This is scary!

[13stepper]

That is an ugly card. Easy answer.

this made me lol, I took a look at the card again and agreed.

That's a bit harsh statement...but sadly I agree him!
1/1 Tags from The Cup aren't the prettiest cards exactly IMO.

Gretzky retired for 14 years ago but he gets more card on a single season than many other active players even some current active stars!
I think that more and more are getting tired of his cards.

So why must every Gretzky card be sellingat $3000-$5000 only becuase he's just Gretzky? Just check at Orr's autograph which has been dropping in prices a lot at lately compared with for 5 years ago. I think that UD should cut with their over-usago of Gretzky, Roy, Orr and some other retired players otherwise we'll soon see a Gretzky 1/1 for $100-$300 if they continues to release +100-250 new cards every season with those players!

Couldn't have said it better myself, we have been watching the decline of HOF auto's for a couple years now, seems only this past year the declines have been very noticeable.

[30ranfordfan]

Does the seller have the option of selling, even if the reserve was not met? That's the only thing I can think of.

Your point, IMO, is bang on. If you're not going to let it go for under $2,000 - why not just make that the starting bid?

I never understood a reserve. Why not just start the bidding at the minimum price you will accept for it? I NEVER bid on auctions with a reserve.

[mortuus]

Its a great card for sure, but im not too interested in those laundry tags i agree they look ugly but still it should go for way higher.

[sjw241]

This card has been on ebay for nearly a year that I know of. It has been auction dozens of times and sat at a BIN of $4000-$5000 at different times. The seller ran a no reserve auction and it hit $2100, but of course the buyer didn't pay becuase it was a shill.
I know for a fact that an offer of $2500 was put in early on when the card was first listed. It was auto declined. I think that the people that would have bought this card have lost interest and are not happy with the sellers greed. Its a nice card, but Gretzky Auto Patches can be had for a lot cheaper and there are plenty out there. The 1/1 stamp is meaningless now. People have given up trying to buy this card in my opinion.

[pwaldo]

I never understood a reserve. Why not just start the bidding at the minimum price you will accept for it? I NEVER bid on auctions with a reserve.

The reserve worked years ago on eBay because it would cost more in fees to list it at let's say he wanted $2500 for it rather than start it at 99 cents with a reserve of $2500. But eBay kept changing the fees and whatnot so the reserve has basically become pointless now in my opinion especially because it is such a despised feature amongst buyers.

But then again people would list a card at $25.00 when the fees were like a $1 more than what it was to list the card at $24.99 so they ended up paying eBay an extra dollar to make a penny. Never understood that one.

[mooneyes]

I'd rather have his real jersey for that price even if it sans washing instructions lol...

[centrehice]

People paying thousands of dollars for laundry tags is about as funny of a train-wreck that I have ever seen.

[Wickabee]

Agreed also.. Everyone overpays for shields and 1/1s..just cuz Ud makes them rare..they're usually not even ThAT nice..it's just the fact that oohhh I own a 1/1 now that excites people and "I need to get every single card possible so I look like a hardcore collector"..a shield might look cool at first but why pay $600 for a 1/1000th of a jersey when you can own an actual entire jersey for the same price..

there are way better looking cards than a shield or a tag usually IMO

I tend to agree, for the most part, but there is the fact I collect cards, not jerseys. Just a thought.

[Craig2]

I thought the laundry tag idea was interesting the first time around. But like everything else, the card companies beat it to death to the point where it has lost its luster.

And as others have said, they aren't always the most attractive cards.

[Yzerfan]

I hate laundry tags...especially on my underwear. Not really sure where I was going with that, but there it is...