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Old 06-06-2016, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by glynparson View Post
the exact opposite to Steve It seems high end centered cards are bringing even more of a premium. This rise is not strictly international buyers but the result of a few very wealthy collectors entering the hobby around the same time.
What I have seen is the less visually appealing cards definitely selling for less, in the same grade, than better looking ones. However to Steve's point, even the crappy looking cards are going for monumental sums. Personally I would pay twice as much, or more, for the same grade if the card is better looking than others of the same grade and have done so recently. As for why all the money in the hobby now? Well, I was literally making about 1 dollar a month on the money it took to get this card. I thought I got it at a good price and have no doubt it will do better than the cash in the bank. I am not sure there is a card closer to cash in our hobby than this one...It was a safe bet, I think... This has to do with Egri's comments above....
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