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Plenty of other folks in my position who are now facing the same slash to their fun money.
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BTW - Just filled up yesterday here in South Texas $125 WTF
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Inflation in general has cut/basically eliminated my hobby funds. It’s hard to justify even a $5.00 purchase when I have to make a conscious choice about whether a particular item at the grocery store is a justified expense. To the extent there was any remaining funds, gas prices will further squeeze them. Some things, however, are more important to me than collecting so I’m okay with the gas prices for now. I wish my microwave meals would go back to $3.00 though…
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Depending on what quadrant you live in the city there are plenty of Aldi stores that are close. In MD there are ones in Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Hyattsville, Cheverly and Oxon Hill near the casino. There is also one just off of 395 at the Seminary Road exit. I have a Lidl and Aldi across the street from each other here in Springfield. I usually go to Aldi. Yesterday I paid 80¢ for a dozen eggs and 99¢ for English muffins. Their bags of microwave vegetables are mostly $1 to $1.50 and non-Greek yogurt is 35¢. I do all of the shopping in my house so I am on top of prices and know which store is cheapest for which item.
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I'm a collector, so have to say I wouldn't necessarily mind a significant reset in vintage card values. It would allow me to finish work on my '67 and '72 sets, and add a lot of other things on my wantlists much easier.
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I split my time mainly in SE Asia and normally in the US during baseball season.
In Manila yesterday, filled up the Toyota Fortuner which when converted to US dollars was $102.20. Average monthly salary in the country is around $400. This is true in many countries in the region. Last edited by philo98; 03-09-2022 at 07:42 AM. |
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The US needs leadership right now. Unfortunately, we don't have any. Those are your facts.
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Inflation and high gas prices will probably affect the lower and middle income folks more. So I could see the $20.-$1,000. stuff not selling as much as they used to. But the big ticket cards probably will be still traded for high prices by the folks with high income. Personally, I am looking more than ever at raw cards of my youth to satisfy the collecting itch.
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As far as gas prices are concerned, I think Americans have been spoiled for a long time when they go to fill up their large SUV's. I lived in the UK for nearly 20 years over two different time periods and wept every time I filled up my modest small car. When I left London in 2013 and returned to the hobby, a gallon of regular cost around $15 a gallon. Most of this, of course, is tax and, of course, our politicians don't dare talk about raising the gas tax. And, I believe until recently, Britain was a net exporter of petroleum thanks to their vast North S oil reserves. This awful war in the Ukraine is going to pound the Western European economies as their energy imports become even more dear.
I can't help but wonder, now that the US has cut off Russian oil, whether we could make up our shortfall from our nice neighbor to the north, Canada? Better than Venezuela (ugh) or Iran (double ugh). I believe pre-war should hold its value unless the war widens, while I see '60's and 70's vintage under pressure. How modern basketball and all those red hot NFL quarterbacks end up is anyone's guess. If everything falls apart at least we still have our cards. |
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03-09-2022, 03:13 PM
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I don't think this impacts cards much.
First, it's an odd economic time. Inflation is growing at an alarming rate that is horrifying me, but there are also tons of jobs open and they are generally paying quite a bit more too (I'm sure some roles aren't, but wages have been rising quickly). Everything cots more, but most of us are making more than we made in 2019 too. Second, people who are barely scraping by don't really purchase vintage cards. It's just reality. I was poor and broke ten years ago in college trying to score a $10 card once a month, but this is a very, very tiny segment of the hobby. Even most low grade collectors on the cheaper end of the spectrum (I'm one of them) are not living paycheck to paycheck where a tank of gas doubling alters their card budget. Just as rising prices on household goods and astounding inflation the last year have not reduced card prices, neither will this. People who were overspending irresponsibly will continue doing so and those who can responsibly afford to do so will continue to do so, which together constitutes almost all vintage collectors. |
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03-08-2022, 08:30 PM
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I know a lot of executives at Chevron and some of them are saying oil will hit $200 a barrel by the end of this month if the conflict in Ukraine isn't resolved. If that happens, you'll definitely see $10/gallon gas real quick.
Personally, I love it! This month marks my 15th year in the oil and gas industry - business is great and my Chevron stock has almost doubled. It seems like its setting a new record high every day. Holding a bit longer before I sell. |
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