Seems like a steal!!!

[OldEnglishD]

I have a 2014 Panini Golden Age Black Border Parallel Jackie Gleason card that is 1/1. Maybe I'll put it up on the Bay for say, oh, $19,999.00.

Or trade it for a Pinto. Or the emblem off a Pinto. Or a Pinto magazine ad. Or a can of Pinto beans.

Sorry, I'm just giddy about going to Opening Day in Detroit. It's quite the local holiday.

[rjackson44]

whos kris Bryant ,,,kobes brother

[chipperhank44]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

whos kris Bryant ,,,kobes brother

He is probably the next Alex Gordon. If he reaches his potential he might even be the next Evan Longoria. But here's the problem......

The last Evan Longoria Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor Auto RC graded 9.5 sold for $450

The last Kris Bryant Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor Auto RC graded 9.5 sold for $1550


So logic tells me:

If Kris Bryant reaches his ceiling, his cards will probably lose 70% of their value in the next 5-10 years. And that's my BEST CASE scenario.

[iowadoc77]

Trey,
I think you hit it exactly. No upside. And no one is buying a card like this as just a card for a collection. I collected modern and still do a little with my kids, but it all does the same thing, peaks highish and then dives as the next best thing shows up. sure there are some anomalies, but few and far between

[Koufax32fan]

Cards like this are the real evidence that "value" is what a willing seller and willing buyer agree to as value. As a Cubs fan, I hope Bryant goes on to a HOF career and his cards are very valuable (even if the only ones I ever own are the Topps Heritage cards); just like Ernie Banks cards (see the 14 on the Cubs' uniforms this year). But, I live in St. Louis and the Cardinals' uniforms have OT on them this year, which just goes to show that anything can happen with young players. It doesn't matter what happens in the future, Wagner, Cobb, Mathewson, Ruth, Ott, Foxx, Dimaggio, Williams, Koufax, Mantle, Musial, etc. will still be the greats of the game.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Koufax32fan

Cards like this are the real evidence that "value" is what a willing seller and willing buyer agree to as value. As a Cubs fan, I hope Bryant goes on to a HOF career and his cards are very valuable (even if the only ones I ever own are the Topps Heritage cards); just like Ernie Banks cards (see the 14 on the Cubs' uniforms this year). But, I live in St. Louis and the Cardinals' uniforms have OT on them this year, which just goes to show that anything can happen with young players. It doesn't matter what happens in the future, Wagner, Cobb, Mathewson, Ruth, Ott, Foxx, Dimaggio, Williams, Koufax, Mantle, Musial, etc. will still be the greats of the game.

There are vintage greats and other newer greats too. It's hard to get past some of the newer athletes issues though. But there are still some great ones... that don't get into trouble today. To many of us that collected Topps sets as kids, the new collecting is much more akin to gambling than what we did. We had cards in our spokes, collected our favorite players and teams and the bubblegum smell WAS in the air. I doubt a lot of the younger generation even knows what a clothespin is .

[ullmandds]

Modern cards have a very high glycemic index...like a can of soda(quick rush...then crash hard)whereas vintage is more like fruit...or whole grains...much healthier sustained levels over time!