Follow that Bird!
I don’t hate the whole rainbow. There are some
parallels that I like from 2014 Topps Series 1 Baseball.
parallels that I like from 2014 Topps Series 1 Baseball.
I have always been a fan of blue, but this color works so
much better on chrome cards (really, all the colors do). For the base set Gold,
Black, Red, Clear (those look awesome) and Blue would be my colors of choice
for me the parallel game. However, the Red and Blue are exclusive to the retail
outlets they are sold in.
much better on chrome cards (really, all the colors do). For the base set Gold,
Black, Red, Clear (those look awesome) and Blue would be my colors of choice
for me the parallel game. However, the Red and Blue are exclusive to the retail
outlets they are sold in.
But there is one parallel I like this year – Big Bird.
I didn’t make up the term. I saw it
on Twitter a couple of days ago and that’s what I plan on calling them.
on Twitter a couple of days ago and that’s what I plan on calling them.
The Big Bird parallels look sharp, perhaps reminding me of
1991 Fleer (one of the first packs of cards I remember opening).
1991 Fleer (one of the first packs of cards I remember opening).
However, they are tough pulls. There are just two in
every hanger box, which costs $10. The
Derek Jeter Big Bird parallel has been selling between $30-$40 on eBay and
there are some players I haven’t even seen posted there yet.
every hanger box, which costs $10. The
Derek Jeter Big Bird parallel has been selling between $30-$40 on eBay and
there are some players I haven’t even seen posted there yet.
(FYI, the Green parallel is similar in they only come in
retail rack packs, but I don’t like those as much.)
retail rack packs, but I don’t like those as much.)
I keep thinking about venturing back to Target to pick up
a couple of boxes simply for the Big Bird parallels. But spending $10 for just
two cards is holding me back – and the fact I have grown a rather
fond attachment to my money lately.
a couple of boxes simply for the Big Bird parallels. But spending $10 for just
two cards is holding me back – and the fact I have grown a rather
fond attachment to my money lately.
The only way to rationalize this is by looking at the
cards I have gotten and seeing what they sell for on eBay to see if I could make my money back.
cards I have gotten and seeing what they sell for on eBay to see if I could make my money back.
Here are the four Big Bird parallels that are in the house
(Dan also bought a hanger box):
(Dan also bought a hanger box):
A dinged-corner Rajai Davis: negligible … no one wants a
card with a banged-up corner, but one sold on eBay for under $5
card with a banged-up corner, but one sold on eBay for under $5
Bronson Arroyo: under $5
Heath Hembree: five sales averaging $18.40 with a $2
outlier on day of release.
outlier on day of release.
Brian Dozier: Three sales $1, $3 and $12
That didn’t help – only that I should sell my
Hembree card right now.
Hembree card right now.
I guess like the rest of opening cards, it’s all just a gamble.
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Good lord – I had no idea that there was decent demand for the BigBird parallels….I need to go back through my hanger box(es) stack and recall who I pulled.
LONG LIVE 91 FLEER!
@ryanspitch
http://www.ryanspitch.blogspot.com
Good lord – I had no idea that there was decent demand for the BigBird parallels….I need to go back through my hanger box(es) stack and recall who I pulled.
LONG LIVE 91 FLEER!
@ryanspitch
http://www.ryanspitch.blogspot.com