What We're Buying This Month

As the calendar turns to March, so does our gaze turn to baseball. And some other stuff. Regardless, we’re bringing back one of our favorite Mail Day staples — “What I’m Buying.” Let’s jump in!

1. Luis Robert Autos and PSA 10s ($15-50)

Over his last two injury-riddled seasons with the White Sox, Robert hit .223 with a .288 OBP, with 28 total home runs in 201 games. But before that, he was on track to be a legitimate star, with with 38 homers and 20 steals in 2023. 

And now he’s a Met. And if we know anything about Mets fans, they will overpay for almost anything. Luis Robert had an insane day at Spring Training, with top exit velocities in BP ranging from 109 to 115. Mets fans are frothing. And you know, getting out of Chicago, where they weren’t even trying to win, and coming to NY, where they have an owner who tries and tweets and is still beloved(ish) by the base? Maybe the fans aren’t wrong. 

Roster Resource has Robert projected to bat 8th. By May he’ll be hitting 5th. His $15 PSA 10 rookie should be up to $40 or $50 by then. 

Or he could get hurt and it’s worth $15 again! 

Taylen Green Bowman auto ($25-40)

Arkansas QB Taylen Green set a QB record in the 40 yard dash at the Combine this weekend – also setting marks in the vertical and broad jumps. This is the kind of buzz that would normally start “run up the draft board” momentum over the next two months, with Green being the frequent subject of rumors and gossip about his possible landing spots (“I’m hearing the Browns LOVE Taylen Green,” for instance). 

If I’ve been consistent about anything here, it’s been my undying love of all things Leaf, especially from the Brian Gray era. And if there’s something I’ve at least been semi-consistent about, it’s that I think Bowman U will “grow into” what Bowman has been for baseball. So while prices now may be a little depressed, a lot of collectors are going to flock to it more and more over the next decade or so, and the prices will catch up. 

I would jump on Green before the rest of the world does; his autographed cards should be selling for $50 after the Combine performance; they’re still running about half of that. 

Suni Lee 2024 Panini Family McDonald’s Stickers ($5-$14)

Somehow, Suni Lee, 2024 Olympic gold medalist, doesn’t have “a card.” She DOES have a Panini sticker that came in McDonald’s Happy Meals a couple years ago, though. There’s a foil version that you can’t get for under $25 now – and it might just be scarcity and a small sample of sellers (there is one, currently), but the regular “base” sticker will probably jump just as much in value as the 2028 Olympics in LA start to crank up the hype machine. A social media savvy ready-for-TV American with an insane backstory who has already won gold? By the time the Topps 2028 set comes out you likely will have already relieved yourself of the several Happy Meal stickers you buy today. 

And if she doesn't come back? Commentator city, baby! We’ll take it!

Either way, I feel good declaring this is a “rare” sticker; the fact it came in Happy Meals makes me believe there aren’t a ton of them out there in great shape – the foil, especially, as someone who has one… I can tell you it won’t grade more than a 6 because of some whiteness I can see up top. There may be a whole layer of this card’s grading thrown into the mix that’ll make pristine ones worth way more. 

A Knockoff Bearista ($20)

Remember the Great Bearista Mess of 2025? I do. Back in November we cautioned against buying any of these because people would get sick of them and Starbucks would overcompensate by manufacturing more and flooding the market. What I didn’t count on was DHGate – everyone’s favorite jersey store! – somehow being populated by Bearista knockoffs. For $20 you can have your very own! I don’t know if I would drink anything out of it, but it could make a nice addition to your zoom shot background!!

Side note, five jerseys from DHGate got here significantly faster than two cards I dropped off at GameStop for PSA grading. Point, DHGate. 

Before we go, I’d like to address St. John’a canceling their third and final One Piece giveaway, leaving StubHub speculators holding a sizable bag: I find it weak. Those One Piece cards are plummeting in value because there are about 75,000 of them out there already. As someone who flipped a StubHub ticket to the game (vs. flipping the card), I feel for people who were waiting to sell their ticket at the last minute. Giant bummer for everyone, because it did become a bit of an “experience” to get the card and know there would be a small army of wannabe flippers waiting outside to pay cash for the giveaway. 

Such is life. 

Until next time, friends!!