OT NBA Top Shot

[Natebishop3]

What a joke of a website.... won't even load right now.

Is this being run on some kids computer in their parents basment?

 

[Natebishop3]

Apparently this has been so popular that they have had to suspend account making and people can't even sign in.

Holy smokes.

 

[Natebishop3]

Nevermind. It was my shitty work computer. Probably getting blocked by VPN.

My PC had no issue at all.

 

[Natebishop3]

Ok this is hilarious. People are posting stuff on here with no concept of value. People are trying to sell a Whiteside block highlight from when he was a Blazer for $795 lol

 

[Natebishop3]

I think I would buy packs but the marketplace is a joke. I wouldn't even look at it. People are posting stuff for absurd prices. It's silly.

 

[Natebishop3]

WTF

 

[Natebishop3]

 

[trailblazer18]

Got my account! Get on the discord!

 

[trailblazer18]

Packs are definitely the way to go but tough to get. The marketplace is so expensive and like you are observing, seem to be very overvalued.

 

[Natebishop3]

Packs are definitely the way to go but tough to get. The marketplace is so expensive and like you are observing, seem to be very overvalued.

Dude this is going to expand like wildfire to other sports and mediums.

 

[trailblazer18]

Dude this is going to expand like wildfire to other sports and mediums.

Yep, was on a call today about it with a guy who does a podcast about it. He confirmed the same.

 

[trailblazer18]

About to score my first pack tonight!

 

[jlprk]

Pack of what? Do they sell only videos?

 

[riverman]

Pack of what? Do they sell only videos?

At those prices they better be packs of gold or precious gem stones

 

[trailblazer18]

Pulled a Giannis LE, higher serial number but lowest ask on the market place is $485.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Pulled a Giannis LE, higher serial number but lowest ask on the market place is $485.

I'll give you 10 dogecoin for it!

 

[trailblazer18]

Tomorrow's Rising Star pack is priced at $199. Only 32K available, I'll get in line but odds are I won't even have a chance to buy.

 

[Natebishop3]

Tomorrow's Rising Star pack is priced at $199. Only 32K available, I'll get in line but odds are I won't even have a chance to buy.

Yikes.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Ok, what in the hell is this exactly?

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Ok, what in the hell is this exactly?

Never mind, I just went to the site and watched the video myself. Add it to the growing number of things about this world that I just don’t understand.

 

[trailblazer18]

Never mind, I just went to the site and watched the video myself. Add it to the growing number of things about this world that I just don’t understand.

It's the new world way to collect cards.

 

[jonnyboy]

They are literally selling you nothing at a premium. It’s Pokémon for sports fans.

 

[Minstrel]

They are literally selling you nothing at a premium. It’s Pokémon for sports fans.

True, but that's largely true of collectibles in general. Baseball cards weren't valuable for the cardboard they were made of, they were valuable because people liked them and wanted them and they were created with artificial scarcity. That's been true of a lot of things--diamonds definitely fit this bill, as diamonds aren't particularly rare, but the diamond industry keeps the supply scarce to keep prices high.

Fiat currency is the greatest example of this, as the paper (or metal of coins) aren't worth what the currency is worth; it's valuable because everyone has agreed it's valuable.

For as long as people who are interested agree that Top Shots stuff is valuable, it'll remain valuable. If people lose interest, it'll instantly lose pretty much all value.

 

[illmatic99]

I'm irritated that I didn't think of this idea.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I have a hard time with the concept of virtual collectibles. There’s something whole about a tangible object that you can feel a connection to.

I get that the world is getting smaller, people are finding ways of consuming less in some aspects, but this just seems ridiculous. I used to save images of NBA players onto my hard drive just to collect them when I was in middle school and early high school. It feels like you’re now paying money for that.

 

[Natebishop3]

There’s gonna be a few plays that will be worth a bazillion dollars if they release them.

Jordan’s shot against Utah.
That Shaq lob against us in the WCF game 7.
Iverson crossing up Jordan.
Even Dames bye bye shot would be worth a fortune.

 

[Minstrel]

I used to save images of NBA players onto my hard drive just to collect them when I was in middle school and early high school. It feels like you’re now paying money for that.

You can still have those images and videos of players for free. It's not really the videos that are being monetized--you can still find and download those from YouTube or wherever else. What's being monetized is the stamp of "collectible" and they're attaching videos to them to mirror past collectibles. They could just use the text "Pippen dunks all over Ewing," but it looks nicer with the video.

 

[trailblazer18]

In the waiting room for this pack drop. Find out in 20 minutes whether I get to drop $199...haha. The line is randomized, so it's just luck.

 

[trailblazer18]

Welp, saved $199 today, I got 123k place in line...haha.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

You can still have those images and videos of players for free. It's not really the videos that are being monetized--you can still find and download those from YouTube or wherever else. What's being monetized is the stamp of "collectible" and they're attaching videos to them to mirror past collectibles. They could just use the text "Pippen dunks all over Ewing," but it looks nicer with the video.

That’s why I don’t understand the value of it. I get the why for some people, for me it seems ridiculous.