Card Budget

robw1959 · #1 07-04-2017, 11:58 AM

There has never been much room in my budget for pricey vintage baseball cards. So therefore I have never had a budget. But I've always had a goal: to eventually take in more money than I have paid out. So while I do look for bargains on cards that I will keep, I also look for deals on cards I intend to flip for a decent profit. I started from scratch, and my collection has been growing for 12 years now. It seems to be working because right now, overall, I'm about $2500 in the hole on a collection that is worth well over $30,000 in strictly vintage cards (1887-1974).

Leon · #2 07-05-2017, 07:18 AM

That is sweet and sort of the way I think too.
My card budget is whatever I see I like and can afford. (which isn't a ton nowadays).... But I also KNOW if done correctly it's not spending it's investing

. I can rarely spend but I can invest (it seems almost daily nowadays).

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Originally Posted by robw1959

There has never been much room in my budget for pricey vintage baseball cards. So therefore I have never had a budget. But I've always had a goal: to eventually take in more money than I have paid out. So while I do look for bargains on cards that I will keep, I also look for deals on cards I intend to flip for a decent profit. I started from scratch, and my collection has been growing for 12 years now. It seems to be working because right now, overall, I'm about $2500 in the hole on a collection that is worth well over $30,000 in strictly vintage cards (1887-1974).

Exhibitman · #3 07-05-2017, 01:45 PM

My budget is simple:

Kill = Eat

Whatever I make selling I can spend buying. Above that, I am SOL.

Johnny630 · #4 07-05-2017, 01:47 PM

SOL hahah love it :-)

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