Baseball Card Investment/Finance Question

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Baseball Card Investment/Finance Question

View Poll Results: You have $20k in post-war superstars. Strictly from a financial viewpoint you should:
Hold on to them - the cards are a better option than most investments	16	39.02%
Cash them in and go with a traditional investment	22	53.66%
Other (but you can't sell them and buy more cards!)	3	7.32%
Voters: 41. You may not vote on this poll

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08-02-2011, 09:01 PM

novakjr

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Originally Posted by Leon

I am with Steve in my thinking of this one. I would look at the big cards in the group and see what I thought their value was today vs where it might go....ie nicer examples should do better over time, given the nature of collectibles and discretionary income to start with. Then make a decision and move on. I will have to say though, if everything were exactly equal investment-wise, I would rather look at cards than a bank account.

Agreed. If completely equal, I'd rather look at the cards, all day, any day..

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