The Gold Standard - Loans w/cards as collateral

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Some "stereotypical" traits that might apply to a few of us Baseball Card collectors:

- We are a predominantly male group...who collects photographic images of other males. I wonder what mainstream society would say about that.

- Most of us (myself included) would benefit from shedding a few pounds.

- We typically have no problem spending a fair amount of money on a piece of cardboard, and quickly justify the purchase. However, spending the same amount of money on something practical for ourselves (such as a pair of new shoes) involves much more thought.

- Baseball Card collectors (unfortunately) spend more time thinking about cards than sex. Seriously, consider it...other than your teenaged years, what did you think about more frequently?

- We sometimes think of cards as an, "investment." Gentlemen, this is a hobby. Wall Street would probably laugh at this in 2015. Thirty years ago, maybe not so much.

Just my thoughts.

Best regards,

Eric

Wall Street guys are in signfiicant part the ones buying the high end investment type cards. Not all cards are good investments, but some probably are.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Wall Street guys are in signfiicant part the ones buying the high end investment type cards. Not all cards are good investments, but some probably are.

Agreed, Peter. However, most, "collectors" are driven by other forces. And, most, "investors" seek opportunities elsewhere.

Again, just my thoughts.

Best regards,

Eric

[YankeeCollector]

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