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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5
Why are people comparing the players? I don't think that was the question. A career utilityman can end up having his cards 10x over night under the right circumstances. I don't look at it from a long term angle, but whose cards have potential to rise in the immediate future. And I think as a percentage of current card value, Vlad's have every bit as much likelihood to increase at a higher percentage in the next week than Ohtani's.
Even long term, Ohtani's cards have best ever baked into them. If for some reason something happens, it's very possible his cards can't sustain the current market. That is far from out of the question. Vlad's cards aren't priced like a HOF right now (at least not before this past week). So it wouldn't take a lot for them to increase.
I know it's hard to differentiate between the player and their hobby greatness, and the question of whether their cards can increase proportionately in value, but that's the question. It's not about whose cards will reach higher peaks. It's about how much can they appreciate relative to where they are now.
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Lets say Vladdy Jr. cards double in price if the Jays win the WS. And lets say you have like a two week window to cash in. How would you make this strategy work. If you are really looking at it from a short term point of view thats fine.
But from a practical stand point if you didn't own any cards of Vladdy Jr. or Ohtani which would you rather buy to try to profit on in the future?
If you buy Vladdy now, you would have to hope there is a big spring training bump and then sell. Or you could gamble he will go onto win MVP next year and sell riding high. This is like best case scenerio.
If you buy Ohtani now he could get a bump if the Dodgers win the WS, or when he is awarded the MVP, or during the baseball classic etc. Ohtani demand appears to be increasing every year as he is an international star.
For me I am a long term collector. I like to buy and hold. So for me collecting Ohtani would be the only way to go.