Pricing INSANITY

Sidirezegh · 12-18-2022, 08:09 PM

Goodness. The presale price for one 2022 Bowman Draft Baseball Jumbo Box at Steel City is $459.95

Between the glut of new products and prices like this, how much longer can you afford this hobby?

KhalDrogo · 12-18-2022, 08:11 PM

Thank God Blowout sells them for a much more reasonable $449.95.

Lonewolf · 12-20-2022, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Thank God Blowout sells them for a much more reasonable $449.95.

LOL!

MiamiMarlinsFan · 12-18-2022, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidirezegh

Goodness. The presale price for one 2022 Bowman Draft Baseball Jumbo Box at Steel City is $459.95

Between the glut of new products and prices like this, how much longer can you afford this hobby?

A long time. As long as gamblers and breakers exist. Prices are down across the board, but the hobby seems to be in a fine enough place now. That being said, there’s still room for prices to get lower.

bcubs · 12-18-2022, 11:45 PM

Based on the price increases from Fanatics this isn’t surprising.

Pacmeyer · 12-18-2022, 11:55 PM

super jumbo around $700 up "only" $100 vs the $200 last year

RedLabelRecords · 12-18-2022, 11:52 PM

Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

Andr3000 · 12-18-2022, 11:58 PM

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Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

The hobby & forum enjoyed having you for the month. We’ll miss you.

lauriontj · 12-19-2022, 12:03 AM

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The hobby & forum enjoyed having you for the month. We’ll miss you.

Ha ha!

gmoney328 · 12-19-2022, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RedLabelRecords

Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

Deuces.

tonedef2oo8 · 12-19-2022, 08:10 AM

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Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

After your amazing 33 posts? What will the hobby do!

Welcome back.

OhioLawyerF5 · 12-19-2022, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by RedLabelRecords

Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

dani0100 · 12-19-2022, 09:47 AM

Just buy some Heritage Minor League instead. $45 bucks a box and two on-card autos. Same guys.

banosd · 12-20-2022, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dani0100

Just buy some Heritage Minor League instead. $45 bucks a box and two on-card autos. Same guys.

That's what I was thinking, the Bowman name is still a cash cow even when other baseball market products are obviously slowing down or stabilizing

mattglet · 12-20-2022, 06:21 PM

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Yup - can’t plummet in value when it’s contents are unknown….

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This is a good example of of preying on degenerate gamblers, of which there is already a smaller crowd... so you get stuck holding that box of hot potato.

Not to mention these days you can get a pretty good idea of what's NOT in the box: do research on whether or not the big superfractors (or any numbered cards) have been pulled, and then realize your astronomical odds of pulling what's left. Over time, as more of the product is opened, you can (and should!) easily be able to devalue any modern or ultra-modern box because there's relatively nothing left to pull.

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Exactly why I said "modern and ultra-modern". Show me boxes of anything 1983 and older from Topps... those are collectibles and retain value.

Anything 2020 and newer... you're only fooling yourselves.

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That's exactly my point: if you're just looking for rookies, buy singles. It will always be cheaper.

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What I see are some wax "collectors" trying to defend their "investments" as being infallible and cannot lose value. Which is absolutely laughable.

And on top of that, when confronted they conveniently skip past the logic presented to them.

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You've insisted that wax collectors are only in it for investment value, so how are your inconsistent statements about value out of context here?

And yes, my intentions should be transparent... to knock down silly arguments.

That's an interesting narrative you're trying to spin. Where exactly in this thread did you pull that from?

jlzinck · 12-19-2022, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by RedLabelRecords

Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

Wow you last a whole 18 days

bigp621 · 12-19-2022, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RedLabelRecords

Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

Awesome. Maybe the hobby and the site is done with you as well. Have a nice day.

tonedef2oo8 · 12-25-2022, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RedLabelRecords

Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

And yet you’re still making topics.

majestik101 · 03-30-2023, 04:17 PM

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Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

lauriontj · 12-18-2022, 11:55 PM

These COVID Bois are gonna get rekt. These prices won’t hold long term. Fanatics knows this. They’re just grabbing money while they can. In the mean time, focus of collecting and stick with singles.

Archangel1775 · 12-19-2022, 12:09 AM

Bowman Draft is a different beast. The quality of Draft Class and International signings make a big impact. With Bowman Chrome, there has been well over 200 cases broken on Blez baseball in the last 3 weeks. They will likely do the same business. In Houdini's break, the 10 case lightning draft just ended and the prices went silly mainly due to the 100 case reservations.

imbluestreak23 · 12-19-2022, 12:18 AM

Harvard Business Review on how to monopolize an industry and completely ruin it.

Coming to an MBA curriculum near you in 2030

theshowandme · 12-19-2022, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Harvard Business Review on how to monopolize an industry and completely ruin it.

Coming to an MBA curriculum near you in 2030

People are still getting MBAs?

JoshMN · 12-19-2022, 08:23 AM

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People are still getting MBAs?

There are a lot of similarities between the people selling MBAs and the people selling sports cards, strangely enough. More grifters in higher education though…

POKTRITON · 12-23-2022, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Archangel1775

Bowman Draft is a different beast. The quality of Draft Class and International signings make a big impact. With Bowman Chrome, there has been well over 200 cases broken on Blez baseball in the last 3 weeks. They will likely do the same business. In Houdini's break, the 10 case lightning draft just ended and the prices went silly mainly due to the 100 case reservations.

I think it’s incredible That Blez and others (Platinum,Backyard etc.) broke or will break so many cases of Bowman. These guys have little to no knowledge of the Bowman products or prospects in general.

12-18-2022, 08:09 PM	#1
Sidirezegh Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Catonsville, MD Posts: 31	Pricing INSANITY Goodness. The presale price for one 2022 Bowman Draft Baseball Jumbo Box at Steel City is $459.95 Between the glut of new products and prices like this, how much longer can you afford this hobby?

12-18-2022, 08:11 PM	#2
KhalDrogo Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 41,716	Thank God Blowout sells them for a much more reasonable $449.95. __________________ I love PSA!

12-18-2022, 11:55 PM	#20
lauriontj Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: PA Posts: 6,287	These COVID Bois are gonna get rekt. These prices won’t hold long term. Fanatics knows this. They’re just grabbing money while they can. In the mean time, focus of collecting and stick with singles. __________________ Insta: tjssportscards24 PC: Griffey/Soto and like the Washington Nationals! My dad taught me to hate the Yankees. Now that I’m an adult, I realize I was raised correctly.

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Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 22,186	Bowman Draft is a different beast. The quality of Draft Class and International signings make a big impact. With Bowman Chrome, there has been well over 200 cases broken on Blez baseball in the last 3 weeks. They will likely do the same business. In Houdini's break, the 10 case lightning draft just ended and the prices went silly mainly due to the 100 case reservations. __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

12-19-2022, 12:18 AM	#22
imbluestreak23 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Meandering the matrix code that the hobby/forum overlords spit out Posts: 18,172 shortslabs	Harvard Business Review on how to monopolize an industry and completely ruin it. Coming to an MBA curriculum near you in 2030 __________________ @shortslabs I'VE WITNESSED HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE HERE...IT'S ROTTEN https://www.youtube.com/c/TylerShort

12-18-2022, 11:45 PM	#5
bcubs Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: IL Posts: 1,140 bcubs	Based on the price increases from Fanatics this isn’t surprising.

12-18-2022, 11:55 PM	#6
Pacmeyer Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: All over Posts: 4,207	super jumbo around $700 up "only" $100 vs the $200 last year

12-18-2022, 11:52 PM	#7
RedLabelRecords Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Wine Country 🍷 Posts: 1,227 ___	Yea. I’m done with the hobby and with this website

12-19-2022, 09:47 AM	#13
dani0100 Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 685	Just buy some Heritage Minor League instead. $45 bucks a box and two on-card autos. Same guys.