2013 bowman sterling Shelby Miller sterling signings question

[31970fjf]

I just pulled this card today. But the sterling signings cards are suppose to be Blue sapphire with a silver auto. This card is a sterling signings but not blue sapphire with silver auto, it had a gold auto. Can not find any info on this card anywhere

[revghost]

I'd imagine the base silver signings are blue/silver, and you have pulled a gold parallel numbered to 50. That's great news for you, as this card is probably a tough pull. Beckett OPG should have pricing up for Sterling before the end of the month, I'd imagine, depending on the odds of pulling a parallel like yours, that this card will book somewhere between 60-100 dollars, maybe more if the odds are ridiculous. Given that this product yields a ton of autos, it could mean you're closer to $60, but I'd imagine a solid rookie auto like this is still a tough pull, so take a look at other Miller Autos numbered to 50 and consider the cost of this product. I'm guessing you're safely in the 80-120 ball park. I could be wrong, but I've got a hunch I'm not too far off.

[revghost]

They're one up on eBay listed at $179.

[31970fjf]

But All the bowman sterling signings autos that are numbered to 50 are suppose to be blue sapphire with silver auto. This one is not blue and is signed in gold. Look at all eBay auctions for sterling signings autographs, they are all silver! Don't know if the gold is rare or not. I know it is numbered to 50, but could the gold auto be 1/1 from the 50?

[revghost]

Good point. Idk, Topps does some weird stuff when they get access to colored sharpies. There were silver autos in Tribute for players like Nelson Cruz that were numbered but should have been in blue ink, but they weren't. I think they rush sometimes and go with what is available as opposed to creating redemptions due to consumer backlash. I believe this may be one of those instances. As for the 1/1 thing, it's not clearly marked a 1/1, but it may be the only one signed in gold, yes. But there's a good chance there are others yet to be pulled. It's a great pull, no doubt, but again, I don't see this card being worth more than 120. I'd wait for Sterling to hit OPG, and keep checking eBay.

[31970fjf]

Think I might have found the mistake. It looks like this is a Ruby parallel that should be numbered to 25. Think this was mistakenly stamped 02/50 as a blue sapphire, when it should have been stamped 02/25.

There is one(ruby signings auto #ed to 25) on ebay and it is signed in gold. background is same as mine to. If this is the case would the error make the card more valuable?

here is the one on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-BOWMAN-STERLING-SHELBY-MILLER-SP-RC-AUTOGRAPH-25-BLUE-SAPPHIRE-RUBY-AUTO-/360819636782?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item540286ba2e

[jwgreen68]

Think I might have found the mistake. It looks like this is a Ruby parallel that should be numbered to 25. Think this was mistakenly stamped 02/50 as a blue sapphire, when it should have been stamped 02/25.

There is one(ruby signings auto #ed to 25) on ebay and it is signed in gold. background is same as mine to. If this is the case would the error make the card more valuable?

here is the one on ebay
2013 Bowman Sterling Shelby Miller SP RC Autograph 25 Blue Sapphire Ruby Auto | eBay

There's a slim to none chance that card was misstamped. Those cards are all stamped at once. I would agree with revghost that its probably a parallel or maybe Shelby even mistakenly signed with the gold sharpie. The players literally sit for hours signing 100's of cards in 1 sitting. I know for a fact that Miller signed 3,000 over a 3 day period last year. So, it could be easy to make a mistake but I'm still leaning toward the gold parallel. Regardless, its a cool card but by no means will you be cashing a cardboard dream check.

[jwgreen68]

This card is actually a 2013 Bowman Sterling Blue Sapphire Signings /50. The Ruby parallel is /25. Check the official set checklist; there's nothing that says each card is signed in a specific color ink.

[31970fjf]

That's the thing, it's suppose to be a Bowman Sterling Blue Sapphire Signings if it is numbered to 50, but it is definitely not a blue sapphire, the back ground does not have the blue background color like all the other blue sapphire cards. The back ground color looks exactly like the ruby parallel one one the link I posted.

[jwgreen68]

I give up. You're right. Don't ask for help if you're not going to listen to reason or just argue about it. It's a $60-$100 card at best. Nothing more. It's not going to buy you a new car. You'll still need to go to work tomorrow.

[31970fjf]

I don't have to go to work tomorrow, I'm off this week

[31970fjf]

Not arguing at all, the question was is the gold signature rare. the bowman sterling signing autos only come in blue sapphire #ed to. 50, or ruby red #ed to 25. The gold signature was first question. I then looked at card again , and it is not blue sapphire, no blue at all on card like all the other blue sapphire. Then after posting that is was not a blue sapphire, I found a card on eBay that is a ruby #ed to 25 with a gold signature . So I posted that info on here and looked at the card again and it does have the ruby shade color. So I posted I think it was stamped. Was not arguing, was just pointing out some of my findings to help out others to help me to see if it is a mistake or not. Just was adding in what I found after posting messages!

[31970fjf]

this is a better way to see what im saying

here is a blue sapphire one on ebay




here is a ruby on ebay




and here is mine

[revghost]

Here's what you can do, if you can't wait for more casebreakers to do theor thing with this product: contact Topps via Twitter or Facebook and ask them. I won't be breaking any of this for at least another week or two, by then I'm sure that something comparable will have popped up. For your own sanity, in the future, here's a bit of advice: 1. Speaking in absolutes about a product you didn't personally manufacture won't get you anywhere. The checklists manufacturers provide are rarely complete. That is to say, they tend to leave things out.
2. When asking for help or advice, it wouldn't hurt to at the very least acknowledge points brought up by members here, if we offer advice, chances are we have some good insight and to some extent know what we are talking about.
3. I get the excitement, but a little patience is required in this hobby. Some redemptions can take years to be fulfilled, I'd imagine that sometime in the next week or two, your question will be answered via eBay or Topps or a casebreaker that has spoken with Topps. This isn't the first instance of something popping out of a product with no warning or info.

I'd imagine that there is a parallel of Sterling Signings that wasn't listed in the checklists or addressed on the back of the wrappers. I'm assuming you thoroughly read the back of your wrappers. Hang in there, keep checking eBay, maybe have a cocktail and a cigar, relax, and an answer should pop up. Unless you're looking to flip this card, then throw it up on eBay on a BIN OBO for something ridiculous like $500 and see what offers pour in. Cheers.

[Coach_Travis]

It appears that yours is a base and not a refractor. There is a possibility of having base and refractrors still being #/50. I highly doubt they miss stamped your card. There is a superfractor in the checklist so that usually means there are refractors of base cards.