Hey John:
I feel the same way as you do in many respects and I assume that we are talking about vintage and not modern cards. First off, I have to agree that most/all of the cards that I REALLY want for the PC have gotten completely out of reach today. As far as buying to resell these days, I believe you can break things down into three categories. If you’ve got “big bucks” to spend (5-6 figures), a lot of money can be made right now in this overheated market, as the premium cards continue to set records (this could all change tomorrow but I am only speaking for today). If you have the funds to make 4-figure purchases regularly, the key is to buy high eye-appeal cards maybe 10-20% below comps and resell at around 20-30% above comps, highlighting the “premier for the grade” aspect. This only works if you DON’T HAVE TO sell them very quickly in order to recoup the money to keep this process going. Finally, if you’re on more of a shoestring budget, you need to buy mostly at card shows, squeeze the seller out of every last dollar that you can and resell as close to comps as you can get. Outside of these strategies, I don’t see this being a very lucrative endeavor these days. I continue to try to do this for a living and am only still around because of the giant head start that I had from my 2004-2014 collection.
Last edited by bcbgcbrcb; 10-07-2025 at 03:05 PM.
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10-07-2025, 02:57 PM
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