Priced Out?

[T205 GB]

Originally Posted by bnorth

The best thing would be quit buying the silly(to me) slabs and just buy cards free from imprisonment. You can own the exact same card for a fraction of the price.

👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 Ben nailed it on the head. I would add to Only buy graded when it’s for resale or is a big ticket item that is best protected by a slab.

[hauntedcomputer]

This is my third go-round in the hobby over roughly 50 years. Which of course tells me sports cards are in a bubble. I just use current values to sell nice 70s cards and put that into a handful of older grail cards, so boom/bubble prices don't hurt me and are at best a sideways trade. I never intended to keep everything anyway. If cards didn't "go up," it would be very hard to justify any serious collecting.

Every card gets sold sooner or later, whether you are alive to see it or not. And I don't mind leaving room for the next guy to make money, either. Plenty to collect at all levels. I still enjoy messing with junk-era cards where there is no money.

[glchen]

My opinion here is that you have to continue to buy cards that you love. If you buy stuff you don't like just to pickup stuff, you'll likely regret it as the hobby will just become a grind. If you don't find anything you like, just go on pause until you do. Hopefully, you'll be able to find something else within your hobby budget that you can enjoy. There are so many types and ways to collect, so you might find your niche in that area.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by glchen

My opinion here is that you have to continue to buy cards that you love. If you buy stuff you don't like just to pickup stuff, you'll likely regret it as the hobby will just become a grind. If you don't find anything you like, just go on pause until you do. Hopefully, you'll be able to find something else within your hobby budget that you can enjoy. There are so many types and ways to collect, so you might find your niche in that area.

I think the one thing about the rise in prices, however, it's led many of us to find different collecting interests, or approach something we wouldn't before.

For an example, being of Mostly, Italian descent, and hearing stories in my childhood, My great uncle would always tell stories about Carl Furillo. He was a hardcore Brooklyn Dodgers fan, and Furillo was his favorite player. I've recently started slowly buying Furillo cards and really enjoying the little project I'm putting together.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Seven

I think the one thing about the rise in prices, however, it's led many of us to find different collecting interests, or approach something we wouldn't before.

For an example, being of Mostly, Italian descent, and hearing stories in my childhood, My great uncle would always tell stories about Carl Furillo. He was a hardcore Brooklyn Dodgers fan, and Furillo was his favorite player. I've recently started slowly buying Furillo cards and really enjoying the little project I'm putting together.

That is cool. I can't remember his name but we have a big time Carl Furillo collector on here. I had some Carl Farillo home/family pics I sent that collector for free a few years ago I got in a lot from GreyGhost.

[joshleon]

Originally Posted by Seven

I think the one thing about the rise in prices, however, it's led many of us to find different collecting interests, or approach something we wouldn't before.

For an example, being of Mostly, Italian descent, and hearing stories in my childhood, My great uncle would always tell stories about Carl Furillo. He was a hardcore Brooklyn Dodgers fan, and Furillo was his favorite player. I've recently started slowly buying Furillo cards and really enjoying the little project I'm putting together.

Love his 53 Bowman color. GM had a really nice one last month and I just didn't go high enough on it. I guess my dad wasn't the only BK Dodgers fan!