My first redemption card... Any good?

[srm07]

First post here... I've been an off-and-on collector for about 10 years or so (with a lot of hand me downs from the early 90s) and I bought 2 packs of Bowman Chrome today... pulled one of the redemptions for the Orange Refractor 18U USA set (same one this guy has listed on e-bay http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-BOWMAN-...#ht_500wt_1287).


I'm just looking for some general information. Judging by the 1:50,000 odds, I would say it has some serious value. The card shop I bought the pack from offered me a box for the redemption... was I right to turn it down? I'm pretty impatient... what kind of value should I expect to see in Beckett?

Also, I'm guessing I am probably the first (or one of the first) people to submit my redemption online for this set. Does that mean I will get #1/25, or something close to it? Do they send the cards in toploaders, sleeves, or just a pack?

Sorry for all the questions and thanks for your help!

[darkqug]

While I don't have a great idea on the value, it is almost certainly more than another box of Bowman Chrome. The shop owner would only make that trade because he or she knows that the redemption is worth more. I'll guess the eBay auction value is around $200 (the BIN of $500 in the auction link seems really high to me), but it could be more.