Some sellers are still stuck in the mindset that "rare" baseball cards are worth tens of thousands of dollars.
This is true for certain cards, but I am always reminded that something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
A rare buyback Andrew McCutchen card hit eBay the other day.
I of course was interested in it.
And I say rare in the sense that it was only available as a redemption and came encased in a BGS holder and marked with a 1/1 on the case.
The card has no markings on it and it is strictly just a buyback/over stock inventory that has been placed in a BGS holder.
In case you are unfamiliar with how to obtain one of these Topps 70 buyback cards they were available as redemptions in packs of Series 1 and Series 2.
Below is an example of one of the redemptions
Topps is celebrating their 70th anniversary this year and is providing 1 of these cards to depict each year of the company's existence.
So explain to me why this seller thinks that the Andrew McCutchen 2009 buyback is worth $10K?
I get that it's a "1/1" but c'mon....
I messaged the seller an offer of $150 along with the screenshots of the sold cards stating I was a super collector of McCutchen.
He countered with $10,000 saying it's the only one in existence and to offer something closer to the asking price.
Well Mr. eBay seller, thank you for saving me $150. I don't know why I was even thinking of adding another to my collection for a price that is 20x the going rate.
I know mine aren't slabbed in a BGS holder with the Topps 70 logo, but I have the following quantities in raw form just hanging out in my binders.
31x base
3x Wal Mart black
2x Gold Border /2009
I also have a PSA10 and BGS 9.5 in storage.
Do you have any large quantities (10 or more) of a player's rookie card?
Not really the same thing, since they are junk wax, but I have over 150 Shawn Kemp RCs (among his 3 different ones). I also have 10+ of the 87 Topps Canseco and the Topps Dwight Gooden RC. Maybe a few others. Always looking for more too!
ReplyDeleteBut your Cutch RC collection is more impressive.
I heard the Uribe is used to launder money through eBay. Likely just a rumor, but interesting nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteThis was what I have heard as well, and not sure how true it is. Would explain the prices though.
Delete$10K!? Yikes.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that the seller isn't being reasonable. He/she has the right to list it at whatever price they want... but at that price it'll never sell. Maybe they just want to flaunt that they own it.
ReplyDeleteI found a huge lot of 1987 Topps Will Clark and Barry Bonds rookie cards in a collection I purchased at the flea mark years ago. I probably have close to 100 Clarks and over 50 Barrys. As for newer stuff, there are probably more than a few guys in the 2019 Topps Chrome set that I have 10+ copies of. I was on the hunt for Tatis and sort of got addicted to buying that set when they were cheap.
So, really, the card is not 1/1, just the case. Seems like it wouldn't be that hard to make your own case and slap one of your 30+ cards in there.
ReplyDeleteThat was my thought for your collection. As I typed that though, I realized it would be really easy to counterfeit these. Is there even a bar code? I don't see one.
Geez, that dumb Uribe card is never gonna go away, is it?
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