I don't get the insane Julio Rodriguez Hype

[clydepepper]

Hey. He's gotta be pretty good if he can make already packaged Topps cards out of what looks like cookie dough.


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[todeen]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Hey. He's gotta be pretty good if he can make already packaged Topps cards out of what looks like cookie dough.





( courtesy of the marginally imaginative minds at MLB network).





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I enjoyed your wit here.

I live in WA. JRod resurrected a fan base that has been quietly waiting for joy. Their specialty hats are selling out. I missed the AS hat I wanted, when I knew I should have ordered first thing. JRod is the next King Felix, next Ichiro, next ARod. He is the face of the franchise.

In addition, another post highlights how difficult it is to get the Topps Chrome RC out of the silver packs, and the Logofractor that was selling for $800 in December doubled in price in February. That's absurd, but the electricity is real in WA, and fans are excited for playoff baseball and the AS Game in 2023.

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[packs]

I bought this Ohtani rookie auto in 2019 after it was announced he was hurt and wouldn't pitch that year. I rode the wave and bought low for only $250.

Two seasons later he won the MVP and finished 2nd last year. This card runs over 2K easy now.

Was Ohtani's hype inflated? I would say no and I would also say the market's tendency to shun anyone who doesn't immediately live up to their expectations worked in my favor this time:

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[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by packs

I bought this Ohtani rookie auto in 2019 after it was announced he was hurt and wouldn't pitch that year. I rode the wave and bought low for only $250.

Two seasons later he won the MVP and finished 2nd last year. This card runs over 2K easy now.

Was Ohtani's hype inflated? I would say no and I would also say the market's tendency to shun anyone who doesn't immediately live up to their expectations worked in my favor this time:

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paying 2000 for it now and seeing where i goes from here woudl be interesting but again you can point to 1 and we can point to 20 others...

and its a big net loss to people overall...

[packs]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

paying 2000 for it now and seeing where i goes from here woudl be interesting but again you can point to 1 and we can point to 20 others...

and its a big net loss to people overall...

Not if you invest in the right guy. You can't invest in everyone who's supposed to be good. That's not a strategy for anything.

Today, if you ask me who you should be buying it's JRod and Ohtani at the MLB level and if you want to prospect the next guys, my money is only being spent on Elly de la Cruz, Jordan Lawler and Jackson Holliday.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by packs

Not if you invest in the right guy. You can't invest in everyone who's supposed to be good. That's not a strategy for anything.

Today, if you ask me who you should be buying it's JRod and Ohtani at the MLB level and if you want to prospect the next guys, my money is only being spent on Elly de la Cruz, Jordan Lawler and Jackson Holliday.

right but if you spend top dollar on those 3, cruz lawler and hilliday and they have the super rare 3000 dollars cards..i submit it will be a net loss or maybe even a total loss, you have to pick the right one and most will be holding the bag...

[packs]

What bag? I have $275 invested in Elly and Jordan Lawler and $250 invested in Holliday. I expect a tidy return. Elly and Lawler should be up at the end of this year, if not sooner. And Holliday is already playing in spring training games after graduating high school this summer.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by todeen

I enjoyed your wit here.

I live in WA. JRod resurrected a fan base that has been quietly waiting for joy. Their specialty hats are selling out. I missed the AS hat I wanted, when I knew I should have ordered first thing. JRod is the next King Felix, next Ichiro, next ARod. He is the face of the franchise.

In addition, another post highlights how difficult it is to get the Topps Chrome RC out of the silver packs, and the Logofractor that was selling for $800 in December doubled in price in February. That's absurd, but the electricity is real in WA, and fans are excited for playoff baseball and the AS Game in 2023.

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again electricity can be real and yet you use the word absurd...its either absurd or it isnt....maybe the electricity is only battery powered and a storm with flooding is brewing..

[todeen]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

again electricity can be real and yet you use the word absurd...its either absurd or it isnt....maybe the electricity is only battery powered and a storm with flooding is brewing..

I think electricity and absurdness can co-exist. Logofractor had been on the market for a bit, and I thought the card had settled in at $800. I decided the next card I saw for auction on ebay I would jump in. But when that happened, the card was more than 100% above the previous sale price. I assume not being available on ebay for a stretch of time increased buyer desirability.

So then