✹The PERENNIAL Shohei Ohtani Thread✹

[ldunn44]

Originally Posted by SumoMenkoMan

Definitely his 2013 BBM 1st Edition “Wing” RCs. They are getting insanely expensive these days. His colored facsimile auto parallels are going for crazy money!

Bought raw a couple years ago in Japan graded this year to Toronto Card show Pop 4

I have more Japanese Ohtani numbered rookie to grade this year

[ThoseBackPages]

very nice!

[ldunn44]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

very nice!

thanks mate

[BC Hunt]

Boring when he’s not playing

[Rage]

Originally Posted by BC Hunt

Boring when he’s not playing

This week is the worst, 2 off days and in the midst of his heater too

I guess I'll look at some cards

[BC Hunt]

Originally Posted by Rage

This week is the worst, 2 off days and in the midst of his heater too

I guess I'll look at some cards

Great idea!

[Stringmusic]

Big pick up for me, vintage stock to /99! I figured it would go much higher than it did. Can’t wait to get it in hand.



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[BC Hunt]

nice vintage!!

[hammertime]

#22 checking in.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by hammertime

#22 checking in.

Niiiice. Mine is on a truck for delivery as I type this.
What are your plans for it?

[hammertime]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

Niiiice. Mine is on a truck for delivery as I type this.
What are your plans for it?

Stare at it lovingly.

Repeat.

[HunterConnorMom]

Originally Posted by hammertime

Stare at it lovingly.

Repeat.

😂. Love this response!

[Stringmusic]

Originally Posted by BC Hunt

nice vintage!!

Thanks! For some reason these are going for about the cost of a PSA 9 gold. Strange

[BBases31]

Originally Posted by Stringmusic

Thanks! For some reason these are going for about the cost of a PSA 9 gold. Strange

Nothing against your card, buy what you like, but most collectors haven't ever cared for Vintage Stocks. I personally wouldn't want one. They always have been relatively cheap

[Shankweather]

These are cards that I have:

[Qubits]

Originally Posted by Shankweather

These are cards that I have:

Heck of a collection there. As a fan of the paper stuff over the shiny chrome I'm a huge fan of this selection you have here.

[zworykin]

You might want to delete that post. Pretty sure it's illegal somehow.

[ThoseBackPages]

my pants are TIGHT

[Stringmusic]

Originally Posted by BBases31

Nothing against your card, buy what you like, but most collectors haven't ever cared for Vintage Stocks. I personally wouldn't want one. They always have been relatively cheap

I wonder why that is? No color? A flagship rookie to /99 seems like it would command more attention just based on low numbering alone. It’s either Gold to /2018 or independence to /76 or blacks which get crazy in price. I think both those look better than vintage stock but I’ll take the multiple 4 figure discount.

[Qubits]

Originally Posted by Stringmusic

I wonder why that is? No color? A flagship rookie to /99 seems like it would command more attention just based on low numbering alone. It’s either Gold to /2018 or independence to /76 or blacks which get crazy in price. I think both those look better than vintage stock but I’ll take the multiple 4 figure discount.

I can't speak for ALL collectors, but for me personally the vintage stocks aren't "different" enough to the base for me to care as much as I do about golds, father's day blues, mother's day pinks, indys and camos.

For similar reason I've never really understood the appeal of the "advanced stat" parallels in recent topps flagship. Only real difference is numbered /300 on the back and different stat lines? I'll pass.

That being said, its still a flagship rookie parallel /99 and if you love it don't let my personal tastes lessen your joy for the card.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by Stringmusic

I wonder why that is? No color? A flagship rookie to /99 seems like it would command more attention just based on low numbering alone. It’s either Gold to /2018 or independence to /76 or blacks which get crazy in price. I think both those look better than vintage stock but I’ll take the multiple 4 figure discount.

I think it's bc on it's face the only difference in the card from the base card is the little Topps logo. I personally still think it's great card but it lacks the pop the other parallels have

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by Qubits

I can't speak for ALL collectors, but for me personally the vintage stocks aren't "different" enough to the base for me to care as much as I do about golds, father's day blues, mother's day pinks, indys and camos.

For similar reason I've never really understood the appeal of the "advanced stat" parallels in recent topps flagship. Only real difference is numbered /300 on the back and different stat lines? I'll pass.

That being said, its still a flagship rookie parallel /99 and if you love it don't let my personal tastes lessen your joy for the card.

Yes advanced stats parallel is to me the dumbest flagship parallel there is

[BoSoxFan1999]

More red Ohtani!

11/25

[Trueblue]

I love vintage stock. Thicker cardstock, more matte colors. Also very condition sensitive and hard to grade so it creates a fun challenge.

[BBases31]

Originally Posted by Stringmusic

I wonder why that is? No color?

Looks exactly the same as a base card just with a /99 slapped on the back.

A flagship rookie to /99 seems like it would command more attention just based on low numbering alone. It’s either Gold to /2018 or independence to /76 or blacks which get crazy in price. I think both those look better than vintage stock but I’ll take the multiple 4 figure discount.

If you like it, that's all that matters. There's just a really large contingent of this hobby that won't pay a premium for it and I doubt that will ever change. But if you're looking for something inbetween Gold and Black, the Update Refractors /250 are not much more than the $500 you paid for the Vintage Stock. If the Update rookie ever becomes the more desirable rookie again, like it used to be, those are going to absolutely skyrocket.

It's hard to see Update flipping S2/TC, but it was also hard to see S2/TC flipping Update before it happened. But S2/TC did always the "first" going for it, where there's not really a compelling reason for Update to flip back as most valuable besides being more scarce. Update was ahead before because Update was the more desirable, rarer brand in the hobby because of Trout rookies. That doesn't seem to be a thing in the hobby anymore. If you had a situation where Fanatics decided to really cut down the print run of Update again, and you had a generational player with only the Update rookie to make Update look like the hot product again, mayyyybe it could flip again for Ohtani. But that seems like a longshot