Anyway IYKYK means If You Know You Know. It's often associated with something in the hobby that is known to hobby collectors, but the common collectors may not be aware.
I recently purchased a card off eBay for under $5 that tends to sell for over $100. It shouldn't be valued that much, but the urban myths surrounding this card make it very very rare despite being serial numbered on back to 2013.
Unlike many cryptids like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, this card does exist and has been documented with proof of it's existence. That doesn't make it any less rare.
There were some posts on blowoutcards back in 2013 and 2014 about this rare card which you can visit here.
Have you ever told someone that a card you wanted to buy was way underpriced?
Unless a significant percentage of the print run was damaged, held back, or hoarded there's no reason a /2013 card of a non-rookie should be $100 - but it's a great deal if you haven't seen it and needed it for your PC.
ReplyDeleteIts believed only about 50 got printed with many being damaged along with the Brad Miller card.
DeleteI don't think I've done it on eBay, but I've done it to people at card shows. Last year my buddy had a Frank Thomas autograph in his dollar box. It was a promotional card, so he figured it wasn't a real autograph. But it totally was. After looking the card up, we found one on either COMC or eBay and he put it in his display case.
ReplyDeleteI had seen that acronym before, but had no idea what it meant. Thanks for sparing me the embarrassment of possibly having to Google it at some point.
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