Collectors vs money hungry people?

[Jim65]

So if people flip to buy more cards, thats ok? But if people flip to pay rent or buy a yacht, thats money hungry?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Jim65

So if people flip to buy more cards, thats ok? But if people flip to pay rent or buy a yacht, thats money hungry?

It makes as much sense as blaming it on modern collectors and pretending that vintage collectors/dealers are some how better.

[ALR-bishop]

“It’s easy to say you would like more money. And that’s what I like about it. Sitting there, rocking back and forth, and wanting that money”…. Jack Handey

[steve B]

I collect everything from vintage to modern. As in 1880's to yesterday.

I seldom sell much, but buying new stuff leaves me with lots of extras that I don't kind moving along for a bit of cash.

to me it's mostly about the cards and the hunt for more interesting things.
But of course the money matters. Not having a huge card budget means having to be more opportunistic in what I buy. Like maybe I start looking for a T206, but find a great deal on a 51 Topps I need so I buy that.
Finding "deals" is the game, and the potential money is the way to keep score.
The card I buy today might be $5 but something I could sell for 10. Not that I will.

It also keeps me sane when the prices get crazy for a while. Seems like just yesterday I could get halfway decent T206 commons for 40, now it's mor elike 100, and I just can't get there mentally. But, I look at the ones I've bought over the last 40+ years and think I've done pretty well. (and oh the opportunities missed if only I'd known...)

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by bnorth

It makes as much sense as blaming it on modern collectors and pretending that vintage collectors/dealers are some how better.

This entire thread is drowning so deeply in confirmation bias that Jacques Cousteau could not possibly survive the dive.

[Republicaninmass]

There are 15 1933 goudey Ruths in the current REA auction.


FIFTEEN RUTHS, and I think 7 1951 bowman Mantle RCs.


I'd wager a guess the vintage collectors are also trying to cash in.

Would you think twice as a consignor if 6 other competing cards listed in the same auction. No, you are trying to bail out at the top!


It's ludicrous, and I'm not open to opinion otherwise!

[Mike D.]

I think any time we paint with a wide brush, we tend to miss a lot.

I mean, do I feel bad that some of the people who were having fistfights in Walmart and Target over retail blasters to flip online have been forced to move on? No, not sorry to see them go. But I have to imagine that they are a "loud minority" of the hobby, not the norm.

Unless you're rich or like very cheap cards, money is usually at of some concern, even if it's just "I need to stay within my entertainment budget on buying cards".

[homerunhitter]

I likey!!!!

[Chicosbailbonds]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

There are 15 1933 goudey Ruths in the current REA auction.


FIFTEEN RUTHS, and I think 7 1951 bowman Mantle RCs.


I'd wager a guess the vintage collectors are also trying to cash in.

Would you think twice as a consignor if 6 other competing cards listed in the same auction. No, you are trying to bail out at the top!


It's ludicrous, and I'm not open to opinion otherwise!

Could be a number of reasons for people selling those - mainly vintage collectors dying off and these were inherited. I go on some of the discord channels and it’s chockfull of people who buy up everything at Walmart because they heard they could flip it for a lot. All they care is grading for a 10 and making a big score on a reds prospect that will never make a impact in the majors. For us master set collectors, it’s been a tough three years.

[Chicosbailbonds]

There is a lot of new sellers on eBay that have no problem cancelling a order if they didn’t get the price they thought they would.