9 points why Cooper Flagg rookie debut patch auto 1/1 at $8M is not surprising:
1. Topps new innovations: all debut/moment logo/gold logo doing insane.
2. Taped banana/comedian of Cattelan for sports cards: attention, talking points, advertising effect of the buyer
3. Advertised well: news and TV segment on the card, the puller, and its back story.
4. Considering aggregate of TC Update price x volume, this is a tiny tiny %.
5. Could be fund/WS/Partner Dicks of the world participating, where winning will bring attention, right of first look at future top cards, land on short list of ideal buyers for cards and attract future buyers further on.
6. First of NBA debut patches for years to come.
7. In 2021, each mega mutant ape sold for $5-10M, money has always been around and now enter into cards. Also rumor says latest several big pokemon buys are crypto buyers.
8. Comps of Judge at 5, Wemby at 5, Ohtani at 11 and various others, making 8 impressive but not unthinkable.
9. Flagg still needs to pan out and live up, but lots of added bonus value and historical significance are captured by the buyer.
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