londonjambo Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Blimey ! A single basketball card currently selling on e-bay for more than ?11,000 What recession ? GC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roy Slater Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 NO' GOT (insert grumpy face smiley) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I don't understand. WTF is it, and why is it worth so much money? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bighusref Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Got. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gorgiegirl Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow... do you think they will swap for one of my doublers....plenty Doug Rougvie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wibble Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It was originally $32k Buy it now Interesting article about the card ... http://paniniamerica.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/the-men-behind-blake-griffins-32000-panini-america-basketball-card/#more-3485 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It was originally $32k Buy it now Interesting article about the card ... http://paniniamerica...card/#more-3485 I still don't get it. Why the feck would you pay so much money for that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roy Slater Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Blimey ! A single basketball card currently selling on e-bay for more than ?11,000 What recession ? GC GC, out of interest, what are your most valuable Hearts cards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FTH Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) I still don't get it. Why the feck would you pay so much money for that? Glad it's not just me. Anyone shed any light on this? Edit: It's not even a shiny! Edited March 11, 2011 by FTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
londonjambo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 GC, out of interest, what are your most valuable Hearts cards These Three Nuns cards are probably the rarest cigarette cards in my collection. I only have a pic of the Bobby Walker one although I think there is one other one from memory. I think the last time I saw one sell, it went for about ?100 Have a few Hearts postcards which are probably more valuable but this is probably the rarest card GC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
londonjambo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Incidentially, if you think ?11,000 is a lot to pay for a sports trading card, check out the sums paid over the years for this Honus Wagner baseball card. The last sale in September 2007 was for $2.8m My link GC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desmondo Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Emperors clothes stuff for the obscenely rich IMO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roy Slater Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Three Nuns cards are probably the rarest cigarette cards in my collection. I only have a pic of the Bobby Walker one although I think there is one other one from memory. I think the last time I saw one sell, it went for about ?100 Have a few Hearts postcards which are probably more valuable but this is probably the rarest card Certainly got that one (think i also had a spare!!!) GC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 CAN ANYONE OUT THERE EXPLAIN TO ME AND FTH WHY SOME ROASTER WOULD PAY MONEY FOR THIS CARD? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy-y Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Because they are a roaster? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
londonjambo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 CAN ANYONE OUT THERE EXPLAIN TO ME AND FTH WHY SOME ROASTER WOULD PAY MONEY FOR THIS CARD? No need to shout. I'll have a go. Its all to do with supply and demand. As I understand it, the 1/1 bit on that card means that that card is a limited edition of one. That means that it is really pretty rare and quite sought after by collectors, some of whom have a lot of disposable income to spend on their hobbies. That just about covers it, I think. GC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 No need to shout. I'll have a go. Its all to do with supply and demand. As I understand it, the 1/1 bit on that card means that that card is a limited edition of one. That means that it is really pretty rare and quite sought after by collectors, some of whom have a lot of disposable income to spend on their hobbies. That just about covers it, I think. GC Cheers. I was only on the wind-up with the CAPS but was quite interested to know all the same. The idea of spending thousands of pounds on that strikes me as mental, but whatever floats your boat I suppose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
londonjambo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Cheers. I was only on the wind-up with the CAPS but was quite interested to know all the same. The idea of spending thousands of pounds on that strikes me as mental, but whatever floats your boat I suppose. Well, I agree - each to their own. I think another point to make is that when you get to the point that something is so rare, it has value as an investment. That link to that other card shows that someone paid $1.2m for it in 2000 but then sold it for $2.3m seven years later. That's a better return on an investment than you'd get in shares, property, art or pretty much any other sort of investment. So it may be mental but then again, it may be all too sane .... GC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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