SPx vs. Leaf Limited - why such a huge pricing difference?

[eastslastheart]

Ok, I can give you the benefit of the doubt with the SPx SP's (The ones numbered to 250.) But does the same supply & demand through process work when you look at the SPx JSY/AUTOs that ARENT SP's? How is a Kyle Orton (just for example) Leaf Limited Patch/Auto #/100 worth THE SAME as a Kyle Orton SPx JSY/AUTO #/1275 ?! (both are valued at $60). Do you at least see my point here? It does'nt make sense.

[McFarlaneRuss21]

Here's my question...the odds of pulling a RC/Patch/Auto from Leaf Limited are much harder htan the odds of pulling a RC/JSY/Auto from SPx...SPx fall 1 per box, while Leaf Limited, who knows.

I've opened 3 boxes of Limited and pulled two RC Auto/Patches...one 2 color and one 3 color and one #'d to 25. In fact, all three of my boxes have yielded jersey autos.

You're actually wrong on your math. SPx falls 1 per box, with what 18 packs per box. So your odds of pulling a rc auto/jersey from SPx are 1:18...I'd bet you have better odds in Leaf Limited. Difference is that to open 18 packs of SPx will run you about $115, while to open 18 packs of Leaf Limited it will cost you around $1000. BUT you probably do have better ODDS in Leaf Limited than SPx, however COST wise its cheaper to open the SPx. But than you have to take into account what you can pull outside of the RC auto/jersey from both. Honestly I think you have a better chance in 18 packs of Limited of pulling more high end cards than opening 18 packs of SPx, but again the cost factor comes into pay.

-Russ

[pwaldo]

Ok, I can give you the benefit of the doubt with the SPx SP's (The ones numbered to 250.) But does the same supply & demand through process work when you look at the SPx JSY/AUTOs that ARENT SP's? How is a Kyle Orton (just for example) Leaf Limited Patch/Auto #/100 worth THE SAME as a Kyle Orton SPx JSY/AUTO #/1275 ?! (both are valued at $60). Do you at least see my point here? It does'nt make sense.

Well I can't really give you a great answer since I haven't collect football cards for years now. But I can tell you that when I did SPX was known for its rookies.

I just searched on eBay for the two cards in question and while they both look like crap to me I'd rather have the SPX since it isn't a sticker autograph or if it is its the version where you can't tell (the see through kind).

As for the supply versus demand it probably is that big of a difference. I mean in baseball you have the parallel in Topps called Topps Black that is #D out of 50. The common cards in that set approach $50 all the time and some fetch up to $150. Most cards #D out of 50 would NEVER approach 1/10 of that. They do that because so many people collect the set. But cards that are #D out of 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, and even 1 from other sets don't approach the same price as those cards. Why? Because people don't collect them as much.

I mean you can't really compare #D cards across the board just like how you can't compare players across the board. Kerry Wood has never won 15 games in a season yet his cards sell for more than people who are in the HOF. While on paper that doesn't make sense it does in the collecting world because there are a lot of Cubs fans. People pay top dollar for rookies that are currently playing and can become busts at any minute yet you can buy rookie cards of proven HOF players for a fraction of the cost. Logic doesn't always control the prices of cards.