'Tis the season to BIN

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Posted By: tbob

I've noticed the past few years that about a week before Christmas until two weeks after Christmas that there is a lot of impulse buying on ebay. I assume it could be the season as perhaps collectors are grabbing things and justifying their purchases by saying they are merely acting as Santa's agent for present shopping. Or perhaps it is easier to justify to the little woman as a "Christmas present" that couldn't be passed up. Or maybe it is the fact we are already charging the heck out of our credit cards so what is another couple of hundred dollars. For whatever reason, I am kind of surprised there haven't been more quality vintage cards offered with BINs this time of the year. Maybe we'll see some in the next couple of weeks.
I had, perhaps foolishly, hoped that there would be some nice caramel cards offered up on ebay for cash to buy Christmas presents (or even rent and food in this wonderful economy), but the caramel card drought continues.
It's funny that 10-20 years ago collectors couldn't give caramel cards away, everyone wanted the "real" ones, tobacco cards. Caramel cards were the red headed step children of the vintage card collection. A few
visionaries jumped on the HOF caramel cards, but commons were very common and everyone wanted T206s and their brothers. Things sure have changed.
Happy holidays y'all...
tbob

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Posted By: Darren J. Duet

Those were the days. I remember going to shows in New Orleans, and the dealers there wouldn't even bring their caramel stock because of poor sales in that area. I was just interested in great players at great prices -- that's always a bargain.

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Posted By: Robert A

tbob.
why do/did people prefer tobacco cards over caramel cards?a
are they crazy?

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Posted By: Scott Elkins

hoarding these caramels (like you!). Just kidding - but, you could let some more of those Croft's Candy cards go! Afterall, it could be some extra $$$ for those pricey E94's and E98's - when they show up soon.

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Posted By: brianp

I personally believe the internet and ebay over the last few years have spawned the rapid growth in interest in caramel cards. First of all, with ebay it has become very apparent that caramel cards are waaaay less frequently seen than the common (T206, T205, etc) tobacco issues. Also, the internet, with all its visuals (ebay listings, personal sites, etc) has made the features of the various caramel sets and individual cards more accessible, and thus more attractive to attempt to collect them.

That, and it was about time--they had spent enough time in the basement with the sack of potatoes growing 'eyes'.

Brian