Fun Poll: What % of Net worth in SportsCards and Memorabilia

[joshuanip]

I would love to see those collections that are 30+%. I thought I was nuts at a shade under 20%

[Exhibitman]

No married man is going to take that poll...

[joshuanip]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

No married man is going to take that poll...

That’s why is anonymous. Hahaha

[Exhibitman]

Won't help; bitches be IT savvy...

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Won't help; bitches be IT savvy...

Funniest post of 2021! I even showed this to my wife and she was ROFL. Uncontrollable laughter.

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[Fred]

Originally Posted by todeen

Funniest post of 2021! I even showed this to my wife and she was ROFL. Uncontrollable laughter.

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OMG - Your wife knows about this site/board???

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Fred

OMG - Your wife knows about this site/board???

My wife simply refers to Net54/eBay as the other woman. She's a jealous woman. She once told me she would gauge out Natalie Portman's eyes when I told her she was my Hollywood crush.

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[Fred]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

No married man is going to take that poll...

I've been married a long time... I've been collecting this stuff longer than I've known my wife. Somehow, I've always inherently known to keep my collecting life separate from my married life. I guess it's like guys that have a "piece" on the side. They wouldn't even think about telling their wife about her. Pathetically, my extra "piece" is cardboard, but there's something to be said about guys that can admit that they like looking at pictures of dead guys on cardboard, right?

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

No married man is going to take that poll...

My wife is an equestrian, so there isn't really much need to hide anything from her. The most I have ever spent on a card was a bit shy of $300. I write a $230 check to the farrier every 7 weeks. And that is just the beginning of the regular expenses. Plus there is the one-off expenses like the $2000 she is about to drop on a new saddle.

[iwantitiwinit]

Remember they truly aren't worth anything until you monetize them.

[Directly]

The lady collectors will spend some $$$ too! During the Beanie Baby craze around the holiday, I sold 9 Princess Diana's. The first 5 around 350/per, the last 4 at 450/per--I wonder if the lady buyers always inform their spouses all their purchase's besides the dozens of the shoes they buy every six month?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Well if you're net worth is negative but you own cards does that mean it's over 100%???

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

Remember they truly aren't worth anything until you monetize them.

Liquid assets are worth what you can sell them for.

[joshuanip]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

Remember they truly aren't worth anything until you monetize them.

But neither is stock or any asset for that matter...

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by joshuanip

I would love to see those collections that are 30+%. I thought I was nuts at a shade under 20%

Not so sure why any number is "nuts" given how cards' values have inflated over the years. Seems several cards I'd bought 10-15-20-25 years ago for $100, $500, $1000, are now worth $5000+, $10,000+, $20,000+, or more. So % worth may skew far more heavily towards cards than the proportionate amount of cost one originally invested in them.

Similar to spending a few bucks on Apple stock in 2008-2009, as compared with today's value.

[joshuanip]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Not so sure why any number is "nuts" given how cards' values have inflated over the years. Seems several cards I'd bought 10-15-20-25 years ago for $100, $500, $1000, are now worth $5000+, $10,000+, $20,000+, or more. So % worth may skew far more heavily towards cards than the proportionate amount of cost one originally invested in them.

Similar to spending a few bucks on Apple stock in 2008-2009, as compared with today's value.

Fair point... married men, don’t answer this poll... haha

[Fred]

0%

None of my cards are part of my "net worth". I don't consider this stuff an "investment". It's only cardboard.

[troutbum97]

Originally Posted by Fred

0%

None of my cards are part of my "net worth". I don't consider this stuff an "investment". It's only cardboard.

If it's "only cardboard" to you, I'd be happy to take all of your cardboard off of your hands.
I'll even haul it away for free.

[Kenny Cole]

Originally Posted by Fred

0%

None of my cards are part of my "net worth". I don't consider this stuff an "investment". It's only cardboard.

if they have value, they are part of your net worth whether or not you want to acknowledge it.