I think the scarcity would matter more if it had been a championship team but it was the first year in the al and also new look so maybe the person is putting together a collection

People spend there money very differently then others and maybe the person got a ball thrown to them by the player or there is some emotional attachment so they feel it is worth it. I would overpay for a Jeff Francoeur item because he was so nice to me on a personal level. I would spend more money on his stuff then more valuable items that people would see as more rational spending