| Posted By | Message |
|
The Hockey Collector
Posts: 31
Joined: May 2023
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 3:36 PM | |
I was wondering how many collectors would still collect if cards with worth almost nothing? Say you could get a real '52 Mantel for $5 or a T206 Wagner for $10. Basically cards are as valuable as they were in the 60's and 70's.
I for one would still collect. If the Hobby collapsed tomorrow, I would only feel somewhat sad about the $ I spent because now I could get them even cheaper.
|
|
|
|
|
bobbytoskey
Posts: 68
Joined: May 2021
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 3:38 PM | |
I'd love it if they weren't worth much. I could buy so many more. The fun for me is putting a set together, not how much I can sell it for afterward.
|
|
|
|
|
madballboy
Posts: 37
Joined: Dec 2015
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 3:39 PM | |
I would keep collecting to build every set out there.
|
|
|
|
|
rmpaq5
Posts: 2,030
Joined: Nov 2014
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 3:44 PM | |
99.9% of cards are worth absolutely nothing
|
|
|
|
|
budler
Posts: 2,181
Joined: Dec 2017
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 4:02 PM | |
As of now I will always be collecting. Who know as time goes by.
Prices go up I buy less.
Prices go down I buy more.
I buy mainly on COMC. More than once I buy a card for $1 and a few weeks later someone has it for sale at $.50. Then I come across a card I got for a $1 and now everyone is asking $2.75. That is life win some loss some.
|
|
|
|
|
Sportzcommish
Posts: 6,019
Joined: Oct 2016
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 4:09 PM | |
-------------------------------
Follow my blog - I Identify as a Card Collector. “Aslan didn't tell Pole what would happen. He only told her what to do. That fellow will be the death of us once he's up, I shouldn't wonder. But that doesn't let us off following the signs.” - Puddleglum in The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis |
|
|
|
|
JC Kazama
Posts: 28
Joined: May 2017
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 4:19 PM | |
Absolutely. To me, the personal meaning by far outweighs the monetary value. I'd love to own at least one set from every year of the NBA etc. so I can look back on them & remember players, games, moments - I do that now with my 90s 'junk wax' cards & continue to chase those sets here. Learn about the players who were before my time. I'd love to own a Jordan rookie. I'd love to own cards signed by of all of the all-time great players. Cards are another way for me to connect with things that are important to me.
It is somewhat of a comfort to know that I do have some cards that have perceived value & can be sold off if I need money, but if the hobby 'goes to zero' I'd be getting as much as possible from people dumping their cards.
|
|
|
|
|
Corky
Posts: 863
Joined: May 2015
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 4:24 PM | |
I would still collect without a doubt. It would be so much nicer to not have to worry about cost being an issue and just collecting the cards you like.
|
|
|
|
|
Bowersbird
Posts: 480
Joined: May 2020
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 4:35 PM | |
Most of the cards I own are already worth almost nothing, so in the magical world you describe, I would just have even more cards in my collection.
|
|
|
|
|
saavik
Posts: 73
Joined: Aug 2023
|
| Sunday, October 1, 2023 4:51 PM | |
-------------------------------
|
|
|
|
