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Not sure what your definition is of a “successful seller” , but I know people who sell regularly as their main source of income or supplemental income and who have personal collections of their own, some whose names most would recognize in the hobby. You can find some on the Registry
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Al - way off topic. Just saw this episode last night. In what TV show (syndicated) was the famous line "Al dances with Sally" uttered and who uttered it? RayB
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I have no clue Ray
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Define the terms. Is a collector a dealer because he has to sell cards to finance his hobby? Is a dealer a collector because he enjoys owning his inventory? Is a collector actually an investor because he buys items with an eye towards eventual appreciation and sale? It isn't one thing only. There are lots of people whose habits are a Venn diagram between the three. I might put in 200 bids the first day of a major auction just to see if I can steal a deal for resale, while at the same time I hotly pursue an item I really want to own. There's a lot of talk about gender fluidity; maybe we are hobby-fluid?
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Well, typed a whole thing yesterday and Edge crashed.
So another try.... The card shop I hung out at in HS was successful, supported a couple families eventually. One time I asked if they collected and the answer was "sort of". When I pressed they showed me the binder of stuff that was not really for sale, unless someone wanted to make a crazy offer. Lots of really great cards, and most in great shape. None of the big ones at the time, but plenty of very nice cards. |
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Andy Griffith Show Season 3, the episode is called "Convicts at Large".
Barney and Floyd the barber get themselves captured by 3 escaped women convicts. One of the more classic AG Show episodes. Barney deserved an Emmy for this one. One of the woman convicts is sure that Barney is an old flame from Toledo and insists on calling Barney Al. She makes Barnie dance with her. Later in the episode Floyd the Barber must go to town to pick up supplies and gets entangled with Andy trying not to get himself in trouble with the cons. In a verbal exchange between Andy and Floyd, Andy questions Floyd about what's going on and Floyd utters the phrase, "Al dances with Sally". I'm telling you, if you haven't seen it, watch it on Youtube or Tubi. The whole episode will have you busting a gut. Classic AG! RayB
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Whenever I see a question like this, I always tell people to look at 707's registered sets compared to what they have listed for sale. IMO no reason you can't be a collector and a big time seller.
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i don't know if this answers the exact question, but i'd consider myself someone that sells cards to support my collection. sometimes you get lucky and land a PSA 10 or whatever that's way more valuable than you need...ship it out and use the profit to fill the other holes.
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On the extreme end when I got into collecting in the 80s I had a bunch of 60s cards I had been given as a little kid just sitting in a drawer untuched. I own and have owned some amazing cards and have never spent a penny out of pocket for any baseball collectable I own. |
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One of my favorite episodes. Scott Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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Guessing most dealers/serious sellers were once collectors. it's possible to enter an industry with zero interest and/or experience and become successful, though doing something like this makes the most sense to start out collecting. Eventually a collector decides they want to sell out and maybe makes some good money and decides they can continue to do this with something they enjoy.
Unless you had a very focused collection and some major restraint, I would think it might be hard to be a full time seller and still collect. Everything you own or potentially look to buy = potential revenue. Locking things into your collection = no revenue! Personally, I have a hard time even imagining going about selling things I have hand picked over close to 45 years of collecting regardless of the offer, but I have stuff too that I'd sell in a heartbeat if someone offered me the right $ for them.
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100% agree with this Curt!!!
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