here we go again...

[FUBAR]

id probably buy a Harley, rather then cards.... and a really nice tv.

[Bilko G]

heres a story and a picture of the man who bought the Strasburg Superfractor for $16K last week



http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=5290998

[mets41]

I heard his step-father is Joe Charboneau.

[Matthew H]

He should sell it

[ElCabron]

It's just as silly to me that anyone would spend $18,000 on T206s. And it's silly to some other collectors what I spend my money on.

Everyone's always saying how "real" collectors buy what they like. Well what if that's what this guy likes? It's not what I like or what almost anyone who reads this board would like. But if the high bidder likes it, good for him.

I voice my opinion on how silly it is by not bidding on it.

-Ryan

[quinnsryche]

It makes no difference what you "like" and although you can spend your money as you wish, a purchase like this will always be percived as ridiculous by 99.999% of the population. No new card has EVER held it's value (see: Clemens, Gooden, Strawberry, Valenzuela, Prior, Wood, Canseco, McGwire etc.). Even HOF'ers like Boggs, Gwynn, Puckett and the like can be had for practically nothing these days. It's all HYPE. The guy who bought the Strasburg might as well sew it into his suit because he'll be buried with it. Worthless crap IMO.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

It makes no difference what you "like" and although you can spend your money as you wish, a purchase like this will always be percived as ridiculous by 99.999% of the population. No new card has EVER held it's value (see: Clemens, Gooden, Strawberry, Valenzuela, Prior, Wood, Canseco, McGwire etc.). Even HOF'ers like Boggs, Gwynn, Puckett and the like can be had for practically nothing these days. It's all HYPE. The guy who bought the Strasburg might as well sew it into his suit because he'll be buried with it. Worthless crap IMO.

Albert Pujols, Ichiro, A-Rod, Jeter

Some have held... Just sayin'

[yawie99]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

It makes no difference what you "like" and although you can spend your money as you wish, a purchase like this will always be percived as ridiculous by 99.999% of the population. No new card has EVER held it's value (see: Clemens, Gooden, Strawberry, Valenzuela, Prior, Wood, Canseco, McGwire etc.). Even HOF'ers like Boggs, Gwynn, Puckett and the like can be had for practically nothing these days. It's all HYPE. The guy who bought the Strasburg might as well sew it into his suit because he'll be buried with it. Worthless crap IMO.

I'm guessing 99.84 percent of the population sees what we do as ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I think new cards are a poor investment unless you have impeccable timing, but the value of Strasburg cards could, in theory at least, be positively impacted by his on-field performance. Ty Cobb, what have you done for me lately?

[jboosted92]

THIS IS HILARIOUS

http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-Topps-Ron-G...#ht_1251wt_912

Originally Posted by yawie99

I'm guessing 99.84 percent of the population sees what we do as ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I think new cards are a poor investment unless you have impeccable timing, but the value of Strasburg cards could, in theory at least, be positively impacted by his on-field performance. Ty Cobb, what have you done for me lately?

[GrayGhost]

hahahahhahahaa

[jb217676]

Originally Posted by jboosted92

THIS IS HILARIOUS

http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-Topps-Ron-G...#ht_1251wt_912

Very funny. Make sure to read the questions and answers the seller posted with this listing!

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by jboosted92

THIS IS HILARIOUS

http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-Topps-Ron-G...#ht_1251wt_912

Ha!

That is great.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by NoizeBringer

I voice my opinion on how silly it is by not bidding on it.

-Ryan

and posting it on Net54baseball.com .......

To reiterate....I agree with you Ryan....It's this guy's money and he can do what he wants with it. Not a lot different than what we do, except there is more of a liklihood our pre-war items will hold more value than the card he bought. (imo)

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Leon

Not a lot different than what we do, except there is more of a liklihood our pre-war items will hold more value than the card he bought. (imo)

There is risk and reward with everything, of course, as with baseball cards. That $16,000 Super Refractor purchase looks pretty sweet now, as it is probably now worth at least $10,000 more than the purchaser paid a couple of weeks ago. The trick is to sell before it comes down to earth, which will inevitably happen.

"Holding value" is time and issue relative.

[barrysloate]

That's exactly right. The purchaser of the Refractor card probably has a golden opportunity right now to make a big profit due to Strasburg's incredible start and media exposure. But if he holds it too long it will inevitably go down in value. The novelty of it is bound to wear off. Of course, he may not care and just prefer to keep it.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

The novelty of it is bound to wear off.

What???!!! Are you saying that you think Strasburg may actually LOSE a game at some point in his career?

What a doubter you are. I foresee 512 straight wins!