If I had $100k to invest, I’d put it ALL into THIS!! 💰 

**DISCLOSURE: Note that as of recording this video, I only own ONE Dynasty card - a John Smoltz (for my PC).

It's because the pumpers, flippers and pelican case bro "investors" have sunk their teeth into football and basketball and drive up the prices. Baseball and Hockey have a stronger base of pure collectors.

Great video T-Pott. Love Dynasty, these cards strike the ultimate balance between all 4 of the types of hobbyists.(I feel that flippers would struggle the hardest dealing with Dynasty as I doubt they would be able to consistently acquire these for 60-70% of comps) I own 3 (a 2022 George Springer, a 2020 Tatis Jr and a 2019 Francisco Lindor). If I had to start parting out my collection, these would be the last cards I would consider parting with because of how much attachment I have to them from as a collector.

I am investment professional: Sports cards are similar to art, they belong in the alternative investing category. Now size of market differs greatly.

Also, don’t sleep on RPAs in obscure sports. I have three RPAs from WWE (Two of Austin Theory’s from 2020 Topps Fully Loaded and a Bron Breakker 2022 Panini Immaculate RPA) and if either of them reach their potential, I have one of their best Rookie cards.

Y'all keep listening to this BS if you want to😂😂

I agree that RPA has the best chance of being unique amongst card and memorabilia collectors. I’d love to see Fanatics build upon the MLB Debut Patch idea. Principles… must be hand signed, no sticker autos. Patch must be game worn. Patch must be game/accomplishment specific…example: “this patch was worn by this player on this date when the player accomplished this…”. Finally visual documentation is critical. Just like the debut patch or Brady baseball card…photo match or video proof of the player wearing/signing the card. Maybe a QR code on the card that links the owner to that documentation. Fanatics could sweeten the deal by having some cards act as a ticket for an event/game/virtual or in-person meeting with the athlete. Crazy ideas 😂… but would be incredible for the fan/collectors. It all starts with making products that bring the collector closer to the game and the athlete. The RPA is where this begins in my humble opinion.

I agree they are undervalued. Just don’t know if the market will ever shift

I think youre right here, but I also think 95% of us dont care. Like I cant even justify ripping a mid range box let alone a high end one. In terms of singles... I also cant go spending 500+ on gambling on an rpa. Its interesting stuff, but yea outside my world tbh. As always, best card content on youtube-

Great breakdown as always, T-Pott! I rarely do breaks, but you have inspired me to bid on a few Bo Naylor case breaks for 2023 Dynasty (I’m a Cleveland fan). I would never be able to sniff Dynasty otherwise. I figure if I can get in for cheap, I’ll do a few. That’ll be my break quota for the year 😂

Baseball collectors will have to identify a “true” RPA run like NBA/NFL for them to ever gain popularity. Otherwise they will keep making more and more varieties of them and people will continue to be more and more confused of which ones to buy and continue to just stay away.

Dead on, couldn't agree more, i think when the dynasty cards are all foil like the whole card its not as attractive, needs to be like flawless with foil borsers or N.T. not the players face ect.... than they'll look more high grade and premium. But as soon as fanatics gets nfl and nba licenses, its game over and dynasty has huge opp. 2 blow up

RPAs are not accessible to the majority of collectors as they come in ultra premium products, and the resulting attitude of "who cares?" makes perfect sense to me.

I do not own any baseball cards but aren't the patches in the Topps Dynasty RPA's a 'Relic' and not game worn?

I can't understand the premium for NT when their cards have "not associated" patches. Flawless is my favorite. I'd rather have an auto card than one with a fake patch. I'd rather have no auto than a sticker auto.

It seems like the RPA’s you’re showing do not have a RC shield logo on them, perhaps that is a major reason why, unless I’m just not seeing them in the images?

If you had 100k to invest IN SPORTS CARDS. Otherwise this is terrible advice.

I would imagine that the reason RPA's are so cheap is because theyre just fancy napking with an Auto under them

The word isn’t “investment”, it’s “speculation”

Honestly, the only player in all of sports I feel completely comfortable “investing” in right now is Jalen Brunson. If you’ve been paying attention, you know why.

Game used patches or nothing for me. Spending millions on a logo patch of a player worn jersey patch seems silly to me. Topps dynasty RPA are actually game worn. Great video T Pot. Game used patch autos, not just the rookies, especially with the mlb holograms on them where you can lookup up the patch details to what game it is, (Topps Diamond Icons, dynasty, some other high end sets will occasionally have mlb authenticated patches) are the perfect cards to me.

The reason that Dynasty can't touch NT or Flawless is because baseball already has its chosen RC...the 1st Bowman auto. Everything else is just that...everything ELSE.

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could it be that basketball has a broader appeal, hence driving up the prices for cards in that sport, even for players who are "average"?

Baseball is fundamentally different since the Bowman 1st come out so much earlier than their other cards. Collector's are always going to prefer the "true 1st appearance" of the player so to speak. Yeah, this ain't hitting. Bowman 1sts are the better investment. There is a reason the RPAs don't do well in baseball. The demand isn't going to change as long as Bowman 1sts exist. Nice try but you would be wasting 100k. Terrible idea.

Again, this is speculation. Youre not "investing" 100,000.00, you're speculating with 100,000.00. An investment is a any current HOF player or future HOF player nearing the end of a very decent carrer. Theyve proven themselves, and I consider a longterm hold to be a minimum of a decade.

Sports cards aren't investments. They're collectibles and like comic books etc they're worth what someone will pay for them vice a security a stock or bond. Obviously, if I have $100k I would rather own a Tesla or a blue chip dividend yielding stock.

It should be called “Staking” instead of investing. I am currently Staking in farm league baseball. And junk wax basketball.

Buy 1977 and prior hall of Fame football and their rookie cards. Hold long term. More scarce than baseball and cheaper. You can't lose. Football is America's pastime not baseball. Vintage football is a sleeping giant.

I think the RPAs are undervalued is because the hobby loves the flagship and 1st bowman products.

So many of the newer baseball patch autos are sticker autos. Disgusting.

If I had $100,000 to invest and put in in sportscards I would not be buying anything made in the last 50 years

I csn almost guarantee someone at market movers has sealed wax of this product...def need a disclaimer ...

Never put ALL your eggs in ONE Basket!

Topps if they wanted to could just do a Bowman first RPA I mean MPA which is first minor league patch by make it a 1 of 1.

How many people have 100 k to spend on cards. Put your money in a 5 star rated S and P 500 etc. Collect players who you like. I😊 have.

I thought for sure this video would be about soccer but nope. It’s the most overhyped sport in collecting. I think you could make a better case that baseball cards will constantly lose market share to other sports.

sounds like football cards are gaining on baseball cards for collectable cards… football is by far the 1st sprot most people watch… but baseball is the most collectable in cards..

Either highest graded N. Ryan or Mantle rc I could find. Problem over

Why doss hs look like Megamind or Roger from American Dad.

Nobody collects baseball.People only get them to sell them. The market is literally filled with flippers.

Dynasty rpa are undervalued. Yes! Will shift from bowman to dynasty. NO!

Not a rich person where it doesn’t matter if they lose the money I want to see an average person say fck it I’m going for it be fun videos

That $24,000 isn't greated, put it in a psa 10 and see how much you get.

i definitely agree with thr premise. i think if baseball prices get that high, it might be devestating

I’ve been saying this about Dynasty for 2 years. Currently sitting on a Yordan 2020 RPA /5. True gem with BGS.

if you price out the kids there is no future so you better save the 100k

T-Pot, T-Pot, T-Pot....(Face Palm) There is NO WAY RPA's will outshine Bowman 1st Auto's... For example, the tier of product (Dynasty) outweighs a Bowman product by default (Price of product to be specific)...HOWEVER, Bowman 1st autos have always stood out for a lot of big names (J-Rod, Dominguez, Elly etc.) If both bowman products & Topps Dynasty were priced the same, we may have a debate, but in reality....Dynasty is a Top Tier product that will call for top dollar (depending on the player), Bowman 1st Autos will remain consistently expensive to acquire. And Bowman 1st is the foundation for anyone beginning to collect a certain player.

Don’t care much about baseball

who the heck has 100k to speculate???

Excellent Data dive, the best one so far.

Great video and insights. However your flaw is making logical assumptions in an emotional market. I’ve learned to watch and walk while others run and fumble. 😁

I 1000% agree. One other card you didn't mention that I think has the same or more potential than Dynasty are the Reverence RPAs from flagship Topps. They are such rare pulls that many collectors don't even know they exist and for each player there are only 16 cards (/10, /5, /1) and that's it. As an example, I picked up the 2019 Tatis 1/1 Reverence card a few months ago for $1500. I feel like that should be at least 10x that when compared to his other autos and Bowman 1sts.

Great segment. I think its natural that a Topps Flagship or Chrome RPA would be more popular than a 1st Bowman (once available). But would a official Topps RPA make Bowman irrelevant?

This product is all a bunch of non associated patches - I do not get the logic of your thinking on this one, sure some math, but game used stuff should be accessible for non rookie players.

They can only hype what they have access to. A lot of those 1/1 patch RPA's end up locked in collections. The hype crowd depends on transactions. When these things hit the market one time and, then, disappear into a PC for years, they cannot pump the market with transactions. With all the top Chrome autos hitting the market, endlessly, they can hype all the time.

I can make one argument for and against your argument for an undervalued baseball card market. The against market, is that baseball in terms of popularity has been on a 40-year slide. I was thrilled that the DBacks made it to the World Series last year, but it was the lowest rated WS ever. The "for" argument though is that current popularity and true vintage appeal do not match. Dada-ism, abstract painting, and modernism fell out before World War II started, but the master works of Picasso and Dali would sell for more than ever today! Collecting becomes its own thing - it really is amazing that a Jalen Suggs RPA is worth more than a Corey Seager RPA.

I think once Topps is making Football and Basketball cards there may be another boom. Not like 2021, but we will definitely see cards 2x and 3x in value. Followed by a correction, lol

Great definition of the four categories / ways to participate in the hobby. Great work T-Pott.

7:12 For extra context, The final bid was $20k as the rest was the Goldin Buyer’s Premium. Going into the final day of betting, it was still at $13k In 2018 Dynasty, there are only 16 Ohtani RPAs in total (Base to 10, Parallel to 5 and the One-of-one)

Interesting analysis as always. The logic makes sense. But just want to provide another example to consider along with Baseball, and that is hockey cards. The hockey market covets Young Guns rookies and SP Authentic Future Watch autos over everything else, that is like their 1st Bowman / Topps Chrome equivalent in Baseball. Semi-caveat is there is an RPA version of the Future Watch cards and people do like those specifically. Hockey has The Cup which is a high end set with RPAs but I don't see it talked about as much in general compared to everyone losing their mind for Young Guns. So this can be taken one of two ways: 1) The hockey market has shown RPAs are not the main thing people want, the classic Young Guns and Future Watch cards are, and this is just the way it is, or 2) Hockey has the same environment that baseball does in the video analysis where people have not realized RPAs are more premium and "valuable" compared to what prices are currently. Obviously the missing element from the video is Upper Deck is floating out there on their own and won't have the same market flood of Panini collectors going over to Fanatics/Topps in a few years that are used to high end RPAs.

I agree with you T-Pot. I don't think the Dynasty will out perform the Bowman's First in the next few years just because of the major following already established, but maybe years down the road. I do prefer the Dynasty personally they are gorgeous and much more fun. I also think the Topps Now Cards putting relics in the cards for big moments like a piece of each base for a players call up game or when they do something amazing is a MAJOR sleeper. Great video!

Shhhhhh, don't let this secret out to loud! I have a lot more buying to do on baseball RPA's. Don't want the hype train to start until I own a few more ;-)

I would like to see you invest in what your video about show us the cards you bought and make a video every few months on what the prices are. I think people would enjoy the journey. Anyone can say what they would invest 100k in cards but to see someone actually do it would be entertaining

One major benefit Topps has over Panini is the MLB authentication stickers, which allow you to search exactly what game that patch was worn in. Right now, we’ve only seen those stickers on Inception and a few other products, but if they added it to Topps Dynasty, that could really skyrocket the prices of the patch autos. And if Topps educations collectors more on what they are.

I agree with this for the most part, but…. What if the opposite happens and bowman u football and basketball kill the RPA?

Completely agree with your video. Topps Dynasty looks great and the patches look great!

Dynasty is not the move,

So is purchasing raw grading and selling for a X amount considered flipping?

Unknown. Id say Dynasty If you think Dynasty. .

Did the Shohei & Seager RPAs have the RC shield logo on them?

The tittle is silly. Investing should be in stock market with that money. If you have the money to burn then use it for sports cards. Sport cards dangerous investment. It is only Lebron, Curry, and Mahomes who are great investment who won many championships. Baseball cards are not popular compared to basketball and football.

That sapphire 1/1 is pronounced “pop a dop a Luss”

Topps must’ve dropped a huge bag on Wemby

Nike and Jordan are not sport specific.

I’m going Dynasty shopping! Thx

Spotlight shining is the new plug I see 🧐

Speaking of Ohtani, what kind of impact on his prices are you seeing with the news of his translator?

Panini mastered the RPA, Topps hasn’t done a good job of it.

Good info T-Pot

You nailed this!

Who the f has $100k lying around to invest in sports cards? I love this hobby, but I mean, come on man. So out of touch!

What is the best strategy to enter crypto trading for someone with more or less than $5,000 to invest?

Why does hockey absolutely get ignored on this channel? Have you ever been to the Expo? Hockey is alive and strong.

You also have to consider that BASEBALL IS THE WORST! It’s barely a sport.

Bowman 1st superfractor auto will always outperform a dynasty rpa 1/1. The bowman is the 1st licensed superfractor. By the time the players rpa comes out in dynasty they will have so many autographs in the marketplace and even patch autos with products like bowman inception, nt, flawless etc.