I'm considering a 5k card

Casey2296 · #1 07-10-2021, 01:08 PM

If you want a tip on short term investing/flipping I don't have any intelligent advice for you. As a collector, I think you have it backwards. It’s good that you want to acquire quality cards, smart move as they will always hold their value. I'm also assuming you are talking post war because you posted here.
I would suggest that you start exploring what players, sets, cards strike a cord with you personally, do some research on them and then watch the market. For example, the first card I ever paid big money for was a 4.5 54 Wilson Franks Ted Williams, I watched the market for 6 months, learned and waited, when the right one came along I knew it immediately and bought it. It's rare and imo one of the best Williams cards out there so I enjoy having it in my collection no matter what I paid for it. The fact that it's worth more than what I paid for it is icing on the cake. I would have regretted buying a lesser copy.

Prioritize what you really want and what you want your collection to look like. Never buy a card that doesn't excite you just because someone tells you it's a good investment. Make a list, you'll have plenty of opportunities to spend 5k on a great card from that list.

Good luck and happy collecting!

todeen · #2 07-10-2021, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey2296

If you want a tip on short term investing/flipping I don't have any intelligent advice for you. As a collector, I think you have it backwards. It�s good that you want to acquire quality cards, smart move as they will always hold their value. I'm also assuming you are talking post war because you posted here.
I would suggest that you start exploring what players, sets, cards strike a cord with you personally, do some research on them and then watch the market. For example, the first card I ever paid big money for was a 4.5 54 Wilson Franks Ted Williams, I watched the market for 6 months, learned and waited, when the right one came along I knew it immediately and bought it. It's rare and imo one of the best Williams cards out there so I enjoy having it in my collection no matter what I paid for it. The fact that it's worth more than what I paid for it is icing on the cake. I would have regretted buying a lesser copy.

Prioritize what you really want and what you want your collection to look like. Never buy a card that doesn't excite you just because someone tells you it's a good investment. Make a list, you'll have plenty of opportunities to spend 5k on a great card from that list.

Good luck and happy collecting!

+1

I don't like TPG, but they are a necessary evil if you are going to sell. As another commentator said, I would buy collector grade without TPG if I was going to buy it in order to retain it long term. But, since you seem to want TPG, buy the card and not the holder!

I like what Casey2296 said about buying what you like. Don't buy a $5k card just to have a $5k card. Buy a favorite player, favorite team, etc.

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maniac_73 · #3 07-10-2021, 02:26 PM

I never understand threads where people say they have a certain amount of money, what should they buy. Find out what you like and then spend accordingly. Makes zero sense to me to do it the other way around

Republicaninmass · #4 07-10-2021, 03:13 PM

5,000 $1 cards. They only have to go to 2$, and you've doubled your money.

Johnny630 · #5 07-10-2021, 08:48 PM

Isn�t this board supposed to be about the love of the cards and not the profit opportunities that exist. Yeah right I guess only in my own little world.

Peter_Spaeth · #6 07-10-2021, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by maniac_73

I never understand threads where people say they have a certain amount of money, what should they buy. Find out what you like and then spend accordingly. Makes zero sense to me to do it the other way around

I get the concept sort of, but in a field where there are just so many choices, and knowing nothing about the person's likes and preferences, how can you possibly advise? I mean if he had said I have 5K to spend on a Mantle card, one could make suggestions. But out of the whole world of baseball cards or even post-war baseball cards?

Hxcmilkshake · #7 07-10-2021, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by maniac_73

I never understand threads where people say they have a certain amount of money, what should they buy. Find out what you like and then spend accordingly. Makes zero sense to me to do it the other way around

100%.

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