The hobby’s most iconic card under $15k?

[jimq16415]

Originally Posted by JimmyC

As much as I love card collecting, I would never buy a card for $15,000 unless I knew I could sell it the next day for that amount or more very quickly to more than one party...meaning, it has to be a deal....

Now, I would spend $15,000 on a game used jersey all day long......

If he has 15K to spend on a card, he's asking for advice on which card to buy that will do exactly that. For me, I would buy the best "big" card (exhibit, etc) that I could afford. But it's the wrong card, the market is limited. But the market isn't limited for the cards he's looking at. he just wants the best one.

Jerseys are tuff cause you can't easily photomatch older jerseys. Newer ones are easier. I have about 30 jerseys that are all matched. But older ones, if I can't photomatch it, there's too much fraud out there.

To each his own, if there was only one right way to collect, everything would be too limited!

[JimmyC]

LOL - I actually would probably spend $15K on a card....just haven't found the right one yet! The game used stuff keeps getting in the way....

Not enough dollars to go around and gamers take precedence, for me anyway....

Since joining last year, I have been amazed to see some of the card collections and individual cards people have displayed.....very impressive.....

[jimq16415]

Originally Posted by JimmyC

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Since joining last year, I have been amazed to see some of the card collections and individual cards people have displayed.....very impressive.....

I thought I had a decent collection till I got here. Very humbling.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by jimq16415

I thought I had a decent collection till I got here. Very humbling.

Relatable, but I figure if my pre-war baseball card collection is anywhere close to average by Net54 standards, it's still better than what 99.9999% of people have. Not that most of those other people have any interest in owning a pre-war baseball card, but still.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by jimq16415

I thought I had a decent collection till I got here. Very humbling.

One card at a time, takes patience, sacrifice, and commitment. I don't know how many times I put off the kitchen remodel to get that Cobb card...

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by JimmyC

LOL - I actually would probably spend $15K on a card....just haven't found the right one yet! The game used stuff keeps getting in the way....

Not enough dollars to go around and gamers take precedence, for me anyway....

Since joining last year, I have been amazed to see some of the card collections and individual cards people have displayed.....very impressive.....

Yeah, these guys are sickening here...If I had their cards, I'd burn mine!!!

It's a marathon, not a sprint. Enjoy the ride.