(05-20-2012, 10:55 PM)azicet Wrote: [ -> ]Yes, more autographs of Messier, Sakic, Yzerman, etc. will dilute their value, but not as much as you think, and would actually generate more interest in them as more collectors would be able to afford them. Any autographs of these players are not pointless & would actually be appreciated more than a no-name rookie signed serially numbered RC.
Given the choice between pulling a Gordie Howe basic SOTT auto or a Calvin de Haan serially numbered autographed rookie with a piece of his jersey, this Islanders fan will always prefer the Howe.
•Awesome Autograph Lineup (combining to hit 3 per box, on avg!) •Autographed Future Watch – #’d to 999
•Sign of the Times
•Sign of the Times Duals – inserted 1:288
•Sign of the Times Trios – #’d to 25
•Sign of the Times Quads – #’d to 10
•Sign of the Times Fives – #’d to 8
•Sign of the Times Sixes – #’d to 7
•Sign of the Times Sevens – #’d to 6
•Sign of the Times Eights – #’d to 5
•Prestigious Pairings – #’d to 50
•SP Chirography – #’d to 50
•Immortal Inks – #’d to 10
•Marks of Distinction – #’d to 25
•Autographed Patch cards •Autographed Future Watch Patch – #’d to 100
•Regular Card Limited Autograph Patch Parallel, Level 1 – #’d to 100
•Regular Card Limited Autograph Patch Parallel, Level 2 – #’d to 25
•Slick Holograms •SP Holo F/X – inserted 1:12
•SP Holo F/X – Die-Cut – inserted 1:288
•Collect More ’10-11 Rookies! •Future Watch – #’d to 999
•Essential Subset •SP Essentials – #’d to 1999
•Regular Cards •100 Regular Cards
heres the print run layout, now take away your suggested unwanted rc autos which is 30 of the only 50 chosen,so thats 30x999=29970 rookie auto's not included in the set run now, exclude the patch variation which is 30x99 =2970 (case hits). now just rookies alone what you've suggested is over 30,000 hit short fall. make it up with the top 20 rookies and the HOF'ers. Sure but look at what the print run would look like for rookies without touching the HOF'ers subsets.
•Autographed Patch cards •Autographed Future Watch Patch – #’d to 999 value drop of 90%
•Regular Card Limited Autograph Patch Parallel, Level 2 – #’d to 99-value drop 75%
•Collect More ’10-11 Rookies! •Future Watch – #’d to 1299 value drop of 25%
now take into account the subsets to offset the value of rc's.
•Sign of the Times
•Sign of the Times Duals – inserted 1:144
•Sign of the Times Trios – #’d to 50 value drop 50%
•Sign of the Times Quads – #’d to 20 value drop 50%
•Sign of the Times Fives – #’d to 16 value drop 50%
•Sign of the Times Sixes – #’d to 14 value drop 50%
•Sign of the Times Sevens – #’d to 12 value drop 50%
•Sign of the Times Eights – #’d to 10 value drop 50%
•Prestigious Pairings – #’d to 100 value drop 50%
•SP Chirography – #’d to 100 value drop 50%
•Immortal Inks – #’d to 20 value drop 50%
•Marks of Distinction – #’d to 50 value drop 50%
•Autographed Patch cards •Autographed Future Watch Patch – #’d to 500 value drop of 60%
•Regular Card Limited Autograph Patch Parallel, Level 2 – #’d to 49-value drop 50%
•Collect More ’10-11 Rookies! •Future Watch – #’d to 1299 value drop of 25%
Without adding multiple subsets(like the 90's sets) into an already robust lineup of spa you can see there would be no room to accomplish what your asking of a company without taking there product into an abyss of depreciation and utter brand failure.!
as a collector i understand the nature of wanting value for your hockey dollar but as a buisness man i also look at the feasability
of proposed ventures and marketing value.
if spa ever asked me to market such a change in the lineup i would ask them if they were smoking crack with their dim witted inbred cousin in the back 40 when they came up with this idea.
thankyou and that is all
jv