If you can go back far enough into the archives of Net54, I remember an identical thread to this one, relating to Stephen Strasburg and his first major manufactured rarity that sold for some incredible amount back then...but would likely be considered peanuts today for a similar prospect.
Crazy how fast time goes by.
This is a game, just like NFT's, Most types of Crypto, Gambling and Penny Stocks to the people who are willing to shell out money like this.
Of course it's all short term, because long term makes no sense.
He'd have to be "Generational" in all caps, for it to make sense. Not just a multiple Cy Young Award winner, but GENERATIONAL.
Just picking two names off the top of my head...Johan Santana won 2 Cy Youngs by the age of 27...and Bret Saberhagen won 2 Cy Youngs by the age of 25...somebody already mentioned Lincecum.
Not my business though. Somebody's going to make money on this card, somebody's going to lose money on this card, and the wealth will just be redistributed among the economy, and the auction house will get their vig, whether the card loses money or makes money for somebody else.
Does make me wonder...if Clemens (without the PEDs), or Randy Johnson, or Pedro Martinez had ones of ones in their rookie era days...what might they be worth?