Which sketch card design should I go with?

[bkcardcollector]

is it 1/1 or /100?

[Nomad]

The eternal question. But for these you gotta think like an art collector. Treat each like an individual work of art.

Let's say a full Nomad painting sells for $200. Then one of these is probably worth $20. If you got in early when I was selling out the back of my vehicle for $10 in sports card show parking lots, you already doubled your money.

But if my stock rises and suddenly museums covet at $20k a pop, you can probably get $3-400 easy. If eBay is to be trusted, some of the alpha Wemby and Clark penini have already gone in the $499 range.

I guess you also factor in the player, but if I do Nesmith and don't create any LeBron what choice do you really have?

Full disclosure, I recently received fresh bulk shipment of Brunson, Dray, McConnell, and Shaq flux pulsar.

[Nomad]

Question back at the collecting community: If '20-21 pulsar fluz becomes a preferred medium for sketch artistes and untouched supply dries up, does the last remaining original card stock skyrocket in value? I mean, I know they printed like upwards of 750,000 of target factory product, based on original buzz (that turned out to be forum hype only). Or was that 1990 Score. Anyway, the $9.99 50 lots I purchased are only tip of the iceberg.*

Also, should I put these Dubble A to the pen?


The red mojo /49 stands out like a sore thumb, but it's the important-at-the-time #26 jn. That is not three black 1-1s. It's a black cracked ice 1-1, plus two black pulsar. The gold shimmer was a capstone, pairs with the Pritchard I hit in a Celtics break chasing AA (honorary Nomad sketch piece?). Only important piece missing is gold cracked ice. The bottom right is an interesting oddity, the Fanatics factory green cracked ice. These are 5x more common than Target pulsar, because they only included one color in packs. I know there are lime green clctrs out there, but doesn't make up for it I think.

*I actually estimate 7,700 sets, based on color pulsar seeding (one rainbow pack per set) and the psa pop, slightly less than lunar eclipse, indicating 15-20 each (then multiply the derivative by five).

[ninjacookies]

Buy it all. Cry later.

[Nomad]

Well, the market is a powerful engine of value accretion, don't discount it.

However, when it ignores externalities such as global warming, social unrest, or actual performance on the floor (as it is engineered to do), risks distortion.

Unfortunately AI only magnifies the distortion. It favors that within recognizable patterns. So we get Michael Connolly instead of today's equivalent of a real writer. We get Zion pumped every time he steps out of trainers and hits a highlight.

And I am Z's biggest fan. As a Nesmith acolyte how could I not be? A rising-star Zion was literally the motivating factor for a young Aaron in setting the threshold of who to surpass.

Anyway, let's get to the registry. Another batch.

[Nomad]

FAANP (flux AA nomad pulsar) registry 53-61


53. matisse


54. flower


55. tough enough


56. bird flower


57. le masque dans


58. blue pig era


59. cactus III


60. fancollectorinvestor


61. fremont street

[Nomad]

Finishing up the usual tagging and numbering of a new batch. They look so cool raw and glittering sunlight. Forget my art, one of my favorite card looks.

[bkcardcollector]

nice blacked, is it new? gl on rainbow

[Nomad]

I went and reupped, got a few new pen colors, if that's what you're asking.

Way I see it, it's wallpaper. I used to dig Picasso see. Now I'm just in it for the money.

Next up McConnell, Brunson, and Shaq.

I'm so picky who I represent with art actually. I'm not that dude who will just do 150 Nolan Ryans on commission. But then I get it. When I asked for Nesmith, Qwasian gave me Ja.

On a technical note, the Posca black, while powerful, can also dominate the design. So I am sparing, unless its a full out art card. The white on the other hand is milky and underwhelming, basically relegated to backgrounds and washes.

Orange. That is a color I have already run out of. Collectors will note the late-number rarity of that shade.

[Nomad]

FAANP (flux AA nomad pulsar) registry 72-80



72. AA nest


73.blue man


74. between two points


75. red house


76. pink house


77. messy cat


78. seal waiting for fish


79. cactus IV


80. blue duck

[ninjacookies]

That ain't a rainbow, cuhz. That's a cot damn kaleidoscope.


You hawking these on fleabay or nah? I'm all for anyone that can give Vela and Qdub a run for their phraudulent photoshop money. Pen-to-cardboard's a lost art. Seldom seen, seldom heard.

Only certified triple OG's know bout them Beisbol Card Vandals.

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

That ain't a rainbow, cuhz. That's a cot damn kaleidoscope.


You hawking these on fleabay or nah? I'm all for anyone that can give Vela and Qdub a run for their phraudulent photoshop money. Pen-to-cardboard's a lost art. Seldom seen, seldom heard.

Only certified triple OG's know bout them Beisbol Card Vandals.

I mean I taught Banksy his stuff in Seattle, '92. Explained all about like creative expression and giving it away. His stuff was pretty dour and ruined the eclectic hippy neighborhood vibe, giving everyone an intense guilt trip, but I got it.

I am def not going Vela and like printing 50 of each of the hundred. Print runs on this alone would soon exceed 5,000.

I think it is just fun. Can't wait to get started on some other players, fake it till I make it. $10 bucks each sounds about right to start, know any shows in Cali where you can just roll up, set out a table?

[Nomad]

Finishing the last of the hundred.

I really like 20-21 flux as a sketch medium, the design is so muted. May just branch off into the rest of the set.

[Nomad]

Having completed the hundred, I was flailing. Decided on a new project called "Knee Frendz."