After the highly publicized sale of the Robert Griffin III Superfractor out of 2012 Topps Finest, it should not be surprising that any other high profile card from the two big rookies would be offered at a very similar price. In fact one of the other biggest cards of the product has recently been put up:
2012 Topps Finest Andrew Luck Jumbo Patch Auto Superfractor 1/1
Personally, I hope this auction is a mistake. Im not sure if he meant to offer it as a Buy it Now, and ended up putting as an auction with a crazy high starting price. Im convinced that all high profile 1/1s should be offered as an auction with a .99 cent bid, or with a BIN/BO to weed out the bid scammers. However, we saw the Topps Inception 1/1 sell for crazy money, this one should be significantly higher. Hell, even the Panini 1/1 Sketch Card sold for more money
than I ever expected it would.
I realize that there are a lot of collectors out there with nefarious intentions to derail auctions for the big hits of their favorite players, so they bid up the cards so they cant sell via normal means. But, to start this at such a high price is like taking away any potential sales that a collector bidding war would entice.
Oddly enough, at the same time the Luck and Griffin Supers were posted, I also see that the Trent Richardson super has also been listed for a crazy price. Although I believe that a high asking price is warranted on a card like this, I dont think it should be THIS high:
2012 Topps Finest Trent Richardson Superfractor Auto RC 1/1
Obviously, there will be more Superfractors to come with Platinum releasing next week, and Chrome / Bowman Sterling hitting later this year in November. I posted yesterday that we have reached a relative saturation point with these cards, but I still believe that the finest base super autos are near the top of that long list of available options. Im sure the Luck base super auto will surface eventually.
Just to make it clear, I did intend on starting with this price. eBay limited me to a $5000 max starting price/BIN. This threw off my original intention of listing it high like the Griffin that was sold and fielding offers.
I would have loved to start this at 0.99 just to start a bidding war. Suppose I was afraid of it reaching a lesser price than anticipated. Now I may actually revise the auction if I don’t see any bids soon. Though I might not. Don’t want to make any promises yet.
Just to add some background story on the card for fun. I haven’t collected in 15 years. Bought a box of 2012 Topps and opened it a week ago. Nothing major. Spent maybe a hundred on random Panini packs shortly after. Hits were nil. This case of 2012 Finest came – my first case ever – and it had me scares. Big investment. Ended up pulling a Tannehill Atomic Rookie auto /10 in the first pack and later a Tannehill patch auto /25 after THE BIG HIT. Thought I’d add a little personal flair. 😉
Regardless, thanks for posting about my card!
-Brian
Haha, cool. I wasnt aware there was a limit!
Id say you did pretty well on your case! Great way to come back to the hobby though!
Thanks a bunch! 😀
Yeah, it seems there’s a limit based on your seller rating/volume, etc…I’m sure they have some kind of strange formula. Since I haven’t listed much of anything in a long time, I’m guessing that’s why my limit was $5000 as opposed to the other top Finest cards that have been listed.
Still thinking about changing it to 0.99 and letting the chips fall where they may. I really shouldn’t announce that, but nothing wrong with letting the market dictate the card’s value. You’re not the first to have recommended it starting at 0.99, but your article *may* have pushed me in that direction. 😉
Best wishes!
-Brian