someone explain the new card market?

packs · #1 05-25-2018, 10:56 AM

I posted this in the Topps Now thread but I'm also going in hard on Gleyber. Maybe it's the hype but I see him as bigger than Jeter when all is said and done and I liked this card way more than his Bowman. I've got no interest in him being in a Cubs uniform:

Peter_Spaeth · #2 05-25-2018, 11:58 AM

Here's a Gleyber for ya.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-Bowman...0AAOSw~U5bB2Ic

packs · #3 05-25-2018, 12:52 PM

Yuck that card is horrible. The one I bought is so much nicer.

pokerplyr80 · #4 05-25-2018, 12:52 PM

From what I've seen the modern card market is all about gambling for a lot of collectors. Buying expensive cards hoping that a players performance will exceed the hype. And breaking boxes or cases hoping for the big pull. A few guys I know break cases right when they come out and immediately post most, if not all of the big cards on Ebay.

Peter_Spaeth · #5 05-25-2018, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

From what I've seen the modern card market is all about gambling for a lot of collectors. Buying expensive cards hoping that a players performance will exceed the hype. And breaking boxes or cases hoping for the big pull. A few guys I know break cases right when they come out and immediately post most, if not all of the big cards on Ebay.

But the big prospects' cards are way the hell up there as soon as they are released, and buying a lesser-hyped guy because you think he is going to fool everyone is a huge gamble.

packs · #6 05-25-2018, 01:50 PM

True but there are diamonds in the rough. Mookie Betts is a good example. He was pretty unheard of before he broke out as a rookie. The highest he was ranked on any Top 100 list was 62 and only once.

pokerplyr80 · #7 05-25-2018, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

But the big prospects' cards are way the hell up there as soon as they are released, and buying a lesser-hyped guy because you think he is going to fool everyone is a huge gamble.

No disagreement here. That's why I stay away from most modern issues. But the collectors who stocked up on guys like Trout, Kershaw, Lebron, Curry, etc probably did ok. But for every one of those there are 100s that become almost worthless.

Peter_Spaeth · #8 05-25-2018, 05:33 PM

I used to follow Baseball America. Everyone sounds like a superstar. But very little of it means sh*t until we see if the guy can hit a major league curve ball, or if a pitcher can keep his control and composure under major league pressure.

felada · #9 05-26-2018, 05:50 AM

Just look at the prices for Guerrero Jr to see how crazy things have gotten. He is in double A and the base auto is over 1k

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