Does this article paint an accurate picture of what lies ahead for collectibles?

[packs]

This article makes a lot of obvious points. The pool for yacht sales has always been small. The pool to buy a Cobb Green T206 has always been huge. I'm not seeing the correlation.

There are whale cards of course, but I enjoy the hobby because I (as a person with limited means) still have access to most of the cards I want to buy even with the limited funds I have. I just settle for lesser grades. There isn't really an equivalent of buy the card not the holder when it comes to mega yachts.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by packs

This article makes a lot of obvious points. The pool for yacht sales has always been small. The pool to buy a Cobb Green T206 has always been huge. I'm not seeing the correlation.

There are whale cards of course, but I enjoy the hobby because I (as a person with limited means) still have access to most of the cards I want to buy even with the limited funds I have. I just settle for lesser grades. There isn't really an equivalent of buy the card not the holder when it comes to mega yachts.

Agreed. I just don't see how any of the stuff written in this article can be applied to sports cards.

[scgaynor]

When it comes to collectibles, If you are an investor, stay in the top 10% of whatever you want to invest in. Buy the best 10% of cards, coins, comic books, teacups, whatever. The best 10% pretty much always goes up in value over time. Also, buy physically small items that are easy to store and move around. As the cost of shipping goes up, the value of big items tends to go down.

If you are a collector, buy the other 90%. It does not really go up much or go down much, but will give you collecting enjoyment. When you go to sell, you won't make much, but you won't loose much either.