Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by LVDan

Where you at BBases? Dude is looking fit and they never sniffed $60. Hope you loaded up.

I think he’s been banned. It’s been several weeks since he’s appeared in any of the threads I follow.


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[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by MasonAsher

I wish they would have dropped to $50. I would have made $1000’s with how heavily I was buying them for $80-$85. I would have bought 50 of them.


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I’ve probably shared this story before, but it’s a fun one about NNO PSA 10’s... About a year ago, I was bidding on quite a few that were ending within seconds of each other. I wanted to win maybe five of them, but it would’ve been nearly impossible to track each auction in real time, and then move onto the next one as I tried to last-second bid on each one. So I just put in bids on about 15 of them.

They had been going for around $65 at the time, so I put in $60 bids on all of them, hoping to get some deals. WELP, I won 13 of them. And when I realized what had happened, I panicked that I had gone way over budget.

Turned out to be one of the more fortunate mishaps I ever fell into!


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[SGC300ier]

Im glad I picked up some stuff. Nothing too exciting, but wouldn't mind making a few bucks and buying something pc.

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[rngrdanny22]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

I’ve probably shared this story before, but it’s a fun one about NNO PSA 10’s... About a year ago, I was bidding on quite a few that were ending within seconds of each other. I wanted to win maybe five of them, but it would’ve been nearly impossible to track each auction in real time, and then move onto the next one as I tried to last-second bid on each one. So I just put in bids on about 15 of them.

They had been going for around $65 at the time, so I put in $60 bids on all of them, hoping to get some deals. WELP, I won 13 of them. And when I realized what had happened, I panicked that I had gone way over budget.

Turned out to be one of the more fortunate mishaps I ever fell into!


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Haha! I accidentally accepted a best offer of $1400 on a Soto HMT55 Red Refractor when I dropped my phone on the keyboard and it hit the enter key. Was about $300 over going rate at the time.

I'd buy every single one I could find at that price now.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

I’ve probably shared this story before, but it’s a fun one about NNO PSA 10’s... About a year ago, I was bidding on quite a few that were ending within seconds of each other. I wanted to win maybe five of them, but it would’ve been nearly impossible to track each auction in real time, and then move onto the next one as I tried to last-second bid on each one. So I just put in bids on about 15 of them.

They had been going for around $65 at the time, so I put in $60 bids on all of them, hoping to get some deals. WELP, I won 13 of them. And when I realized what had happened, I panicked that I had gone way over budget.

Turned out to be one of the more fortunate mishaps I ever fell into!


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gixen.com IS your friend! lol

[PittsburghCards]

Question for you all..are the update base rookies worth grading? I did several breaks last year of jumbo updates and am sitting on a ton of his cards, and a good number I think would Gem, or is it just better to wait and see if he blows up this year then just send out at that point because you can always move them later?

[Triple B]

Originally Posted by PittsburghCards

Question for you all..are the update base rookies worth grading? I did several breaks last year of jumbo updates and am sitting on a ton of his cards, and a good number I think would Gem, or is it just better to wait and see if he blows up this year then just send out at that point because you can always move them later?

I’m grading everything worth grading NOW so I’m prepped when he goes BOOM. That way I’m not waiting whatever ridiculous timeframe PSA or BGS is working at. I’ll have most everything of mine back in time for spring training.

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by rngrdanny22

Haha! I accidentally accepted a best offer of $1400 on a Soto HMT55 Red Refractor when I dropped my phone on the keyboard and it hit the enter key. Was about $300 over going rate at the time.

I'd buy every single one I could find at that price now.

I wish I had that problem!


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[Triple B]

I know it’s just BP, but that swing, though...

https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/...053665792?s=21

[HarryLime]

I think the X-Fractor might have been the last hold out from the days of the cheap prices. Got it for just $120. I was going to just pick up a regular Holo Prizm of Vlad's Rookie Signature but when I saw the PSA 10 of the Blue Kaleidoscope (/35) I knew I had to get one to match up with my Tatis.



Arthur

[Triple B]

Panini has some WHACK designs, but MAN some of their designs make me wish they had a license.

[ThoseBackPages]

scope and ice's are top notch

[eye4talent]

I have a strict No Panini policy. But I keep getting mesmerized by the Bichette Optic autos—especially the black border.


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[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by HarryLime

I think the X-Fractor might have been the last hold out from the days of the cheap prices. Got it for just $120. I was going to just pick up a regular Holo Prizm of Vlad's Rookie Signature but when I saw the PSA 10 of the Blue Kaleidoscope (/35) I knew I had to get one to match up with my Tatis.



Arthur

Are those Prizm photos the same as on their Topps Chrome autos??


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[Yaga]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

scope and ice's are top notch

Agreed! Except when they have those awful sticker autos floating in the middle of nowhere. I would take an unauto'd version over one of those any day

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

I have a strict No Panini policy. But I keep getting mesmerized by the Bichette Optic autos—especially the black border.


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like everything else, its all about price

obviously 2020 has changed everything, but a tthe last national i was buying Acuna Optic Holos for ~$5 each when Refractors were in the ~$80 area

[HarryLime]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

I have a strict No Panini policy. But I keep getting mesmerized by the Bichette Optic autos—especially the black border.

Yeah, I would say I don't like the vast majority of Panini baseball products but the stuff I do like I LOVE. The Donruss Optic Rated Rookies and Optic Rookies autos are definitely cards that I love. I've picked up quite a few low serial-numbered ones of Tatis.

Originally Posted by eye4talent

Are those Prizm photos the same as on their Topps Chrome autos??

I don't know but now I have to look into it. I think that would be hilarious if they were.

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

scope and ice's are top notch

I concur. The Kaleidoscope are almost like superfractors except the circles are bigger and prices are smaller. And Sapphire has made me love the ice feature on all cards now.

Arthur

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by HarryLime

Arthur

Tatis is wearing sunglasses in the Prizm photo, and there are some other details that are different. I’m going to guess they edited it to look different. His back arm placement appears to be different, but upon closer look it looks kinda awkward—as if they moved his arm in editing. I don’t know...

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[HarryLime]

Tatis looks like he has sunglasses on in the Prizm photo. Those could have been added though because that's a remarkable coincidence.

Arthur

ETA: Nope. His right elbow is in a different location, too. Wonder if they're from the same game though?

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by HarryLime

Wonder if they're from the same game though?

Prizm looks like a day game, sharp shadows, sunglasses, bare left arm. Topps photo, blue sleeve on left arm, looks overcast.

[eye4talent]

https://twitter.com/lidomrd/status/1...239390721?s=21

Bat speed!


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[Triple B]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

https://twitter.com/lidomrd/status/1...239390721?s=21

Bat speed!

...like his father. The run out of the box reminded me of Sr.

[Triple B]

Vladdy DESTROYED this ball!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_hswV25Be4

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by Triple B

Vladdy DESTROYED this ball!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_hswV25Be4

Wow. That might’ve landed in Haiti...

I very much like this physically-fit version of Vlad.


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[towerymt]

Originally Posted by Triple B

Vladdy DESTROYED this ball!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_hswV25Be4

Raul Valdes born 1977, age 43, sat 87-88 & touched 90 in 2011. 140 major league innings...but that pitch looked like a BP fastball. Catcher set up inside so I guess he decided they should challenge Vladdy 3-2. Oops.