Not at all. I’m a life long collector of baseball/football/hockey cards and not sure if you are aware of the junk wax era (80s and 90s cards were so over produced that even the mega stars aren’t worth that much without being graded) but I finally got a Will Clark rookie card a few years ago and paid like 3 bucks for it. The owner of the shop was smirking over my excitement (also got a Mark Grace rookie that day) but I told him they may only be a few bucks but they have a ton of sentimental value since I was a huge fan as a kid.
Yea I’m aware of the financial aspect but I collect mainly for enjoyment and ideally will pass on my collection to kids/nephews/nieces when I die along with my massive book collection.
You can make a quick buck by flipping at the right time (for example Kobe Bryant cards skyrocketed when he died) but the only way you will get rich quick is stumbling across a classic collection
Not at all. I’m a life long collector of baseball/football/hockey cards and not sure if you are aware of the junk wax era (80s and 90s cards were so over produced that even the mega stars aren’t worth that much without being graded) but I finally got a Will Clark rookie card a few years ago and paid like 3 bucks for it. The owner of the shop was smirking over my excitement (also got a Mark Grace rookie that day) but I told him they may only be a few bucks but they have a ton of sentimental value since I was a huge fan as a kid.
That's the proper reason for collecting stuff. Trying to make a huge profit is a delusion, probably.
Yea I’m aware of the financial aspect but I collect mainly for enjoyment and ideally will pass on my collection to kids/nephews/nieces when I die along with my massive book collection.
You can make a quick buck by flipping at the right time (for example Kobe Bryant cards skyrocketed when he died) but the only way you will get rich quick is stumbling across a classic collection