Andrew Luck is going to be the first pick of the draft, and as it stands right now, he could unseat one of the greatest ever as the starter for the Colts if everything goes as expected. Collectors obviously have a good understanding of the potential Luck displays, as his autographs and other memorabilia has been selling off the charts since the middle of last off season during the lockout.

Leaf, being the resourceful company that they are, has taken this perfect storm, and put a shot across the bow as the first company to produce a Luck card. Although they are commemorating his attendance at the All American game, and do not show him in any professional setting, the cards are definitely going to sell. Like they did back a few years ago with baseball prospects, they are offering the cards exclusively on eBay through their store, something which may be the perfect way to beat other companies to market. For some reason, most of the auctions were stopped midway through, which definitely warrants an explanation from Leaf. Im sure that is coming soon.

Until then, here are some of the highlights:

Andrew Luck Leaf Metal Superfractor

Andrew Luck Leaf Metal Red Refractor

Andrew Luck Leaf Metal Refractor

With Luck and other prospects’ first big name cards possibly being released as early as the next few months with Five Star and National Treasures, I think these cards will not come close to carrying the weight long term. However, as we always see, Football is a sport where collecting is contingent on instant gratification rather than waiting for things to cool down. Because these are the first of many Andrew Luck cards, they will definitely be sought after, until the next ones are released.

I would expect that these auctions are a sign that we might have a situation similar to Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper in baseball. Luck will incite riots in just about every way when his first Colts cards are put into packs after the Premiere, and it wont be long before we finally get to see if he was the right choice as the next “cant miss” prospect in line.