[eliotdeutsch]

I can’t help but notice all the commotion going on over at other forums whenever a new product comes out... 2018 Topps Chrome Update or 2018 Bowman Draft or whatever the latest is...

I can barely follow the conversation, but it looks like guys are dropping thousands of dollars hoping to pull autographs and parallels of guys who aren’t even in the majors yet.. they immediately send off a ton of cards to be graded and post all the PSA 10s they get. somehow these cards are selling for astronomical prices over on eBay.

Is it just me, or is this a little insane? I can’t make sense of it.

1) is it actually profitable to rip open 2k worth of 2018 Topps Chrome Update?
2) Are guys really getting that many PSA10s or is there some bias going on? My hunch is telling me they send or hundreds of cards and post the 3 that come back as PSA 10?

I’d ask those guys directly, but this forum seems more friendly. I think they’d all just ignore me and assume I’m an old guy who doesn’t get the hobby these days.

Thanks.