Something to think about

[baseballfan35]

I was just thinking about this and im open to any opinions
How is a auto that is #/d to 1000 any different than an auto that is stamped a 1/1 they are both autos arent they other than a different # how are they different especially if they are sticker cards. Tell me what you guys think about this

[baseballfan35]

Same goes for gu cards how is a gu card #1/1 any different than a gu #/1500?

[xavieronly1]

How does Michael Jordan is different from kwame brown? They are playing basketball, too

[Zeppelin1985]

lmao

[wrafman]

lmao

X2

and M.J. drafted Kwame with the #1 overall pick. Granted though that year was not a particularly strong year. I don't think Kwame is that bad - it is just that for a #1 pick (based on perceived potential) he was. M.J was a great basketball player but definitely not a great basketball executive (owner). However just about every team has had a few bad draft picks(though basketball is the most predictable of the four major sports it is still far from an exact science).

As far as creating several parallel GU or auto versions, this is one action that many collectors do not like. If the card looks a little different, like with refractors I don't mind. However when the cards look almost or exactly identical it seems pointless, as you say.

Why do card companies do this? The answer, as usual, is money. They want to create a more desirable product, which they hope will make more people buy it. Hardcore player collectors or set collectors will often want to get all the versions.

They are the same card of course - the 1/1 is just a parallel version. Since it is a 1/1 it has a lot more value, though from a pure collecting(not investing or $value) standpoint it does not make much difference - you are still getting the player's auto on the same card.

[sanjosefuji]

I can kind of see where you're going with this... since there are times I just want an autograph of a person (and could care less about the numbering). For example, right now I'm looking for any S. Abdur-Rahim pack pulled autographed card with him pictured in his CAL uniform. I could care less if it's a 1/1 or if it's a 1 of 1,000. I just need it for my PC.

However, that's just not the case for most collectors. Most collectors (and price guides) use "supply and demand" to help them gauge the value of a card. Hence the fact that a 1/1 is a lot less in supply compared to a 1 of 1,000. Therefore the demand tends to be greater for the 1/1, which then causes the value to go up.

I was just thinking about this and im open to any opinions
How is a auto that is #/d to 1000 any different than an auto that is stamped a 1/1 they are both autos arent they other than a different # how are they different especially if they are sticker cards. Tell me what you guys think about this

[tarheelsnipe]

Set collectors and player collectors that compete with each other can really drive up the price of a low numbered card too. Some sets that are in higher demand can fetch a premium.

[bballcardheaven]

An MJ auto is no different than a Kwame Brown auto. They are both traces of blue ink on a piece of cardboard. Some Kwame Brown autos even have more ink than the MJ autos making them more valuable

[xavieronly1]

You know those inspirion card or something like "new school" "old school" card? Those rookies should copy the background legend signature... lol...

[wrafman]

You know those inspirion card or something like "new school" "old school" card? Those rookies should copy the background legend signature... lol...

Good point - The legends almost always have nice signatures. Check them out and compare to some of the auto's of this year's and previous years' rookies - e.g. Maurice Ager and Omri Casspi (they are just little squiggles)