The Hobby: Bulls, Bears and Chicken Little

[4815162342]

First PWCC, now JustCollect. When will Probstein start one of these threads?

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

First PWCC, now JustCollect. When will Probstein start one of these threads?

Daryl- I thought he already had...Oh, my bad, that was for bid shilling.....

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

First PWCC, now JustCollect. When will Probstein start one of these threads?

Right! Further perpetuates hobby wide conspiracy!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

First PWCC, now JustCollect. When will Probstein start one of these threads?

Whenever he wants to would be my guess. There is nothing wrong with good hobby subjects to discuss. There is something wrong with asinine comments (not yours Daryl) but that is par for the course sometimes.

That being said, Scott makes some good points. Just because the cards the TPGs say aren't trimmed and have pointy corners are now worth way more than they probably should be, it doesn't mean you can't collect. Just go a few grades lower, and as Glyn pointed out yesterday, that lower and mid tier of cards haven't really popped that much. I honestly don't think those prices will get dragged up too much either. And they sure haven't as of yet from my firsthand experience.

ps... I should add that I removed a comment plus have given out an infraction for breaking forum rules. No member is allowed to follow another member around the forum giving them a hard time for no reason. If they do they will be suspended. That being said, constructive criticism or opposing views are always good debate and appreciated.

[Laxcat]

Post war baseball is what I do for a living.

The crazy prices have knocked me for a loop. I don't have tons of high grade stuff, but more than my fair share of mid grade. Not sure if the $$$ can stay where they are, but I am of the belief that they aren't going to come back down to where they were. I have seen an increase in volume of sales and price realized even on mid grade 50's & 60's.

Here is the crazy part: HOfer & tougher cards always sell. Recently I have had more 50's & 60's commons sell. I think the higher price/visibility of the "ones everyone wants" has pulled some more casual collectors in the fold and they are purchasing what they can afford and WANT to collect.

Not everyone can put together a '52T Master Set but a midgrade '53T set is very doable.

[JustCollectVP]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

Recently I have had more 50's & 60's commons sell. I think the higher price/visibility of the "ones everyone wants" has pulled some more casual collectors in the fold and they are purchasing what they can afford and WANT to collect.

Not everyone can put together a '52T Master Set but a midgrade '53T set is very doable.

This is exactly the point that I was trying to make. There are plenty of alternatives for those that can't or won't play in the "game." It wasn't about anything other than pointing out that the hobby is strong and there are so many areas that collectors can participate in that don't cost an arm and a leg and where the prices aren't doubling from week to week.

It is easy to complain or find issues in the hobby. It is easy to be jealous or jaded. It is easy to feel or voice contempt. It is much harder to put the garbage aside and find time to really enjoy collecting . . . whatever it is that you collect.

I had a hobby friend that had a most amazing collection . . . one that dwarfed most others. Whenever we had hobby discussions, he focused and directed his complete attention and excitement to the collections and discussions of all the others in the group. It was genuine and whether someone collected some obscure prewar issue or was working on a Chipper Jones POG collection, he was fascinated and beamed his infectious smile, demonstrating that we ALL have the same "collector gene" in our DNA. I am pretty sure that he found much enjoyment by sharing in our enjoyment. I miss that. I miss him.

[Al C.risafulli]

I miss him.

+1

-Al

[btcarfagno]

I don't do too much in cards so I am pretty much just watching in amazement. It would be cool if this were to get some national media traction. That could exacerbate the situation even more.

As long as this doesn't interfere with the few things that I collect, I will be fine with it. I don't want to be in the position of having stuff that I have exponentially rise in value and tempt me to sell. Would be a nice problem to be faced with I suppose, but I would rather collect in peace.

Tom C

[bbcard1]

i have most of what I want and most of what I have is not the crazy price stuff. I generally now do opportunity buying. I saw some low priced lots in Leon's auction and picked them up. If a mid grade 67 set less the Mantle, Carew, B Robinson and Seaver comes up, I might play as that is the next in the backward sequence I'm looking for.

[ALR-bishop]

I am wondering if the OP's real goal is to increase the prices of Heather Thomas memorabilia