Will this stock market madness affect cards?

[MULLINS5]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

I will let you remember the events how you do and how I do.

The good news for me is it all worked out great.

They're preserved on Collector's Universe. I believe you said you bid up 80% of the most recent sale of the card, not necessarily to win. If you win, you pay, no foul. Something along those lines.

I don't have to worry about whether or not something holds value, and that is good news for me.

[Goudey77]

Patrick I admire that collectors mindset. It’s what fuels us all since we were kids.
We all have a unique approach and point of view to our collections.
Why the tit for tat to air out what’s been said...
Let’s get this thread back on track.

Originally Posted by MULLINS5

They're preserved on Collector's Universe. I believe you said you bid up 80% of the most recent sale of the card, not necessarily to win. If you win, you pay, no foul. Something along those lines.

I don't have to worry about whether or not something holds value, and that is good news for me.

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by MULLINS5

They're preserved on Collector's Universe. I believe you said you bid up 80% of the most recent sale of the card, not necessarily to win. If you win, you pay, no foul. Something along those lines.

I don't have to worry about whether or not something holds value, and that is good news for me.

Go read them and have fun. Every once in awhile I will read one and crack myself up.

Good for you. Enjoy your collecting and I will too. I love having cards that have gone up. Anyone who says they don't is just fooling themselves.

[Goudey77]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

Go read them and have fun. Every once in awhile I will read one and crack myself up.

Good for you. Enjoy your collecting and I will too. I love having cards that have gone up. Anyone who says they don't is just fooling themselves.

David, world class wrestling collection. Always enjoyed your knowledge of the wrestling card world. The price increases are well deserved. The All Stars have finally staked their claim in the hobby!

[MULLINS5]

Originally Posted by Goudey77

David, world class wrestling collection. The price increases are well deserved.

A lot of effort went into cooking those increases.

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by Goudey77

David, world class wrestling collection. Always enjoyed your knowledge of the wrestling card world. The price increases are well deserved. The All Stars have finally staked their claim in the hobby!

Thank you.

There is no such definition as a true collector. I have never heard anyone with a bad ass collection say there is. It is always the person from afar.

Patrick was busting 89 Topps Hockey. Good for him. I would never question his motives or care and if he wanted to burn cash on the project so be it. It is his money.

Collect what you like. How you like. If one wants to speculate so be it. If one wants to hoard so be it.

It is baffling that people think they know what the definition of a true collector is and you only qualify if you don't care about value. Most of us in our 40's are a product of the 80's baseball card chase where the fresh Beckett with up arrows was like reading the Bible. It is why many are successful in life today.

[MULLINS5]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

Thank you.

There is no such definition as a true collector. I have never heard anyone with a bad ass collection say there is. It is always the person from afar.

Patrick was busting 89 Topps Hockey. Good for him. I would never question his motives or care and if he wanted to burn cash on the project so be it. It is his money.

Collect what you like. How you like. If one wants to speculate so be it. If one wants to hoard so be it.

It is baffling that people think they know what the definition of a true collector is and you only qualify if you don't care about value. Most of us in our 40's are a product of the 80's baseball card chase where the fresh Beckett with up arrows was like reading the Bible. It is why many are successful in life today.

Goudey brought up "true collectors" so only then did I chime in on my opinion.

I was a fool for busting 89 Topps Hockey and then trusting PSA to grade it. They're a scam company, IMO.

Sure, we all care about value to some extent - it's always nice to get what we pay for something.

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by MULLINS5

Goudey brought up "true collectors" so only then did I chime in on my opinion.

I was a fool for busting 89 Topps Hockey and then trusting PSA to grade it. They're a scam company, IMO.

Sure, we all care about value to some extent - it's always nice to get what we pay for something.

I believe, totally just my opinion, "true collectors" are those who collect purely for the fun of the hobby and don't have a dime at stake.


This is why you are impossible to comment back and for with.

In 1990 when Frank Thomas got hot I wanted his cards but I also wanted to find them cheaper than they were being listed in the Beckett. It is just human nature and the thrill of the chase to try and win financially.

I got some grades back from PSA today. Many lower than what I wanted. It happens but when it costs $10 a card you better believe I care what they grade.

[Dpeck100]

While we are going back and forth I see this Flair PSA 9 went for $1,100.

This seller has the magic touch. He sold a PSA 9 OC Hogan a few days ago for $2,100.

Now you see why I am not bearish.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/1982-Wrestl...AAAOSw9sheUm-O

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

Most of us in our 40's are a product of the 80's baseball card chase where the fresh Beckett with up arrows was like reading the Bible. It is why many are successful in life today.

Preach. When I was a dealer at shows during high school ('89 to '92) during the boom, opening that Beckett each time as a teen was like getting to check your growth stocks for the first time in a month.

Those years taught me so much and got me well ahead of the curve when it came to learning about adult finance, people, success, and failure