OT New $22,000.00 set from Topps..

[BobC]

I work with a colleague who along with another friend of mine, are Breakers. He mentioned being offered two cases of this product from their distributor but, passed on it as they weren't sure the price would be worth it. He said he's now sorry they didn't take the two offered to them.

Apparently my friend heard that Mathewson cut signature card has already been flipped for something like $16K. He said he also heard that someone went ahead and sold a complete base card set of the Transcendant cards for about $7,500 itself, and that the base cards alone were going for upwards of $100-$125 a piece.

He's now saying they could have easily made about $6K per case and sold them both out in one evening. The hobby isn't dead or dying, just morphed into the use of Breakers to sell/distribute new products anymore, with manufactured rarities being the main draw. Apparently Topps did very well with this new release so, expect to see them try to do more high-priced releases like it in the future, and for Panini to follow. With this kind of money involved, it is sad to think that even more vintage memorabilia and documents will be sought to cut up and include on cards for future distribution. Topps and Panini are in business to make money, not preserve history. Sad to say.

BobC

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by BobC

I work with a colleague who along with another friend of mine, are Breakers. He mentioned being offered two cases of this product from their distributor but, passed on it as they weren't sure the price would be worth it. He said he's now sorry they didn't take the two offered to them.

Apparently my friend heard that Mathewson cut signature card has already been flipped for something like $16K. He said he also heard that someone went ahead and sold a complete base card set of the Transcendant cards for about $7,500 itself, and that the base cards alone were going for upwards of $100-$125 a piece.

He's now saying they could have easily made about $6K per case and sold them both out in one evening. The hobby isn't dead or dying, just morphed into the use of Breakers to sell/distribute new products anymore, with manufactured rarities being the main draw. Apparently Topps did very well with this new release so, expect to see them try to do more high-priced releases like it in the future, and for Panini to follow. With this kind of money involved, it is sad to think that even more vintage memorabilia and documents will be sought to cut up and include on cards for future distribution. Topps and Panini are in business to make money, not preserve history. Sad to say.

BobC

Mathewson cut signature is up on ebay now for $20K.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christy-Math...kAAOSwImRYT~zp

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by KingFisk

Mathewson cut signature is up on ebay now for $20K.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christy-Math...kAAOSwImRYT~zp

Yes, and music will end very quickly, and someone will be left holding the bag and won't be able to make any money off it all all. Maybe one possibly two flips and then game over.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Yes, and music will end very quickly, and someone will be left holding the bag and won't be able to make any money off it all all. Maybe one possibly two flips and then game over.

This is the essence of the question I always ask myself about these manufactured rarities. Who is it that actually ends up paying big bucks for items like this and truly collects it. I can understand people grabbing it and then looking to flip it for a quick buck but, who actually ends up collecting it then? I don't know of anyone who admits they really like and collect this new, manufactured stuff.

BobC

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by BobC

This is the essence of the question I always ask myself about these manufactured rarities. Who is it that actually ends up paying big bucks for items like this and truly collects it. I can understand people grabbing it and then looking to flip it for a quick buck but, who actually ends up collecting it then? I don't know of anyone who admits they really like and collect this new, manufactured stuff.

BobC

No one really wants it . . .they want it for a week or two to make money. But nothing grows to the sky forever.