So I collect sports cards...

[CollegeOverUnder]

Heres the info about the 2011 TOPPS GRIDIRON Legends HOBBY FOOTBALL Set this card is from...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-TOPPS-G...item45fdb8cc27

holy shit that box of cards is $900 my god

[McBa1n]

and today I pulled this....

WOW. Thing is, you will lose if you're crackin packs.
That is, however, a sick card. SICK pull.

Bottom line is, however, if you spend x amount on packs of cards, you can get MORE value sitting on a player you like. IMO, morons break packs - smart collectors put the money that they WOULD have spent and put it towards the card or 2 they like and save themselves by destroying the break. Crap, 2-3 boxes of anything = one redic signature or patch/sig. You spend more buy bustin the packs than you are sitting on your coin.
I only know this because I had EVERY Ahman Green 1/1 - I sold them all and made a LOT, but I with I didn't have to.

That is a really nice pull, however. It's just dumbasses like me love it. Your money is well spent on ebay finding cards you want. Only morons bust packs - they lose in the end.

[jmdudney]

holy shit that box of cards is $900 my god

Haha, thats for a case. A case consists of 12 boxes.

[jmdudney]

WOW. Thing is, you will lose if you're crackin packs.
That is, however, a sick card. SICK pull.

Bottom line is, however, if you spend x amount on packs of cards, you can get MORE value sitting on a player you like. IMO, morons break packs - smart collectors put the money that they WOULD have spent and put it towards the card or 2 they like and save themselves by destroying the break. Crap, 2-3 boxes of anything = one redic signature or patch/sig. You spend more buy bustin the packs than you are sitting on your coin.
I only know this because I had EVERY Ahman Green 1/1 - I sold them all and made a LOT, but I with I didn't have to.

That is a really nice pull, however. It's just dumbasses like me love it. Your money is well spent on ebay finding cards you want. Only morons bust packs - they lose in the end.

I agree, I basically bust packs for the thrill. I dont spend a lot on them, Virtually every card I get ends up on ebay, minus the base cards. I dont do it for profit, Its a form of lottery to me. Just fun, The only person I actually do collect is Kobe. Its more or less like scratch tickets except with cards I know I can get some small amount of return on my investment.

[robmpink]

My god. beckett has it listed at 120.00 Hang on to it for a little while, people have to forget about last season and it will go through the roof.

Guy, if it was $125 then when he got it and it is $120 now, it may go up after Favre is dead.

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Whats my Bo Jackson football rookie worth nowadays?

[jmdudney]

Guy, if it was $125 then when he got it and it is $120 now, it may go up after Favre is dead.

Sports cards are much like sports betting, a lot of trends involved.

[jmdudney]

Whats my Bo Jackson football rookie worth nowadays?

Football or Baseball?

[MexicanStallion]

I have box sets from 89-91 of Baseball cards but absolutely worthless.

[secretstash]

best box to buy and open or sell the packs is 1986 fleer basketball with the jordan rookies.. grade all packs with jordan on top or bottom(sticker) and sell the rest for 150 (ungraded) or 300 (graded) and make a nice premium.. but finding a sealed box is nonexistent for the most part.

on a side note its fun to buy a psa pack and open it hoping for the jordan.. but its a 200-300$ expense. lol .. but if u pull a jordan ur prolly gonna make 500-1k.



-stash

[jmdudney]

best box to buy and open or sell the packs is 1986 fleer basketball with the jordan rookies.. grade all packs with jordan on top or bottom(sticker) and sell the rest for 150 (ungraded) or 300 (graded) and make a nice premium.. but finding a sealed box is nonexistent for the most part.

on a side note its fun to buy a psa pack and open it hoping for the jordan.. but its a 200-300$ expense. lol .. but if u pull a jordan ur prolly gonna make 500-1k.



-stash

Yea, that is definitely a good idea, however, the market is virtually nonexistent. Nowadays, people are buying products like Exquisite, National Treasures, Very Expensive, simply because the hits are guaranteed. Most people make a profit when reselling Exquisite products.

[byronbb]

My fav cards are topps hockey cards from the 70s. The pics are hilarious.

[gauchojake]

I should have sold my Rickey Henderson rookies back in the 90's.

[spankie]

WOW. Thing is, you will lose if you're crackin packs.
That is, however, a sick card. SICK pull.

Bottom line is, however, if you spend x amount on packs of cards, you can get MORE value sitting on a player you like. IMO, morons break packs - smart collectors put the money that they WOULD have spent and put it towards the card or 2 they like and save themselves by destroying the break. Crap, 2-3 boxes of anything = one redic signature or patch/sig. You spend more buy bustin the packs than you are sitting on your coin.
I only know this because I had EVERY Ahman Green 1/1 - I sold them all and made a LOT, but I with I didn't have to.

That is a really nice pull, however. It's just dumbasses like me love it. Your money is well spent on ebay finding cards you want. Only morons bust packs - they lose in the end.

Sounds .... a lot... like... gambling.

It's a hobby.

[bigboydan]

matt ryan rc #'d to 99 out of 08 exquisite. first and only box ive ever opened.

sold for a quick $850.

Now that's sharp because as we both know those things never really hold their value all that long.

[Hazious]

Where do u guys think is the best to pick up packs? By the box online? I really only see shitty old packs at target and what not

[robmpink]

Sports cards are much like sports betting, a lot of trends involved.

I understand that and was a big collector. I can assure you the favre proline auto won't make a big jump until he is dead. Maybe when he gets in the hof a few dollars.

[raidersfan]

I'm an avid sports memorabilia collector, but my collection isn't nearly as cool as this guys!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player...ports/26984252

What an amazing collection.

[Educ8d Degener8]

I'll trade you for this:

[CMNoney]

Huge collector here. The market for Jordan inserts from the 90's is insane right now.

High-end cards are honestly a better long-term investment then the stock market right now. People who aren't in this business/hobby would be shocked by just how much money is involved. People that deal in high-end cards have DEEP pockets and it's not going away. Many of them are lawyers, doctors, ceo's and buy for their personal collection.

[jmdudney]

Where do u guys think is the best to pick up packs? By the box online? I really only see shitty old packs at target and what not

If you want packs I would just go to your average brick and mortar hobby shop. Target and Wal Mart sell retail packs. In retail packs its a lot harder to hit good stuff, your local hobby store would give you substantially better odds, a little bit more expensive but well worth it.

As far as boxes, try Ebay, Dave and Adams Card World, or Orange County Sports Cards. You can find them all online, and all will be much cheaper than getting a abox from your local hobby shop.

[jmdudney]

Huge collector here. The market for Jordan inserts from the 90's is insane right now.

High-end cards are honestly a better long-term investment then the stock market right now. People who aren't in this business/hobby would be shocked by just how much money is involved. People that deal in high-end cards have DEEP pockets and it's not going away. Many of them are lawyers, doctors, ceo's and buy for their personal collection.

Totally agree. I watch rare stuff on Ebay just to see the amount of money they go for.

[beermankirk]

Have a ton of 80's O pee chee hockey from the 80's, and lots of the worthless 1989-1992 every sport cards.

I really liked the Mcfarlane sports figures. Seem alot cooler than a card.