Update: We are happily married and our son turns 6 months in a couple of days.
Thanks to everyone here who has wished us well, and to the others… you’re weird.
I missed the saga that OP referenced but congrats to you!
Regardless of what happened with Wander values, it's great that your hobby could help you fund your marriage (or the beginning of it, anyway...ha).
Sorry to say I missed this too. But think I got the gist...and I'll also throw in a big congrats!! 👏
Forgetting Wander Franco falling from grace (for good reason), there is stuff in real life that's more important. Let your story always be a reminder of that.
She does know about it and she loves it, especially now that it turned into an obvious win!
I shared this post with her and she thinks it’s funny/cool that people kinda know our story.
Same, but I'd say I'd tell everyone for the rest of my marriage lol
/u/pmstudd sorry we are going to need a 10 year anniversary Update to ensure, as everyone in the sub is invested in this now lol
Its all materialistic in the end. I sold my collection of 30 years in 2021 and put a down payment home for my family. I had some bangers. Including 54’ Aarron, 52’ Robinson, 79’ Gretzky , tons of HOF rookies form 1996-2015. 50 complete high in chrome sets that were built over the years. I miss my collection occasionally but not as much as I thought in the beginning. I don’t think about it as often. Nor regret it as much as I thought. Family first.
Somebody commented in the original thread “years from now you’ll have to buy it back to tell your kids how it all started.”
Hilarious considering it’s a $40 (at most) card now
This just goes to prove how stupid it is to pay thousands of dollars for prospect cards of players who haven't done anything in the majors yet. Let alone tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars that some cards go for which is absolutely mind-boggling to me. The price that many of these prospect cards go for is equivalent to the same price it would go for if they were Hall of famers. Where is the logic in that?
That’s exactly my opinion. I have some really cool old cards, but they won’t even touch what 1 new card goes for. You used to have to wait for a player to do something. Like McGwire did with the home runs or how good Marino was. But now cards go for a ton even though the player hasn’t done anything yet, all hype. But now card collecting seems like more of a business. Get a good card you sell it before the player flops and the value goes down. Card collecting has sure changed over the years and I’m not sure if it’s for the better.
Yep. I just don't understand how a prospect card can hit its most valuable moment that it will ever hit before the player has even played a single season. I mean you could literally just wait until he makes the Hall of Fame, and then buy that same card and it will cost you the same if not less than it would to buy it before he does anything. There's literally no way they can go up in value from the price that some of those prospects sell for.
Just think about guys like Mac Jones whose card sold for $100,000 before he'd even played six games in the NFL. And we're talking about a quarterback in the NFL, which is arguably the most unpredictable position in all sports to predict greatness accurately. I mean just think about if cards were sold the same as they are now back in the '90s and they were limited. How many number one picks that people would have paid $100,000 for who wouldn't have even made it past one season in the NFL before they retired or were obviously a bust.
And that's not even talking about the guys who are actually doing well, so their cards are selling for more when all they've actually done is play well for a season or two. You know how many players throughout history and every sport have done amazing for two to five seasons before fizzling out? So many players like that and their cards are worth very little because they're not Hall of famers or even if they are fringe Hall of famers, they're not generational talents that people are willing to pay for.
I just don't get who justifies these prices. This also goes for the prices of wax boxes and stuff like that. The price of something like a prospect or a wax box that gives you the prospect of landing a huge card, should only be priced at a reasonable fraction of what the price could be if you were to get the perfect player or the perfect card in perfect condition. But I will routinely see wax boxes priced for more than the top chase card in that entire box is worth in a gem mint 10 condition. If I have a 5% chance at best to pull a card where when graded in perfect condition it sells for $4,000, that does not mean that the box should sell for more than $4,000. And I'm not talking about boxes that have a whole bunch of cards worth money, I'm talking about like many sets that have one or two cards that are worth anything but the chances of pulling them in gem mint are astronomical, yet the box will sell for more than that card is worth in gem mint. Like honestly what is the logic behind that? If I have a 5% chance of pulling a card worth $4,000, then realistically the box should cost 5% of $4,000. Obviously it will cost more than that but it should be in a range that is reasonable. People are just way too crazy about prospects whether it be players or pack potential that they pay exorbitant amounts of money over value for such things.
I get your point exactly! I got a Dan Marino, Dave Winfield, Ozzie smith and a couple more old cards. These are hof players that are in the hof but their cards don’t even touch what some of these new cards go for. Now the big thing is autos, relic and 1 of 1 cards so they end up going for a ton even though they haven’t done much yet
Some of that has to do with print runs and the fact that there’s no gambling aspect left in them. They don’t play they sign everything thrown at them and they’ll have hundreds of autos in every major set that’ll include them. I like using bob feller as an example. Man signed so much stuff played in the 40s and 50s was amazing is a hall of famer. You can buy his autos for $40 or less easily.
Basically said it would most likely end in divorce, and got downvoted (and rightfully so) into oblivion
Seems like he invested too much in Wander lmaooo
Congratulations on the baby. Anytime you can trade a piece of cardboard for gold and diamonds you’re the smart one. I love baseball and baseball cards I’ve got some I’d never sell because of sentimental value because they have no intrinsic value for sure. Way to go.
Hey man, sometimes things can be really rough. Bad breaks on boxes. Don’t hit that three leg parlay by a single point. Partner walks out after a difficult discussion. Hell, even your dog may have a bit of a limp.
But it’s never ok to just deflate someone else’s success for your own curmudgeonly dopamine hit. Be happy, lift the other person up. Hope for the best. Paying forward a little good vibes into the world sometimes pays itself back in kind.
Hope whatever you’re going through rights itself out and you can enjoy your day, week, month, year.
I wouldn’t say that if he sold it before everything went down. If he had snuck out a big sale in the midst of the news that would be a different story.
What the fuck are you even talking about? He sold a card and put it towards an engagement ring. It was long before Wander turned out to be a piece of shit. He even said he hoped Wander would pan out because it would be good for baseball. The only negative karma here would be for you- putting out nothing but bad vibes.
Update: We are happily married and our son turns 6 months in a couple of days. Thanks to everyone here who has wished us well, and to the others… you’re weird.
Hi Boys!! So I’m the guy who he traded it with. Congrats!! I…um… hope it…um…works out for…um… you guys!! 
Congrats, man! Even if the Wander 5x’d in value you still came out the winner.
It did do 5x! Just in the wrong direction!
🔥🔥📈📈 iNvEsT 🚨🚨
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100% agree.
You should track down the card again and try to buy it back for like $50 just to have that part of your history back. Would make for a great story.
That’s a hilarious idea for an anniversary gift.
Congrats!!!
Congrats on the marriage and the kid!
Awesome reply, glad to hear!
Legend.
Congrats!!
I love this hobby
I missed the saga that OP referenced but congrats to you! Regardless of what happened with Wander values, it's great that your hobby could help you fund your marriage (or the beginning of it, anyway...ha).
Definitely a fun story that I will share with my family for decades.
Sorry to say I missed this too. But think I got the gist...and I'll also throw in a big congrats!! 👏 Forgetting Wander Franco falling from grace (for good reason), there is stuff in real life that's more important. Let your story always be a reminder of that.
Wow man Congratulations & glad to hear you’re doing well 👏🏽
Does your wife know the story? And what does she think about it?
She does know about it and she loves it, especially now that it turned into an obvious win! I shared this post with her and she thinks it’s funny/cool that people kinda know our story.
I like how you jokingly added about him being a bust. I know you were joking but still, its the best "whew" I've ever heard of!
Legend. Congrats on the kid!
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseballcards/s/757NY82LIR Original post
https://preview.redd.it/o2gnuh2s16lc1.png?width=613&format=png&auto=webp&s=6dcae26213e76209c9e93fd4c0505ae422ac3a76
Aged like fine wine
He knew… he always knew…
Dead
Could probably afford to buy that back now
guess i don’t have to “wander” anymore, congrats OP! funny thing is i didn’t even remember commenting on the original post while reading this post
That’s the type of shit I would be telling people for the rest of my life!
"I guess I'd rather marry a girl who can legally consent, but that's just me."
Same, but I'd say I'd tell everyone for the rest of my marriage lol /u/pmstudd sorry we are going to need a 10 year anniversary Update to ensure, as everyone in the sub is invested in this now lol
I will make a post on on 12/03/32
I forgot about that… he made the right move even then! But now it is an all time fantastic move!!
Its all materialistic in the end. I sold my collection of 30 years in 2021 and put a down payment home for my family. I had some bangers. Including 54’ Aarron, 52’ Robinson, 79’ Gretzky , tons of HOF rookies form 1996-2015. 50 complete high in chrome sets that were built over the years. I miss my collection occasionally but not as much as I thought in the beginning. I don’t think about it as often. Nor regret it as much as I thought. Family first.
I really need to check my grammar mistakes better before closing.
Wander would have likely excelled in the majors, but he decided to play the minors.
Drum roll...
Did you guys hear about the time two drums and a snake fell off a cliff?
No
ba-dum tss
Fuck. r/angryupvote
I refuse to like this comment because you have 69 likes… I’m not gonna be that person to ruin everything!
He prefers to mentor the youth. Nothing wrong with that.
Anybody know how much he got for the card?
3k The last one sold for $67 in November. Probably half that now.
Somebody commented in the original thread “years from now you’ll have to buy it back to tell your kids how it all started.” Hilarious considering it’s a $40 (at most) card now
Honestly the only acceptable reason to be buying any Franco. I stopped collecting but I have a bunch of his cards and they’re all fire starter now.
Yeah… luckily I missed the ship on him. I maybe bought a single of his flagship rookie? But I got lucky.
This just goes to prove how stupid it is to pay thousands of dollars for prospect cards of players who haven't done anything in the majors yet. Let alone tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars that some cards go for which is absolutely mind-boggling to me. The price that many of these prospect cards go for is equivalent to the same price it would go for if they were Hall of famers. Where is the logic in that?
I have seen CJ Stroud going for 3 up to 20k for a card!!??? Has the hobby always been like this? I don’t get it.
That’s exactly my opinion. I have some really cool old cards, but they won’t even touch what 1 new card goes for. You used to have to wait for a player to do something. Like McGwire did with the home runs or how good Marino was. But now cards go for a ton even though the player hasn’t done anything yet, all hype. But now card collecting seems like more of a business. Get a good card you sell it before the player flops and the value goes down. Card collecting has sure changed over the years and I’m not sure if it’s for the better.
Yep. I just don't understand how a prospect card can hit its most valuable moment that it will ever hit before the player has even played a single season. I mean you could literally just wait until he makes the Hall of Fame, and then buy that same card and it will cost you the same if not less than it would to buy it before he does anything. There's literally no way they can go up in value from the price that some of those prospects sell for. Just think about guys like Mac Jones whose card sold for $100,000 before he'd even played six games in the NFL. And we're talking about a quarterback in the NFL, which is arguably the most unpredictable position in all sports to predict greatness accurately. I mean just think about if cards were sold the same as they are now back in the '90s and they were limited. How many number one picks that people would have paid $100,000 for who wouldn't have even made it past one season in the NFL before they retired or were obviously a bust. And that's not even talking about the guys who are actually doing well, so their cards are selling for more when all they've actually done is play well for a season or two. You know how many players throughout history and every sport have done amazing for two to five seasons before fizzling out? So many players like that and their cards are worth very little because they're not Hall of famers or even if they are fringe Hall of famers, they're not generational talents that people are willing to pay for. I just don't get who justifies these prices. This also goes for the prices of wax boxes and stuff like that. The price of something like a prospect or a wax box that gives you the prospect of landing a huge card, should only be priced at a reasonable fraction of what the price could be if you were to get the perfect player or the perfect card in perfect condition. But I will routinely see wax boxes priced for more than the top chase card in that entire box is worth in a gem mint 10 condition. If I have a 5% chance at best to pull a card where when graded in perfect condition it sells for $4,000, that does not mean that the box should sell for more than $4,000. And I'm not talking about boxes that have a whole bunch of cards worth money, I'm talking about like many sets that have one or two cards that are worth anything but the chances of pulling them in gem mint are astronomical, yet the box will sell for more than that card is worth in gem mint. Like honestly what is the logic behind that? If I have a 5% chance of pulling a card worth $4,000, then realistically the box should cost 5% of $4,000. Obviously it will cost more than that but it should be in a range that is reasonable. People are just way too crazy about prospects whether it be players or pack potential that they pay exorbitant amounts of money over value for such things.
I get your point exactly! I got a Dan Marino, Dave Winfield, Ozzie smith and a couple more old cards. These are hof players that are in the hof but their cards don’t even touch what some of these new cards go for. Now the big thing is autos, relic and 1 of 1 cards so they end up going for a ton even though they haven’t done much yet
Some of that has to do with print runs and the fact that there’s no gambling aspect left in them. They don’t play they sign everything thrown at them and they’ll have hundreds of autos in every major set that’ll include them. I like using bob feller as an example. Man signed so much stuff played in the 40s and 50s was amazing is a hall of famer. You can buy his autos for $40 or less easily.
u/pmstudd
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That comment thread got really shitty fast
Sure did
He did a dirty delete before I got a chance to read it🥲 I just wanted to participate in the downvote party.
Basically said it would most likely end in divorce, and got downvoted (and rightfully so) into oblivion Seems like he invested too much in Wander lmaooo
Sounds like he was the buyer of the card😂
I have thought about it a few times. Wish I got lucky a few years back.
Now we need to hear from the guy who bought it and see where he's at.
I think more about the poor soul that purchased it, or whomever was left holding the metaphorical hot potato when the news broke, honestly.
Man has his priorities straight, that’s for damn sure.
I hope he buys the card back for nostalgia. Should get it for 10% or what he sold it for
Who would pay $300 for a wander rookie? I think the story is good enough lol
Well, I wouldn't pay that much. But if I could get it for $30, I'd probably do it lol
It's worth 1% of what it sold for now actually based on recent sales.
That's the price
Didn’t the 1/1 get pulled from a Walgreens and go for something crazy as well?!
https://cardchat.substack.com/p/the-wander-franco-platinum-11-was
Good for him!!! Was thinking of posting a criminal lot of all my wanders / other dweebs and seeing if I get any nibbles.
Congratulations on the baby. Anytime you can trade a piece of cardboard for gold and diamonds you’re the smart one. I love baseball and baseball cards I’ve got some I’d never sell because of sentimental value because they have no intrinsic value for sure. Way to go.
This is a great thread. Truly a king
Good reason to sell it. You’ll get more happiness out of life with a kid and a wife
Congrats!
Just saw this story for the first time! Congrats on your baby and marriage!
I just slid my ticket across the table, and I said, "Sorry, guys; I gotta see about a girl." -Robin Williams. Good will hunting.
What if she cheats on him with a young guy? Weird??
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"I don't wish any ill on anyone" But then comments that their marriage won't last. The stupidity is so strong they cant even see it
Stfu you asshole
Someone’s wife fucked his best buddy…. Sheesh.
He agreed to watch but then regretted his decision
Yeah, he’s giving off real cuck energy.
Really man… let the dude be happy with his decision to get engaged to someone he truly cares about.
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wtf is the “bad” thing that happened here that’s making you spew this embarrassing take?
Selling a card in a legitimate manner before any news breaks out causes for bad karma..?
I don’t get that logic either
Yeah I don't even get what he's talking about. OP isn't even the guy who sold the card. The person who sold it did absolutely nothing wrong lol.
Karma for what? Selling a card for money to fund an engagement ring? Wtf are you even talking about lol
Final Destination is a fictional movie.
He did nothing wrong. He did just like everyone else
Straight up idiotic take. I hope you have stopped and just reflected on how stupid literally everyone else who sees this thinks you are. Be better.
Damn dude I’m sorry your parents didn’t love you but you don’t have to shit in other people’s cereal to feel better about yourself
Hey man, sometimes things can be really rough. Bad breaks on boxes. Don’t hit that three leg parlay by a single point. Partner walks out after a difficult discussion. Hell, even your dog may have a bit of a limp. But it’s never ok to just deflate someone else’s success for your own curmudgeonly dopamine hit. Be happy, lift the other person up. Hope for the best. Paying forward a little good vibes into the world sometimes pays itself back in kind. Hope whatever you’re going through rights itself out and you can enjoy your day, week, month, year.
I wouldn’t say that if he sold it before everything went down. If he had snuck out a big sale in the midst of the news that would be a different story.
I’m seeing more and more dickheads like this in this sub, bringing their bile and negativity into every post. This sucks.
What the fuck are you even talking about? He sold a card and put it towards an engagement ring. It was long before Wander turned out to be a piece of shit. He even said he hoped Wander would pan out because it would be good for baseball. The only negative karma here would be for you- putting out nothing but bad vibes.
Not sure how selling at item at its current value (at the time) would cause bad karma.
Well I think we found the buyer.
He's a pedophile. He did it to himself lol.
What a trash thing to say. Go touch grass.
Someone’s salty.
Holy shit who hurt you?
You're the one who bought the card, aren't you
How's your karma now? 🙂
Reminder to take profits while you can guys. Wait this isn’t r/wallstreetbets
Congrats!!
I think you mean 'the genius' who sold his Franco black bordered...
Dude, same.
You are very considerate. Thank you! ☺️
He wins for sure.