History Question
bsavage
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This is a spin-off of the "Investment Plans!" thread, but I didn't want to hijack it.
Boopotts said that high end cards from the 60's and up have steadily decreased in value in the last four years. I have not been seriously collecting graded cards for that long, so I was wondering about the price history of other graded vintage cards. Have mid-grade cards been decreasing as well? What about pre-60 stuff (high grade and mid grade)?
Boopotts said that high end cards from the 60's and up have steadily decreased in value in the last four years. I have not been seriously collecting graded cards for that long, so I was wondering about the price history of other graded vintage cards. Have mid-grade cards been decreasing as well? What about pre-60 stuff (high grade and mid grade)?
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Mark
What about post-war stuff? In particular, I have been slowly working on mid-grade '48 Bowman and '55 Topps sets. I have never looked at sports cards as an investment (ok, not since the late 80's
<< <i> but it makes it a whole lot easier to spend money them on when I am confident that I won't loose money. >>
bsavage
You will never lose collecting - the hunt for stuff gets me excited, the attainment gets me fired up and the display is priceless.
Even if you lose money - you are ahead. You are the temporary caretaker for pieces of history and that makes it immensely rewarding and gratifying.
Many people have hobbies where there is nothing tangible to possess - like golf - and all they have are the memories.
mike
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Many people have hobbies where there is nothing tangible to possess - like golf - and all they have are the memories.
mike >>
Hey, I have PLENTY of grey hairs in my possession thanks to golf
-- Yogi Berra
- Britt
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<< <i> but it makes it a whole lot easier to spend money them on when I am confident that I won't loose money. >>
bsavage
You will never lose collecting - the hunt for stuff gets me excited, the attainment gets me fired up and the display is priceless.
Even if you lose money - you are ahead. You are the temporary caretaker for pieces of history and that makes it immensely rewarding and gratifying.
Many people have hobbies where there is nothing tangible to possess - like golf - and all they have are the memories.
mike >>
I agree with every word of that, HOWEVER, for many of us (or at least for myself) one sports card set is about like another. I like '63 Hockey, or instance. And '33 Goudeys. And late '90's EX-ceptional inserts. And Mars Attacks. And so on and so on.
Unless you have a real passion for a particular set or player it simply makes sense to buy cards that you think will appreciate. And even if you DO have a favorite set you need to weight the utility of collecting that set (and maybe losing long term) against the utility of collecting a set that you may not like quite a much but that you think will almost certainly increase in value.
I want to be like Stone when I grow up and be able to eloquently say what I am thinking. Or maybe I will just PM Stone when I am trying to say something and ask him how to word it. As always thanks for the great posts Stone!
<< <i>I want to be like Stone when I grow up and be able to eloquently say what I am thinking. Or maybe I will just PM Stone when I am trying to say something and ask him how to word it. As always thanks for the great posts Stone! >>
Lee
Memories = frustrations.
Steve
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Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972