World Series Hobby Potential
By Brian Fleischer | Senior Market Analyst
The Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants roads to the World Series made for great television drama, but sadly the hobby thus far has responded with one giant yawn. Watch for a surprise name to emerge as a hobby favorite or for a former Hot List candidate to once again regain the spotlight.
The Royals roster of former high draft picks like Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas, all of which are former Hot List regulars, have more or less fallen off the collecting map this season. We have seen a slight uptick in secondary market activity on these three in recent days, most notably on Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer certified autographs, as well as Lorenzo Cain who is garnering some hobby interest.
The San Francisco Giants don’t seem to be performing as well on the secondary market as they have in their past two trips to the World Series in 2010 and 2012. Sure, guys like Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Madison Bumgarner are selling just fine, but for the most part, they are all selling well within their Price Guide ranges. Travis Ishikawa and Madison Bumgarner certified autographs have taken a noticeable upturn since the end of the NLCS, though.
So what does this mean for collectors? There just might be some bargains out there. The Royals are on a roll, having not lost a game this post season, and are slight favorites to win the World Series. The Giants have experience on their side. All of the aforementioned players have a plethora of affordable Rookie Cards and certified autographs, so they might be worth the gamble if you’re the type of collector who enjoys a quick flip.
Pablo Sandoval was the hero for the Giants in 2012 and following the World Series his cards exploded, albeit for just a short period of time.
Is there another “Pablo Sandoval” lurking on one of these teams?
maybe picture Busters topps rc and Gordans ud rc. That would be realistic.
I’m speaking maybe….. This might have something to do with the zero comments on some of these “news” articles.
Thanks for your feedback, Rick. Comments are but one way we gauge interest in our post. Since we use ReCaptcha, we have fewer comments than in the past — better to be safe with that than potential viruses in comments. (It’s happened before.)
Well thank your for not be so snarky this time Chris. I myself and I’m sure a few other non poster appreciate it.