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Kdog08Kdog08 Posts: 771
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I was a sportscard collector(mostly MLB,NBA and NHL) way before I ever collected coins. My interest in cards has recently re-surfaced. I stopped buying and selling around 1997ish and I am wanting to know what the heck happened to the values? I never bought cards with any expectation of a profit or even a return on the money I spent. I honestly loved the players, the game, the stats, the photography,etc... So for me, coming back and seeing that I may be able to afford some of the cards that I could not back then is a good thing. But I would love to hear the perspectives of you that may have been collecting the last 10-12 years. Thanks! image

Kdog

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  • clydecoolidgeclydecoolidge Posts: 863 ✭
    Apparently there was a very large surplus of trees in the 1990's.
    "I've never been able to properly explain myself in this climate" -Raul Duke

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  • thedutymonthedutymon Posts: 4,323 ✭
    Good Day,
    Griptatybazillion Modern Crap manufactured each year Divided by a couple of million Modern Crap collectors = Lots of worthless Modern Crap!!!!!!!!!

    YeeHah image


    Neilimage
    Actually Collect Non Sport, but am just so full of myself I post all over the place !!!!!!!
  • benderbroethbenderbroeth Posts: 1,699 ✭✭


    << <i>Good Day,
    Griptatybazillion Modern Crap manufactured each year Divided by a couple of million Modern Crap collectors = Lots of worthless Modern Crap!!!!!!!!!

    YeeHah image


    Neilimage >>



    could not have said it any better
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  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,601 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Good Day,
    Griptatybazillion Modern Crap manufactured each year Divided by a couple of million Modern Crap collectors = Lots of worthless Modern Crap!!!!!!!!!

    YeeHah image


    Neilimage >>



    Why do you try to hurt Bill like that Neil? image
  • Kdog08Kdog08 Posts: 771


    << <i>

    << <i>Good Day,
    Griptatybazillion Modern Crap manufactured each year Divided by a couple of million Modern Crap collectors = Lots of worthless Modern Crap!!!!!!!!!

    YeeHah image


    Neilimage >>



    could not have said it any better >>



    And this was because there were so many companies issuing cards,parallels, subsets,chase cards, etc.??? Thanks for the info! image
  • thedutymonthedutymon Posts: 4,323 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Good Day,
    Griptatybazillion Modern Crap manufactured each year Divided by a couple of million Modern Crap collectors = Lots of worthless Modern Crap!!!!!!!!!

    YeeHah image


    Neilimage >>



    Why do you try to hurt Bill like that Neil? image >>



    Cause he called me a Nerd and made me Cry !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!image And how did you know I was talking about Him ???


    YeeHah !!!!!!!
    image

    Neil
    Actually Collect Non Sport, but am just so full of myself I post all over the place !!!!!!!
  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭
    A Critical Look at Why People Stop Collecting Baseball Cards
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,486 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Interesting POV Pop - of course - nothing we haven't talked about....

    Reasons for decline in collecting:

    1. Too many sets to collect
    2. Price guides made everything about the money
    3. Over production of certain sets
    4. Rising pack prices
    5. Too many cards of individual players
    6. Graded cards
    7. Competition from video games

    For the modern market - this is - to a greater or lesser degree - correct.

    I have to say - when the sets exploded - things got crazy and confusing.

    And - perhaps things may change - if the new card market were to shrink immensely - perhaps the price of packs will drop with the decrease in revenues to players.

    That will allow kids to collect again with the 50s intention of cards: to provide tangible correlation between the child and the player they read/see/hear about.

    Another thing - not sure I remember when - but there was a big "correction" in the value of sportscards in the last 90s - not even sure why.

    The vintage market - especially the 'prewar' cards have not been affected by this and is rather strong IMO.

    So - how to combat this?

    1. Collect what really gets ya excited.

    2. Establish a "focus" in ones goals. When the sets exploded - people felt they had to corner the market - that's impossible - so I don't.

    3. Establish a budget and remember one can go broke saving money on ebay.

    Like the old adage about real estate...location....

    In the hobby...focus, focus, focus...budget, budget, budget.

    Interesting.
    mike

    Mike
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    I have moved from busting junk wax to busting non-sports wax packs. Please excuse me while I go bust a few crisp boxes of Mork & Mindy and Harry & the Hendersons.
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I have moved from busting junk wax to busting non-sports wax packs. Please excuse me while I go bust a few crisp boxes of Mork & Mindy and Harry & the Hendersons. >>



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  • thedutymonthedutymon Posts: 4,323 ✭


    << <i>I have moved from busting junk wax to busting non-sports wax packs. Please excuse me while I go bust a few crisp boxes of Mork & Mindy and Harry & the Hendersons. >>



    Good Afternoon,
    If your gonna mock me Bill, at least get it right, I'd no sooner bust a box of Harry and the Hendersons, than you would bust a box of 88 Donruss...OOOPs wait a minute haven't you done that?
    My Bad!!
    Neilimage
    Actually Collect Non Sport, but am just so full of myself I post all over the place !!!!!!!
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭


    << <i>I'd no sooner bust a box of Harry and the Hendersons, than you would bust a box of 88 Donruss...OOOPs wait a minute haven't you done that? >>



    I did not! I busted over half a wax case.
  • thedutymonthedutymon Posts: 4,323 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I'd no sooner bust a box of Harry and the Hendersons, than you would bust a box of 88 Donruss...OOOPs wait a minute haven't you done that? >>



    I did not! I busted over half a wax case. >>



    LOLimage
    Actually Collect Non Sport, but am just so full of myself I post all over the place !!!!!!!
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