Eduardo Quintero - My 1st Bowman Auto Inscription on the card

[Fantazzle]

Hi,
I just pulled this card from a break. It's a true blue 1/150 and the only card that he signed where he also signed 'My 1st Bowman Auto'. He's obviously really hot right now and this (according to this SI article - https://www.si.com/collectibles/insi...rd-inscription) is more rare and more valuable than a 1/1 superfractor due to the inscription.

I'm getting it graded as soon as I get it of course (at PSA). If this card grades a PSA 10 what kind of thoughts do you all have of what this card is worth?

Besides some that have sold on eBay of 1st Bowmans w/ the inscription of low level players, I don't have much info to go on. I believe a non graded Chourio went for $500 (but I got to believe that this was just a foolish mistake of the seller not knowing what he had and it being an auction). I also have heard that the Jac Cag card w the inscription went to a private buyer for $8 to $12k.

I know Quintero is not Cags, but he is hot as hell right now. He's a Dodger. And he's a HR/avg/speed/def guy. All the tools (of course he's doing all this in Single A right now as he is only 19).

What say you? I am hoping for a $10k card (IF PSA 10). Realistic? And yes, looking to sell quickly and not take the risk of him failing to keep it up...or be a major stud...rather bank now).

Love to hear all thoughts on this. And any personal experiences.

Thanks!

[PuddleMonkey]

I'd sell immediately and let someone else gamble with grading.

[goyder43]

Would this be considered rarer than a Roki Sasaki Konami EX Sign? If so it could be in the millions potentially. Don’t sell yourself short here.

[rngrdanny22]

How is this more rare than a 1/1?

[Fantazzle]

Thanks for all the input thus far. I hope I get more.

With regards to being better than a 1/1, I had to ask myself the same thing when I first hit it. I didn't think as much of it as the other people in the chat, but then I dug in and did the research. Check out the link to the Sports Illustrated article above. Given this is the only card with the inscription where Quintero wrote 'My 1st Bowman Auto', it is a true 1/1 since no other cards have that, that he signed. The inscription gives it a flare that a Superfractor doesn't have where the signer had a deeper connection to the card.

May sound a bit like fluff, but the article from SI is legit and a credible source. I have no doubt that it's equally as rare (both being 1/1's) and it gives the card charisma.

[Fantazzle]

Let someone else gamble with grading....hmmm....I didn't really think of that. I suppose I could, but if this grades a 10, it would multiple the selling price 4-10 fold. If it grades a 9, then I suppose I got basically a special card that wasn't super perfect.

But you bring up a valid point...maybe its not worth a gamble and just sell as is. I'll have to think about that.

[Fantazzle]

Just saw this was written in the comments when Topps posted the idea of 'My 1st Bowman Auto"
"So why chase the 1/1? This one is more valuable."
https://x.com/Topps/status/186697559...rd-inscription

I agree...

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Sounds like this is his True Rarity card. Definitely more valuable than any Konami cards Quintero may have in a year or two.

[rngrdanny22]

You've been here 13 years. You know what you're doing, and so do we.

[corockies]

I really hope these raise awareness of all the other 001/150 Blue Refractor Autos. that came before this without the inscription. It's totally unfair to forget those that allowed these to rise up to the great legendary heights they currently enjoy.

[ScooterD]

Originally Posted by rngrdanny22

You've been here 13 years. You know what you're doing, and so do we.

Why make the accusation veiled… ? If you are accusing him of knowingly doing something that we all see and understand, say what that action is.

[Rooftop]

What is the full meaning of auction?

public sale of goods or
a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most

[johnlocke36]

Originally Posted by Fantazzle

Thanks for all the input thus far. I hope I get more.

With regards to being better than a 1/1, I had to ask myself the same thing when I first hit it. I didn't think as much of it as the other people in the chat, but then I dug in and did the research. Check out the link to the Sports Illustrated article above. Given this is the only card with the inscription where Quintero wrote 'My 1st Bowman Auto', it is a true 1/1 since no other cards have that, that he signed. The inscription gives it a flare that a Superfractor doesn't have where the signer had a deeper connection to the card.

May sound a bit like fluff, but the article from SI is legit and a credible source. I have no doubt that it's equally as rare (both being 1/1's) and it gives the card charisma.

Nick Kurtz "My 1st" went for about the same as a orange PSA 10. This is prob same range and his orange is prob like 1700-2k raw range. So there is a 0% chance you get anything close to 10 range for this card

[Fantazzle]

Originally Posted by ScooterD

Why make the accusation veiled… ? If you are accusing him of knowingly doing something that we all see and understand, say what that action is.

I don't want to start a thread w/in a thread, but I don't understand this post either...I have followed the rules of the forum and genuinely wanted to start a good chat around the topic of not just the card I pulled, but these special 1/1 'My 1st Bowman Auto' cards...

I don't have the first clue what this means.

[Fantazzle]

Originally Posted by johnlocke36

Nick Kurtz "My 1st" went for about the same as a orange PSA 10. This is prob same range and his orange is prob like 1700-2k raw range. So there is a 0% chance you get anything close to 10 range for this card

Very good to know. I have really done a lot of searching for finding major prospects that have had the inscription and I can't find much so I appreciate the knowledge here even though its a bit of a bummer hah.

[boxbuster7]

sell now

[PuddleMonkey]

Originally Posted by Fantazzle

I don't have the first clue what this means.

He's calling you out for shameless self promotion of a card you're going to be looking to sell.

[Fantazzle]

Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

He's calling you out for shameless self promotion of a card you're going to be looking to sell.

Thank you PuddleMonkey for letting me know.

I'll make this as short as possible to stick to the thread subject I started.

Thanks rngrdanny22 for making me feel like I did something wrong when I haven't. ScooterD is right....being passive aggressive is uncalled for. Tell me your problem instead of hiding behind words.

Is this not a site that is to help people with questions about all things card related and a discussion about 'My 1st Bowman Auto' cards that is relevant to the hobby and to this forum that I think (and apparently others do to given there have been responses) is interesting. Of course, I have a personal connection here since I have one of these cards, but am I plugging my card to people reading this thread? C'mon get real. This thread would have been in the marketplace if I was just interested in selling. I'm interested in what people have to say about this/these types of cards and their values. I mean Sports Illustrated wrote a whole article on the subject yet I didn't find a thread with any mention on the subject here. SI thought it was newsworthy and so do I. I wasn't even aware that this was being done on cards prior to getting one. And yes, now I'm interested and yes I do have skin in the game. But to accuse me of plugging my card for sale here is not right.

I hope there is more interaction with this thread about the 'My 1st Bowman Auto' topic and hope that this side discussion ends with this post.

[Archimedes]

Are all prospects doing the “my first bowman auto” inscription on blues? Do they sign in serialized order, such that the 002/150 would be their second bowman auto?


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[goyder43]

To be fair to rngrdanny22 you were only talking about the one you pulled and your specific questions were “ how much do you think it’s worth?”, comparing him to Cags and saying you’d like to get $10,000 and you’d be very interested in selling. I didn’t see a whole lot about general thoughts on these cards.

[packbusta]

It's a novelty and more interesting today than it will be tomorrow. Sell.

[Fantazzle]

For the research I've done so far, Topps is asking every player with 1st Bowman cards to do this inscription and to do it on the True Blue 1/150 which I guess is the first set of cards a player receives to sign (have no idea why that would be). Plus researching on eBay and such, all of the cards that I've found w/ this inscription are all true blue 1/150.

Given that, I would definitely think the true blue 2/150 is their second Bowman Auto.

True Blue more valuable than other parallels....?

Originally Posted by Archimedes

Are all prospects doing the “my first bowman auto” inscription on blues? Do they sign in serialized order, such that the 002/150 would be their second bowman auto?


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[Fantazzle]

Originally Posted by goyder43

To be fair to rngrdanny22 you were only talking about the one you pulled and your specific questions were “ how much do you think it’s worth?”, comparing him to Cags and saying you’d like to get $10,000 and you’d be very interested in selling. I didn’t see a whole lot about general thoughts on these cards.

Ok, I won't say this isn't a point I can consider. I could have worded the opening post more general than I did. Lesson learned, but I will dispute that in that post and subsequent posts it has been about the story of 'my 1st bowman autos', not about my specific card. But is wrong of me to want info on my specific card as well? I don't believe there is a forum policy against this either...

I also don't believe someone should be passive aggressive about telling me what is wrong and thinking they know what's going on inside my head. Hope that ends this.

[Jaypers]

Originally Posted by Archimedes

Are all prospects doing the “my first bowman auto” inscription on blues? Do they sign in serialized order, such that the 002/150 would be their second bowman auto?


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The "first" simply means it's the first product in which the player's autographs are featured in - it has nothing to do with the serialization. Why Topps chose their Blue parallels in particular to add this inscription is a mystery known only to them.

[goldglove2144]

I think you should stick to Facebook groups.