....Jaw Dropping...

[whatagoalie43]

I always like to think of it as collecting pieces of art. Maybe less so these days (see thread about the 90s)...

well said

[LT21Titans27]

I got goosebumps, for sure the holy grail of ovechkin cards

[mortuus]

For that kind of money wouldnt you be able to buy a shield instead or so?

[RGM81]

For that kind of money wouldnt you be able to buy a shield instead or so?

Chances are the people involved in this have one or two already.

[max91ess]

Chances are the people involved in this have one or two already.

or maybe ovy is buying it:)

since he likes cards now, jk

[robcynd]

it's a really nice card...

you can get so many other really cool autos /patches/jersey cards

hell you could get a ridiculous lot of cards for under 1k

someone clearly has too much money, and/or is a hard to the core Ovie fan

[RGM81]

it's a really nice card...

you can get so many other really cool autos /patches/jersey cards

hell you could get a ridiculous lot of cards for under 1k

someone clearly has too much money, and/or is a hard to the core Ovie fan

Yes you could, but none of those cards are anywhere near equal in stature to The Cup Black Rainbow 1/1.

For the price I spent on my Gorges The Cup Black Rainbow 1/1 I could probably have bought 5 autos, 4 patches, 3 jerseys, two SP Authentic RCs, and a partridge in a pear tree - none of them, either individually or as a whole, are equivalent to the 1/1.

[kayo198]

Just to add to calling the ov 1/1 a piece of cardboard...as it was already been mentioned, its a hobby, you could equally say that a post stamp is just a piece of paper with some glue on it, however, there is stamps that are worth more than a mil $ out there, and they are usually not even 1/1....my father is a passionate stamp collector and when I talk to him about pricing of such rare things, he says: the book value is BS, the real value such a rare collectable (be it a stamp or a card) is exactly what one is willing to pay in an auction...hence, the real value of this card will be what it sells for...regardless if people think its overpriced or not...thats my opinion...nice card btw:)

[gomaz]

Just to add to calling the ov 1/1 a piece of cardboard...as it was already been mentioned, its a hobby, you could equally say that a post stamp is just a piece of paper with some glue on it, however, there is stamps that are worth more than a mil $ out there, and they are usually not even 1/1....my father is a passionate stamp collector and when I talk to him about pricing of such rare things, he says: the book value is BS, the real value such a rare collectable (be it a stamp or a card) is exactly what one is willing to pay in an auction...hence, the real value of this card will be what it sells for...regardless if people think its overpriced or not...thats my opinion...nice card btw:)

Exactly!

[whatagoalie43]

Im planning on waiting to see the final 1-30 minutes of this auction to see how much the price jumps...Im also planning on having popcorn ready