Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth (Post 1858784)

My sense is that at the very high end, for cards like these, it's the internet/social media equivalent of a pissing context among guys with huge amounts of disposable income. And it only takes two guys who want to win the pissing contest to drive the price to numbers that look nuts to the rest of us. I'm not sure these guys see these purchases as investments per se. I think a lot of it is ego gratification. Just speculating.

Originally Posted by frankbmd (Post 1858873)

So I must conclude that neither bidder has prostate issues.:eek:

Originally Posted by rdixon1208 (Post 1858878)

I think this same thing about most collectibles when the money reaches a certain amount. When someone posts a group of cards in the monthly pick-up thread that cost thousands of dollars each and the reply's are "Wow", "Amazing", "Unbelievable" blah blah...I usually just think "Expensive". But isn't the fact that they cost a lot of money what makes certain collectibles "better" than others to most of us?

Originally Posted by rdixon1208 (Post 1858878)

But isn't the fact that they cost a lot of money what makes certain collectibles "better" than others to most of us?

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth (Post 1858879)

No dribblers in the elite Jordan market.

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards (Post 1858960)

Just like poker players Barry, a few guys only break even but nobody actually loses money, just ask them.

Originally Posted by jchcollins (Post 1858887)

I go for fulfilling to me personally, not necessarily "better" than something someone else has or than what exists in my collection prior-to. But yeah, no matter how you slice it, money helps. If I had that kind of disposeable income to be throwing at cards, I sure wouldn't be buying something that was made in the 1990's or later. But each unto their own...