Is collecting modern cards a sickness?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Pujols is closing in on 600 HR and 3000 hits. How are his cards doing?

[Rookiemonster]

Well some people consider gambling a sickness and modern cards are a gamble.
I started as a modern collector . Obviously by buying packs and trading with friends. Later I started to purchase the cards I wanted. I made the change when I got so disgusted with buying packs and boxes. Then the steroids put a damper on my single card purchases .

So I moved to vintage and I still look back a lot .what do I mean by that lol well I still buy some packs from time to time . Mostly for my five year old son but I might grab a few for myself here and there. I still have my childhood and teen and early 20s collection which is all modern.

Like they say collect what you like . Also a change from the norm is always a good idea. BUT KNOW That if trout ever gets caught using ( Ryan Braun) Peds. It's gonna hurt ! If jeter name comes out in the Mitchell report. The burn will be deep. This is a gamble .

[WillBBC]

Originally Posted by Rookiemonster

Well some people consider gambling a sickness and modern cards are a gamble.
I started as a modern collector . Obviously by buying packs and trading with friends. Later I started to purchase the cards I wanted. I made the change when I got so disgusted with buying packs and boxes. Then the steroids put a damper on my single card purchases .

So I moved to vintage and I still look back a lot .what do I mean by that lol well I still buy some packs from time to time . Mostly for my five year old son but I might grab a few for myself here and there. I still have my childhood and teen and early 20s collection which is all modern.

Like they say collect what you like . Also a change from the norm is always a good idea. BUT KNOW That if trout ever gets caught using ( Ryan Braun) Peds. It's gonna hurt ! If jeter name comes out in the Mitchell report. The burn will be deep. This is a gamble .

Modern cards are only a gamble if you let them become a gamble. Nobody's forcing anybody to buy $500 boxes. You can still go to Target and buy a pack of cards for a couple of bucks and put together a set with a couple of 40-50 dollar boxes. I understand not wanting to part with one's money but you can still collect on the cheap. You can hop on ebay or BBCE and buy packs/boxes/singles/complete sets on the cheap. People choose not to collect those products then complain about the lack of value in the boxes they do open. It boggles my mind.

I personally stick to singles and pick up a few boxes of Topps Heritage and the base Upper Deck hockey sets. Two-three boxes of each and I have complete base sets + most of the SPs.

As for Jeter and the Mitchell Report--that was published in 2007 and he wasn't mentioned. What am I missing?

As for the question at hand--I actually did the opposite and sold a Trout Bowman Chrome to fund a '53 Topps Mantle, which I used to build some funding for a Hank Aaron rookie. Collect what you like! If you're looking for a modern investment--the Bowman Chrome Trout card is going to be worth quite a bit for a long, long time. Good luck!

[steve B]

Originally Posted by WillBBC

You can still go to Target and buy a pack of cards for a couple of bucks and put together a set with a couple of 40-50 dollar boxes.

What set would that be? Certainly none of the ones I've collected.


Other than what are essentially prepackaged sets like the recent Babe Ruth set, I haven't been able to build a set of anything for that outlay, not even a set less the SPs.


Steve B

[WillBBC]

Topps Opening Day is one, and Topps Series 1 isn't that much more expensive. 55-60 bucks per box isn't exactly cheap but you get a nice box of cards (350+) for a not a whole lot of money plus a bunch of interesting inserts/parallels/you name it.

[WillBBC]

Originally Posted by Rookiemonster

Well some people consider gambling a sickness and modern cards are a gamble.
I started as a modern collector . Obviously by buying packs and trading with friends. Later I started to purchase the cards I wanted. I made the change when I got so disgusted with buying packs and boxes. Then the steroids put a damper on my single card purchases .

So I moved to vintage and I still look back a lot .what do I mean by that lol well I still buy some packs from time to time . Mostly for my five year old son but I might grab a few for myself here and there. I still have my childhood and teen and early 20s collection which is all modern.

Like they say collect what you like . Also a change from the norm is always a good idea. BUT KNOW That if trout ever gets caught using ( Ryan Braun) Peds. It's gonna hurt ! If jeter name comes out in the Mitchell report. The burn will be deep. This is a gamble .

Modern cards are only a gamble if you let them become a gamble. Nobody's forcing anybody to buy $500 boxes. You can still go to Target and buy a pack of cards for a couple of bucks and put together a set with a couple of 40-50 dollar boxes. I understand not wanting to part with one's money but you can still collect on the cheap. You can hop on ebay or BBCE and buy packs/boxes/singles/complete sets on the cheap. People choose not to collect those products then complain about the lack of value in the boxes they do open. It boggles my mind.

I personally stick to singles and pick up a few boxes of Topps Heritage and the base Upper Deck hockey sets. Two-three boxes of each and I have complete base sets + most of the SPs.

As for Jeter and the Mitchell Report--that was published in 2007 and he wasn't mentioned. What am I missing?

As for the question at hand--I actually did the opposite and sold a Trout Bowman Chrome to fund a '53 Topps Mantle, which I used to build some funding for a Hank Aaron rookie. Collect what you like! If you're looking for a modern investment--the Bowman Chrome Trout card is going to be worth quite a bit for a long, long time. The 2011 Topps Update base card of Trout is another solid option. Pretty easy to find and it's only now starting to creep over the $100 mark consistently.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Pujols is closing in on 600 HR and 3000 hits. How are his cards doing?

Not like they were obviously, but I don't believe that Pujols has what Trout does

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Neal

Not like they were obviously, but I don't believe that Pujols has what Trout does

Compare their numbers for the first 6 seasons. Pujols destroys him.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Compare their numbers for the first 6 seasons. Pujols destroys him.

more than numbers ..... Pujols was not Trout. Not even close.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Better go out and buy some minor league refractors then.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Better go out and buy some minor league refractors then.

Maybe I will lol!

Here is a good reference chart .....

http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/scomp_bat.cgi?I=troutmi01:Mike Trout&st=age&compage=24&age=24

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Neal

Maybe I will lol!

Here is a good reference chart .....

http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/scomp_bat.cgi?I=troutmi01:Mike Trout&st=age&compage=24&age=24

Show how Pujols compares please.

[swarmee]

Anyone still playing could get injured or traded. Injuries will hurt his prices, and being traded or signed will probably hurt his prices unless he goes to the Yankees or Cubs. Pujols was amazing on the Cardinals, but his cards started dropping when the Cardinals collectors felt abandoned by him signing with the Angels. Modern collecting is risky, especially when Topps keeps pumping out Trout and Bryant autos in each new release.