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All The Hype
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Wondering how FCB feels about this topic.
For me, I usually either buy something as an investment, knowing that I am almost without doubt going to sell it at some point in time (about 95% of my card experience the last three years), or as a card for my collection, knowing that I am almost without doubt NOT going to sell it at any point in time (the remaining 5% of my card activity).
I don't collect sports other than baseball with the exception of a couple cards of my favorite players from other sports. I have this awesome Drew Brees card back from just before his rookie season that at the time I way overpaid for ($100 when I probably could have had one for $30 if I had known where to find another), although I didn't care because it was my new favorite card and it was worth it to me. He instantly became my favorite athlete when he was at Purdue, and has been one of my favorites ever since. Not to mention, the card is beautifully designed and features an on-card auto.
With the Superbowl looming, I considered listing it as an outrageous BIN/BO just to see what offers I may get in case he threw for 1000 yards and 12 touchdowns, but ended up not doing so. Even though he was the MVP, I decided it would have taken an enormous offer for me to actually move the card and that it is highly unlikely that someone would make that offer.
To me, the appeal of certain cards is hard to let go. But at the same time, sometimes you have to put things into perspective. If someone is offering you 50 million dollars for your favorite card, you're out of your mind not to take the money.
I don't have a huge PC because I came to the realization that money is more valuable to me than having a bunch of cards of players whom I don't care about. Because of this, I limit my PC to stuff that I really love (generally of players I really love), which makes every card that is a part of it much more valuable to me, and much harder to ever consider moving.
For me, I usually either buy something as an investment, knowing that I am almost without doubt going to sell it at some point in time (about 95% of my card experience the last three years), or as a card for my collection, knowing that I am almost without doubt NOT going to sell it at any point in time (the remaining 5% of my card activity).
I don't collect sports other than baseball with the exception of a couple cards of my favorite players from other sports. I have this awesome Drew Brees card back from just before his rookie season that at the time I way overpaid for ($100 when I probably could have had one for $30 if I had known where to find another), although I didn't care because it was my new favorite card and it was worth it to me. He instantly became my favorite athlete when he was at Purdue, and has been one of my favorites ever since. Not to mention, the card is beautifully designed and features an on-card auto.
With the Superbowl looming, I considered listing it as an outrageous BIN/BO just to see what offers I may get in case he threw for 1000 yards and 12 touchdowns, but ended up not doing so. Even though he was the MVP, I decided it would have taken an enormous offer for me to actually move the card and that it is highly unlikely that someone would make that offer.
To me, the appeal of certain cards is hard to let go. But at the same time, sometimes you have to put things into perspective. If someone is offering you 50 million dollars for your favorite card, you're out of your mind not to take the money.
I don't have a huge PC because I came to the realization that money is more valuable to me than having a bunch of cards of players whom I don't care about. Because of this, I limit my PC to stuff that I really love (generally of players I really love), which makes every card that is a part of it much more valuable to me, and much harder to ever consider moving.
