Should I sell my Bonds cards...
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Okay, the question has been posed, "Should I sell my Bonds cards?" Now, before you say yes or no, think about from all the angles. I'll be completely honest, I'm not always going to collect these cards (for Bonds that is). The only reason I collected Bonds cards was to someday hope he would get in the HOF and I could sell them off to have money to buy other stuff I really wanted. So, in your opinion, to make the most out of this; should I sell now or hold out? Take the poll and let me know.
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How many do you have?
I've got an 800 ct. box of 87Ts that I bought for like 40 cents a piece - that was during the boom around 1991.
I don't buy anything like that anymore.
What are these worth now? A buck? I say hold onto them - wait till good things are said about him and younger kids want in.
mike
That goes for any other baseball fan on here who wants in.
I'll take everyones Bonds cards along with the pile of my own, stack em high and set them ablaze.
Photos and video will be taken for all to see !
-- Yogi Berra
They are not likely to go down much more.
They good ones might go up, someday.
I dumped all of mine in very early 2006. Got
about 40% of my money back.
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<< <i>Funny, the card says Bonds majored in Criminal Justice >>
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Seriously, when you hear a lot of the writers talk about Bonds, they pretty much all state the same thing--Bonds had a HOF career going before juicing up. The writers look at that as the difference between him and McGwire. Bonds will be in the Hall.
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ESPN had a chart up last week that illustrated the writers' point.
The writers are looking both for reasons to vote "yes," and
testing public reactions to the controversy.
Rose cards are selling for a very good price. You would now be selling the Bonds cards at it's low point, so you will be taking a bath. Unless you have soming working were you could turn a big/quick profit using the Bonds card sale, then I say hang on to them. Put them in a box and store them in the back of the closet.
Paul
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<< <i>I can't see much future value in the Bonds cards. It's supply and demand, and there are thousands and thousands of his cards out there. Send 'em to Bri2327. >>
Excellent point. Also, the salient question isn't whether or not they'll go back up in value (which they won't, but that's a different arguement), but whether or not you could use the money you freed up from selling them now to buy something that would go up even MORE than Bonds' cards. If the Bonds' went up by 15% over the next 8 months, but you could buy another card that you thought was going to go up by 20% over the next 8 months, then obviously you should sell the Bonds' if you don't have any sentimental attachment to them.
<< <i>I have all his RC's, but mostly a crap load of inserts. >>
The inserts are dead, and I can't imagine a scenerio where that will change. The only person putting a graded Bonds set together with any kind of enthusiasm is John Woody (unless there's someone who doesn't have their set registered), and activity is very light on his non RC's on the 'bay. The fact is that nobody likes him, and while breaking the HR record may bring a small uptick in his RC's (although that's debatable) breaking Aaron's record isn't going to make anyone want to go out and buy his 1997 Pacific inserts.
Group them up as a lot and sell them. That at least is what I would do.
I do like the Heiny, pee, poop and metal rake idea though!
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<< <i>I can't see much future value in the Bonds cards. It's supply and demand, and there are thousands and thousands of his cards out there. Send 'em to Bri2327. >>
Excellent point. Also, the salient question isn't whether or not they'll go back up in value (which they won't, but that's a different arguement), but whether or not you could use the money you freed up from selling them now to buy something that would go up even MORE than Bonds' cards. If the Bonds' went up by 15% over the next 8 months, but you could buy another card that you thought was going to go up by 20% over the next 8 months, then obviously you should sell the Bonds' if you don't have any sentimental attachment to them. >>
Totally agree on this. I'd be selling all the Bonds cards and pick up something that is more likely to appreciate in value. You can have your money in a Bond fund (some pun intended) or you can get aggressive with international growth (Asians love their MLB superstars). I think you'll get a little more pop with Frank Thomas 1990 Leaf or Topps Tiffany rookies when/if he gets his 500th HR this season. I see no reason why the Big Hurt wouldn't make the Hall even if he fails to make that milestone.