Still crazy prices

[theshowandme]

Your average 20-30 year old card bro will tell you that they do not care about players they never saw play.

Their fathers and grandfathers probably never told them stories of players.

It is all about making the quick buck via a flip.

Nothing wrong with making $, but its a game of hot potato on these scrubs (see the NFL quarterback market) and you do not want to be one of the last few to handle the steaming pile of... potato.

[sgbernard]

I also am boggled by it, but I would just add: sports betting is now over a $100 billion industry annually. I think you should see the card market for active players as part of that industry. A lot of cash around for that, apparently.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Your average 20-30 year old card bro will tell you that they do not care about players they never saw play.

Their fathers and grandfathers probably never told them stories of players.

It is all about making the quick buck via a flip.

Nothing wrong with making $, but its a game of hot potato on these scrubs (see the NFL quarterback market) and you do not want to be one of the last few to handle the steaming pile of... potato.

I equate it to the Florida Condo boom and bust of a few years back. Eventually the condo has to sell to someone who wants to actually live there at that price. If that person doesn't exist the last flipper in line gets burnt.

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I equate it to the Florida Condo boom and bust of a few years back. Eventually the condo has to sell to someone who wants to actually live there at that price. If that person doesn't exist the last flipper in line gets burnt.

Great analogy, Scott

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Great analogy, Scott

+1

What percentage of 4/5/6/7 figure ultra-modern glossy, shiny, patched, autographed, PSA 10, 1 of 1s are purchased by the actual end-of-the-line collector?

Same question, but prewar?

[packs]

I think there's also a similar and not all that different contingent in vintage already. How many people create threads that ask questions like: what cards will gain the most value over X years? What cards are undervalued and overlooked?

These questions don't really come from a collecting standpoint. They come from a profit standpoint.

[rjackson44]

It will be worth $500 dollars soon if that,,these are horrific investments