The hobby morale is low video

[Lucas00]

I think Morale is actually Rising. Especially with affordability coming back..

[HercDriver]

Maybe he meant "morals."

[Johnny630]

I think it’s time to give less and less weight to auction house sales versus in person buy it now private transactions. I’ve been saying it ever since the run up there seems to be a big difference in what people are willing to pay directly verse what cards sell for in MA’s. People want to pay a fair number not chase in auctions, if they can’t they won’t buy. I can’t tell you how many dealers when buying say I throw PWCC and Probstein numbers out of My VCP average when buying.

I think the collector morale is OK the investor morale who came in and bought at the high. I think they’re concerned.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Lucas00

I think Morale is actually Rising. Especially with affordability coming back..

I think they mean morale for investors, not collectors

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Lucas00

I think Morale is actually Rising. Especially with affordability coming back..

If someone was to create an affordability index and that index based affordability on years past, at what affordability level has the hobby dropped to? Are the prices dropped back to 2022 levels? 2021 levels? 2020 levels? 4 years ago level? 5 years ago level?

I haven't been watching too closely, all I know is that there were some really crazy rises in prices on a lot of material.

From a morale stand point - the hobby is SUCKING because the TPGs allow it to suck and they really don't seem to care about fixing anything. Money IN, Plastic slab OUT. It doesn't matter if the card is altered - it's their "subjectivity" that is being sold and if that's their opinion, you're buying it along with the rise in prices it causes across the board. Yes, the crappy grading will continue until it doesn't. Don't worry, gradings crappy!