Great CNN article about Topps link inside

RipublicaninMass

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Southsider

"Collecting baseball cards isn't cool."

Well, I'm glad I collect FOOTBALL cards. I'd hate to not be cool.

koby

It's a shame that a company like Topps has to rely on fads like Pokemon and gimmikcs like Martha Stewart cards just to survive. It really seems like young people have absolutely no interest in sportscards.

NBAFan

Personally, sport cards have run its course for me. I no longer really feel like buying boxes due to the cost and pulls that usually end up coming out of them. I would rather buy non sport now. I bought a case of 60 boxes for $330 and usually that is what I spend on 2-3 boxes of sports cards. Case produced 100+ sets (sets have been getting around $4 and I've seen them sell as high as $10) and 15 autos of people I know and like. My sports boxes usually give me autos of people I don't even know who they are and probably never will along with some jerseys that are a dime a dozen.

So my $330 spent on sports cards usually would return $75 max and my Non sport even selling sets at $1 and the autos at the minimum going rate would bring me no less than a break even situation, but most likely a profit.

RipublicaninMass

<< <i>It's a shame that a company like Topps has to rely on fads like Pokemon and gimmikcs like Martha Stewart cards just to survive. It really seems like young people have absolutely no interest in sportscards. >>



Young people are not really interested in anything, IMHO. Maybe spongebob, and ice cream.

Knuckles

<< <i>You seeee, the kids, they listen to the rap music which gives them the brain damage! With their hippin and a hoppin and their bippin and a boppin, so they don't know what the Jazz is all about! >>