Signs that someone is a novice collector
frankhardy
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What are some signs that someone is a novice collector?
When you refer to Beckett.
When you say, "This card is in good shape for its age."
When you are still holding on to that 1988 Topps case thinking it will send your kids to college.
When you talk to someone about baseball cards and they say, "I've got some real old ones." And you say, "Really, what years are they." And they say, "They are at least 20 to 25 years old."
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When you refer to Beckett.
When you say, "This card is in good shape for its age."
When you are still holding on to that 1988 Topps case thinking it will send your kids to college.
When you talk to someone about baseball cards and they say, "I've got some real old ones." And you say, "Really, what years are they." And they say, "They are at least 20 to 25 years old."
Chime in.
Shane
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He has a few decent items, but wont sell those unless I buy the who lot of them. He has an unopened case of 89-90 Fleer basketball, which isnt bad, but not a huge investment and a couple boxes of 1977-78 Charlie's Angels which I see on the BBCE website at $200 or so a box. In order to get those items, I have to purchase over 500 other boxes at only $2-$4 each of Topps/Pro Set Desert Storm, The Little Mermaid, Smurfs, Mars Attacks (1980's version) and stuff like that, which no one buys anyway.
But the funny part is, he also has an unopened case of 1989 Donruss for sale. I think BBCE had these for about $120 a case not too long ago and maybe still do. Anyway, he asks me if Im interested in it. Now, I realize that 89 Donruss will never be worth anything, but, the lure of some of the rookies in it, makes it a fairly easy sell for 50 cents a pack and I actually sell a box or so a month of this, so I offer him what BBCE is selling them for, figuring I will save the shipping on the item. He tells me, and I quote "Well, I paid $200 for these back in 1989 and I would hate to lose money on it!!". REALLY??? He bought this case 21 years ago and is still waiting to show a profit or break even on it. I told him he will be waiting a few decades before those sell for $200 again.
Also, when you pick your nose and wipe the boogar on a '52 Mantle.
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I wouldn't consider myself a novice collector (even though I don't have any really valuable cards or a high dollar collection) but I VERY rarely buy ungraded vintage and it has NOTHING to do with the registry. Sure grading companies make mistakes but it still offers some protection. Are Spence, Fogel, or Young novice collectors because they only buy graded?
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It is the same thing that I am doing for baseball cards.
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