Lately, my participation in the hobby has been to see if any cards in an auction are ones that I own*, and then hope they sell for more than I paid, so that when I look at VCP it shows a net gain. That way "on paper" (technically "on screen") I am getting richer!
Basically, I can't participate to the level I used to because the cards I like to buy (higher condition cards for sets I am putting together; rarer type cards in nice but not top condition) have gotten too expensive. So I either need to drop my standards and have sets with grades far apart or sell off partially completed sets to fund other purchases.
* I don't mean cards I consigned, I mean the same card in the same condition as one that I own...but not my actual card
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My avatar is a drawing of a 1958 Topps Hank Aaron by my daughter. If you are interested in one in a similar style based on the card of your choice, details can be found by searching threads with the title phrase Custom Baseball Card Artwork or by PMing me.
Last edited by molenick; 02-22-2022 at 09:49 AM.
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