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JollyElm 05-25-2021 05:24 PM

Post Some Pandemic Craziness
 
Over the past year, card collecting has seemingly become a dumpster fire, and no one knows what in high heck is going to happen next.

• So post something that you'd never thought you'd ever hear, a random occurrence or strange fact, or anything else that helps illustrate the bizarreness of these times.

I will start. Today I did a double take when I was dumbfounded to run across the phrase "global toploader shortage."

vintagebaseballcardguy 05-25-2021 06:49 PM

People attacking others and pulling guns on one another in a Target parking lot over freaking cards...

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egri 05-25-2021 07:13 PM

Non-Fungible Tokens.

egri 05-25-2021 07:22 PM

And most of the Topps Project 70 cards I've seen have made me almost lose my lunch.

Harliduck 05-25-2021 07:28 PM

Hell froze over for me when some of the best deals were old Deans Cards listings!

maniac_73 05-25-2021 07:49 PM

Junk wax era cards selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars

Bigdaddy 05-25-2021 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by maniac_73 (Post 2106898)
Junk wax era cards selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars

+1

I'd of lost that bet.

Chris-Counts 05-26-2021 06:53 PM

I routinely bid $10 for a card that sells for $40, even when a BIN available for $20.

Case12 05-27-2021 10:09 AM

I wanted a Rusty Staub signed rookie card. It went for $118.00 on ebay. I don't know if that is normal, but too high for me. Right now I've switched to collecting the same players post cards and press photos. Cool and inexpensive. Will come back to my card sets when the bubble bursts.

Wimberleycardcollector 05-27-2021 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy (Post 2106876)
People attacking others and pulling guns on one another in a Target parking lot over freaking cards...

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This!

jchcollins 05-27-2021 11:49 AM

Post Some Pandemic Craziness
 
*The Upper Deck Michael Jordan baseball card ('91, I think?) selling for thousands of dollars in PSA 10. Really?

*[emoji3]

ASF123 05-27-2021 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jchcollins (Post 2107443)
I only sell to fund my further hobby enjoyment. I'm the last person who would consider themselves anything remotely close to a dealer.

”Guess what?” says the IRS!

jchcollins 05-27-2021 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ASF123 (Post 2107582)
”Guess what?” says the IRS!

I file any 1099's I get. :D

JollyElm 05-27-2021 08:43 PM

Many years ago my friend sold his (ungraded) Mantle cards in order to buy an engagement ring for his girl. A couple of years later he felt some regrets (not about his wife, no way!!) when he realized how much the Micks had exponentially increased in value over the relatively short amount of time that had passed. Fast forward to today, and you're hit by those same exact regrets...but they come after only a single week has passed since you sold your Mantles. Up, up, up and away they go!!


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