OT: When a Card is so Unpopular, it Becomes Popular

[Rich Klein]

In a way this reminds me of 1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball. There was almost no dealer interest in ordering so the only way this product appeared was through retail channels and not heavily printed.

Then you had cards such as a Kobe Bryant RC and those cards exploded in the secondary market. Yep, that's correct, no dealers wanted the product until they could not have any and then the prices exploded.

A perfect corollary to this disucsion

Rich

[Throttlesteer]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

In a way this reminds me of 1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball. There was almost no dealer interest in ordering so the only way this product appeared was through retail channels and not heavily printed.

Then you had cards such as a Kobe Bryant RC and those cards exploded in the secondary market. Yep, that's correct, no dealers wanted the product until they could not have any and then the prices exploded.

A perfect corollary to this disucsion

Rich

Or those green and red metal ones people are paying stupid money for.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

Or those green and red metal ones people are paying stupid money for.

Ah yes, the world of Precious Metal Gems (also basketball) which has become the best 90's insert set.

Rich