Everyone knows about his huge game this past weekend, but everyone isn’t reacting by buying up his cards. His values saw a bit of a rise but nothing in comparison to Tim Tebow and Demaryius Thomas’s values after they won their Wild Card game. So what’s the deal?

Argument #1: The 49ers were expected to win

First of all, this isn’t true. They were 13-3 and had the bye but Vegas favored New Orleans and if the experts were any indication the 49ers were given essentially no shot to win this game. Obviously this explanation isn’t plausible.

Argument #2: He was a disappointment most of the season, statistically speaking at least, and one game won’t make up for it.

While factually true, this logic doesn’t hold true when compared to Demaryius Thomas who was a mega disappointment with the exception of a few TD’s until the Wild Card weekend.

Argument #3: He’s a Tight End

The Tight End he beat, Jimmy Graham, refutes that point all by his lonesome. His values have risen all season and then still saw a spike after the Wild Card victory.

Argument #4: He’s not as likable as Demaryius Thomas, etc.

While his career under Mike Singletary had a rough start he has been nothing but a model citizen the last year and a half around San Francisco. One needn’t look further than the tears he shed after scoring the game winning TD to see how passionate he is about this game. True fans of the game should love that.  I know I do.

Argument #5: Alex Smith is seeing most of the money.

This is probably the best argument as Smith’s 2005 Playoff Contenders jumped from $70 to $150-200 instantly following the last second victory. Frank Gore has also seen a bit of an increase.

Argument #6: The fan base isn’t good enough

Of all the asinine things I’ve heard concerning this topic this one takes the cake. Take a second to look at the 49ers fans and their loyalty and you’ll realize that very few teams have as fierce of fans as San Fran.

While it is true that VD’s value has experienced an uptick many of his RC’s and Auto’s can still be had for bargain prices. Very different scenario than the Demaryius Thomas frenzy of week’s past.

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Here is a sampling of items ending today:

The Chocolate is gone...see the comments in auction.

#'d /29 Platinum Medallion

To all that watched the annihilation of the LSU Tigers, specifically Jordan Jefferson, start picking out your NFL teams draft day wishlist by checking out the rosters of LSU and Bama. As I’m sure everyone knows the Tide rolled over LSU 21-0 in quite a showing of dominance holding the Tigers to 92 total yards. The game can fairly easily be summed up in a play or two:

This sack of Jordan Jefferson would be the first, and this silly miscue would be the second.

NBA

The NBA provided a few highlights Monday but of particular interest is the continuing progression of Andrea Bargnani into a star or at least as much of a star as Toronto will allow. He dropped 31 on the Timberwolves last night in a game where Kevin Love looked more human than usual.

NHL

Black Diamond Hockey has been released. The Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and other stud rookie scramble begins yet again. Black Diamond is always one of the better RC products for Hockey. Also this year Upper Deck Ice Premieres with it’s 4 level RC system is being inserted into Black Diamond adding even more value to the product.

Hot Ice Cards:

- Ice Premieres Level 4 – #’d to 1999
- Ice Premieres Level 3 – #’d to 999
- Ice Premieres Level 2 – #’d to 499
- Ice Premieres Level 1 – #’d to 99

In the NHL last night there were notable performances by Scott Clemmensen who bounced back after allowing an early goal to the Canucks to shut them out over the last 55 minutes and Jack Johnson as the Kings rolled the Capitals along with a “Tebow” by Johnson:

Potential Steals of the Day

• Want an instant Eddie Royal stash for $15? This could be big bucks next week if they beat New England.
• Here is a pretty solid 2010-11 Ultimate Hockey Resale lot for $13 at the moment.
• Potential for a super steal on a Claude Giroux lot here. The Young Guns alone are selling for $25 each right now.
• After finishing with over 1,000 yards I like his chances to shine next year. A PSA 10 currently under $20 is a very good deal.

There are several players who may see quite a spike in value this coming week if they make a big impact in their wild card games. Here are a few:

Kevin Smith, Detroit, RB:

He already saw a bit of a spike once this year after his big game against Carolina in Week 11. Of course that was before everyone really knew just how easy it was to run all over the Panthers. His 2008 SP Authentic Auto Patches are fairly abundant (999) and should act as the barometer for his value should he have a good game against the Saints. He is part of the Lions passing game and teams seem to hit the ground more in the playoffs so expect him to have a huge impact on the game. Whether it is negative or positive remains to be seen. I fully expect his 2008 SPA to move from $7ish to $15 if he does well and the Lions win. It may not sound like much but that is doubling your money no matter how you look at it.

Matt Stafford-Calvin Johnson:

Chances are there isn’t much room for profit at this point unless you already own their stuff but if these two combine for big yards and knock off New Orleans there will be a lot of talk the next week about them…unless of course the Denver Tebows win and then nothing gets talked about but him.

Darren Sproles, New Orleans Saints, RB:

What more does this guy have to do to get some cardboard respect? His 2005 SPA Auto is around $20, or about the same as Michael Turner by comparison from the same set. Maybe it’s because he has a ton of RC Autos from a bunch of other Topps and UD garbage products like Foundations, Finest Inserts and others that bring the value down…who knows? What I do know is that this guy is a game changer and since becoming a Saint he has morphed into a feature back rather than a gadget guy. He does still split carries but Saints fans know they want him in the game when they need a big play. He also led the league in yards per carry with 6.9.

Willis McGahee, Denver Tebows, RB:

Chances are if the Broncos were to pull of the upset and beat a beat up Pittsburgh team it will be because of McGahee and probably Lance Ball pounding the ball. McGahee, whose career has been stricken with injuries, had a heck of a season with 1200 yards in 15 games a 4.8 YPC average. It was his 4th 1,000 yard season and he is 30 years old. He was supposed to expire a couple years ago! His 2003 SP Authentic RC sells for $.99 routinely. Even if you don’t end up making big bucks on this one it’s a solid PC card of a guy who just may get to 10,000 rushing yards after all.

Other players poised for profit if they pull off a win:

• Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

• Jeff Garcia, QB, Houston Texans…seriously. Obviously Yates will need to get hurt but he has shown he is more than capable of leaving games early.
• Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons…it’s time Matty Ice make some noise in the playoffs
• Roddy White, WR, Atlanta Falcons…expect him to explode back on to the scene and put Julio Jones back in his shadows this January.

Hot Auctions Ending This Weekend:

• This Andy Dalton Gold Standard Auto Patch is about $50 below the norm.
• Jimmy Graham Panini Limited Auto RC/199, anything under $30 is solid as long as New Orleans wins this weekend.
• This strategically time Eli Manning Finest Auto RC BGS 9.5 will end Sunday night. If the Giants lose, pick it up for anything less than $125.
• Another potential steal if the G-men lose.
• Why people don’t take time listing Dual Auto Patches any better is beyond me.
• Oh look, that person has a ton of Dual Auto Patches from The Cup listed and all of them don’t have player’s first names!
• Stamkos Auto/5 for $30…Steven, but you wouldn’t know that from the title.
• More to come