tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post5712547498496942040..comments2024-03-24T13:48:34.735-04:00Comments on Number 5 Type Collection: Can cards be investments?Matthew Gliddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-64191838150699314722010-02-06T16:28:24.348-05:002010-02-06T16:28:24.348-05:00Thanks for your comments, guys!Thanks for your comments, guys!Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-80479417231064222952010-02-04T19:22:09.487-05:002010-02-04T19:22:09.487-05:00I don't tink you should invest in Baseball Car...I don't tink you should invest in Baseball Cards. I remember buying (in 1987)about 15-20 boxes of 1987 Topps and thinking I was going to make a fortune. Cards had some actual value in the early to mid 1980s but then over product started in 1987 and then the stock market collapsed in Oct of 1987, and the next thing you know everyone was putting money in Cards and then the manufacturers began to produce them like sand pebbles. They more money that chased after new stuff held down the value of older cards. <br /><br />Today, manufacturers make take most of the value of the cards off the top. (100$) a pack for $5 for cards. With Money chasing the high end stuff today the older stuff has not gone up much since the late 1980s. I got an Excellent complete Topps 1972 complete set for $650.00 in August of 2005. About 15-20 years ago I think it would have cost me closer to 1000. Ebay, has help a lot to bring down the value of older cards (from what they say in the beckett guide). It is good if you like cards but bad if you think it is a grat investment.John Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159036395402962119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-68189078916656636132010-02-04T17:17:37.245-05:002010-02-04T17:17:37.245-05:00This is very interesting. I always wished I'd ...This is very interesting. I always wished I'd kept the cards I bought in the early-mid 80's (gave 'em away in '90) 'cause I thought I'd probably make a killin' now if I sold them. But just last summer I was able to buy the entire 1982 Topps set for around $60. Then I got the Pascual Perez error card for just $18.... and I thought how weird it is that people are selling this stuff so cheap. I also noticed the 70's sets can be had for less than I expected too.<br /><br />But hey, I just love to have the cards again for a while...once I scan 'em all, I'll be selling. Maybe I'll only get $45 for my $80ish investment, but oh well....to me it was worth having it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com