Five Star Baseball is live!

[solt0131]

Originally Posted by VinnyH

Took it down pretty quick.
VinnyH

These guys should just set the listing to start at midnight....don't they realize this?

[kyle1707]

High end...

9 out of 10 boxes will give you 150-200 in resale

The 10th will be a money maker..

We all know this...

[Carrbeaz]

these cards look like crap, there is chipping then there is complete crap.. wow

[Davesportscards]

Glad I stayed faaaaaaaaaaaaaar away.

[teambutterfield]

Glad I did it...................

[go_steelers07]

Originally Posted by calculusdork

Yep ... you actually could hit something really huge, we honestly have no idea what the ROI of this product will be yet, but damaged cards right out of the pack in a product like this just blows my mind.

based off of other high end baseball, we have a pretty good guesstimate about the ROI......... some will feast, but most will famine.

[Carrbeaz]

Originally Posted by teambutterfield

Glad I did it...................

Can we see the outside covers of the book?

[Tugarpj]

Originally Posted by teambutterfield

Glad I did it...................

Congrats! Great pull!

[gmsieb]

My only question is, will this flop and drop as fast as 5 star football does or did last year. Five star football was a joke last year. One of topps top $$ products and the auto rcs sell for less, than many of their other products. I haven't looked in a while, but a finest /90 ridley would sell for as much/more than a ridley five star /55-99??.

[benz35]

I joined a GB of this for 50, waiting for the video to get uploaded

[kyle1707]

2012 Topps Five Star Bryce Harper Mike Trout Darvish Cespedes 8 Auto Booklet 5 | eBay

[cjsayde]

Originally Posted by kyle1707

2012 Topps Five Star Bryce Harper Mike Trout Darvish Cespedes 8 Auto Booklet 5 | eBay

Holy crap, one of the chase cards hit the night before release! That's going to be a beauty when they get everyone to sign it...

[mgugs46]

Originally Posted by cjsayde

Holy crap, one of the chase cards hit the night before release! That's going to be a beauty when they get everyone to sign it...

IF they get everyone to sign it

As it is middlebrooks may have to sit out 2013 just to sign his redemptions from bowman, finest, bowman chrome

[fitch123]

Originally Posted by cjsayde

Holy crap, one of the chase cards hit the night before release! That's going to be a beauty when they get everyone to sign it...

Luckily there are hundreds of chase cards in this product. Bat knobs, dual logo patches, 6 and 8 way autos, bat plates, jumbo auto patches, cut autographs, dual auto patches of trout, darvish, harper, pujols, etc.

[fitch123]

Originally Posted by gmsieb

My only question is, will this flop and drop as fast as 5 star football does or did last year. Five star football was a joke last year. One of topps top $$ products and the auto rcs sell for less, than many of their other products. I haven't looked in a while, but a finest /90 ridley would sell for as much/more than a ridley five star /55-99??.

High end baseball doesn't rely on RC values. There are hundreds of cards in this that are worth more than the best pulls in five star football.

[chrisxacosta]

i just order a box, with my luck ill get all yankees in it. which i totally hate.
damn yankees

[edhou1]

Originally Posted by chrisxacosta

i just order a box, with my luck ill get all yankees in it. which i totally hate.
damn yankees

ha, are you trying to anti-jinx yourself so that you pull a Babe Ruth cut auto in your box?

[chrisxacosta]

Originally Posted by edhou1

ha, are you trying to anti-jinx yourself so that you pull a Babe Ruth cut auto in your box?

you re one wise man hah

[Carrbeaz]

Originally Posted by fitch123

High end baseball doesn't rely on RC values. There are hundreds of cards in this that are worth more than the best pulls in five star football.

Yes, but high end cards should not have a product that has chipping and dog ears on the corners that would make you think it was handled with sandpaper gloves.

[fitch123]

Originally Posted by Carrbeaz

Yes, but high end cards should not have a product that has chipping and dog ears on the corners that would make you think it was handled with sandpaper gloves.

As was said before, all high end products suffer from chipping issues.


Also, you are making this assertion after seeing the contents of 2-3 boxes? Seems like a pretty small sample size to be making generalizations off of, no?

[Carrbeaz]

Originally Posted by fitch123

As was said before, all high end products suffer from chipping issues.


Also, you are making this assertion after seeing the contents of 2-3 boxes? Seems like a pretty small sample size to be making generalizations off of, no?

Based off seeing that from base cards, absolutely.. High end cards from Upper Deck and Panini don't seem to have chipping issues... See National Treasures Football and Basketball, are you seriously excusing chipping on a $500 a pack retail product?

[fitch123]

Originally Posted by 223

The Cup hockey is just as expensive as this stuff and has been produced for the last 7 years. Chipping was/is a big issue on many of the cards. It's just sort of accepted and people live with it. I suspect that most of the angst here over the chipping is because people who collect baseball often look to grade their cards so condition is heavily scrutinized moreso than hockey.

Personally chipping doesn't bother me really. I don't grade anything either so I suppose that's a big part of why. I have well over 100 Cup hockey cards and I'd be hard pressed to find 10 that didn't have a chip or some other end of the world flaw.

And before the "well when a product cost xx amount you should get......" argument comes along remember that pro athletes don't look at a stack of cards and sign each one like they're gold. Bowman Chrome cards could bend around a tree so a guy who signs them and tosses them in a pile isn't doing them much harm. A thicker patch or jersey card does not have the same tolerance for handling.

One thing that UD did do to cut down on some of it is to use more white borders and edges. The chips are still there but you have to look for them. I'm not in the preactice of looking at my cards with a loupe so there's that.

Originally Posted by Carrbeaz

Based off seeing that from base cards, absolutely.. High end cards from Upper Deck and Panini don't seem to have chipping issues... See National Treasures Football and Basketball, are you seriously excusing chipping on a $500 a pack retail product?

UD certainly has this problem. Not sure about panini because I don't buy garbage.

Not excusing it, just saying it is the norm if you have thick stock cards signed on card and hand packed. They go through a lot of hands before it reaches the consumer.

[Carrbeaz]

Originally Posted by fitch123

UD certainly has this problem. Not sure about panini because I don't buy garbage.

Not excusing it, just saying it is the norm if you have thick stock cards signed on card and hand packed. They go through a lot of hands before it reaches the consumer.

While much of what Panini releases is pretty bad, design but not quality wise.. if you are not familiar with their National Treasures line then you really might want to take a look at some of the cards sometime to see how a high end product can look without chipping/bad corners. For both football and basketball this is the grail when it comes to getting the best rookies for the product, and the quiality is bar none, so I know it's possible.

[fitch123]

Originally Posted by Carrbeaz

While much of what Panini releases is pretty bad, design but not quality wise.. if you are not familiar with their National Treasures line then you really might want to take a look at some of the cards sometime to see how a high end product can look without chipping/bad corners. For both football and basketball this is the grail when it comes to getting the best rookies for the product, and the quiality is bar none, so I know it's possible.

Victor Cruz 2010 National Treasures Century Gold 24 25 RC Auto BGS 9 5 | eBay

2011 Doug Williams National Treasures Auto Ring of Honor Autograph 50 Redskins | eBay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRETT-FAVRE-...item3ccc6c872c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRETT-FAVRE-...item3ccc6c872c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-Nationa...item416e290cee

I suppose its a bit easier when they use sticker autos in a product that costs $500

to me that is much worse than seeing some chipping on the cards from being handled by the players actually signing them

[Kingbudd]

Originally Posted by Carrbeaz

While much of what Panini releases is pretty bad, design but not quality wise.. if you are not familiar with their National Treasures line then you really might want to take a look at some of the cards sometime to see how a high end product can look without chipping/bad corners. For both football and basketball this is the grail when it comes to getting the best rookies for the product, and the quiality is bar none, so I know it's possible.

Panini is just as bad. Most NT designs have white borders so seeing chipping is difficult. Almost everyone I have ever graded never rates higher then a 9. Most average in the 8's just like Upper Deck Exquisites.