(04-25-2020, 08:31 PM)crazyforkinsler5 Wrote: Yes, his Bowman Chrome auto (2009) could be had for under $5 when it first came out. He was a nobody, and no one collected his cards or cared about him. Same with Tom Brady back in 2000. The local LCS had his RCs in their 10 cent boxes. In their freaking 10 cent boxes, and now he's one of the top 5-6 QBs of all time.
I hit the jackpot with Brady (kinda - had to keep them for a long time). I am still holding on to 2 of his RC's that I pulled back in 2000 from $3 packs. The Skybox Impact RC is now listed at $80 and the UD Ultimate Victory RC is listed at $250. Both were listed at $3 when I pulled them from Christmas packs my Grandmother gave me. I kept them b/c the Pats are my #3 team. I am SO GLAD that I did keep them. Oddly, every time he lost a Super Bowl, the price dropped a bunch. But then he'd win another one and the price would jump above where it was before the drop.
In baseball, my Yadier Molina RC AU card was $25 when I traded for it about 12-15 years ago. Now, it books for $125. Besides being a Cardinal, I've chased his cards b/c I saw him play in the Appy League after they drafted him and sent him to Johnson City (TN).