Acquiring Yet ANOTHER Grail Baseball Card! It's All About Patience!
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
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Today's sports cards mail day was just one card, but a big one for me. Another grail baseball card!
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Do you have the patience?
Sometimes. I have 20 2020 bowman megas Sealed that I've been holding for years. When Dominguez comes back, and if he gets hot I may finally move them
@@TrueREDSfan1 nice. Good luck!
Patience has been the name of the game this year for me. Saved until the end of Feb and picked up a Koufax RC. Then saved another month and got a 54 Ted. Next month was a 51 Feller. Since I've been saving for a Jackie. I've picked up a fewer smaller things along the way. I could have picked up a lesser grade Jackie last night far below my budget, but it was very off center and part of the team logo was cut off. wasn't worth it to me, even to save $100. SO patience in getting the card you want at the price you want is so so worth it.
Patience only works well for readily available items. When you begin getting into extremely rare collectibles, it's much harder to consider patience when you might not ever see another copy.
I have the patience, for items that I'm likely to see again; but for rare/unique items, the question I grapple with is: do I have the will-power to stop myself from bidding in excess of my 'maximum' bid?'
The reason i love this card is it is the last iconic base card in the hobby. We will never see a base card become so sought out like this again because parallels have become the norm in the past 10 years. This is equivalent to the 1980 Topps Henderson as that is the last iconic standalone rookie before Fleer and Donruss entered the market in 1981. I know people are down on Trout because of injuries but Griffey went through the same trajectory after he was traded to the Reds. Once Trout retires and we all take a step back after a few years and forget the injuries, we’ll realize how great his prime was.
It’s funny you mentioned you’re shifting to bigger cards this year as i’m doing the opposite this year. 2022 and 2023, i was in the phase of getting the bigger iconic cards. I bought the 2011 Topps Update Trout PSA 9 in the summer of 2022. Now i’m in that $25 card phase as i love buying quantity over quality right now. I’ll switch back sometime as that’s the fun of the hobby.
Great comment, Chris! I agree with every point you made.
Good advise ! Trying to put together vintage 70’s sets and waiting for the correct listing is hard. I don’t like “shopping.”
Great card and I prefer the Mike Trout Minor League cards. Any cards over $200 unless vintage is over priced. Raw cards are king of the hobby.
I’m glad you found a card you were after at a great price! You touched on one of my big things that determines patience which is abundance. If it’s a high numbered parallel of a young star which the rookie came out the last couple years then I wait. I want to get into J Rod but not yet. His gold was $200ish pre season and I’ve seen a few sub $100 sales recently. I’m still going to wait, but because I found something I couldn’t be patient with. The right rare card (especially if the price is right and can be squeezed into the budget) I think is worth not being patient with. I missed out on a raw version of the card I was after a few months ago but an 8 came up for sale listed at my top bid for the auction I missed out on. The raw one probably graded a ten but I bought the 8 because there’s a very limited supply and I could make it work. Card is paid for but not in hand (seller dragging their feet hard which is frustrating) but I’m excited to share online once it gets here (hopefully it does).
Nice!
Great pickup. I can't believe it dropped so much. It peaked at $1500 during the pandemic high.
Our journeys are mirroring each other's. I used to love dumpster diving, cards under 10$, usually a couple dollars. I've slowly transitioned to larger cards. Means way less mail days, but they mean a lot more. I still go down rabbit holes and pick up stuff on the cheap. But for the most part I'd rather save and get something more meaningful. 👍 God video/message.
My shrewd move consists of NOT listing two Orelvis Martinez cards before he got suspended...had them ready to go. On the flip side I bought a Pedro Severino autograph card the week before he got suspended.
lol what timing
@@JunkWaxHero right????
Nice pickup. I'm waiting for the right buying opportunity on this one too.
Great purchase and overall card for any collection (regardless of grade). If you have the 89 UD KGJ, you should have this particular Trout rookie.
183rd grail card
lol yeah I identify a new grail often
Thats a sweet pu. I could kick myself since i collected for years the Topps update set each year & that was one set i didn't buy. Yep, go for the PSA 9. BTW, my vintage collection is raw/ungraded with exceptions.
Congrats. These have come down a lot. It might be time for me to pick one up also. Nice pickup for sure!🔥
Congratulations on getting a Trout rookie card. I hope that he comes back to play this season. He was crushing the ball in April.
Fortunately I picked up two of his rookie cards in a PSA 10 back in early 2019. I bought two in the hopes that one day I would sell one of them to cover the cost of my purchase of $700 each. At the time in April of 2020 reluctantly sold one for $2,800. Not sad now.
Big win!
You doubled your money, and still have one! 😮
NICE. 😎
Amazing card! I haven't got around to picking up one of those, but hope to add a 9 or 10 to the collection someday? 🙂
You should!
Congrats Mike, definitely an iconic card, I low key want that card as well. Beautiful card PSA 9 was the right call!
Thanks!
Staying disciplined, and keeping your emotions in-check, I find are key to walking away happy (either as a buyer, or as a would-be buyer). Well done in keeping yours, in getting the card you've been after, and at a price you're happy with. 👍
Thanks John!
Great job! You made a buy decision with your collector hat on. Now, put your investor hat on for us just for fun. If you were to sell Trout RCs in 10 years, would it be better to spend now for 2 PSA 10s (one to keep forever, one to sell later) or an equivalent # of PSA 9s?
Really tough question! Probably the 9s but I really don’t know.
Patience is a virtue, and it's important for a card collector. Patience can lead to finding better deals.
Exactly
1) Spot on. When the percentage is that small, take the better card. On the converse, I'm not going to pay $1000 for a 10 when I can get a 9 for $300.
2) I always look for auctions that end in the morning , Sunday afternoon, or other "down" times. I only do eBay at the present but am thinking of expanding my horizons.
3) Congratulations on the Trout. I'd like to have one and hopefully will one day.
Thanks and good luck!
Curious....serious question. .... If you waited this long for the Trout. What do you believe the card you bought would be over time ..... ? Why not wait more?
Because at some point they’ll announce his return and his prices will start going back up again.
If Trout stays on this same "injured often" trajectory over the next 3-4 years, then I'll buy. By then, I think his base 9 will be sub $200 and a Gold Parallel will be cheap enough to consider as well. Like Chris Olivo said in the comments, Trout is on his 30's Griffey trajectory right now and Griffey was not very popular in the mid 2000's.
Fair
@@JunkWaxHero You got in at a good price right now, I could be way off. Just my comment on when I personally become interested in buying the Trout RC. Congrats on the pickup and being so patient to not overpay on it a few years ago.
Nice card, Mike. I’m happy for you. Congratulations on the “snipe”. I don’t use sniping tools. I try to watch something to the end and bid at the last moment. I received a nice Freddie Freeman patch auto booklet by doing that. I’ll be showing it soon.
Very cool! Thanks Ken
Nice pick up Mike!
Thanks Doug!
Congrats Mike on the addition to the family
Thank you!
yes; I have saved searches on ebay dating back at least 4 years til I can get the card I want at a price that i want. i know sometimes ive paid more but not by much....looking at you uchiro auto and bo Jackson auto.
I'm still waiting on the white whale which is a 1991 topps chipper jobes desert shield card.
Fun one - good luck!
Great price. I bought the exact same card at the national, one year ago, for $550.
Thanks!
Im a fan of: grading (psa and sgc only), being patient, buying 1888 allen and ginter and1933 goudey indian gum, 1970s opc baseball, rickey henderson granny goose, the vermont collection.
Granny Goose?
@JunkWaxHero cards distributed in granny goose potato chips, 1981-1983. The 1981 henderson is a grail card of mine I am hoping to acquire one day
@@johnrambo7630 wow! Good luck
❤ Nice Pick-up on that Trout Update PSA 9 Good Price too,I have a PSA 10 that I got Graded by PSA back in 2014 and will stay in my PC,why are you addressing your Chase cards on the Format,are the just Base cards your chasing, looking to get good deals from your Followers who may want to sell to you for a good price,or are you chasing cards with Low numbered parallels?
The vast majority of my chase cards are vintage. I’m mostly happy with base. Thanks!
Great stuff Mike. I have to constantly remind myself to be patient. The arc of collecting is long and if something isn't super-rare, it's worth waiting to get it at the best price.
Thanks Jake!
Sound strategy that is working well for you! I look for vintage that have low watcher totals, not graded preferred, but I have found some bargains on graded cards. I am mostly looking for group/team lots of recent or current sets that I collect when another hot product comes out. They are usually a lot cheaper than buying and ripping boxes.
Smart!
Just wait, sound simple advice. Try telling that to an A personality. Lol. Great card, congrats. Always gems out there to find and bid on.
lol I know a lot of those people
Thats one thing about the hobby i love. Doing your due diligence on players and cards and trying to buy at the ideal time is alot of fun. Sometimes you miss sometimes u hit. Thanks for the video Congrats on the Trout
Thanks Jay!
I preach patience all the time. I unloaded the few trouts I had last yr. Unfortunately he doesn’t play for the Redsox. He had to go. Nice pickup
He’d have a couple of rings if he did play for the Sox!
Congrats Mike. Patience is key, now I’m probably going to get my first Trout rc also.
Awesome! Can’t wait to see you at the National, Orlando!
Congrats !
I would imagine your Trout will approach 500 again as he hits retirement. Guaranteed HOF. I
Agreed!
Haha, I guessed it right on my second try!
Nice card 👊
I think you were the first correct guess!
Congrats man! That’s on my list as well! See you in a few weeks
@@TalkingBallCards looking forward to it!
I like these videos. I think just get value when you can. There is no reason to break the bank
Exactly. Thanks!
This had been on my radar too! Good for you, Mike 👍❤️
Go for it!
I'd buy only Beckett from now on. Since fake PSA slabs are everywhere now.
The players you mention have a history of injury during the year. There is no disrespect. Merely factual due to the flipping nature of the alleged hobby .... It is run more like an oligarchical industry.
So…..if I save 10k on buying a car this month, that free’s up 120k a year to buy sports cards. I like your math. JK.
lol exactly
I'm sure you got a legit Trout but in this realm, you now have to proceed with caution even with an 86 Sportsflick
Bought same card $230 at a show in nj ??
In a PSA 9? That dealer didn’t know what they were doing.
@@JunkWaxHero he knew what he was doing believe me ,,i think card will be $$150 soon and all his bowmans are dropping like flies .i traded mine for a t206 john titus ,,with all due respect he robbed you
OK..my question for you and your viewers. say you have been searching for a specific card ($500 value) it's been over 2 years now...wham..it shows up at the nat's and the dealer wants $950 and he wont budge much...do you walk or buy??
Great question. So it hasn’t shown up anywhere in 2 years? I’d probably buy.
Big “it depends”. If it’s been burned into the back of your brain, you have the budget, and you want to be the end collector for that card then it’s probably a buy. Depends on the card and the player situation as well, could be a rare parallel or if there could be a catalyst for more price movement I would lean towards yes as well. If it’s a grade dependent price then personally I wouldn’t, I’d just find a lower grade. Is this a hypothetical or are you on the hunt for something?
@@rschreck97 It is one of the rarer Old Judge cards. $500 full value, they want $950 and wont budge...been looking for it for a couple of years. I dont want to buy it just because the dealers seems like an ass. But,,I dont want to wait another 2 years
@@chriss5299 yeah that’s a tough call. Was it last sold around the height of his mvp season? I know I’m not the one experiencing the emotions, but I feel a big part of the card community as a whole is about meeting and talking with people who have the same hobby/interest and I would be turned off by a dealer who’s character is off. Unless you’re talking a 1/1 or a 1/5 the ssp’s and lower numbered cards will surface again, better to give money to someone who seems like a good human than not. Also with the National being so big is it possible there’s another one out there either with a vendor or trade night?
@@rschreck97 Its a card from the 19th century..not a new shiny card....I hate the thought of giving some jerk dealer the big profit, but It may be years until one resurfaces. What would the card community do?
Hahahahahaha. Crack it resubmit and get your 10. PSA are giving them out like penny candy. Especially now with the crappy new slabs that will be replaced with the old ones! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Actually one sold for $321.02 so yours wasn’t the lowest. If you’d have been more patient maybe you could have saved yourself that 7 cents. (Actually $3.07 as their shipping was $5 and yours was $8)
Ha! I’ll be kicking myself for years for missing that one 🤣
😂😂😂😂
Personally I’d rather buy the 10 because, generally speaking with this type of card, there is far more expected long term value from the card appreciating than any other grade.
Totally fair!
I did a deep dive on iconic modern PSA 9’s and 10’s of retired or future Hall of Famers (1990-present). I went through Kobe, Brady, Lebron, Crosby, Curry, Trout, etc rookies. The PSA 9 and 10 (and even the 8) pretty much rose and fell at the same rate. I used to believe that the PSA 10’s would hold their value over the long term compared to the PSA 9 and the numbers just don’t back it up. In fact, the PSA 10 sometimes had the bigger drop because the price was inflated being 3-4x more than a 9.
Here are some comparisons in the past year of a modern PSA 9 vs 10
1997 Topps Chrome Tim Duncan
PSA 9 - Up 47%
PSA 10 - Down 44%
1996 Topps Chrome Kobe
PSA 9 - Down 24%
PSA 10 - Down 21%
2000 Bowman Chrome Brady
PSA 9 - Down 31%
PSA 10 - Down 11%
2003 Topps Chrome Lebron
PSA 9 - Down 18%
PSA 10 - Down 5%
2011 Topps Update Trout
PSA 9 - Down 57%
PSA 10 - Down 41%
2009 Topps Curry
PSA 9 - Down 30%
PSA 10 - Down 44%
2017 Prizm Silver Mahomes
PSA 9 - Up 29%
PSA 10 - Up 12%
@@chrisolivo6591 putting this in my newsletter