Obviously there is no right answer here, but the thread about "What kind of collector are you" got me thinking..... so let's take it a little further.......
If you were given $5,000 and roughly a 30 day time table to make a profit off that 5k in the baseball card industry what would you do?
Over the last couple of months I have had a great time buying up smaller lots, keeping a card or 2 for my personal collection, and then flipping them to recoup my investment. This is definitely not a profitable endeavor, and I am not really expecting great profit, but it has given me a chance to meet some GREAT people, and also have in my hands (if even for a short time) some cards that I might not normally have....... plus I get a card or 2 for my own collection off of each lot
So let's assume you had 5k to do anything you wanted, what would you do to make an attempt at turning a profit? Would you......
--Seek out 1 high dollar card at a great price and flip it?
--Buy a $5,000 lot of tobacco cards (since they are hot right now) and flip them?
--Buy a wax case of something and send in the best cards to be graded and resell?
--Purchase a lot of good conditioned raw vintage, send them in for grading and resell?
There are many many more options out there ....... but what would you do?