Need help understanding jump price
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Hi guys,
I am at my first year into the game and the franchise. I have been playing for about ten weeks now.
I decided to give my best shot at the Rolen 99. I know, for the great majority of you, this is an easy target. But keep in mind that I had no idea I was doing for the three first weeks I played the game, that I am 48 years old, than I did not follow baseball much for the last 20 years and that the last baseball game I played was Ken Griffey on the SNES.
So, I build an Excel file with all the cards I need to get Rolen, with their price and where I can get them. That way, I can put all my energy into getting the cards I need instead of guessing.
At the beginning of the week, I was 86 cards away from Rolen. The cheapest way to get there would cost me 284 K (wich include a bit of playing to unlock some cards).
But with each passing day this week, the value of the cards I need went up. Like really up. As much as 25% in certain case.
As of today, I am 75 cards away, but the card I need have a combine value of... 463 K!
What I don't understand, is, this late in the season, who is buying Pipeline, 20th Anniversary, New Thread and Egg Hunt series cards for the price to jumb that much? Especially, this week, when the market is flood with free 95, 96 and 97 cards from the AS and Draft collections?
In other words, who buys Lucas Erceg Egg Hunt card when they can get a way better AS relief pitcher card for free?
Is there enough players grinding to get Rolen that can justify that kind of increase in price? Could it simply be that?
Thanks for, again, educating me!
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The price may be going as people are buying more cards in preparation for the next Legends and Flashback collection that is coming at the end of the month. This was announced recently, so many are buying right now.
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It make sens. Thanks!
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@pacadie09_NSW said in Need help understanding jump price:
It make sens. Thanks!
Erceg is still valuable as he is part of the egg hunt collection and I don't think many are running it anymore so his price goes up with reduced supply.
That low total you saw at beginning of week was result of all the all star content releasing, the market crashed hard multiple times as ppl sold off to go for the new stuff, after,the prices started going back up and then spiked further when the new collections date was revealed. -
Supply and demand...
I just assumed that there was an infinite supply of every cards. Now that I think of it, it was quite stupid of me lol
Thanks to you, I better understand now why these early release cards still sell for big studs. Less people are unloading them, so there are less for us, latecomers, to buy. Just like stocks.
See, I know I would be educated by starting this thread! Hope others are also learning a thing or two
