You have $10,000 to invest in baseball cards. What do you buy?

All The Hype · Dec 14, 2012

I thought this would be a fun hypothetical to hear what different people would do.

2 guidelines to consider:

1) Obviously there are more efficient ways to invest $10k, but assume you HAVE to put the money toward cards
2) Assume your goal is to turn that $10k into as much sell value/money as possible within 1 year

JoshHamilton · Dec 14, 2012

Panini Prizm gold /10's

ballcardzdotcom · Dec 14, 2012

I would buy the nicest PSA graded 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle I could find. I guess if that didn't work out, I could buy all the 2006 Bowman Draft I could find in hopes of pulling the Longoria superfractor.

allstars · Dec 14, 2012

ballcardzdotcom said:
I would buy the nicest PSA graded 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle I could find. I guess if that didn't work out, I could buy all the 2006 Bowman Draft I could find in hopes of pulling the Longoria superfractor.

10k wouldn't go too far on a graded 52 mick.

wolfmanalfredo · Dec 14, 2012

Matt laporta

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aaron41984 · Dec 14, 2012

2013 Bowman Jumbo Cases..... Oh wait, pledged over $10k already. Does that still count?

edit to add: flipping almost all sealed hence the fact that it is an investment rather than a gamble.

uniquebaseballcards · Dec 14, 2012

ballcardzdotcom · Dec 14, 2012

allstars said:
10k wouldn't go too far on a graded 52 mick.

Doesn't have to go to far...just far enough. I'd settle on condition for an authentic/unaltered copy of that card. Perhaps a PSA 5 or 6?

AmishDave · Dec 14, 2012

Graded (anywhere from 4-7) rookie cards of HOF'ers. That's it.

hawkfandan · Dec 15, 2012

Jaypers scout cards.

hive17 · Dec 15, 2012

10 cases of 2011 BDPP and then just sit on them.

TwinsWin · Dec 15, 2012

Topps base sets from years past

jbmm161 · Dec 15, 2012

Had been a year ago Trout cards.
A couple years ago and actually happened it would be Strasburg and Josh Hamilton and well look where that got me.
Now I would say take that 10k run for the border or invest in Bryce Harper he has a 2012 Trout type season coming soon.

hawkfandan · Dec 15, 2012

TwinsWin said:
Topps base sets from years past

1987????

Buynhisellnlow · Dec 15, 2012

Some questions I have:

- Are we assuming that you can get unlimited quantity at current market values?
- Are we assuming that you will be able to effectively sell any quantity at that point in time's market values when you decide to sell?
- What is our desired risk tolerance? Are our metrics skewed towards safer but smaller returns or larger risks with the potential for larger returns?

The biggest issue I've found when I've decided to invest $5K+ into chrome autos of one player - you may have the money but the supply typically becomes limited when staying within the ranges the cards normally sell for and when liquidating that type of quantity, it can take a while to do so without effecting the market so the window of opportunity for selling has to be sufficient to move your inventory.

All The Hype · Dec 15, 2012

Buynhisellnlow said:
Some questions I have:

- Are we assuming that you can get unlimited quantity at current market values?
- Are we assuming that you will be able to effectively sell any quantity at that point in time's market values when you decide to sell?
- What is our desired risk tolerance? Are our metrics skewed towards safer but smaller returns or larger risks with the potential for larger returns?

The biggest issue I've found when I've decided to invest $5K+ into chrome autos of one player. You may have the money but the supply typically becomes limited when staying within the ranges the cards normally sell for and when liquidating that type of quantity, it can take a while to do so without effecting the market so the window of opportunity for selling has to be sufficient to move your inventory.

And that's the tough part...determining how to most effectively use the buying power to get maximum return within a year. Maybe you aim for the higher end cards of said player so you have fewer to move when it's time, or maybe you diversify so each player requires a smaller window of opportunity for selling.

TwinsWin · Dec 15, 2012

hawkfandan said:
1987????

Of course it's packed full of sure fire hall of famers

PadresFan86 · Dec 15, 2012

10,000 dollars worth of Sean Burroughs, Matt Bush and Ryan Leaf cards.

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hawkfandan · Dec 16, 2012

TwinsWin said:
Of course it's packed full of sure fire hall of famers

Done and done!!

jrinne · Dec 16, 2012

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