Forum: BASEBALL
06-19-2021, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 143
Views: 5,282
It's way more than just one thing. Between gas,...
It's way more than just one thing. Between gas, parking, tickets, and food games are way too expensive. Going to a game usually takes about 5 hours counting the drive, time to get in and out of the...
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-18-2021, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 814
Of the resale sites, Tickpick usually has the...
Of the resale sites, Tickpick usually has the lowest total cost. Fees are built into the price but if you add the fees into other sites they usually come out about 5-10% ahead for the same tickets...
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Forum: BASEBALL
05-09-2021, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 539
Views: 49,564
Here's what the odds come out to:
Any auto:...
Here's what the odds come out to:
Any auto: 1/6 boxes
Color auto: 1/30 boxes
Base set color: 1/3.25 boxes
Insert set color: 1/12 boxes
Image variation: 1/155 boxes
Total odds of getting...
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Forum: BASEBALL
04-18-2021, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 8,317
Right from PSA's pricing page:
It must...
Right from PSA's pricing page:
It must have been damaged, the original grade was no longer valid, so they gave it an appropriate grade. Were you expecting them to ignore the damage and just...
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Forum: Ebay/COMC/Online Selling/Shows/Paypal/Shipping
04-08-2021, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 27,361
Views: 2,488,413
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Forum: BASEBALL
02-23-2021, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 153
Views: 8,749
If you don't like it don't buy it.
Why would...
If you don't like it don't buy it.
Why would Topps leave money on the table? They don't get paid for product people want to buy that isn't made.
They will likely keep the significant increases...
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Forum: BASEBALL
02-20-2021, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,173
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Forum: BASEBALL
01-16-2021, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,539
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Forum: BASEBALL
01-16-2021, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 111
Views: 3,539
Topps has been adding new parallels and new...
Topps has been adding new parallels and new products every year for a long time now. More parallels mean the odds for parallels don't get that much worse when they increase print runs and more...
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Forum: BASEBALL
01-10-2021, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 120
Views: 5,902
I would love to see card prices dip...
I would love to see card prices dip significantly. It would be a good chance to get cards at better prices and would hopefully help reduce the demand for boxes so that print runs could decrease,...
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Forum: BASEBALL
01-10-2021, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 2,198
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Forum: BASEBALL
01-01-2021, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 1,238
Views: 115,757
Are they pretty new?
I looked for a couple...
Are they pretty new?
I looked for a couple cards I'm interested in. One has about 30 PSA copies currently on ebay and the other has about 50. Neither had a single one on MySlabs, either currently...
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Forum: BASEBALL
12-01-2020, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 550
I have a feeling the player identification part...
I have a feeling the player identification part was so they could separate the bigger fans from the more casual fans and see what the casual fans want. The hardcore fans who hate the changes to the...
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-28-2020, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 323
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-28-2020, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 8,376
That's up to them. I'd guess some will, some...
That's up to them. I'd guess some will, some won't.
From what I understand, if they follow the guidelines, they'd be quarantining either way. Even if Turner stayed isolated like he was supposed...
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-28-2020, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 8,376
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-10-2020, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,050
There is a card shop 5 minutes away from me...
There is a card shop 5 minutes away from me that's open 7 days a week and a monthly show with 40 tables (there were more before but they reduced it to allow for distance between the tables) 15...
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Forum: BASEBALL
09-02-2020, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 470
Are well above/below average relative to other...
Are well above/below average relative to other catchers or all other hitters?
If they're truly a well above average hitter relative to all hitters, I'd rather have that and move them to first base...
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Forum: BASEBALL
08-30-2020, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,328
A bidder puts in their bid. 8 seconds later, a...
A bidder puts in their bid. 8 seconds later, a different account, almost certainly either owned by the first bidder or working with them, puts in a much higher bid, about 75% higher than the last...
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Forum: BASEBALL
08-30-2020, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,627
PSA is a company that hires humans to quickly...
PSA is a company that hires humans to quickly judge the condition of cards. Generally PSA 10s will be in better condition than 9s and below and will follow the grading criteria but there will always...
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Forum: BASEBALL
08-27-2020, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 7,097
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Forum: BASEBALL
08-27-2020, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 7,097
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Forum: BASEBALL
08-26-2020, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 576
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Forum: BASEBALL
08-26-2020, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,956
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Forum: BASEBALL
08-15-2020, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 399
Views: 41,781
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Forum: HOCKEY
08-11-2020, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 278
Views: 8,715
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-22-2020, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,176
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-14-2020, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 194
Views: 4,781
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-14-2020, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
The MLBPA has negotiated an increase of over...
The MLBPA has negotiated an increase of over 1000% in the minimum salary when adjusted for inflation. They also negotiated for arbitration which ended the reserve clause. They won grievances against...
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-14-2020, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
For sure, teams have a huge advantage over...
For sure, teams have a huge advantage over players because the brand value of teams are bigger than players. More people care about the Yankees than Mike Trout, and that difference gets more extreme...
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
That talks about player compensation. You were...
That talks about player compensation. You were talking about player salaries. Total compensation includes bonuses to draft picks and international amateurs as well as things like pensions, daily...
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
If you look at an individual year, sure, some...
If you look at an individual year, sure, some players make more than some owners. That's meaningless to look at when player salaries are set up to underpay players early in their career and overpay...
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
MLB revenue was around $10.7 billion last year...
MLB revenue was around $10.7 billion last year and payroll was around $4.2 billion. That's less than 40% of revenue.
You're also comparing about 1000 players to 30 owners, not individual players...
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
That contract says that the player is paid per...
That contract says that the player is paid per day of service, at the rate of $x per season. It doesn't adjust the pay based on the length of the season. According to that contract, the rate for the...
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Forum: BASEBALL
06-13-2020, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 1,031
Views: 33,474
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