FB cards as an investment?

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Leon

Great suggestion. So how does one make the forum more football friendly?

A lobotomy and some tight pants?

I kid my knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing friends...

Seriously, all sports cards have investment potential if you get in at the right price. What is missing for the non-baseball sports is liquidity. Fewer collectors = tougher to liquidate at the best prices.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

A lobotomy and some tight pants?

I kid my knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing friends...

Seriously, all sports cards have investment potential if you get in at the right price. What is missing for the non-baseball sports is liquidity. Fewer collectors = tougher to liquidate at the best prices.

Recent auction results for football cards have been very strong so either these few collectors are spending some serious cash or more and more collectors are moving into football. It's probably a combination of both but I believe the latter is drive prices up substantially.

jeff

[BigRedOne]

First off, Cards have never been an "investment" for me. They are purely nostalgic entertainment to me. While I know you have to play the "money" game from time to time to help support one's collecting habits, I don't believe Ive ever bought a card with the sole purpose of trying to sell it for a profit.

I just love the cards for the nostalgic hisory of the game and the joy they bring me when I look through my sets.

While I know we all like to feel our cards hold some monetary value, It wouldn't bother me the least if the bottom fell out of the card market and they held no value other than the sentimental value they had just as when you was a kid.

I know it won't ever happen but it was a much better hobby before all the
"whats it worth" and "Priceguide" collectors got involved for no other reason than to try and make profits.

Now for some cards!