Are Pre-War Baseball Cards "Solid" Investments?

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Posted By: Rick

Nothing beats compounded interest over the long haul.

Not houses, cards , beanie babies etc.

Cards are not the easiest thing to sell sometimes and have a thin market, they produce no income at all ...the can and have produce gains ...but its hard to buy the right cards at the right time and then sell them also at the right time ...lots of good timing.

The market seems pretty hot right now ...but all markets are cyclical and collectibles can really swing either way.

And maybe most importantly...its a hobby ...to bring greed into it will hurt the actual enjoyment of it.

Its like football fans who take fantasy football too serious.

There are a lot of old timers here who can tell you that pre war cards were a hard sell 15 years ago while cansecos and straberry cards were all the buzz ..hell you could have bought a bunch of HOF's for less that what people were paying for those rookies.