✹The PERENNIAL Shohei Ohtani Thread✹ - Page 59

bywayofvintage · 05-06-2021, 08:49 AM

Rated Rookie 1/1 on the bay now. Looks like it was pulled from a blaster

okumeister · 05-06-2021, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bywayofvintage

Rated Rookie 1/1 on the bay now. Looks like it was pulled from a blaster

$25K min bid for non-logo non-auto card seems extremely high, even for a rookie card of his.

HarryLime · 05-06-2021, 11:34 AM

I totally get the appeal to US1. It's a cool image and you could get them cheap for a long time. I like the card and have a PSA 9 Gold.

But if all you're thinking about is investing, Series 2 is the no-brainer. Can someone point out an example where a player had a Series 1 or 2 card and their Update card became more popular/valuable? I can't think of a single example.

Series 2 is first Flagship (unquestionably, which seems to be a point of debate for some players lately) and is a clean, elegant image of Ohtani at the top of his wind up from a low angle, giving him a larger, more powerful impression in the frame. I love it.

But hey, priority #1 should be to have fun so collect what you like and you'll never be wrong.

Arthur

Trueblue · 05-06-2021, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by actionbryan

How much was this when people stopped caring ?

I remember looking for 18 chrome autos because they were so hot at one point but they were still pretty expensive even at low points in Ohtanis hobby career

Has never dropped below $2k. Think I got mine for like 2.2 and it was super clean (very condition sensitive). With the exception of some crazy Bowman Pitching parallel autos, this is the Ohtani grail as far as I'm concerned.

Bowman Pitching base Auto never went below 500 range. That card is the mainstream big boy.

Trueblue · 05-06-2021, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryLime

I totally get the appeal to US1. It's a cool image and you could get them cheap for a long time. I like the card and have a PSA 9 Gold.

But if all you're thinking about is investing, Series 2 is the no-brainer. Can someone point out an example where a player had a Series 1 or 2 card and their Update card became more popular/valuable? I can't think of a single example.

Series 2 is first Flagship (unquestionably, which seems to be a point of debate for some players lately) and is a clean, elegant image of Ohtani at the top of his wind up from a low angle, giving him a larger, more powerful impression in the frame. I love it.

But hey, priority #1 should be to have fun so collect what you like and you'll never be wrong.

Arthur

For me, a big factor is that S2 has the better looking parallels. The curtain design on red/blue/indie is also more symmetrical than update. Foilboard is only in S2 as well as the Sapphire.

eldavojohn · 05-06-2021, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryLime

I totally get the appeal to US1. It's a cool image and you could get them cheap for a long time. I like the card and have a PSA 9 Gold.

But if all you're thinking about is investing, Series 2 is the no-brainer. Can someone point out an example where a player had a Series 1 or 2 card and their Update card became more popular/valuable? I can't think of a single example.

Series 2 is first Flagship (unquestionably, which seems to be a point of debate for some players lately) and is a clean, elegant image of Ohtani at the top of his wind up from a low angle, giving him a larger, more powerful impression in the frame. I love it.

But hey, priority #1 should be to have fun so collect what you like and you'll never be wrong.

Arthur

Needless dichotomy. Is 89 Griffey Topps Traded cooler than '89 Griffey Upper Deck? Who cares, both are critical for any Griffey collection. I'm sure one is worth more than the other but I love them both.

I'm more interested in Ohtani ascending to Griffey levels as I've got a couple of both US1 & S2700

Phoneboy · 05-06-2021, 01:06 PM

I bought the black last night. Put up a bid about 2 hours before it ended and then went to sleep 6 minutes before it ended. I fully expected to wake up to a "sorry you missed it" email. Instead, it is shipping today. I don't really have any Ohtani cards, but I feel like I stole this one. Trueblue, your cards are nasty!!

tblood · 05-06-2021, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoneboy

I bought the black last night. Put up a bid about 2 hours before it ended and then went to sleep 6 minutes before it ended. I fully expected to wake up to a "sorry you missed it" email. Instead, it is shipping today. I don't really have any Ohtani cards, but I feel like I stole this one. Trueblue, your cards are nasty!!

Congrats on the win! Damn nice card!

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Finest · 05-06-2021, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoneboy

I bought the black last night. Put up a bid about 2 hours before it ended and then went to sleep 6 minutes before it ended. I fully expected to wake up to a "sorry you missed it" email. Instead, it is shipping today. I don't really have any Ohtani cards, but I feel like I stole this one. Trueblue, your cards are nasty!!

The PSA 10 black? Thats an awesome card. Thought it would go for double what it ended at.

BBases31 · 05-06-2021, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoneboy

I bought the black last night. Put up a bid about 2 hours before it ended and then went to sleep 6 minutes before it ended. I fully expected to wake up to a "sorry you missed it" email. Instead, it is shipping today. I don't really have any Ohtani cards, but I feel like I stole this one. Trueblue, your cards are nasty!!

Great buy. You'll see from this thread that a solid chunk of the blacks across both sets are in the hands of only a few people

Trueblue · 05-06-2021, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoneboy

I bought the black last night. Put up a bid about 2 hours before it ended and then went to sleep 6 minutes before it ended. I fully expected to wake up to a "sorry you missed it" email. Instead, it is shipping today. I don't really have any Ohtani cards, but I feel like I stole this one. Trueblue, your cards are nasty!!

Congratulations on a fantastic card!!

NYRE2PECT · 05-06-2021, 09:31 PM

BOMB #10

Trueblue · 05-06-2021, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

BOMB #10

Dude is magical. Angels needed that so so bad.

okumeister · 05-06-2021, 09:32 PM

That SOUND!!

Vdm2018 · 05-06-2021, 09:36 PM

Omg! 5 scoreless innings yesterday and today a homerun. That dude is a monster

NYRE2PECT · 05-06-2021, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Dude is magical. Angels needed that so so bad.

The majority of his homeruns are majestic.

Now 19/29 hits are for XB!

imbluestreak23 · 05-06-2021, 09:47 PM

This is magical. No idea how this guy isn't getting more of a pump. HR leader and a 2.41 ERA and a 14.5 K/9

Like, wut

dodgerfanjohn · 05-06-2021, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

This is magical. No idea how this guy isn't getting more of a pump. HR leader and a 2.41 ERA and a 14.5 K/9

Like, wut

A quarter of the way into the season!

Trueblue · 05-06-2021, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

This is magical. No idea how this guy isn't getting more of a pump. HR leader and a 2.41 ERA and a 14.5 K/9

Like, wut

I prefer to keep some of those pump/flip guys out of this thread. But yeah, that's an MVP resume so far.

BigSlim16 · 05-06-2021, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

This is magical. No idea how this guy isn't getting more of a pump. HR leader and a 2.41 ERA and a 14.5 K/9

Like, wut

He also has 6 stolen bases

Best athlete in baseball and it’s not even close

NYRE2PECT · 05-06-2021, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

I prefer to keep some of those pump/flip guys out of this thread. But yeah, that's an MVP resume so far.

^This. It’s been nice to not have much of the normal rhetoric. Or pump. Or POMO. Or general noise.

And I think I might need to remove an organ to someday pay for an icon.

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palmetto7 · 05-07-2021, 04:57 AM

If this is what his yearly type performance is to be going foward he wins the MVP every year and it will not be close. Amazing stuff.

rman112 · 05-07-2021, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by palmetto7

If this is what his yearly type performance is to be going foward he wins the MVP every year and it will not be close. Amazing stuff.

So at this rate, he would have:

37 doubles
10 triples
54 home runs
129 RBI
31 steals
..

102 innings
37 hits
102 walks
162 strikeouts

LOL. Talk about a stat line.

Cards and 401K · 05-07-2021, 10:31 AM

This is what we all hoped for in 2018! Great Start for sure.

anusinha · 05-07-2021, 10:37 AM

If the Angels cant build a .500 team around Trout and Ohtani, there is no hope for them. Just contract the franchise.

05-06-2021, 01:06 PM	#1457
Phoneboy Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: NC Posts: 753 phoneboy_blowout	I bought the black last night. Put up a bid about 2 hours before it ended and then went to sleep 6 minutes before it ended. I fully expected to wake up to a "sorry you missed it" email. Instead, it is shipping today. I don't really have any Ohtani cards, but I feel like I stole this one. Trueblue, your cards are nasty!! __________________ My Google Photo Albums: Mantle: https://tinyurl.com/y3vzrmya Trout: https://tinyurl.com/yxnjnqqr ALL: https://tinyurl.com/y8xzldlv

05-06-2021, 09:32 PM	#1464
okumeister Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,427	That SOUND!! __________________ Mainly collecting Topps Now Collecting following players : Ichiro, Christian Yelich, Noah Syndergaard, Michael Conforto

05-06-2021, 09:47 PM	#1467
imbluestreak23 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Meandering the matrix code that the hobby/forum overlords spit out Posts: 17,549 shortslabs	This is magical. No idea how this guy isn't getting more of a pump. HR leader and a 2.41 ERA and a 14.5 K/9 Like, wut __________________ @shortslabs I'VE WITNESSED HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE HERE...IT'S ROTTEN https://www.youtube.com/c/TylerShort

05-06-2021, 08:49 AM	#1451
bywayofvintage Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Chicago Posts: 905	Rated Rookie 1/1 on the bay now. Looks like it was pulled from a blaster

05-06-2021, 11:34 AM	#1453
HarryLime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Spaceball 1 Posts: 4,794	I totally get the appeal to US1. It's a cool image and you could get them cheap for a long time. I like the card and have a PSA 9 Gold. But if all you're thinking about is investing, Series 2 is the no-brainer. Can someone point out an example where a player had a Series 1 or 2 card and their Update card became more popular/valuable? I can't think of a single example. Series 2 is first Flagship (unquestionably, which seems to be a point of debate for some players lately) and is a clean, elegant image of Ohtani at the top of his wind up from a low angle, giving him a larger, more powerful impression in the frame. I love it. But hey, priority #1 should be to have fun so collect what you like and you'll never be wrong. Arthur

05-06-2021, 09:31 PM	#1462
NYRE2PECT Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: San Antonio Posts: 7,672	BOMB #10

05-06-2021, 09:36 PM	#1465
Vdm2018 Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: New York Posts: 2,043 Vqle280z	Omg! 5 scoreless innings yesterday and today a homerun. That dude is a monster

05-07-2021, 04:57 AM	#1472
palmetto7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,429	If this is what his yearly type performance is to be going foward he wins the MVP every year and it will not be close. Amazing stuff.

05-07-2021, 10:31 AM	#1474
Cards and 401K Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 3,557	This is what we all hoped for in 2018! Great Start for sure.

05-07-2021, 10:37 AM	#1475
anusinha Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,399	If the Angels cant build a .500 team around Trout and Ohtani, there is no hope for them. Just contract the franchise.