In many way baseball cards a little bit like new cars. Last fall one of the last releases of the 2012 card year put out by Topps was the Five Star set. Collectors loved this high-end product and flocked to buy up the wax. Cards also popped up all over the secondary market and were really popular. I picked up several along the way focusing mainly on the autographs. Since they were low-print runs and on-card autographs, I figured that many of the cards would run dry after a short time on the market. My favorite autograph I picked up was this Evan Longoria:
So, how does this all relate to driving a brand new car of the lot? If you could move back the hands of time to the week that Five Star was released and set a goal to trade or purchase three jumbo Five Star jersey cards you would likely have paid fifteen to twenty dollars in trade for each of the cards. Collectors opening wax were quick to throw the large jersey swatches up on Ebay and recoup some of their money. I had three primary targets: David Price, Matt Moore, and David Freese.
The week of the Five Star release I had the opportunity to buy all three for around $65 delivered. I did not like the number, so I waited. While cards maintain there new card luster a little longer than a new car, the price eventually does float downward. You just need a little bit of patience. So, this weekend I was looking around for some cards when someone approached me with two Rays jumbo jerseys.
2012 Topps Five Star David Price Jumbo Jersey
2012 Topps Five Star Matt Moore Jumbo Jersey
I naturally picked up both cards and was able to swing a day later that day for my third, and final, jumbo jersey card from my target list. David Freese. All in all, it was a successful day and went a long way in wrapping up my collection of Five Star cards. I have one more autograph I am trying to track down and I will be able to put this set to rest.
2012 Topps Five Star David Freese Jumbo Jersey
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