Leffer
Well-known member
Alright guys, you are seeing it too. There is way too much money being thrown around for Rickey cards, in a terrible economy no less. It has been driving me nuts. NUTS! There is the collector side of me that wants to keep everything I have. As Daffy Duck once said..."Mine! Mine! Mine! Alllllllll MINE!" I have it, so why would I want anyone else to have it? But if someone else does have it, I'd at least want it to be a fellow non-jerky Rickey collector who would appreciate & enjoy it....right? Well, the logical, pragmatic business side of me says "How in the world are you at least NOT going to sell some of these dopy pieces of cardboard?" Within a 10 year or less timespan, you could be seeing financial returns on what you paid up to 500% or more! Show me ANY investment vehicle anywhere that is going to give you that kind of return? If you don't sell then you have a very nice collection of cardboard and plastic (holding them), but you will die a fool. (OK, that's obviously harsh, but for some reason I'm picturing a 1950's movie dialogue in my head).
So, much to my chagrin, I think I've hit my tipping point. I think I will be selling my 1of1s and other hard-to-find items. I know many of you will groan, and possibly hate me for it, which I fully understand. My collector brain has been beating up my investor brain for years. Years. Well, my investor brain can't take it anymore and is lashing out.
I will likely start doing this in August, after my family vacation to Yellowstone. Maybe Yogi Bear (Yogi Bearra?) will slap my investor brain around a little bit and put collector brain back in charge. But, as of now, I'm 83% convinced that I'm going to be selling some of my gems. I'll offer them to you guys first, on this board. I'll give prices, less than what I'm going to post on ebay. But, as you can imagine, I'm going to start high. Again, sorry to do this but I have to do it. I hope you understand. :-(
So, much to my chagrin, I think I've hit my tipping point. I think I will be selling my 1of1s and other hard-to-find items. I know many of you will groan, and possibly hate me for it, which I fully understand. My collector brain has been beating up my investor brain for years. Years. Well, my investor brain can't take it anymore and is lashing out.
I will likely start doing this in August, after my family vacation to Yellowstone. Maybe Yogi Bear (Yogi Bearra?) will slap my investor brain around a little bit and put collector brain back in charge. But, as of now, I'm 83% convinced that I'm going to be selling some of my gems. I'll offer them to you guys first, on this board. I'll give prices, less than what I'm going to post on ebay. But, as you can imagine, I'm going to start high. Again, sorry to do this but I have to do it. I hope you understand. :-(
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