Lindor Chrome AU

cjay101 said:

Lindor is a pretty solid prospect. The downside is that he is a starting pitcher.

I would hang onto it, but look for the short time frame to unload it (around MLB debut, etc)

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valediction said:

How many players besides Pujols have you hung on to their rookies? How many have kept going up? Anyone can get hot at any given time, but all you can do is guess on when to sell. How much profit is enough for you? Did you buy high on a box, or was this a one pack retail pull at Target? Are you trying to put the base set together or was it just an impulse buy? He's a young shortstop prospect. Is he going to be the next Jeter or the next Alfredo Griffin or the next Matt Bush? Nobody knows that answer. People get paid a lot of money to try and figure that out when they draft them, and look at their track record. For that matter, look at your fantasy baseball teams, you can't always make the best picks even when you've got players with proven track records. Guessing what anyone will do seven years from now is a flip of the coin at best. I always say if you can make a decent profit now and have no real attachment to the card, sell it and don't worry. It may go up later, but you'll still be asking yourself "should I sell now or should I keep holding on?" and fight with yourself again then. Or even worse, he never makes it and 8 years from now he's a minor league journeyman and the card has an $8 BV

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tygercub12 said:

I know that's the risk, he could end up another Pujols or a Brien Taylor. I only bought a hobby box because it was on sale for $60 bucks and I wanted to bust something. I had never even heard of him, to be honest... I haven't followed baseball (aside from the Yankees) since moving to Europe. I saw on eBay that the /500 autos are going between 20 and 40 dollars right now. I am still undecided, maybe I will do what cjay101 said and hold onto it until his debut.

Thanks for the advice and wisdom.

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