I stand behind the fact that Harper is more likely to end up on a level similar to Ryan Braun than Albert Pujols, and though Braun is no slouch by any means, the upward mobility of this card is definitely limited. I commented before that even if his hype counterpart Strasburg performs at Tim Lincecum's ridiculous level, the team they play for will limit how much his cards will eventually be worth in comparison. Outside of that unlikely possibility of playing at a ginormous success rate, its still not out of the question that either will play to a long and great career outcome. However, does that mean that their inevitable production will necessitate prices like this, even when Harper's card is a USA card and generally considered to be an XRC or whatever by those standards?
Im actually frightened as to what happens when the Strasburg Bowman Chrome Auto Superfractor surfaces once Bowman Chrome is released. It may not be able to be sold because the expected value will far exceed the money people have to pay for it.
Cue the upcoming facepalm, no doubt.
Maybe he should of sent it to BGS so Beckett could grade it a 9.5 Gem. He would make a ton more... or the prospective buyer can do it when he flips the card 3 weeks later.
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean Bowman prices will start to return to earth now? $380 for a jumbo box? I guess time will tell. I'm surprised that no one is talking about Topps Chrome yet. I have to think that Stras' first Topps Chrome card will be pretty popular. (I'm currently invested at two boxes pre-ordered). To me Bowman Chrome is not necessary as people only really want the chrome prospect cards (excluding the Stras of course).
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