Anyone hesitant to buy now?

[Oscar_Stanage]

I have a bought a LOT of cards and unopened packs/boxes in the last 3 months, and these were my first purchases since probably 1992.

I think it's over simplifying to think this is driven by people with nothing better to do. My initial re-entry was certainly due to COVID - I spent a lot of time going through my collection (had not touched in 30 years), and organizing/itemizing etc...But it did not stop there - this process completely re-charged my interest in collecting... I began to buy all the cards I could not own as a kid (84 Fleer Update, Mantle, Aaron, Banks, etc), and complete a my incomplete sets. Then I stumbled upon Tobacco cards and will now spend the next few years working on The Monster in addition to all of the star rookies from my generation (Jordan, Montana, Gretzky, etc).

So, yes COVID did get me back in... but I am not going away just because I have to eventually go back to work. I'd guess more people involved in the 2020 flurry are somewhat like me. Sure, I'd like to pay less, but I am a collector not a dealer and I do not plan on selling.

[Leon]

Personally, I think it is a little bit of all of the above mentioned. That said, I have s good hunch that some of these prices won't come down ie.. Red Cobbys, Goudey Ruiths and some other mainstays that have rocketed up. They are more fun to collect than to have most of your money sitting as a number in a bank somewhere...

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[investinrookies]

Originally Posted by Leon

Personally, I think it is a little bit of all of the above mentioned. That said, I have s good hunch that some of these prices won't come down ie.. Red Cobbys, Goudey Ruiths and some other mainstays that have rocketed up. They are more fun to collect than to have most of your money sitting as a number in a bank somewhere...

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Red Cobbs seem to be especially hot lately and dont show any signs of slowing down.

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by Wid_Conroy

I have a bought a LOT of cards and unopened packs/boxes in the last 3 months, and these were my first purchases since probably 1992.

I think it's over simplifying to think this is driven by people with nothing better to do. My initial re-entry was certainly due to COVID - I spent a lot of time going through my collection (had not touched in 30 years), and organizing/itemizing etc...But it did not stop there - this process completely re-charged my interest in collecting... I began to buy all the cards I could not own as a kid (84 Fleer Update, Mantle, Aaron, Banks, etc), and complete a my incomplete sets. Then I stumbled upon Tobacco cards and will now spend the next few years working on The Monster in addition to all of the star rookies from my generation (Jordan, Montana, Gretzky, etc).

So, yes COVID did get me back in... but I am not going away just because I have to eventually go back to work. I'd guess more people involved in the 2020 flurry are somewhat like me. Sure, I'd like to pay less, but I am a collector not a dealer and I do not plan on selling.

Welcome back to the hobby!

I love hearing stories like this as we all need a bit of an escape from the world and as Adam referenced in his above quote by Jefferson Burdick that a card collection "...takes you away from work-a-day cares to havens of relaxing quietude where you can relive the pleasures and adventures of a past day"

Happy collecting!