NFL Auctions - Doug Martin Bucs jersey

[Dewey2007]

I know prices on NFL Auctions are often inflated but I can't believe that the Doug Martin Bucs jersey that ended last night went for $6,881. It went for $2K more then the Tony Gonzalez jersey did that he wore when he caught his 100th career TD.

If the Martin jersey had been worn in the game vs Oakland when he had 251 yards & 4 TD's I could almost understand that price but that final bid price is mind blowing to say the least.

[jake33]

I saw that as well. In the 14 years that I have collected Buccaneers game used items, that is the highest price a Bucs jersey has ever sold for. Steve Spurrier's 1976 inaugural game white jersey with ORANGE numbers and red trim sold for $2500 at grey flannel back in 2005. I saw Derrick Brooks sell a game jersey in 2006 directly on ebay for $1700. I paid $500 for a super bowl worn jersey, $700 for Adrian Clayborn's 9/11 tribute jersey... But $6500+ for Doug MArtin? One injury and that jersey is a $800 jersey at best. Cadillac Williams jersye topped out at $1700 at auction too one point. $6500? Can't you get a Barry Sanders and/or an Emmitt Smith for that price? Safe to say that Martin won't have the career those two guys had.

The same buyer ColinBJohnson - paid $900 for Quincy Black #58 - BCA Bucs jersey and paid $850 for D'Quan Bowers #91 - 9/11 tribute jersey. With that, he is pushing close to $10,000 within a month for 3 game used Bucs jerseys. He has yet to bid on something and not win. Seems a little odd to me.

Thankfully he didn't want to Michael Koenen Bucs London jersey I got a few weeks ago.

[Jags Fan Dan]

His stuff is the newest, hottest stuff, and right now there isn't much of it out there, which are the factors driving this type of pricing. Even if he is fantastic for a number of years, the number of his game used jerseys on the market will only increase. If he's not good for a number of years, you basically have an Errict Rhett jersey. Definitely not the best buy regardless.

[solarlottry]

"silveroak" won the Doug Martin shirt not ColinBJohnson. Silveroak has a very nice collection that includes multiple HOF shirts many of which are quite expensive. If this collector felt the need to pay such a high price I am sure there was a very good reason why.

If you want to get an idea of what silveroaks collection is like scroll through the NFL thread and you will find one post. It is a pretty nice shirt.

Always buying 49er gamers!
Paul
garciajones@yahoo.com

[Jags Fan Dan]

"silveroak" won the Doug Martin shirt not ColinBJohnson. Silveroak has a very nice collection that includes multiple HOF shirts many of which are quite expensive. If this collector felt the need to pay such a high price I am sure there was a very good reason why.

If you want to get an idea of what silveroaks collection is like scroll through the NFL thread and you will find one post. It is a pretty nice shirt.

Always buying 49er gamers!
Paul
garciajones@yahoo.com

I just re-read my post and I want to clarify, my comments are not meant to judge anybody's purchase. I am speaking only of my opinion of the price paid versus what I think the future value might be. And, of course, everybody has the right to do what they wish with their money. I'm sure the purchaser of the jersey could care less what any of us think of the price he paid for the jersey, and rightfully so.

[jake33]

If he had a good reason why, I would be interested in what it is. That was not even the game where he had 200 yards from scrimmage at Minnesota or the game at Oakland where he ran for 250+ yards.

Is Corey Dillon's jersey that is in the HOF where he ran for 278 yards a $6500 jersey? If they wanted to, the pro football could market the jersey and make a big deal about it and probably get $6500, but that is not a guarantee. Same with Adrian Peterson. Has any Adrian Peterson gamer sold for that much? I saw the LaDanian Thomlinson Jets jersey from his last NFL game that Mulligans has. Asking $15K, but I wonder if he'd take $6,000 for it?

Back to the Martin jersey. To me, paying $6700+ for that jersey (or really any running back) is like making a $1000 bet with these terms. If you lose the bet you lose all $1,000 and if you win the bet you walk away with $1025.

Like I said, that is the highest price that a Buccaneers jersey has ever sold for.

[Dewey2007]

I agree. I wasn't judging the purchase either. People can pay what they want for an item. I think I was just more shocked at the final overall price considering a future HOFer like Tony Gonzalez's jersey went for much less and his was a milestone jersey. Lord knows I've overpaid for a jersey or two that I will never recoup my money on if I ever tried to sell them. This looks to me like nothing more then a bidding war for a talented rookie RB's jersey.

I just re-read my post and I want to clarify, my comments are not meant to judge anybody's purchase. I am speaking only of my opinion of the price paid versus what I think the future value might be. And, of course, everybody has the right to do what they wish with their money. I'm sure the purchaser of the jersey could care less what any of us think of the price he paid for the jersey, and rightfully so.

[pacman2680]

It is pretty incomprehensible. If you look, items have been recently listed on NFL auctions. These items still have 12 days to go, and I see bidders already aggressively jacking up the prices. To me this makes absolutely no sense.
Why bid so aggressively with 12 days to go in an auction that just started?
It not like they'll win the item any faster.

Either money is no object, or in some cases dealers looking to inflate item prices. No matter how you look at it, logic doesn't play a part.

[solarlottry]

I agree that the price of the jersey was considerably more than I thought it would sell for. For that price jerseys from a number of HOF players can be purchased. That being said I have waited 3 seasons for specific 49er gamers to be auctioned, after being sold by NFL Auctions previously, with no luck. For all we know this is the only Doug Martin rookie shirt to be sold and to the collector worth the price.

The value of a jersey or anything else collectable for that matter, is in the eye of the purchaser (in this case 2 different bidders) such that price relative to similar items can be skewed. If a 1994 49er gamer popped up and I needed that specific shirt to complete the starting roster, I would overpay considerably. I am sure there would be collectors who would be curious as to why a jersey of a random linebacker or o-lineman would sell at such a price.

Overall I think the prices of recently sold gamers on NFL Auctions has been quite high. This affects collectors in a number of ways. First it drives the price of all gamers higher as sellers expect higher prices when they see the prices from recent auctions.

Second it may actually shrink the number of gamers available which is a bit perplexing. How the overall number of shirts shrink is because sellers now have an expectation of value/price and even though this price may be inflated by the recent NFL Auction results, sellers still expect to get that price. When the shirt is offered for sale long time collectors tend not to offer any where near the expected price thus keeping the item in the sellers hands or pushing the seller to sell to card companies. Once sold to Panini the jersey is lost forever. I have been told by a number of collectors who have sold things to card companies that they have done so because they pay well and that the offers they have received from other collectors just have not stacked up.

If 6 Patrick Willis shirts have been sold by NFL Auctions and a card company is offering top dollar for one but collectors are only offering what they think is reasonable, then the shirt will be chopped up. Once cut up there is one less shirt in existence and since the team is not making more of them thus harder to find. Willis is wearing new gamers this season and the next etc. but the supply of Reebok shirts is finite and made even more scarce as they are purchased by card companies or held in personal collections.

The high price of gamers on NFL Auctions makes buying other gamers even more difficult as the few people who are able to obtain game worn jerseys via another source expect the same prices as those at auction. I have personally experienced this which is a drag as shirts are sold to be cut up. It is still a free country though and sellers want high prices so I would not expect anything less.

Always buying 49er gamers and paying a finders fee.
Paul
garciajones@yahoo.com

[legaleagle92481]

To each his own. If you want it and can afford it buy it. Noone else has the right to judge. Some players rarely pop up on the market and if you pass on them you may not get another chance for awhile. Some people collect for future profit and thats fine but not everyone does. I have overpaid for several jerseys but have no regrets because I have not seen anything from those players since.