Mike Trout's first Superfractor auto opens at $1M via Goldin

[SleepyWill]

Originally Posted by Chrisyork33

Panini should buy it and then cut it up and make relic cards out of it.

Actually snorted reading this comment . . .

20 Years from now National Treasure case hits.

[rseve43]

Originally Posted by Triple B

Well, he certainly wasn't wrong...

You're missing the point - No one ever debated whether Trout was a good buy, that was obvious. It's that he could have had the same cards for 20-50% of what he paid. Even if he will still make money, that makes you bad at this.


When you add up what he paid for the super, red, oranges, etc., he overpaid so grossly that he could have (and should have) made an additional $250,000+ ....... and he was bragging about how smart he was while he was doing it lol.


Overpaying by six figures and bragging about it does not make you smart, but it does make you a douche.

[nevermore]

I don't follow Trout-mania closely. I didn't know it had been graded.

Kinda surprised it wasn't a 9.5. I thought all "iconic" cards receive high grades to help generate publicitiy, PR and business for PSA/BGS.

Whether 9.0, 9.5, 8.5 or 10, it probably won't affect the value one bit.

[sportscards03]

Originally Posted by rseve43

You're missing the point - No one ever debated whether Trout was a good buy, that was obvious. It's that he could have had the same cards for 20-50% of what he paid. Even if he will still make money, that makes you bad at this.


When you add up what he paid for the super, red, oranges, etc., he overpaid so grossly that he could have (and should have) made an additional $250,000+ ....... and he was bragging about how smart he was while he was doing it lol.


Overpaying by six figures and bragging about it does not make you smart, but it does make you a douche.

I'm not sure how you figure he overpaid. He made massive profits on everyone he bought. While you may have thought he overpaid for the card at the time he clearly secured the sale and the asset. Sometimes you purchase items based on the assumption of their future value and take a risk that it will pay off. You never know if it is "worth it" until time has passed. I think he gladly would've paid 20% more at the current time he purchased them with where the prices are at today.

Either way without Vegas Dave and his over paying purchases Trout cards might not be this high. I have a pretty nice Trout collection so I'm definitely happy with the outcome so far.

[JWBlue]

We are talking about the #1 card in a white hot market.

$4M is fair.

[brothertona]

Yeah even for non sports-card collectors, this is a blue chip stock. Sit that sucker in a safe deposit box and wait for 10 years.

[JeremyNick]

If this starts at $1 million, imagine how much the Super Auto 1st Jasson is going to go for.

[cowboyzqna]

Goodness.


Happy to say I pulled an early trout super out of a $100 box. Wish i had that one back (think it was 12 chrome)


Also owned a ghetto 1/1 trout prospect auto... obak purple. So the product wasn't great but was still a 1/1 trout prospect auto.


Wonder what those would go for now? I made a decent chunk on both so I am not mad at all that I sold. But I would have never predicted things would get this... fun.

[Chrisyork33]

Originally Posted by SleepyWill

Actually snorted reading this comment . . .

20 Years from now National Treasure case hits.

Glad you appreciated

[SaveMeTheGum]

What a time to be alive...

[val47]

Didn’t he bought his own auction Trout to increase the attention and price? I don’t like the dude I think he’s a a massive douche and seen Trout linked to his name makes me like Trout cards less

[chiefs]

I'd be interested to know if he's selling the other trout's he has as well or just the super. I would sell the others and keep this. When he sells his stash he could be set for life. It's crazy

[IntergalacticSp]

Originally Posted by jayjones82

PWCC should buy it and offer shares in it. Sells for $2 million? Sounds like 50,000 shares at $50/each ($2.5 million total) for people to say "I own (part) of the Trout 1st Bowman Chrome Superfractor Auto" while it lingers in the PWCC vault.

Can’t Afford a Birkin Bag or a Racehorse? You Can Invest in One


"Interest in fractional investments has grown as the pandemic has forced more people to spend time at home, but advisers say the strategy has risks."

For the people complaining about a bubble, just wait until securitization comes to cards.

[Flamethrower]

Would that be like people owning shares of the group that owns share of said investment? Sweet Jesus

[SirTommyWinAlot]

Originally Posted by IntergalacticSp

Can’t Afford a Birkin Bag or a Racehorse? You Can Invest in One


"Interest in fractional investments has grown as the pandemic has forced more people to spend time at home, but advisers say the strategy has risks."

For the people complaining about a bubble, just wait until securitization comes to cards.

This is an unregulated market, the wild west people would say.

With securitization comes federal regulations.

Don't see it happening.

[VandyCards]

I for one cannot wait until my card collection has fiduciaries and they get mad that i keep my cards in 9-pocket pages.

[VandyCards]

Wasn't there a Simpsons episode about 3 well-meaning people purchasing shares in a card?

[NYBBFAN]

Originally Posted by SirTommyWinAlot

This is an unregulated market, the wild west people would say.

With securitization comes federal regulations.

Don't see it happening.

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It’s already happening.