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Originally Posted by todeen
I do have to say that I gutted my card collection about 10 years ago. I got rid of 98% of what I had. I have diversified since then into vintage items, autos, wheaties backs, and items that present nice. I'm a Reds fan, and last year Eugenio Suarez was having a career year. I decided I would buy my first game used item. I put in a bid on MLB auctions on a hat from a throwback jersey game in which Suarez hit two home runs. I had no competition. There were no bids during the last three days of bidding. I know the Reds are a small market team, but I thought that was shocking. It really made me consider if I should even look at cards anymore. I'm going to dabble again this year - maybe on a Joey Votto item.
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I agree with what eveyrone in this thread is saying. But I will say this for collecting vintage cards at low grades: it can be much easier and cheaper than completing a set of game used bats for a vintage team. Prices for bats, hats, jerseys, etc. of the big names have been rising high and fast! And game used collecting has been known to have some of its own frauds and scams. But, on the whole, what we collect seems infinitely more closely related to the game.