How do you define a high end card?

[kayo198]

This might sound like a stupid question as here on scf it is said to be anything over $100, but is it really this easy to draw the line? opinions?

[30ranfordfan]

I guess high end could mean anything, to anyone. I would agree with a definition like that (worth more than $100) but you could easily argue that anything from 'The Cup' is high end.... anything with a lot print run is high end.... whatever.

The point of the seperation for sale forums though, the $100 difference makes sense. If you're looking to get fire sale prices, or cards on the cheap - I wouldn't bother looking through the High End forum. Likewise, if you're looking for cards that cost a lot of money, you don't need to go through threads of $2 RCs and GUs to find what you're looking for.

[roy.the.greatest]

It is more about the print run in my opinion. But where to draw the line, it is up to your collection if you decide to collect the rarest cards.

[RGM81]

While the definition of "high-end card" can vary from trader to trader, for the sake of simplicity cards with $100 BV and up, as well as NPDTS, have their own forum at SCF. This is generally because owners of cards with such a value prefer to trade them for other high-end cards as opposed to fielding many "I'll give these 10 $25 cards" requests for their $250 Crosby RC. Some folks deal only in high-end cards, so it makes life easier for everybody.

I personally agree with the selection - it's a nice even number that immediately sticks out. A $100 card is obviously a pretty darn good card, so it makes for a good choice. $80 cards are good too, but not quite as good. LOL

It is also handy when you're dealing with exceptionally low-print-run cards. If I've got a Carey Price /9 that I'm looking to trade, it's easier to post that in a relatively select forum to attract offers on similar cards.

[roy.the.greatest]

In terms of value, there are TONS of $100 cards. I don't think the $100 level is enough high to set the level of "high-end cards", too many cards selling at least $100. At $500 we begin to speak, but a $100 card is pretty common in 2009-10.

[SkyFire47]

only 2 things that bother me are:

1. just because a card is /5 or /10, it is NOT automatically high end.
2. just because a card is from a "high end" release does NOT make it automatically high end either.

[kayo198]

only 2 things that bother me are:

1. just because a card is /5 or /10, it is NOT automatically high end.
2. just because a card is from a "high end" release does NOT make it automatically high end either.

this is exactly what i had in mind when i posted this thread

[30ranfordfan]

I agree completey, but some people out there would consider it high end. That was all my point was.

only 2 things that bother me are:

1. just because a card is /5 or /10, it is NOT automatically high end.
2. just because a card is from a "high end" release does NOT make it automatically high end either.

[brian045]

i bought a box of superlative and got a M.Brodeur autothreads/9 as my main hit...I saw one go on ebay for 60. something..Im not selling mine , but to me since it is a auto/9 on a game used jersey piece from a future HOF its high end..On the other hand, ive sold an auto/jersey card of a mid level player for more,numbered higher and didnt think it was hight end.

[Fred Bear]

only 2 things that bother me are:

1. just because a card is /5 or /10, it is NOT automatically high end.
2. just because a card is from a "high end" release does NOT make it automatically high end either.

I agree completely with 1) but not at all with 2). The Cup is filled with 'high-end' commons. For me, I tend to believe 'high-end' refers more to the overall manufacturing quality than the value.

There are 2 different applications of the term in my mind. A) A 'high-end' release. Everything from ITG Superlative or The Cup or Ultimate Collection is 'high-end'. They are premium cards of (supposedly) higher manufacturing quality. B) A 'high-end' card. A card which meets the same criteria, a premium card with top-quality manufacturing. I wouldn't consider anything UD1-2 'high-end' (SP or low print run isn't enough to get you there - all the patch variations are 'low-end' or 'mid-range' patches) except for an HG insert. SP Authentic Limited Patches could be considered 'high-end', but a regular FW RC is just what a mid-range RC is supposed to be - even Tavares/Crosby/Ovechkin!

Personally, I don't like the price tag qualifier because it becomes too arbitrary, at any price. If you say $100 determines high end, what if you have a $120 card that you'd sell for $80 - is it still 'high-end'? You could argue it too easily either way. I've also seen 'low-end' cards sell for over $100 when set collectors go wild... Price will never make an SP 'high-end', it's just a valuable low-mid range card. Price, to me, simply means 'high-value'.

That's my 2-cents into the pot...