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Originally Posted by samosa4u
The prices for these modern cards are beyond stupid! Why would anyone spend 50K USD on Joe Burrow or Josh Allen (zero rings combined) or 100 to 300k on Lamine Yamal (who could be washed up in five years?)
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Gambling...this is the hobby now more than ever when it comes to people who buy the new stuff. It's always been gambling in a sense because prospecting isn't a sure thing and opening packs don't guarantee anything, but the money involved the past 10-15 years is astronomical.
The "buy in" is astronomical even on non-premium products.
The days when you could buy a few boxes and affordably put together even a simple Topps flagship set has been gone for a long time. The "hits" make the cases, boxes, and even packs high priced lotto tickets.
A preorder case of Topps Chrome Baseball comes out to around $300 a box...20 packs per box...4 cards per pack. That is $3.75 per card. Wow.
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