✹The PERENNIAL Shohei Ohtani Thread✹

[Ziggy]

Poor person here, but just wanted to state that I like the Stadium Club images:

[Mister2Bits]

Originally Posted by Trueblue

You guys think this "rookie card" is worth anything? It was the poster version /99. Will PSA slab this? BCA for scale, obviously.

Why do I want this so bad?

[Mister2Bits]

Originally Posted by Ziggy

Poor person here, but just wanted to state that I like the Stadium Club images:

Big stadium club Ohtani junkie. These are my favorites

1. 2020 Chrome (batting)
2. 2021 Paper (running)
3. 2020 Paper (HR vs Kikuchi)
4. 2019 Paper (in dugout)
5. 2018 Paper (at podium)
6. 2021 Chrome (screaming)
7. 2022 Chrome (pitching)
8. 2022 Paper (fielding)

[dashcol]

Originally Posted by Ziggy

Poor person here, but just wanted to state that I like the Stadium Club images:

That is a great collection of nice looking cards there!

Don’t feel bad for being a poor collector, there’s a lot of us out there. That’s why you collect what you like and can afford. Even if I were to be lucky enough to get a high end Ohtani, I would still trade it immediately for a lot more of his low end rookies I don’t have.

My cheap collection means just as much to me as someone like Trueblues high end collection means to him. It’s all in the eye of the beholder. Glad you like those ones.

[jmcca170]

One of my two favorite cards that I have




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[Trueblue]

Definitely collect what you like. Doesn't matter if it's $10K or $10, if it brings you enjoyment it's all the same from a collector's point of view.

Full disclosure that I am only able to buy these so called high end cards because I was in on Sho from the very beginning and I continued to buy even as I sold. Covered cost but never took profits. The repetitive sell/buy cycle with timely valuation allowed me to transform my collection. Most of the cards I bought originally were below $1K range. The biggest splurge I made was a H-low red ink for $2K - I did not start big. I sure have had a blast of a collecting journey though!

[Trueblue]

And Olson at 41, time for sho to heat up! Love the competition.

[dashcol]

Originally Posted by Trueblue

Definitely collect what you like. Doesn't matter if it's $10K or $10, if it brings you enjoyment it's all the same from a collector's point of view.

Full disclosure that I am only able to buy these so called high end cards because I was in on Sho from the very beginning and I continued to buy even as I sold. Covered cost but never took profits. The repetitive sell/buy cycle with timely valuation allowed me to transform my collection. Most of the cards I bought originally were below $1K range. The biggest splurge I made was a H-low red ink for $2K - I did not start big. I sure have had a blast of a collecting journey though!

Completely agree! You bought into the talent that Ohtani is even with the slump and we’re smart and bought big while everyone else was trying to get out. Smart, but also risky. Had he not recovered from TJ you would have had a nice collection of “what could have been”.

I for one you are happy you are reaping the benefits, much better to see it happen to a collector than a flipper. Also happy to see your amazing cards knowing they will always be in a collection of someone who appreciates them. I just wish I could have done the same then, but at that point I needed to sell everything and slowly come back in. Now, I collect on a budget and it has gotten me to just appreciate the simpler cards.

I like to live vicariously through your collection!

[SupermanBrandon]

Originally Posted by Trueblue

And Olson at 41, time for sho to heat up! Love the competition.

42 now


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[Trueblue]

Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

42 now


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And who said protection is overrated lol. That said, Olson is a very good player in his own right.

[TGCollector]

Originally Posted by Ziggy

Poor person here, but just wanted to state that I like the Stadium Club images:

This is an amazing collection of stadium club. I have some higher end Ohtani's but 10 years ago I couldn't even justify buying a $20 box due to me and my family's financial situation. Despite having some high end stuff now, some of my best memories and favorite cards were stuff I pulled out of single packs or saving up $20 for a card on ebay. They gave me the same feeling as the high end stuff when I pull them out and look at them.

[Trueblue]

Originally Posted by dashcol

Completely agree! You bought into the talent that Ohtani is even with the slump and we’re smart and bought big while everyone else was trying to get out. Smart, but also risky. Had he not recovered from TJ you would have had a nice collection of “what could have been”.



I for one you are happy you are reaping the benefits, much better to see it happen to a collector than a flipper. Also happy to see your amazing cards knowing they will always be in a collection of someone who appreciates them. I just wish I could have done the same then, but at that point I needed to sell everything and slowly come back in. Now, I collect on a budget and it has gotten me to just appreciate the simpler cards.



I like to live vicariously through your collection!

Appreciate the kind words. I was totally prepared to go down with the ship like the string musicians in Titanic. Sho was just too mystifying for me to dump even in the lows of 2020.

That said, I have a very strong Keston Hiura collection. You hit big, you miss big!

[dashcol]

Originally Posted by Trueblue

Appreciate the kind words. I was totally prepared to go down with the ship like the string musicians in Titanic. Sho was just too mystifying for me to dump even in the lows of 2020.

That said, I have a very strong Keston Hiura collection. You hit big, you miss big!

Lol!

Keston could come back…right?

[SupermanBrandon]

How much more would his overall market be right now if he would’ve done this kind of work in 18/19? He was down in 2020 during the biggest boom in the history of sports cards. Imagine if he was doing this, back then.


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[Trueblue]

Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

How much more would his overall market be right now if he would’ve done this kind of work in 18/19? He was down in 2020 during the biggest boom in the history of sports cards. Imagine if he was doing this, back then.


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I think the failure adds to his lore. And he only won ROY in 2018.

I personally am thankful he took his lumps early and got himself a new UCL to setup the next decade..imagine if he did this in 18/19 and then got TJ. Would be immense pressure upon return. Nobody cared about Sho pre 2021 and that allowed him to scale back up to his MVP season.

[Scarlet Knight]

Originally Posted by jmcca170

One of my two favorite cards that I have




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Love it, too! Got lucky in a break during the pandemic and got the auto version!

[Qubits]

Picked up a few Ohtanis at trade day today. The Big League rainbow foil has a pretty bad surface dimple but I got a good deal on it so I don't mind. Please ignore the non-Ohtani cards - I'm simply too tired to snap another picture rn.

[oddstuff]

Originally Posted by Trueblue

Definitely collect what you like. Doesn't matter if it's $10K or $10, if it brings you enjoyment it's all the same from a collector's point of view.

Full disclosure that I am only able to buy these so called high end cards because I was in on Sho from the very beginning and I continued to buy even as I sold. Covered cost but never took profits. The repetitive sell/buy cycle with timely valuation allowed me to transform my collection. Most of the cards I bought originally were below $1K range. The biggest splurge I made was a H-low red ink for $2K - I did not start big. I sure have had a blast of a collecting journey though!

This is how a collector with a smaller budget can build up a decent collection, despite what some "purist collectors" who would frown on this...that this is no longer "collecting". Not everyone has a ton of money to buy whatever. If you collect the right player early enough and get lucky buying a few extras along the way and put the sales back into better cards of your player, you can build up a decent collection.

[BC Hunt]

Fake bid

https://www.ebay.com/itm/32575545054...mis&media=COPY

[zworykin]

Gotta push those comps into ridiculous territories before he actually sells it, ya know.

[jmcca170]

Originally Posted by Scarlet Knight

Love it, too! Got lucky in a break during the pandemic and got the auto version!

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Yea I need that one!


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[Trueblue]

Just missed the homer. Ugh. Rough patch..

[ThoseBackPages]

great time to buy!

[Onepocketj]

Originally Posted by Trueblue

Just missed the homer. Ugh. Rough patch..

I really thought that one was gone when he hit it.
I've been to hundreds of games and never heard an ovation for a visiting player like the one when the lineup was read and Ohtani was introduced tonight.

[al3xmac10]

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After winning the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year Award on the strength of batting .285, slugging 22 HR and snagging 10 SB as a hitter, and pitching with a 3.31 ERA with 63 strikeouts until his season as a pitcher was cut short by an elbow injury, Ohtani overcame Tommy John Surgery and made his comeback on the mound in 2021.

He took the league by storm, smashing 46 home runs, stealing 26 bases, driving in 100 runs with a .965 OPS, plus becoming the Angels' much-needed ace with a 9-2 record, 3.18 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 130 ⅓ innings over 23 starts, to become just the 5th unanimous MVP in the history of Major League Baseball - Barry Bonds (2002), Albert Pujols (2009), Mike Trout (2014), Bryce Harper (2015) and Shohei Ohtani (2021).

This season, Shohei became the 1st player in MLB history to have 10 wins on the mound and 40 HRs at the plate, on his way to being the 1st ever 2-time unanimous MVP in MLB history. With each pitch and each at-bat, Ohtani further cements his status as the most transcendent baseball player in the history of the game.

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