Just curious, if you collect current players, but don't collect Ohtani, tell me why? - Page 5

DetroitTN · 10-29-2025, 08:05 PM

I don't like him or the Dodgers.

mgip21 · 10-29-2025, 08:28 PM

Was able to pick up some of his graded cards (not a lot) before his first MVP season cheap. Prices just got so high I sold to purchase other things. Purchased a five card lot of his Bowman chrome rookie for $25($5ea). Sold three raw for $250 each. graded the other two one graded a 10 and one grade 9. Hated to sell them, but the population report was just so high I didn’t see them holding the value that I could get for them. Would one day like to purchase a nice rookie card of his at a decent price once his prime years are behind him.

PuddleMonkey · 10-29-2025, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Griffey was 30 when he joined the Reds and put up 5.5 WAR that year. I love me some Reds uniform Griffey.

Is it painful?

base set · 10-29-2025, 09:17 PM

I collect Ohtani base-running cards. One of his RCs makes the cut. Haven’t made it to 9 cards yet though haven’t picked up any from the 50/50 set yet. Design is so lame I hardly want one.

Pulled his Chrome Prism RC, PSA gave it a 10 but screwed me on his Opening Day Purple, just a 9. So I have those going for me. Got a 10 on a blue 18 RC insert too.

I will never forget looking at several dozen 2018 Update hangers and blasters all covered in dust marked 40% off, March 2019. They were pulled from the store the next day and probably sold online. Had never seen that happen before. Used ta be, it would take 2 years for retail to fully disappear from the shelves.

PuddleMonkey · 10-29-2025, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by base set

I collect Ohtani base-running cards.

base set · 10-29-2025, 09:51 PM

Because it’s way easier than his hitting and pitching cards. He’s in all my insert checklist collections anyway.

His fielding cards though, that will never make it to 9 cards.

Thinking about starting in on his horizontal cards next. Nobody likes those, but that’s cuz they don’t have an all-horizontal binder to enjoy them in.

PuddleMonkey · 10-29-2025, 09:56 PM

Horizontal cards should have never been a thing. #ThanksTopps

Robles Fan · 10-30-2025, 06:36 AM

I currently have around 30 or so Ohtani cards, the majority (like over 90%) of which I had purchased before 2021 when he blew up and went on his current tear. Now I can’t afford anything meaningful of his. And so I no longer buy his cards. But besides not having a single Ohtani auto, I am mostly content with what I already have of him.

OhioLawyerF5 · 10-30-2025, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Is it painful?

Nope. I love that Griffey got to come back and play for his hometown team. I enjoyed every second of it.

BoSoxFan1999 · 10-30-2025, 07:42 AM

As big a fan of Ohtani as I am, I don't actually have a lot of decent ($$$-wise) cards.
Biggest card is my 50/50 orange foil auto relic (I technically have 2, but uh...that may change in the near future). Got lucky and hit a 2018 TC pitching pink refractor PSA 10 off a $25 Arena Club slabpack. Then I have a 2023 TC purple Sonar refractor SGC 10 I pulled myself.

I also have the full 50/50 base set. But that's pretty much it. Still would like to add a rookie auto to my collection, but probably can only get one if I trade my 50/50 RPA.

StateEx · 10-30-2025, 08:32 AM

As a non-Dodgers/Angels fan, it's not hard not to collect Ohtani because the buy-in prices are, and have been for years, ridiculous. If I ever open a pack with a nice Ohtani, I'll definitely keep it.

Bcr · 10-30-2025, 08:46 AM

Too expensive for the cards that I want. I'll wait until prices come back to earth or just keep collecting other players

Skipscards · 10-30-2025, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Griffey was 30 when he joined the Reds and put up 5.5 WAR that year. I love me some Reds uniform Griffey.

And if Ohtani joins the Reds on his farewell tour, I'll happily pick up some Reds uni Ohtanis.

Just like that one game Christy Mathewson pitched for the Reds in 1916. If you have a card of him in a Reds uniform I'll take it off your hands. Giants uni Mathewson? No thanks.

Yeah man! The Kid looked great in Red!

seanrs1 · 10-30-2025, 11:47 AM

It seem like there are people on here that would collect Ohtani if it wasn't for the price. And of all the current players, his prices are the highest (then Judge and Trout).

On the flip side, if you are buying wax at current prices, the chance of a good hit is very low and has a negative expected value compared to the cost.

If you collect other players, 99% of them will go down in value.

I guess I look at it as I get to collect one of the best players in Ohtani, and in the long run it is likely the price I pay will maintain its value long term.

ThoseBackPages · 10-30-2025, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by seanrs1

It seem like there are people on here that would collect Ohtani if it wasn't for the price. And of all the current players, his prices are the highest (then Judge and Trout).

On the flip side, if you are buying wax at current prices, the chance of a good hit is very low and has a negative expected value compared to the cost.

If you collect other players, 99% of them will go down in value.

I guess I look at it as I get to collect one of the best players in Ohtani, and in the long run it is likely the price I pay will maintain its value long term.

money money money money..... MONEY!!!!!!

duwal · 10-30-2025, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by seanrs1

I wanted to bump this thread to see if anyone on here has changed their mind about collecting Ohtani now after the amazing year he has had (will win another MVP) and has had some historic playoff games.

no, realistically no matter what he does I just don't really care to have his cards be part of my collection. Never thought about buying or trading for

FatboyWu · 10-30-2025, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by seanrs1

It seem like there are people on here that would collect Ohtani if it wasn't for the price. And of all the current players, his prices are the highest (then Judge and Trout).

On the flip side, if you are buying wax at current prices, the chance of a good hit is very low and has a negative expected value compared to the cost.

If you collect other players, 99% of them will go down in value.

I guess I look at it as I get to collect one of the best players in Ohtani, and in the long run it is likely the price I pay will maintain its value long term.

Negative expected value, down in value...value long term,...you sure you're not an investor? Lol.

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al3xmac10 · 10-30-2025, 08:15 PM

I read all 5 pages and I am disappointed that no one answered

I want it that way

NYRE2PECT · 10-30-2025, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FatboyWu

Negative expected value, down in value...value long term,...you sure you're not an investor? Lol.

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NickyCards · 10-30-2025, 10:47 PM

Money: I can buy other favorite players for a fraction of the price. Mookie, Lindor, JRam, and others have great cards available for less than Ohtani.

PuddleMonkey · 10-30-2025, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Skipscards

Yeah man! The Kid looked great in Red!

The Mariners/Reds price discrepancy says otherwise.

Archangel1775 · 10-31-2025, 02:56 AM

Unwritten Rules!

REGGIE206 · 10-31-2025, 04:25 AM

Modern baseball “Hobby Kings” come and go, regardless of how amazing the players were. I have experienced “Ichiro-mania”, “Pujols-mania”, “Kris Bryant-mania”, and “Trout-mania”. When a “Hobby King” begin to lose their shine and their brightness starts to dim, only a selected few “key cards” will continue to hold high value. Then a new “Hobby King” arrives and start a new “mania”.

At the end of the day, collect the players that you love and enjoy. You won’t feel like you’re “missing out”. It took me a while to figure this out.

Ohtani is amazing and I believe he is a generational talent, but I never had the urge to go all-in on his cards because they already started out high. I was unsure if his arm can continue pitching long-term while batting DH on a daily basis.

OhioLawyerF5 · 10-31-2025, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

The Mariners/Reds price discrepancy says otherwise.

While I'm certainly not disputing that Griffey isn't more widely collected in a Mariners jersey than a Reds jersey (and rightfully so). It is worth mentioning that EVERY player's cards cost significantly more from the 90s than the 00s. My main player PC, Larkin, has a career that spans that year 2000 threshhold. So I see it daily how the exact same set, numbered the exact same, can be $20 from a 2001 set, while costing thousands in a 1998 set. So that is definitely part of the equation.

Skipscards · 10-31-2025, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

The Mariners/Reds price discrepancy says otherwise.

What’s that got to do with anything?

10-29-2025, 08:05 PM	#101
DetroitTN Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 559	I don't like him or the Dodgers. __________________ True adulthood means knowing the differences between "your" and "you're", "to" and "too", & "their", "they're", and "there".

10-30-2025, 11:47 AM	#114
seanrs1 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,898	It seem like there are people on here that would collect Ohtani if it wasn't for the price. And of all the current players, his prices are the highest (then Judge and Trout). On the flip side, if you are buying wax at current prices, the chance of a good hit is very low and has a negative expected value compared to the cost. If you collect other players, 99% of them will go down in value. I guess I look at it as I get to collect one of the best players in Ohtani, and in the long run it is likely the price I pay will maintain its value long term. __________________ PC-#1 Ohtani PC-Acuna, Soto, Tatis Jr., JRod, Vladdy Jr. Starting to collect-Judge, Betts, Trout Bag holder-#1 Wander Franco, #2 Tatis Jr. Last edited by seanrs1; 10-30-2025 at 01:30 PM.

10-30-2025, 08:15 PM	#118
al3xmac10 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 13,413 al3xmac10	I read all 5 pages and I am disappointed that no one answered I want it that way __________________ Instagram: al3xmac10 Always looking for rare Shohei Ohtani 2018 autos & [Ichiro 2016 Topps Now #154 Inscription Auto /10]

10-31-2025, 02:56 AM	#122
Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 21,886	Unwritten Rules! __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

10-31-2025, 04:25 AM	#123
REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,788	Modern baseball “Hobby Kings” come and go, regardless of how amazing the players were. I have experienced “Ichiro-mania”, “Pujols-mania”, “Kris Bryant-mania”, and “Trout-mania”. When a “Hobby King” begin to lose their shine and their brightness starts to dim, only a selected few “key cards” will continue to hold high value. Then a new “Hobby King” arrives and start a new “mania”. At the end of the day, collect the players that you love and enjoy. You won’t feel like you’re “missing out”. It took me a while to figure this out. Ohtani is amazing and I believe he is a generational talent, but I never had the urge to go all-in on his cards because they already started out high. I was unsure if his arm can continue pitching long-term while batting DH on a daily basis. __________________ INSTAGRAM: my_card_collection 📸 Last edited by REGGIE206; 10-31-2025 at 04:32 AM.

10-29-2025, 08:28 PM	#102
mgip21 Member Join Date: Dec 2024 Posts: 306	Was able to pick up some of his graded cards (not a lot) before his first MVP season cheap. Prices just got so high I sold to purchase other things. Purchased a five card lot of his Bowman chrome rookie for $25($5ea). Sold three raw for $250 each. graded the other two one graded a 10 and one grade 9. Hated to sell them, but the population report was just so high I didn’t see them holding the value that I could get for them. Would one day like to purchase a nice rookie card of his at a decent price once his prime years are behind him.

10-29-2025, 09:17 PM	#104
base set Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NW Michigan Posts: 9,497	I collect Ohtani base-running cards. One of his RCs makes the cut. Haven’t made it to 9 cards yet though haven’t picked up any from the 50/50 set yet. Design is so lame I hardly want one. Pulled his Chrome Prism RC, PSA gave it a 10 but screwed me on his Opening Day Purple, just a 9. So I have those going for me. Got a 10 on a blue 18 RC insert too. I will never forget looking at several dozen 2018 Update hangers and blasters all covered in dust marked 40% off, March 2019. They were pulled from the store the next day and probably sold online. Had never seen that happen before. Used ta be, it would take 2 years for retail to fully disappear from the shelves.

10-29-2025, 09:51 PM	#106
base set Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NW Michigan Posts: 9,497	Because it’s way easier than his hitting and pitching cards. He’s in all my insert checklist collections anyway. His fielding cards though, that will never make it to 9 cards. Thinking about starting in on his horizontal cards next. Nobody likes those, but that’s cuz they don’t have an all-horizontal binder to enjoy them in.

10-29-2025, 09:56 PM	#107
PuddleMonkey Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,422	Horizontal cards should have never been a thing. #ThanksTopps

10-30-2025, 06:36 AM	#108
Robles Fan Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Northern VA Posts: 730	I currently have around 30 or so Ohtani cards, the majority (like over 90%) of which I had purchased before 2021 when he blew up and went on his current tear. Now I can’t afford anything meaningful of his. And so I no longer buy his cards. But besides not having a single Ohtani auto, I am mostly content with what I already have of him.

10-30-2025, 07:42 AM	#110
BoSoxFan1999 Member Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,920 Bro19999	As big a fan of Ohtani as I am, I don't actually have a lot of decent ($$$-wise) cards. Biggest card is my 50/50 orange foil auto relic (I technically have 2, but uh...that may change in the near future). Got lucky and hit a 2018 TC pitching pink refractor PSA 10 off a $25 Arena Club slabpack. Then I have a 2023 TC purple Sonar refractor SGC 10 I pulled myself. I also have the full 50/50 base set. But that's pretty much it. Still would like to add a rookie auto to my collection, but probably can only get one if I trade my 50/50 RPA.

10-30-2025, 08:32 AM	#111
StateEx Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,057	As a non-Dodgers/Angels fan, it's not hard not to collect Ohtani because the buy-in prices are, and have been for years, ridiculous. If I ever open a pack with a nice Ohtani, I'll definitely keep it.

10-30-2025, 08:46 AM	#112
Bcr Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 2,776	Too expensive for the cards that I want. I'll wait until prices come back to earth or just keep collecting other players

10-30-2025, 10:47 PM	#120
NickyCards Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 776	Money: I can buy other favorite players for a fraction of the price. Mookie, Lindor, JRam, and others have great cards available for less than Ohtani.