 7s than crusade reds...supply vs demand.

ElToroLoco · May 29, 2009 12:51AM

It's amazing the impact of over production has done to the hobby. It's brought most collectors to focus on specific players. The price on the griffey is a good example. I'd guess the cost of busting 5 cases to get 1 of 100 of the Reds/others was a lot less tantalizing than buying the player you want straight up, in Mint condition.

hammered · May 29, 2009 1:06AM

Speaking of Griffey and Thomas, two non-steroid users (for the time being), I believe demand for these players will continue to be strong as more and more other sluggers/pitchers fall by the wayside with the release of pos. test results. Not many non-users left from that era.

CNote · May 29, 2009 2:56AM

I'm a hardcore Jr collector and have shelled out big bucks for raw cards and got them slabbed- with very good results. Paying THAT much for any Jr is silly, let alone a card #'d only to 25 is silly....

hofautos · May 29, 2009 3:46AM

<< I'm a hardcore Jr collector and have shelled out big bucks for raw cards and got them slabbed- with very good results. Paying THAT much for any Jr is silly, let alone a card #'d only to 25 is silly.... >>

To most people in the world, paying more than a dime for a cardboard picture of a baseball player is silly.

I personally would rather have this card than this $4000 card

That is what is great about card collecting...to each their own.

divecchia · May 29, 2009 3:56AM

I paid over $1000 once for a Nolan Ryan card limited to 30 back in the late 1990's and I would NEVER and I mean NEVER do it again.

Congrats to the seller...Donato

mikeschmidt · May 29, 2009 4:55AM

are you going to tell us which one, Donato?

Agree on your general takeaway. I'm very thankful I sold my Mike Schmidt Piece of History 500 autographed #/20 card a few years ago.

SDavid · May 29, 2009 12:25PM

I wonder how many of these are in guys 5 dollar bin?

Kevin

Or listed on ebay with inappropriate titles that eventually sell for $5.

Or, along those lines, buried in a player's lot because the seller assumes they're just another $2 insert.

Allen · May 29, 2009 3:51PM

<< I wonder how many of these are in guys 5 dollar bin?

Kevin

Or listed on ebay with inappropriate titles that eventually sell for $5.

Or, along those lines, buried in a player's lot because the seller assumes they're just another $2 insert. >>

No matter how bad the title or listing, these cards always get found. Believe me I have been out sniped on several lots that I was sure I would clean up on because they had a few big cards in them or were listed poorly.

brumbach · May 29, 2009 11:06PM

I guess that I'm the only one not surprised by this, seems pretty normal to me. Not many other modern sets have maintained their value like this one has, crazy prices and high demand have been the norm for this set since 1998. When player collectors and set collectors collide. It's not just about simple supply and demand, it's also about availabilty. There are currently three 1955 Topps Clemente PSA 7's on eBay right now, over how many years have the last three Red Crusade Griffey's come up for sale?

Insane price for 98 Crusade Red Griffey!

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