Out of Touch

Yoda · #1 10-07-2025, 02:06 PM

Nic, you are right; a lot of the cards I go after are with AH's, but also buy from Ebay, B/S/T, private trades. My current business model is busted. Obscurity is a great idea, but how do you explore obscurity.

raulus · #2 10-08-2025, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoda

Nic, you are right; a lot of the cards I go after are with AH's, but also buy from Ebay, B/S/T, private trades. My current business model is busted. Obscurity is a great idea, but how do you explore obscurity.

Here’s an example of a recent win for me based on an obscure issue. Picked this hand cut beauty up a few years ago for $1,829. Subsequently bought a nicer looking one, so this one was available to sell. I’ve been trying to sell it on eBay for a while, without success, so moved it a few months ago over to the new REA marketplace. Just sold a couple of weeks ago for $17,500. After REA’s 5% cut, I netted $16,625. Just got my check today! There are only 3 graded by PSA, and since I still have another one, I was willing to part with this one.

Of course, the government will take $6k of my profits here, so it’s not quite as extreme as it would seem before taxes, but still worked out pretty well for me.

Snapolit1 · #3 10-08-2025, 09:14 AM

I see most high end cards going through the roof and most other stuff not going up or just a little. My memorabilia sales in 2025 have been nothing to write home about, and some have been downright disasterous.

Sort of like real estate in my neighborhood. The million dollar listed homes are going off a $1.5M, and the $380,000 homes are selling for basically $380,000.

Maybe a lot of people are sitting on crypto profits. I just don't understand where all this money is coming from. All I hear is bitching about how expensive everything has gotten.

steve B · #4 10-08-2025, 09:58 AM

I've been in that same rut multiple times since the late 70's. I get used to prices, cant find "bargains" anymore and have a slump and work on other hobbies. Then something gets me back into it, a bargain found or something new learned, and suddenly I have to get used to a whole new price structure.

Still haven't gotten used to vg T206 commons being almost 100

Exhibitman · #5 10-08-2025, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I see most high end cards going through the roof and most other stuff not going up or just a little. My memorabilia sales in 2025 have been nothing to write home about, and some have been downright disasterous.

Sort of like real estate in my neighborhood. The million dollar listed homes are going off a $1.5M, and the $380,000 homes are selling for basically $380,000.

Maybe a lot of people are sitting on crypto profits. I just don't understand where all this money is coming from. All I hear is bitching about how expensive everything has gotten.

Define "high end"; that covers a lot of territory.

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