....check out this sale:

[MGiuseffi1969]

....check out this sale:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-PHELPS-...oryZ2842QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I spit coffee all over my computer screen.

 

[Hejdukfan23]

Holy sweet

 

[es_19]

oh my dear god.

 

[MGiuseffi1969]

I should point out it was not my sale....

 

[leafschik1967]

So, that's what 8 gold medals will do for one's cards. It helps a bit that he has so few out there, but still....

 

[MGiuseffi1969]

Thanks to the "powers that be" for moving this thread to a part of the board that I never even knew existed and nobody ever visits....

 

[ToskalaTML]

That card is flippin' awesome!
I really enjoyed watching Phelps destroy his competition in the pool.
Hopefully one day, I could pick up an auto of him.

 

[langway05]

Thanks to the "powers that be" for moving this thread to a part of the board that I never even knew existed and nobody ever visits....

Mike

Well if nobody posts in them.... Then nobody visits them... I'm the guilty party, for moving it..

Anyways, so what was the final ending price on it.. Darn server at works blocks eBay....

 

[Danicus]

It reeled in a cool $4050 - BGS 9.5 with 9 auto..

 

[MGiuseffi1969]

Mike

Well if nobody posts in them.... Then nobody visits them... I'm the guilty party, for moving it..

Anyways, so what was the final ending price on it.. Darn server at works blocks eBay....

No hard feelings Brian. It's a Hawaii Michael Phelps Auto #/10 that sold for over $4,000. A staggering price imho. Mike

 

[meatmancgy]

Unfreakinbelievable! Jees... the guy does a few laps of a pool and his cards go through the roof? Imagine if he actually broke seven world records and one olympic record too! Oh wait... :dance:

 

[capt55]

I think that might have been cheap, When a Joe Montana rc BGS graded 10 sells for 44K, this is a steal.

 

[MGiuseffi1969]

I think that might have been cheap, When a Joe Montana rc BGS graded 10 sells for 44K, this is a steal.

It's not his RC. I guess this one would be his RC:


http://cgi.ebay.com/Michael-Phelps-...oryZ2961QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It was issued as a packed out card. The other one is a show card. To my knowledge, neither is a true RC.

 

[capt55]

I know that, but he is the biggest celebrity in the world, sports or otherwise.

 

[MGiuseffi1969]

I know that, but he is the biggest celebrity in the world, sports or otherwise.

Agreed. It is his 15 minutes of fame. Or perhaps 15 weeks... My guess is his autos will cool off a lot in a few months.

 

[leafschik1967]

It's not his RC. I guess this one would be his RC:


http://cgi.ebay.com/Michael-Phelps-...oryZ2961QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It was issued as a packed out card. The other one is a show card. To my knowledge, neither is a true RC.

There's an unsigned version of that card as well. If anything is his 'RC' it would likely be that. Two weeks before the Olympics, those Fans of the Game autos were going in the $25 range.

 

[meatmancgy]

Agreed. It is his 15 minutes of fame. Or perhaps 15 weeks... My guess is his autos will cool off a lot in a few months.

He's 23... he's obviously going to make another appearance at an Olympics and will likely continue to post world-record times. I'm not sure I agree with the "cooling off" perspective. This kid is the real deal.

 

[MGiuseffi1969]

He's 23... he's obviously going to make another appearance at an Olympics and will likely continue to post world-record times. I'm not sure I agree with the "cooling off" perspective. This kid is the real deal.

Oh he is the real deal and I expect another spike in 4 years after the next Olympics, but trust me there are a ton of those Donruss autos out there and eventually the demand will dip a bit..... Already this week they went from $700 right after he won his 8th medal to $400 currently. That is already quite a dip.

 

[leafschik1967]

He's 23... he's obviously going to make another appearance at an Olympics and will likely continue to post world-record times. I'm not sure I agree with the "cooling off" perspective. This kid is the real deal.

You would think he'll be around, but Ian Thorpe retired from competitive swimming at 24, so Phelps isn't a guarantee for 2012, until he actually suits up. There's also four years of being out of the spotlight.

 

[bigzippy]

Agreed. It is his 15 minutes of fame. Or perhaps 15 weeks... My guess is his autos will cool off a lot in a few months.

Honest question. Do you guys really see him as the top guy right now?From this side of the pond the media focus has been much more on a certain Jamaican runner.

Must be our countrys media bias