NY Times article on cards as an investment

[Snapolit1]

What I have found in the short term is that I take a loss on most items I decide to sell except for real high end stuff.

I may have been willing to pay $700 for it two years ago, but that's no guarantee that someone's going to agree to pay more than $700 for it this year.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Another difference: unless you're Warren Buffet, people buying publicly traded stocks face a concrete market price. Even in the same grade, though, a given vintage card at a given time is going to sell within a fairly wide range depending on who the seller is, how price sensitive the buyer is, centering and other characteristics of the card, negotiating skill in a private sale context, etc. Maybe 2017 PSA 10 Aaron Judge Topps cards are pretty much commoditized, but earlier stuff isn't and I don't think ever will be.

[dzolot]

Does anyone know if the raw pricing data or at least the list of cards included in the index is publicly available to view? Without that it’s hard to really make heads or tails of the index. Thanks!

[The Nasty Nati]

I would love to see the Top 500 list of cards.

[BeanTown]

Great article and thanks for posting.

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Another difference: unless you're Warren Buffet, people buying publicly traded stocks face a concrete market price. Even in the same grade, though, a given vintage card at a given time is going to sell within a fairly wide range depending on who the seller is, how price sensitive the buyer is, centering and other characteristics of the card, negotiating skill in a private sale context, etc. Maybe 2017 PSA 10 Aaron Judge Topps cards are pretty much commoditized, but earlier stuff isn't and I don't think ever will be.

Well said. No matter how many times I encounter guys trying to force an apples-to-apples likening between stocks and cards, the above point you make there always comes to mind.

[Big Ben]

This article was a fun read and I salute Brady for the collection he has amassed. However, when I read an article that details the price appreciation of any type of investment or commodity, the contrarian in me wants to go in the opposite direction.