With only the second Cooper Flagg @NBATopShot entering the wild last night, I have been non-stop speculating what I believe the moment to be “worth”. There are currently two different CF 1/1’s on eBay. One is a fixed price “Power Players” (not autographed) insert that was part of the Topps Flagship set; PSA 9 listed for $25,000. I can’t imagine what PSA charged to grade this card. At least a grand. The other is a “The Paint” (also non-auto) Topps; listed at $75,000. The seller wisely did not elect to grade the card. I would NEVER grade a 1/1. Pop > grade. Not worth the risk of seeing an 8 come back. The highest sale yet for a Cooper that I believe compares most closely to this moment was his Topps Chrome gold 1/1 on-card-auto. (This seller wisely elected for simply authenticating the card, which costs a fraction of what grading does, but still has the great look of being in the slab). This card sold for 180,000 at auction. Topshot collector @VelvetHoopCEB pulled the 2nd ever CF 1/1 from a Break hosted by @NBATopShot last night, and currently has the moment listed for $69,420. If my math is correct, Flagg will have a total of 7 different 1/1 moments this year on TS. (5 different plays from Signature Series, 1 Omega Rookie Revelation, and his Rookie Ultimate which highlights his first NBA game, that came out at the beginning of the season) Scarcity can’t be denied as a huge advantage for Topshot. Only 7 unique 1/1’s will be MUCH less than physical 1/1’s. (I’m sure well over 15 total) If I held one of these moments, I believe the upside for a long-term hold would be greater than current value, but that’s just my speculation on what I believe digital assets of officially licensed video that you own will do. I would not be surprised to see this moment go for the current asking price. Now, not to be overly pro-digital, but shipping and dealing with the eBay fees and transaction of a card of this value would be an absolute panic attack for me. When I sold my Steph Kaboom for a fraction of these numbers- I paid $400 to PSA, around $90 total in shipping (to/from PSA, and then to buyer), around $750 to eBay, and then had to wait weeks for the eBay “authenticators” to release my funds to me. Selling that Steph Kaboom was the final nail in the physical coffin for me. I don’t think digital will pass physical anytime soon, but I could see it happening. The transacting, transparency and lack of hoops and bs that you have to go through with physical grails is so anti-seller, but also in some ways, anti-hold. (Specifically speaking to the grading process) Soon, there will be new ways to flash your assets, like a Rolex owner does with their watch. I can’t wait to see the future of digital as it continues to grow and evolve at a seemingly exponentially fast rate. 🚀🚀🚀