✹The PERENNIAL Shohei Ohtani Thread✹ - Page 1141

TGCollector · 04-29-2025, 04:04 PM

As a heritage lover, no Ohtani autos this year hurt.

Trueblue · 04-29-2025, 04:32 PM

Yeah.. this year's H was not good. Bought into a few breaks, got lucky on a Roki ROA, got out. No interest in speckle lava refractors or golds /50 or /76. Plus they recycled the picture for Bowman. So lazy.

hammertime · 04-29-2025, 04:41 PM

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Unlike Michael's nifty Heritage vertical, mine is dead and done. Rest in peace, Heritage Throwback, one of the greatest paper variations of my time.

Yeah this stuff hurts my heart. I really like putting together a full run of different releases/parallels, and Topps switching things up constantly is really frustrating.

TGCollector · 04-29-2025, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by hammertime

Yeah this stuff hurts my heart. I really like putting together a full run of different releases/parallels, and Topps switching things up constantly is really frustrating.

First my career run of topps black got shut down and now this. First world problems but pain.

NYBBFAN · 04-29-2025, 05:11 PM

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First my career run of topps black got shut down and now this. First world problems but pain.

They’ll be in Series 2. All of them, even the missing S1 blacks.

TGCollector · 04-29-2025, 05:13 PM

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They’ll be in Series 2. All of them, even the missing S1 blacks.

Wait was this due to the backlash? I'm always behind on news and you're the first person to tell me this

hammertime · 04-29-2025, 05:18 PM

Yeah them axing the blacks was another nutpunch, glad they came to their senses on that one...for now anyway.

jmboehm33 · 04-29-2025, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Unlike Michael's nifty Heritage vertical, mine is dead and done. Rest in peace, Heritage Throwback, one of the greatest paper variations of my time.

This is insane! No wonder I can't find one! 🤣

NYRE2PECT · 04-29-2025, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Unlike Michael's nifty Heritage vertical, mine is dead and done. Rest in peace, Heritage Throwback, one of the greatest paper variations of my time.

Ready to make that trade, Scott, just holla.

Qubits · 04-29-2025, 07:25 PM

I have a confession to make. Over the last 4 months I have been drastically downsizing my Ohtani PC. At the start of this year his cards represented roughly 40% of the value of my collection - I was not comfortable with this so I started selling some in January.

His share of my PC dropped down to 30% and I thought that would be enough but upon seeing the prices I could get for my three biggest Shoheis I decided I'd rather have that money than those three cards and I sold them last weekend.

I still love Ohtani and will be curating my topload binders with his cards and watching him dominate MLB pitching (and hitters soon) for hopefully years to come but I just can't jive with the prices his mid-high end cards are fetching these days.

Below are the 10 graded Ohtanis I decided to keep but I will hopefully replace the Transcendent Japan with an Indy Ohtani/Ichiro 2018 one of these days.

Trueblue · 04-29-2025, 09:19 PM

Shobomb 7

livfreely · 04-29-2025, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Shobomb 7

Trueblue · 04-29-2025, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Qubits

I have a confession to make. Over the last 4 months I have been drastically downsizing my Ohtani PC. At the start of this year his cards represented roughly 40% of the value of my collection - I was not comfortable with this so I started selling some in January.

His share of my PC dropped down to 30% and I thought that would be enough but upon seeing the prices I could get for my three biggest Shoheis I decided I'd rather have that money than those three cards and I sold them last weekend.

I still love Ohtani and will be curating my topload binders with his cards and watching him dominate MLB pitching (and hitters soon) for hopefully years to come but I just can't jive with the prices his mid-high end cards are fetching these days.

Below are the 10 graded Ohtanis I decided to keep but I will hopefully replace the Transcendent Japan with an Indy Ohtani/Ichiro 2018 one of these days.

Yep, saw the trio of 9s on FB that looked awfully familiar. Every card has a journey - all good, man.

My collection is 80% Ohtani and I sleep great at night

Qubits · 04-29-2025, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Yep, saw the trio of 9s on FB that looked awfully familiar. Every card has a journey - all good, man.

My collection is 80% Ohtani and I sleep great at night

Yeah, part of this decision admittedly is just getting myself in a better financial position.

Who knows, I often change my mind so you might see me posting big Ohtani pickups in a year or two. For now though I'll still enjoy sharing the bargain box finds I pickup at shows.

NYRE2PECT · 04-29-2025, 09:29 PM

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Shobomb 7

Nice to see!

First Dad Bomb!

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Qubits · 04-29-2025, 09:30 PM

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Nice to see!

First Dad Bomb!

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The dad strength just took a few days to cook. Here's to another 50/50 season from the unicorn!

livfreely · 04-29-2025, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Qubits

Yeah, part of this decision admittedly is just getting myself in a better financial position.

Who knows, I often change my mind so you might see me posting big Ohtani pickups in a year or two. For now though I'll still enjoy sharing the bargain box finds I pickup at shows.

Makes sense. Definitely worth getting financially secured! Great choice

livfreely · 04-29-2025, 09:46 PM

I feel a stolen base coming up

Trueblue · 04-29-2025, 09:47 PM

SB #8

Qubits · 04-29-2025, 09:48 PM

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Makes sense. Definitely worth getting financially secured! Great choice

My only New Years' resolution in 2025 was to be net-zero on baseball cards for the year. So far I'm net-positive over $10k in spite of picking up nearly $20k worth of vintage.

ThoseBackPages · 04-29-2025, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Qubits

I have a confession to make. Over the last 4 months I have been drastically downsizing my Ohtani PC. At the start of this year his cards represented roughly 40% of the value of my collection - I was not comfortable with this so I started selling some in January.

His share of my PC dropped down to 30% and I thought that would be enough but upon seeing the prices I could get for my three biggest Shoheis I decided I'd rather have that money than those three cards and I sold them last weekend.

I still love Ohtani and will be curating my topload binders with his cards and watching him dominate MLB pitching (and hitters soon) for hopefully years to come but I just can't jive with the prices his mid-high end cards are fetching these days.

Below are the 10 graded Ohtanis I decided to keep but I will hopefully replace the Transcendent Japan with an Indy Ohtani/Ichiro 2018 one of these days.

oh man, i am sorry to hear the news

Qubits · 04-29-2025, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

oh man, i am sorry to hear the news

Nah, its not a bad thing. Collection moving in a different direction for now and I'm not spending much these days.

Always a shot that when my two big pre-war projects conclude I hop right back on the Ohtani-train.

ThoseBackPages · 04-29-2025, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Qubits

Nah, its not a bad thing. Collection moving in a different direction for now and I'm not spending much these days.

Always a shot that when my two big pre-war projects conclude I hop right back on the Ohtani-train.

we will welcome you back!

Trueblue · 04-29-2025, 10:34 PM

Collect what you like

nbalinks · 04-30-2025, 01:50 AM

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Collect what you like

Love that Topps Japan rainbow!

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04-29-2025, 04:04 PM	#28501
TGCollector Member Join Date: Jun 2023 Posts: 282	As a heritage lover, no Ohtani autos this year hurt.

04-29-2025, 04:32 PM	#28502
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,737	Yeah.. this year's H was not good. Bought into a few breaks, got lucky on a Roki ROA, got out. No interest in speckle lava refractors or golds /50 or /76. Plus they recycled the picture for Bowman. So lazy.

04-29-2025, 05:18 PM	#28507
hammertime Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: OH->MI->MD->VA Posts: 6,877	Yeah them axing the blacks was another nutpunch, glad they came to their senses on that one...for now anyway.

04-29-2025, 07:25 PM	#28510
Qubits Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: South Carolina Posts: 840	I have a confession to make. Over the last 4 months I have been drastically downsizing my Ohtani PC. At the start of this year his cards represented roughly 40% of the value of my collection - I was not comfortable with this so I started selling some in January. His share of my PC dropped down to 30% and I thought that would be enough but upon seeing the prices I could get for my three biggest Shoheis I decided I'd rather have that money than those three cards and I sold them last weekend. I still love Ohtani and will be curating my topload binders with his cards and watching him dominate MLB pitching (and hitters soon) for hopefully years to come but I just can't jive with the prices his mid-high end cards are fetching these days. Below are the 10 graded Ohtanis I decided to keep but I will hopefully replace the Transcendent Japan with an Indy Ohtani/Ichiro 2018 one of these days.

04-29-2025, 09:19 PM	#28511
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,737	Shobomb 7

04-29-2025, 09:46 PM	#28518
livfreely Member Join Date: Apr 2025 Posts: 1,157	I feel a stolen base coming up

04-29-2025, 09:47 PM	#28519
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,737	SB #8

04-29-2025, 10:34 PM	#28524
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,737	Collect what you like