Poll - The Stock Market and Vintage Sales

samosa4u · #1 04-10-2025, 03:18 PM

How have you been, Mr. Fox ??

Balticfox · #2 04-10-2025, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by samosa4u

How have you been, Mr. Fox ??

Still collecting, still posting and in general staying both physically and mentally active (and acerbic) all around.

And when it comes to politics, I'll be working for Elections Canada as a Central Poll Supervisor on April 28th. Elections Canada needs my learning skills and ability to project authority. I need the money to finance my basic needs, e.g. rookie cards of Jackie Parker, Sam Etcheverry, Bobby Hull, Rocky Colavito, Roger Maris, Phil Niekro, Frank Robinson, etc. The negative though is that I'm facing a grueling sixteen hour work day.

1952boyntoncollector · #3 05-17-2025, 08:01 AM

Havent logged on in awhile but as usual im sure a lot of posts here did not age well..

i wonder how my advice of just buying the S and P index fund like SPY would have gone...?

sb1 · #4 06-27-2025, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Havent logged on in awhile but as usual im sure a lot of posts here did not age well..

i wonder how my advice of just buying the S and P index fund like SPY would have gone...?

You would be back to where you were before the temporary downturn, or slightly higher.... I have recouped all of my losses just by staying pat. Actually, up a bit, from prior high.

bobbyw8469 · #5 06-27-2025, 02:01 PM

My 401k is at a record high. For all those that say things are bad now, they are simply gaslighting, or HOPING that things are bad.

Brent G. · #6 06-27-2025, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

My 401k is at a record high. For all those that say things are bad now, they are simply gaslighting, or HOPING that things are bad.

I don't think anyone is HOPING things are bad economically. Prices on everything still suck -- and like cards, they ain't coming down. I was at a car dealership this week -- the same model I bought 8 years ago is now 50% more expensive. Just brutal. I suppose that's a better markup than groceries over that time.

None of this seems to've hurt spending on cards of any era. I think the percentage of people who alter spending on anything due to the market is very small.

Exhibitman · #7 06-27-2025, 02:29 PM

Is anyone buying right now because of the market(s)?

Balticfox · #8 07-03-2025, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Brent G.

I don't think anyone is HOPING things are bad economically. Prices on everything still suck -- and like cards, they ain't coming down. I was at a car dealership this week -- the same model I bought 8 years ago is now 50% more expensive. Just brutal. I suppose that's a better markup than groceries over that time.

That's surprisingly little given how enthusiastically the Government has been debasing the currency over the last eight (actually 80+) years.

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