Hockey/Sports card collecting

[The Yen Man]

I collected the wrong thing as a kid. Instead of Pokemon cards, I collected Marvel cards and POGs.

[zukes]

I was at Costco on the weekend and they had a cool set of Topps baseball cards with several packs, 3 exclusive Costco packs and a giant card. It was $60.00. Spending $60.00 on anything is never going to be a concern (knock on wood), but I just could not bring myself to buy it.

I haven't collected cards in years, but man, every now and then I see something like that and I really, really want to buy it! I didn't and now I'm guessing next time I am there, they won't have it.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I collected the wrong thing as a kid. Instead of Pokemon cards, I collected Marvel cards and POGs.

I was just old enough to have missed Pokemon, and it makes zero sense to me. But yes, it became a gold mine.

[albertGQ]

I collected hockey cards during the junk era

I have boxes full of ProSet, Upperdeck, O-Pee-Chee, Score, etc cards from the early 90's

Rookie cards of so many HOFers.

But worth next to nothing

[woob]

My oldest is big into Hockey Cards right now. I've been letting him add some of my old ones to his collection. I'm having to teach him about how to care for the cards (using sleeves, etc.), so they don't start to look like crap.

We've been up to Andy's a few times to buy some packs and loose cards. Fun sharing this experience with him. He recently pulled a Young Guns Celebrini #451. Neither of knew us that was a big deal until I looked it up online. Unfortunately it has a couple small knicks on it but it's secure in plastic now.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I collected the wrong thing as a kid. Instead of Pokemon cards, I collected Marvel cards and POGs.

You stupid idiot.

Originally Posted by blankall

I have a bunch of now worthless Magic Online Cards....still salty about it.

You stupid idiot.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

You stupid idiot.





You stupid idiot.

Lol. Thanks.

I actually made a killing on sports cards during and just post pandemic. I sold hundreds of graded young guns at ludicrous prices. I kind of miss having the big collection to be honest though. But selling common young guns, like Hughes (either brother) or Makar for $900 each was pretty sweet after paying $30-40 per 24 count retail box a couple years prior was pretty sweet.

[Blaster86]

I watched a store owner crack a Lane Hutson rookie card with some sort of special attachment to it.

He was beyond hyped. He said in a couple years it was going to be two car payments. Made me happy for him. I then gambled on a magic pack and opened trash. I was less happy for him.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

I watched a store owner crack a Lane Hutson rookie card with some sort of special attachment to it.

He was beyond hyped. He said in a couple years it was going to be two car payments. Made me happy for him. I then gambled on a magic pack and opened trash. I was less happy for him.

Anybody who is regularly cracking boxes like that for rookies is not coming out ahead. He got a car payment this time. He spent 10 car payments trying to get there. The value pre-pandemic of new product was awful, now its downright horrendous, especially in hockey, where only the hot rookie cards have value. You can buy HoF autos in hockey for $10-20. Basketball, Baseball, and Football and even wrestling and Nascar all give several times more value than a hockey box does.

When I was collecting heavily, I'd wait for older retail product to go on sale and hunt the Young Guns and rookies I wanted that way. If you waited a lot of retail went for $25-40 down from $80-90. Then you could identify the rookies to hunt for.

I'm still waiting for Byfield not to play like an idiot (salty about his non-clear that cost LA the Edmonton series).

[Blaster86]

Oh I know that, and he knows that. He allows himself one pack from every box he opens for retail across most sports.

Only thing he cracks boxes of is MTG and that's to sell as singles.

Hit lucky this time.

[bomber317]

Originally Posted by blankall

Lol. Thanks.

I actually made a killing on sports cards during and just post pandemic. I sold hundreds of graded young guns at ludicrous prices. I kind of miss having the big collection to be honest though. But selling common young guns, like Hughes (either brother) or Makar for $900 each was pretty sweet after paying $30-40 per 24 count retail box a couple years prior was pretty sweet.

I made a ton of money post-pandemic selling Spider Man cards of all things. Bought a subset for about $30 a card before pandemic, and sold them for $500-$3k USD per card. Shocked really.

I did make the error of selling my Connor McDavid FWA /999 rookie card right before the pandemic.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Oh I know that, and he knows that. He allows himself one pack from every box he opens for retail across most sports.

Only thing he cracks boxes of is MTG and that's to sell as singles.

Hit lucky this time.

Is it worth it to crack boxes of MTG to sell as singles. Think I still have an M14, a Journey into Nyx, and a maybe Khans of Takhir (?) hidden away somewhere.

[Blaster86]

That old I'd just sell the boosters.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by bomber317

I made a ton of money post-pandemic selling Spider Man cards of all things. Bought a subset for about $30 a card before pandemic, and sold them for $500-$3k USD per card. Shocked really.

I did make the error of selling my Connor McDavid FWA /999 rookie card right before the pandemic.

I sold 50-60 1st edition original to jungle holos 2 years before the pandemic in great condition. The 1st edition Charizard alone would have probably got me 5-6x what I sold it all for. Even more if I had gotten it graded.

Oh well.