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What graded sports cards do you think are worth buying now? That will go up in value in the next 6 months?

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    jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The iconic football rookies from the 80s in PSA 9 or PSA 10. Specifically, Montana, Elway, Rice, Barry and Emmitt RCs.

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    ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So, flipping?

    A gembryo is the early developmental stage of a perfect card.

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    CardGeekCardGeek Posts: 819 ✭✭✭

    6 months is a real short time in sports. It usually takes at least 10 years before a guy really develops a reputation.

    Those football guys are all known quantities. There really isn't anything that should make those pop off. But, there isn't anything that should have made Shaq or Payton Manning pop off either. Seems like everybody just decided to go buy Shaq then repost it for 5 times the price.

    It looks a whole lot like the whole GameStop thing. People buy up a bunch of stock then post a ton on social media and dump off their stock when the zerg flocks to whatever is trending. Maybe you should be asking this question on Reddit.

    Someone pointed out to me recently that Jerry Rice 1986 Topps card is the 2nd most submitted card to PSA ever. Behind Rickey Henderson 1980 Topps card. I haven't verified this. But something like 50,000 Rickey Henderson RCs and 46,000 Jerry Rice RCs have been submitted. The 10 rates are low.

    IMO, You should really be following sports and watching who is performing well.

    I picked up some of these guys recently:

    Pete Crow-Armstrong
    Otto Lopez
    Chandler Simpson
    William Contreras
    Andy Pages
    Jackson Chourio
    Trea Turner
    Nasim Nunez
    Elly De La Cruz

    Thinking about getting some:

    Gabriel Moreno

    Probably throwing money away! You can be a really good baseball player and your cards may still be worth nearly nothing.

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    craig44craig44 Posts: 13,326 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree with the above comment about iconic 80s cards in high grade.

    I would add Bonds, Gwynn and Marino

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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    1982FootballWax1982FootballWax Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 11, 2026 7:12AM

    @CardGeek said:
    6 months is a real short time in sports. It usually takes at least 10 years before a guy really develops a reputation.

    Those football guys are all known quantities. There really isn't anything that should make those pop off. But, there isn't anything that should have made Shaq or Payton Manning pop off either. Seems like everybody just decided to go buy Shaq then repost it for 5 times the price.

    It looks a whole lot like the whole GameStop thing. People buy up a bunch of stock then post a ton on social media and dump off their stock when the zerg flocks to whatever is trending. Maybe you should be asking this question on Reddit.

    Someone pointed out to me recently that Jerry Rice 1986 Topps card is the 2nd most submitted card to PSA ever. Behind Rickey Henderson 1980 Topps card. I haven't verified this. But something like 50,000 Rickey Henderson RCs and 46,000 Jerry Rice RCs have been submitted. The 10 rates are low.

    IMO, You should really be following sports and watching who is performing well.

    I picked up some of these guys recently:

    Pete Crow-Armstrong
    Otto Lopez
    Chandler Simpson
    William Contreras
    Andy Pages
    Jackson Chourio
    Trea Turner
    Nasim Nunez
    Elly De La Cruz

    Probably throwing money away! You can be a really good baseball player and your cards may still be worth nearly nothing.

    Yep, take even trout, how many who paid big bucks 6-10 years ago for his cards are feeling good now.

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

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    handymanhandyman Posts: 5,786 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Joe Jackson

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    olb31olb31 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cardgeek - Ken Griffey Jr Upper Deck is by far the number 1 most submitted. it's over 132,000.

    Work hard and you will succeed!!
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    olb31olb31 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For investing purposes, if we are talking about vintage - centered nice looking psa 4 - 7. 8 and up will probably be too expensive for most of us if its a highly sought after player, but 8 could come into to play for Carl Y, Reggie, etc.

    Rarer type cards like opc, topps tiffany psa 10, some inserts.

    Work hard and you will succeed!!
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    ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Seems some of our members are having great success hustling at yard sales, so consider opportunities outside the retail market as well.

    A gembryo is the early developmental stage of a perfect card.

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    ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @handyman said:
    Joe Jackson

    I love his music! ❤️

    A gembryo is the early developmental stage of a perfect card.

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    HarnessracingHarnessracing Posts: 616 ✭✭✭✭

    @ElMagoStrikeZone said:

    @handyman said:
    Joe Jackson

    I love his music! ❤️

    I’m a fan of Joe too

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    1982FootballWax1982FootballWax Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's been 40 years, since 40 years

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

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    Prices on the 86 fleer Jordan been dropping for correction
    And the nice ohtani cards specifically autos
    Buy low!!!

    Collecting RC's (mostly 40-60's)
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    Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,873 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Plastics. 👍

    Mike
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    coinkatcoinkat Posts: 24,619 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Be careful what yoy ask for...

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

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    72skywalker72skywalker Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭

    There is this guy named Kevin Maas that I have been hearing great things about.

    Collecting Yankees and vintage Star Wars
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    1982FootballWax1982FootballWax Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭✭✭

    recall as a kid his first half -season, I have a few different in PSA 10 as soon as they explode I'll retire

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

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    olb31olb31 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @72skywalker said:
    There is this guy named Kevin Maas that I have been hearing great things about.

    No mas no mas

    Work hard and you will succeed!!
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    lahmejoonlahmejoon Posts: 2,037 ✭✭✭✭

    @olb31 said:

    @72skywalker said:
    There is this guy named Kevin Maas that I have been hearing great things about.

    No mas no mas

    Sounds like a John Sterling home run call for him.

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    ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The thing I love most about these threads is how the OP will drop a question like a hunk of raw meat in a tiger enclosure and then disappear.

    A gembryo is the early developmental stage of a perfect card.

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    CakesCakes Posts: 3,751 ✭✭✭✭✭

    NBA all the way right now.

    Victor Wembanyama has the highest ceiling of any player since Kareem and has been dominating. Cooper Flag is also a very promising young star.

    You also get late year cards of three all time greats: Lebron, Durant, and Curry.

    Successful coin BST transactions with Gerard and segoja.

    Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
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    1982FootballWax1982FootballWax Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭✭✭

    To the OP, put everything you have into Wander Franco Rookies! Then have them sticker by MBA

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

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    1982FootballWax1982FootballWax Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ElMagoStrikeZone said:
    The thing I love most about these threads is how the OP will drop a question like a hunk of raw meat in a tiger enclosure and then disappear.

    To the OP, put everything you have into Wander Franco Rookies! Then have them stickered by MBA

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

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