Whats not hot for 2015...reselling for loss?

[goudey1933]

If your like me you buy something for the obvious reason you like something...then your taste changes or you sell to fund a non card purchase an low and behold you lose $$.Last year this happened on 3 groups of cards I sold...all I expected to at least get my $$ back.1954 PSA 8 or greater hockey including HOF's,T210 SGC 2-3, and a few 1972 Topps BB PSA 8 or better HOF In action cards.Probably lost around 25%.
What have you guys taken losses on where you thought it would go otherwise and what do you consider in pre 1980 cards esp. pre war to be a resale deadzone.
I'm considering branching into 1954/1956/ Topps baseball mid grade and 1975 higher grade but considering it seems there is so much out there what I've seen on ebay seems high in price.
....or I could put all hesitation to rest and buy my first e94!

Experiences/thoughts
Scott

[Joshwesley]

There are people on here much more qualified to answer this..... But since getting back into the hobby ...... It seems that t206 cards can always at least be sold to get your money back... (Assuming you didn't make an outrageous purchase.
Most of the time you can turn a profit with a nice t206 card.

I would say your safe with most of the pre-war stuff (hof-ers and tough backs)

Those will always be in demand!

[oldjudge]

Cards are just like any other market; they can go up or down in value. There is no facet of the hobby that is guaranteed to appreciate. In fact, if you sell at auction you are starting with, in many cases, a 20% loss just on buyers commission.

[darwinbulldog]

T209-1. If I recall correctly, they were going for about $200 in poor condition last year. It's more like $50-$75 now.

[bnorth]

For me it is a 67 Topps Venezuelan Joe DiMaggio card. The exact same card sold for $500 in Oct 2012 through Huggins & Scott auctions and now I can't get a $300 opening bid on it.

[2dueces]

Anything I own and want to sell. What's hot? Anything I don't have and want to buy.