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Thank you so much for breaking down the different card types. I’m watching a lot of videos and no one is breaking them down and they use the different card types in an industry way that makes you feel alienated a little. I’m back to collecting after 20+ years of being away from the hobby so this is really helpful. Thanks for doing this.
Nice one Brad! If only everyone new to the hobby could watch this. I think we all get swept up at the start on all the excitement and just want some cards to hold and admire asap! Doing research first is always better but most of us don’t haha. Sweet content as always 😉👊
A good friend of mine just told me about this I am doing research before I start buying or go standing in line for hours I’m going to continue watching videos subscribing to different channels and taking notes
@@dilynmcreynolds7325 that’s definitely the best way to do it. Soak up what you can and after several weeks you can start making a few plays for yourself. There’s opportunities everywhere but just need to do your own research and the pieces start to fall into place a bit more. Enjoy the ride! 🤘👍
Always buy the next big rookie! They always turn into gold! Brien Taylor, Todd Van Poppel, Tim Couch,Ryan Leaf,Greg Oden, Jamarcus Russell, RG3, Johnny Manziel, Shohei Ohtani. 😂😂
Great video! One thing I’ve learned and would add…eBay is obviously a great place to buy singles, but it’s also the way collectors value a cards worth (by looking at how much a card has recently sold for). So if you get a good deal for a card on eBay, ultimately you just lowered its value a bit as well. This is why I try to finds deals at cards shows or other websites. Unfortunately there isn’t a Becket magazine anymore like we had in the 90’s lol
For Baseball especially recent rookie cards and not "prospects" the go to products would be Topps "flagship" - Series 1, Series 2, and Topps update (but these will come down to the players in the checklist in that year) And usually the first set they appear in, out of the above sets is the desired card to collect. Also Topps Chrome, Topps Chrome Update, Topps Sapphire are also desired sets. But do your research, compare prices, compare market fluctuation over a number of months before investing. If just starting out spend time researching before jumping in. 👍
I made most of my profit selling cards before the nba playoffs and nfl season started because I decided to buy early and sell to investors getting in late. Only a few great investments were made from amazing performances (Damian Lillard and Brayden Point)
To the youngsters out there, his first few words are key. When investing, in anything, you must *constantly* fight/subdue emotion when making decisions. This plays out just as strongly in things like the stock market. Patience and control of your emotions and probably the two most important ingredients to creating a sound investor.
The one thing most people don't know is that in Prizm the Green Parallel is more rare than the Silver. Basically there are less Green than Silver..but like you said, the Silver is more shiner.. more appealing to the eye. Green parallel is cool if you get players from the Celtics, Bucks, Philly Eagles, ect. I think if people realized that the Green is more rare I still don't think it would be matter...the Silver is just to appealing..and by now it would be hard to convince people otherwise.
Hey E man. Great point. Green prizm is personally one of the least desirable parallels for me UNLESS it's one of those green jersey teams like you mention. Seeing a Chicago Bulls player in a green prizm is like looking at an ugly Christmas sweater lol
Got my pen & pad out for most of your videos. Very well orchestrated & easy to understand, just got back into sports cards, going through & sorting out all my old stuff is so fulfilling. Keep it up!
Been in retail in years & a crazy sports fan. Been collecting & flipping sports memorabilia for decades online which has really helped during covid to keep the lights on... Always watched videos on TH-cam for sports & a lot of player research. Never thought of looking for vids on collecting... Good job... You have a new subscriber...
Awesome DJ. Thanks for sharing and happy to have you a part of the community. This hobby has been such a light during this dark time. Have a great week!
Been in the hobby for over 20 years! Been using all the new stuff to sell, flip and buying vintage! Like my 1955 Bowman Mantle! I go after prizm and optic in the team colors!
Great tips! I'd edit your comment about "Focus ONLY buying rookie cards" with "Focus on buying rookie cards FIRST. If not in your budget, then look at the next best alternatives (2nd year cards, rare inserts, high eye appeal, low pop, etc)"
I’ve been into the hobby for about 3 weeks now and I just stumbled upon this video. I can tell you I did everything you said not to do in my first 3 weeks 🤣: Bought flashy random cards, bought the most hyped players (Zion, Ja), bought random sets besides prizm, and clicked on eBay all day and night. I’m gonna take a step back and invest more wisely because I’m losing brain cells and my wallet has a hole in it 😂
haha hey HobbyCards. Yeah I feel you. It's so much fun at first and really easy to justify all those flashy emotional buys as "savvy investments" when they're really not at all. We all live and learn. I just made a $2800 mistake that I'll be sharing in a video coming up soon.
Hey man, I like that u also suggest other channels for us to watch. U earned a follower for that. This hobby is all about building each other up and not pulling each other down. :)
Man, i went through my closet and found my 90s era bball cards and I felt like a kid again. Now that I am an adult I did some research and I feel like im sucked back in 100% glad I found u!
great tips, i am just starting to get into this hobby. i find this very nostalgic of when i used to collect baseball cards as a kid. just wondering cuz you mentioned to focus on buying rookie cards, but what about also buying cards when a player changes teams (i.e lebrons first year in a laker jersey)?
Hey Chonger. Welcome and great question. 1st year jersey cards definitely attract some interest, but not nearly as easy to determine as RCs. Lebron/AD 1st year Lakers cards skyrocketed in July/August but have cooled tremendously. While I expect them to hold some long term value because they actually won, thus building their legacy in LA, I see them as better short term flip opportunities, especially because the players may not win a championship (Kawhi with the Clippers, KD with Brooklyn, etc)
Too add to this...I think it depends on the team they go too. Lakers are one of the more Iconic franchises in all of sports. Honestly I think it comes down to two things. One, does the player have an individual fan base (ie. Lebron Fans compared to Cavalier fans) and also how popular the franchise is. Think Lakers, Yankees, Celtics...those kinda teams. Both of those combined I think made first year Laker Lebron cards popular. Still though, they have to build some kind of legacy or they ultimately or they probably go down.
Giving advice is always risky. Yours was great. It’s obvious you put a lot of thought into your video and I watched it through. Thank you! Extremely helpful and exactly what I was hoping to find
Good video. I would also mention to your audience to be careful when buying "rookie" cards on ebay. I saw someone selling Patrick Mahomes 2nd year card as rookie card. Like you said, very important that people know the sport and most importantly, the players.
Great point, Robert. There's a ton of intentional and unintentional errors on eBay. I like using COMC as a reference to make sure I know what cards should look like. Have a great NYE, man!
For Hockey, low-end = Upper Deck Series 1 & 2 for Young Guns, mid-tier = SP Authentic for Future Watch. The Cup is the high-end product but it's not as liquidable and also the thick card stock usually does not get a good grading. Also note that majority of your buyers will be Canadians, meaning if you live in the States, you might have to reduce your sales price to compete with Canadian sellers because the Canadian buyers have to pay sales tax for imported goods.
Hey K Lee. Good point. Most buyers of my Brayden Point/ V Hedman/Stamkos cards have been Canadien and eBay shipping also jumps to $10 for their international rate. I wish hockey was way more popular in the states. It's such a great sport!!
when he mentioned the “baby picture analogy” this kinda reminds me of what we’re seeing with squirtle or charmander in the pokemon world as prices continue to sky rocket 🚀
@@_jax_1077 a card that’s not graded. So like you pull a card from a pack or buy a card online. It’s just considered a raw card. When you get it graded from a company it’s not raw anymore. It has protection because it is encased with a grade.
Great advice! Just found my old baseball cards, got excited, started trying to find cards in stores and found out we're in some weird boom. Probably induced by Covid and inflation.
Stick to 100 cards or less....if u buy 1 more, u gotta sell 1. BGS over PSA due to sub grades. Refractors over base. 90s over 00s and 10s. fleer over upper deck/ hopps, inserts of 10 or less.
Hey Andrew. Yeah I like the 100 or less tip. I'm at the point where COMC has all my cheap cards and grading/storing/organizing cards is more of a chore than a pleasure so I'll be scaling up to less cards of higher value. Thanks for the insight!
For higher end football/basketball, I would also add Contenders and National Treasures. Also rookie autos are very underappreciated now. People will eventually realize how overprinted the base cards are, especially in the last few years. Guys can only sign so many autos, so those have some inherent rarity, and are also much cooler than just a piece of paper. I also like your rule about not paying more than a PSA 8 value raw. I have a similar rule which is that I'll assess it online (just stay away from anything in a sleeve or toploader) and then pay no more than 1 grade less than what I think it is. If you're less experienced with grading, this rule should be 2 grades less. So if you think something looks like a PSA 7, pay no more than the PSA 5 value.
good call great advice typically when ya buy raw your lookin for a significant deal but its a good rule since your never 100% what condition your gettin even when claiming mint ive gotten dings
My dad tried to get me into collecting when I was very young, I ignored him and didn't want to do it. I am older now in my 20s and I am getting into it, I am very blessed to have a lifelong collector on my side. He has been giving me his duplicates and sets that he doesn't value as much. I am very happy to get into the card game! This is very fun, I wish I would of considered it more when I was a kid!
I sold a majority of my collection for 6,000 last July, and I was stoked! At the time I had 9 big name RCs being graded via Beckett. I just got them back today and what curious if you had a suggestion on how much I should ask for? (D.mitchell PaniniPrizm8.5, GiannisPanini8.5,A.DavisPaniniPrizm8, Kawhi PaniniPrestige8.5, J.HardenPanini9, StephCurryPanini8.5, KDTopps9, Kobe fleerUltra8)! Ive been collecting for about 30yrs so ive got a idea of the worth, but I"d love to have your opinion.
Kevin Durant!!! Buy now while they’re cheap. He’s not Kobe but he is already HOF will go down as one of the greatest all time. His cards are low now and if he comes back on a mission, watch those prices soar!
@@TheComebackCardInvestor absolutely love KD cards more but Harden is definitely a great long term investment. You can get most of his low end stuff cheap and if you look back the last 8 years he’s gone from 25 ppg to the last 3 years 30+ ppg. He’s the Dan Marino of basketball though lol. No chip!
@Paul Pagoda wow that does seem a little longer than usual. Weird that they offered points but maybe it’s because like you said with Covid they weren’t able to obtain it. I wouldn’t take the points over the auto though because the auto could bring in a decent return. I guess it depends on if they’ll even give it though. Sucks!
Would be interested to hear your thoughts on 1/1 cards. Obviously agree rookie cards will always be the major focus but 1/1 cards from non rookie years (using the Lebron James yr 8 example you used) can still carry alot of value. Great vid, hope to get a response to this comment!!
For sure. 1/1s of icons are super valuable, just tough to assess a fair value when you can't easily compare it to other similar cards. Even other 1/1s could be from more or less desirable sets.
Good tips. Topps Heritage for baseball can also be good depending on the year. They recreate the flagship design from 40 years prior. So some designs are going to be more sought after than others. Or if the year they are recreating had a great rookie class, that can also add to the hunt. Also gotta double down on Young Guns for hockey. Outside of maybe the Cup RPAs, it has been the gold standard for Rookies for like 20 years now. Despite being 'low end', the right players can go well into the 4 digits.
I bought some nice baseball cards from the 60s and 70s. Spent about $150. A 1970 nolan Ryan topps, A Roberto Clemente 1970 topps, Rod Carew, 1970 topps, A Pete rose, 1971, topps, a few Hank Aaron's, a lot of really nice cards. I felt I got a pretty good deal. Over 50 stars in the stack. Just starting to get back in the swing of things
I bought 10 raw Donruss Roberto Alomar rookie cards. I negotiated down to a dollar a card because the picture was not guaranteed. Glad I did. 8 of the cards were off centered. That is fine , I will sell them for $5, knowing that even if I end up selling them for $2, I am still making money. The lesson, don't be afraid to negotiate and leverage your position that the seller cannot guarantee condition. Be the risk inverse investor.
PSA for quick money, selling off centered 10s to new collectors. BGS is for serious collection and longterm investment. Select brand is greatly undervalued also!
Observations on baseball cards: Tools Update Rookie Cards and their shirt print variations of superstars seem to do well. The Update version is released well into the Summer, so the hot prospects would’ve been called up by then.
@@hguapo the lakers are stacked but when he gets a chance to actually play he should do better than most rookies. Look at Giannis nobody though he was great his first year
@@Travisboulrice in my opinion, the pressure of playing in LA and living up to his brothers hype he just won’t have the same motor as giannis. however i hope i’m wrong
If you believe in him, go for it! I haven't seen nearly enough of Kostas to buy in, but you never know. Both Manning brothers had success, but then again, Chris Gronkowski didn't have a fraction of the career as his brother, Rob.
hey man! Yeah Donruss paper is like a less expensive version of Optic. Very liquid card so you should be able to sell it for sure, just not for as much as Prizm/Select/Optic
Nice video after 9 years of not buying card I entered in the Luka Hype on Aug without knowing nothing. Now I’m doing my research trying to recuperate money and sell the corrects cards.
You're not alone. Many people got caught up and have to use it as a learning lesson but it's all good. Just remember the Warren Buffet quote: Be fearful when everyone else is greedy and greedy when everyone else is fearful. I've had to remind myself of that quote many times so I don't get wrapped up with everyone else. Have a great week!
collected when i was young, went thru my cards and found two topps big ben rookie cards and a phillip rivers rookie. they look honestly in great condition, except for one big ben had a very small little corner problem. should i still send them to get graded??
Hey Jake. "Looks great" means probably PSA 8. Get a magnifying lamp and then watch videos on how to scour for flaws. If everything looks absolutely perfect, then you may have a PSA 9. It's strict!
Grading is a joke....most “Investor Graders will resubmit the same card multiple times to get a higher grade. This shows it’s nothing more then a money grab for the grading company and flipper. Grading is a joke.
I'm new to all of this, but I looked into grading, and PSA is charging $200 per card. I don't understand why this fee is so high. I know cards are more likely to sell at a higher rate if they are graded, but how are we supposed to make any money if the fees are this high? Am I missing something?
How about buying a slab that has a pressing for a chea price? Would this be a smart investment? Because im about to buy a silver prizm sga psa 9 for a super low price, apparently the slab has some minor pressing
if you have a certain player on a certain card, the potential is limitless. I pass up on the Jordan's rookie psa 10 like 5 times, when it was around $7k. no regrets because I think his '84 card is the true Rookie. The best advise I can give to people is make a decision on the player(s) you want and move on. Learn to find that sweet window spot. If you think you've missed it, there will be other players.
Perfect video. This is exactly what I was looking for. All the videos I have found are random dudes trying to tell you what 5 players to buy. Foh lol I just needed to know basic info. Awesome thank you!
Hey Oliver. Definitely not. Focus on what you know and enjoy most. I would say NBA probably has the biggest market share globally and the players are on the court most of the time unlike some of the other sports where there's offense vs defense
@@TheComebackCardInvestor ok, I love watching the nba and am definitely going to be invested in that. However, compared to the impact soccer has globally being the most worldwide sport I've found that the market's been too low to stay that way since the crash and I'm going to be very interested to see what happens in preparation for the World Cup in 2022.
So would you buy a Mookie Betts 2015 purple prizm card number 40 out of 99 PSA 10 population 2. I mean to me $60 is a very fair investment on that card considering the low pop and everything else there’s only 99 of them in the world
Sounds reasonable to me, but the first question I ask myself is "what is the sales history of this card or comparable cards to find a reasonable price?" Without sales history, I'm lost and it's a guessing game.
@@TheComebackCardInvestor that’s the thing with cards. They have to be held onto for such an exorbitant amount of time and less they’re like the top five athletes that everybody collects you know they got to be hold onto forever and ever and ever to be actually become with money
I literally did the exact same research on mahomes vs wilson. I certainly have made mistakes getting back into the hobby but learning about pop reports and grading has definitely helped. Im glad i bought russell wilson and giannis cards instead of just buying one mahomes. Great video.
I'm looking at getting back into card collecting so this video was awesome!! Thank you so much for putting this together. One question that I have is what do you do with all the cards that don't have value and are just normal cards? Back when I was a kid it was fun to collect the whole team or player groups to show off to my friends. As an adult, that isn't as much of a draw, so what do you do with those "undesirable" cards?
Hey Matt. Great question. For those cards, donating them is great. I heard The Boys and Girls Club take them. Besides that, they just take up space and collect dust. Thanks for your positive feedback!
I really enjoyed the insightful video! Should I wait until the beginning of the 20-21 NBA season, or am I able to capitalize right now as we speak with last seasons cards?
Thank man. I always want to buy low, sell high for my investments which means buying when the data shows low prices...which is typically when the hype isn't there and people don't have the money. I feel like September-now is the best time to stock up for next year because of holiday spending, preseason hype, stimulus checks, etc.
Hey Aaron. Of course. 15% is steep so that's always something to include with projections. It's kind of like selling a house. You know there will be 6% minimum taken so you have to do the math ahead of time and see what you're willing to sell for or what you can do to stretch your margin. Selling in FB/IG groups is another option but that requires some time and risk as well.
Some other tips worth noting. #1: The legends will stay legends. Don't overthink it and try to get 'cute' with who you are investing in. Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Michael Jordan, Jerry Rice, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky... those guys are all safe plays for a reason. #2: Prospecting/Hunting for the 'next' ____ (Lebron, Trout, etc.) is the card equivalent of panning for Gold or digging for Oil. The odds are very low that you alone will get the next legend over the other thousands also prospecting. Diversification is paramount if going this route. Imagine if you put $1,500 chasing Robert Griffin III or Mark Prior back in the day only to see injuries derail their long term prospects and ruin the short term ability to sell their cards. #3: Rookie Autographs or Rookie Patch Autograph cards are usually the 'holy grail' of the Rookie Card for players. Again, manufacturer matters a lot here. #4: Hobby Boxes are risky. It's gambling. The odds are usually low that you'll break even $$ wise in card sales if you rip boxes. Be careful spending $600+ on a Hobby Box just because some people say that's the way to start out in the hobby. For every person who gets the super ice refractor 1/1 auto jersey of Michael Jordan that easily pays for the $800 Box, you have a hundred other people who recoup maybe $300 back in sales.
I feel like these are all sound reasons on why to buy and not buy cards. As a Packer fan, I really want to buy some Jordan Love stuff but he hasn’t played at all yet. Who knows, he could be the next Aaron Rodgers caliber player, meh, or not great. That is what worries me the most, losing that money. I’ve gotten a few rookies of Burrow (nothing crazy) but even his Donruss inserts are listed for $20-30 a pop (I have a rated rookie and a normal rookie so far). I’m thinking of selling those just to get my quick money now while they’re hot because you never know when an injury or something could happen to a big name rookie
@@CameronGroth That's the thing too. What if Jordan Love just becomes a "good" QB ala Matt Ryan or Matt Stafford or Philip Rivers? Solid, productive, long careers but nobody is exactly beating down the door to buy their cards. Maybe Love becomes an Andy Dalton or Kirk Cousins... again, the same situation where the player isn't even a "bad" QB necessarily but they don't quite transcend and become that generational Brady/Rodgers/Russell Wilson type. Even Dak, this was his 5th season and does he come back from that gruesome injury the same QB? It's good to prospect a bit for rookies but it's also very easy to buy into the hype and end up overinvesting or not diversifying enough to where the majority of your eggs are in two or three baskets. The trick really is to be smart in how you invest that money: 5 Burrows at $200. Send them in to be graded at say PSA so you get 4 10s and 1 9 grade back. You sell 3 of those 10s for $100 each. You then keep a 10 and a 9 for yourself. You've already made short term profit (the 3 10s sold) with potential for long term profit selling the 10 & 9 if he becomes the next Brady. That's more feasible to do then trying to buy 15 Burrow rookies for $600, getting all of them graded, and hoping he's the next Brady and not Stafford. Don't let me scare you off of investing in rookies like Burrow, etc. but knowledge is power. If you have the mindset that a player could be great or could be a bust, you can better maximize selling at peak hype and getting a good profit return rather than chasing an imaginary price because you are blinded into thinking he's the next Tom Brady and you miss the window.
Hey David. Good info. I only ask the question about the HOFers. How do their card value go up since they r no longer playing. Obviously Jordan Kobe should see increases here and there as shows are made about them. Just wondering. Thanks pal
@@JPrice601 It depends on if you're looking short term (say 3 Months to 2 Years) or long term (5+ Years). Short term is more reliant on some specific event boosting their value e.g. HOF Induction, Documentary, Death, etc. Some HOFers, predominantly their rookie cards, will go up over time. Think of them like an S&P 500. You won't get the volatile spikes up & down letting you make 8x profit but if you compared 12/2009 S&P 500 to its price today, you'd have made almost 3.5x profit in 11 years just by holding. It's not sexy/fun but they can be the tortoise in this race. Also as the years go by, those 'vintage' HOF cards continue to appreciate because they become harder to get a high grade in or become scarcer in general. How many 1963 Topps boxes or even packs could you rip today compared to say 2017 Panini Prizm? Think about the high $$ cards like Michael Jordan or Lebron James. The James that sold for $1.8 Million? 'Just' a BGS 9.5 but it was /23. Even that James card is now 17-18 years old. Also, don't forget that a lot of these HOFers are legends in their sports and are constantly referenced in broadcasts via records or are names passed down from Father/Mother to Son/Daughter. I didn't need to see Ted Williams or Jim Brown play on my TV live to see their highlights and know the impact they made. Those names still hold up 60-70 years later... think about the names your parents told you about who are legendary compared to the solid but unmemorable players. I have a 2008 Hank Aaron Donruss Threads 46/50 card raw. I have a 2016 Albert Pujols Quad Jersey card /25 card raw. Are they rookies or vintage? No. But they have manufactured scarcity and are #2/#5 respectively on the career HR list. If I get them graded, that helps a bit. Maybe those cards go up a bit in 10+ years, maybe not but I'd rather have those names in my collection than say Josh Donaldson or Nelson Cruz. Two very good power hitters but not HOFers. Any time a career HR leaderboard graphic goes up during a game, will you see Aaron/Pujols or Donaldson/Cruz?
@@DawnBTVS man thanks so much for that input. U went in depth and I couldn't have asked for a better answer. I just started collecting again since may after stopping 25 years ago. Entering this hobby now with all these new things like grading to a player having 100+ rookie cards. The same card #/199,#/99,#/49 and so on. I have spent close to $10k since then I feel I made a lot of terrible moves. I spent 35 percent of my savings. I jumped right in and did what Comeback Card Investor just said not to do in this video. Lol. I sell some cards just not as quick as I thought they would go. I sent my grading submission to SGC in August. I won't send anymore to get graded because my money is tight now. I was layed off in April and this is how I started collecting again. But now I have this money invested I can't turn back. I even enjoy it since it brings me back to my childhood. I have lost interest in all most everything starting back a few years ago due to depression and my 21 year old son was killed in September so it's really bad now and these cards is all that takes my mind off things. I really appreciate your help. Btw consider a youtube channel. U would b a good teacher with your knowledge. Thanks and take care
I lucky found 8 prizm 2020 Nba draft 15 packs at walmart on black friday, I'm gonna wait a year for the value to go up, I only know lemelo ball was in the draft, probably going to do some research on this draft class
Awesome. Congrats! Usually with college jersey cards, they peak in value before their pro jersey cards are released so keep that in mind! Do your research regardless and have a great week!
Hey Viking Bros. That chart was off of a tool called Market Movers where you can pull up different cards and compare the two. Card Ladder is another tool that you will see me use from time to time. Check them both out!
I've been collecting comics since a kid and im guilty of loving and buying the cool looking flashy ones just because they look cool on the wall! Even though there are a million copies and only a few dollars, there are some with really cool vintage holographic art. And they are just great decorations and conversation starters that you are ok with taking out and letting a friend read. I love holographic collectibles in general. They just look special to me. Like an ancient rellic. Only he who holds it has the power lol. I really want to start an Oklahoma QB rookie card collection because my brother got me this really cool looking holo Baker Mayfield rookie card and I cant go another year without getting him some more brothers to go beside him. Im trying to find a Spencer rattler and Caleb Williams rookie card at OU and I can't find one yet for rattler. I really want it to be holographic. I saw one but it didn't look legit because it has the transformers font on it. I just want a clean looking holo with a decent pose. I dont care if it's highly collectible or not as long as it isn't over $100. I found 1 really cool autographed one but it was hundred of dollars. I am not there yet.
I got his orange refractor rookie for $20 bucks and shipping. I have a lot of Russell wilson rookie jersey and 1 auto. I have the score 2012 variation set. I have russell wilson and Lucks graded 9 but I have every insert and 2 set of a more 2012 and the 50 variation
Personally I like Mosaic a lot of feel it has a ton of potential. I'm just waiting to see how it evolves in the coming years. This upcoming NBA season will be a good start. I just don't want its prices to die off the second Prizm is released. Beautiful card though
Hello. Can any one who is an expert tell me when PSA allows 60/40 centering on the front of a PSA Gem 10 card? I've looked at hundreds of cards now from the early 80's to the present and couldn't find a card with worse than 55/45 centering in either direction on the front. This is in spite of the fact that PSA says in their grading description on their web site that the front centering standard is, "not to exceed approximately 55/45 to 60/40 percent on the front. I'm puzzled.
That’s definitely beyond my scope of expertise but I jotted down your question and will keep it in mind next time I talk to a grading pro. If you post this question during a livestream, there’s a good chance you’ll get some solid feedback. Have a great Thursday!
I've been collecting for 30 years and I know the secret to which cards to invest in I've turned $50 investments into $3,000 comebacks but I'm not going to explain it to y'all because you would never believe me if I told you keep ripping those packs and boxes.
Similar to the concerns of other card hobbies like Pokemon that are riding the hype wave right now, do you think that we might encounter a bubble in the sports card market? If so (e.g. due to overproduction of certain rookie cards), do you see that as being a potential problem for hyped sets in the past few years, or, rather, for future sets yet to be released? (Looking at long-term value)
Hey Lucky Pepe. Definitely concerned. I felt like summer was a giant bubble and then it popped and it will happen repeatedly. The longer this goes on, the more I would focus on older cards (at least 2017 or older) The pop reports of recent rcs are insane. Perhaps parallels and serial numbered cards of 2017-2020 make more sense too
You're welcome, Charles. I believe 1st year of Prizm may not be the case and in 2016 football, RCs don't have a base Prizm, only a Silver. It's weird, but in recent years, it looks like they made it easier to decipher.
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Is stockx a good site to buy boxes from?
Covered in goo lol
Great content! Loads of good advice for new collectors / investors
Thank you so much for breaking down the different card types. I’m watching a lot of videos and no one is breaking them down and they use the different card types in an industry way that makes you feel alienated a little. I’m back to collecting after 20+ years of being away from the hobby so this is really helpful. Thanks for doing this.
Nice one Brad! If only everyone new to the hobby could watch this. I think we all get swept up at the start on all the excitement and just want some cards to hold and admire asap! Doing research first is always better but most of us don’t haha. Sweet content as always 😉👊
Thanks Leigh. We gotta have fun and excitement but not to the point where we lose our money and can't continue enjoying ourselves.
A good friend of mine just told me about this I am doing research before I start buying or go standing in line for hours I’m going to continue watching videos subscribing to different channels and taking notes
@@dilynmcreynolds7325 that’s definitely the best way to do it. Soak up what you can and after several weeks you can start making a few plays for yourself. There’s opportunities everywhere but just need to do your own research and the pieces start to fall into place a bit more. Enjoy the ride! 🤘👍
Always buy the next big rookie! They always turn into gold! Brien Taylor, Todd Van Poppel, Tim Couch,Ryan Leaf,Greg Oden, Jamarcus Russell, RG3, Johnny Manziel, Shohei Ohtani. 😂😂
Lmao
Yeah, Shohei Ohtani was a real bust. 🙄
🤣🤣🤣😭 crying reading this
Shohei? 😂 no he didnt win the mvp and did it as a pitcher and hitter
ohtani is literally the goat
Great video! One thing I’ve learned and would add…eBay is obviously a great place to buy singles, but it’s also the way collectors value a cards worth (by looking at how much a card has recently sold for). So if you get a good deal for a card on eBay, ultimately you just lowered its value a bit as well. This is why I try to finds deals at cards shows or other websites. Unfortunately there isn’t a Becket magazine anymore like we had in the 90’s lol
For Baseball especially recent rookie cards and not "prospects" the go to products would be Topps "flagship" - Series 1, Series 2, and Topps update (but these will come down to the players in the checklist in that year)
And usually the first set they appear in, out of the above sets is the desired card to collect.
Also Topps Chrome, Topps Chrome Update, Topps Sapphire are also desired sets.
But do your research, compare prices, compare market fluctuation over a number of months before investing.
If just starting out spend time researching before jumping in. 👍
awesome bro. Thanks for the insight!
i collect baseball cards too and that even helped me! earlier i bought three topps update blaster boxes
@@joegomes1821 Awesome mate, glad I could help!
Hope you score something big!
thanks!
What cards should I be investing in now, and how should I be marking my prices while catching successful sales
Informative! Buying cards on sale is the way to go. You dont need hyper or performance to make money. Buy them underpriced and resell!
I made most of my profit selling cards before the nba playoffs and nfl season started because I decided to buy early and sell to investors getting in late. Only a few great investments were made from amazing performances (Damian Lillard and Brayden Point)
To the youngsters out there, his first few words are key. When investing, in anything, you must *constantly* fight/subdue emotion when making decisions. This plays out just as strongly in things like the stock market. Patience and control of your emotions and probably the two most important ingredients to creating a sound investor.
Thanks Farhad...and being able to know when you're being emotional vs logical is a wonderful skill to develop. Have a great evening!
Appreciate the honesty! Felt like the video was a good length not too long with helpful info!
thanks Joaquin! I appreciate your feedback!
The one thing most people don't know is that in Prizm the Green Parallel is more rare than the Silver. Basically there are less Green than Silver..but like you said, the Silver is more shiner.. more appealing to the eye.
Green parallel is cool if you get players from the Celtics, Bucks, Philly Eagles, ect.
I think if people realized that the Green is more rare I still don't think it would be matter...the Silver is just to appealing..and by now it would be hard to convince people otherwise.
Hey E man. Great point. Green prizm is personally one of the least desirable parallels for me UNLESS it's one of those green jersey teams like you mention. Seeing a Chicago Bulls player in a green prizm is like looking at an ugly Christmas sweater lol
Got my pen & pad out for most of your videos. Very well orchestrated & easy to understand, just got back into sports cards, going through & sorting out all my old stuff is so fulfilling. Keep it up!
Been in retail in years & a crazy sports fan. Been collecting & flipping sports memorabilia for decades online which has really helped during covid to keep the lights on... Always watched videos on TH-cam for sports & a lot of player research. Never thought of looking for vids on collecting... Good job... You have a new subscriber...
Awesome DJ. Thanks for sharing and happy to have you a part of the community. This hobby has been such a light during this dark time. Have a great week!
Been in the hobby for over 20 years! Been using all the new stuff to sell, flip and buying vintage! Like my 1955 Bowman Mantle! I go after prizm and optic in the team colors!
I’ve been doing the same for the last 8 years and it’s been a fun ride.
Nice! I love that idea too. Flip the flash, and stock pile the gold!
Great tips! I'd edit your comment about "Focus ONLY buying rookie cards" with "Focus on buying rookie cards FIRST. If not in your budget, then look at the next best alternatives (2nd year cards, rare inserts, high eye appeal, low pop, etc)"
Thank you, Jay and great point. I'm doing a follow up video (part 2) addressing alternate cards of value. Have a great week!
I’ve been into the hobby for about 3 weeks now and I just stumbled upon this video. I can tell you I did everything you said not to do in my first 3 weeks 🤣: Bought flashy random cards, bought the most hyped players (Zion, Ja), bought random sets besides prizm, and clicked on eBay all day and night. I’m gonna take a step back and invest more wisely because I’m losing brain cells and my wallet has a hole in it 😂
haha hey HobbyCards. Yeah I feel you. It's so much fun at first and really easy to justify all those flashy emotional buys as "savvy investments" when they're really not at all. We all live and learn. I just made a $2800 mistake that I'll be sharing in a video coming up soon.
Hey man, I like that u also suggest other channels for us to watch. U earned a follower for that. This hobby is all about building each other up and not pulling each other down. :)
Hey VITO ROQUE. Thanks man. All I can offer is my experience and perspective, nothing more,and I learn from others everyday. Have a great weekend!
Man, i went through my closet and found my 90s era bball cards and I felt like a kid again. Now that I am an adult I did some research and I feel like im sucked back in 100% glad I found u!
Same. Just started back a few days ago. I'm 44
Good video, and even for those not "new" to the hobby, a periodicreview of the basics keeps us centered.
Thank you, Glenn! have a great evening!
What about upper deck for baseball ??
And what about prospects and top draft pick cards of players not just roockie??
What about investing in a share portion of a high end card?
That’s a cool concept I’ve never thought of that
Good point about waiting 3 weeks before making your first purchases.
Thanks Wayne. Have a great evening!
One of the best videos to watch on the hobby, specially now... And for soccer card hour.
Thanks Alberto!
Thank for making a easy video to understand no bullshit and you get straight to the point thank you
For sure, Edgar. Thanks man. Have a great evening!
great tips, i am just starting to get into this hobby. i find this very nostalgic of when i used to collect baseball cards as a kid. just wondering cuz you mentioned to focus on buying rookie cards, but what about also buying cards when a player changes teams (i.e lebrons first year in a laker jersey)?
Hey Chonger. Welcome and great question. 1st year jersey cards definitely attract some interest, but not nearly as easy to determine as RCs. Lebron/AD 1st year Lakers cards skyrocketed in July/August but have cooled tremendously. While I expect them to hold some long term value because they actually won, thus building their legacy in LA, I see them as better short term flip opportunities, especially because the players may not win a championship (Kawhi with the Clippers, KD with Brooklyn, etc)
Too add to this...I think it depends on the team they go too. Lakers are one of the more Iconic franchises in all of sports. Honestly I think it comes down to two things. One, does the player have an individual fan base (ie. Lebron Fans compared to Cavalier fans) and also how popular the franchise is. Think Lakers, Yankees, Celtics...those kinda teams. Both of those combined I think made first year Laker Lebron cards popular. Still though, they have to build some kind of legacy or they ultimately or they probably go down.
This video was amazing man, even 3 years later!! Great work!
Giving advice is always risky. Yours was great. It’s obvious you put a lot of thought into your video and I watched it through. Thank you! Extremely helpful and exactly what I was hoping to find
What type of football breaks should I buy into.
Prizm/Optic/Select but know your teams and go over the set checklist ahead of time
What do you mean by go over the set checklist?
Good video. I would also mention to your audience to be careful when buying "rookie" cards on ebay. I saw someone selling Patrick Mahomes 2nd year card as rookie card. Like you said, very important that people know the sport and most importantly, the players.
Great point, Robert. There's a ton of intentional and unintentional errors on eBay. I like using COMC as a reference to make sure I know what cards should look like. Have a great NYE, man!
For Hockey, low-end = Upper Deck Series 1 & 2 for Young Guns, mid-tier = SP Authentic for Future Watch. The Cup is the high-end product but it's not as liquidable and also the thick card stock usually does not get a good grading. Also note that majority of your buyers will be Canadians, meaning if you live in the States, you might have to reduce your sales price to compete with Canadian sellers because the Canadian buyers have to pay sales tax for imported goods.
Hey K Lee. Good point. Most buyers of my Brayden Point/ V Hedman/Stamkos cards have been Canadien and eBay shipping also jumps to $10 for their international rate. I wish hockey was way more popular in the states. It's such a great sport!!
@@TheComebackCardInvestor Totally! I can't wait to see my Ducks play again. Although they are in a rebuilding mode ha.
Great info‼️
when he mentioned the “baby picture analogy” this kinda reminds me of what we’re seeing with squirtle or charmander in the pokemon world as prices continue to sky rocket 🚀
haha....well that baby kind of does look like Squirtle in action lol
@@TheComebackCardInvestor 😂 indeed 👌🏽
@@TheComebackCardInvestor what’s a raw card
@@_jax_1077 a card that’s not graded. So like you pull a card from a pack or buy a card online. It’s just considered a raw card. When you get it graded from a company it’s not raw anymore. It has protection because it is encased with a grade.
@@nicklind9358 and that makes it more valuable?
Great advice! Just found my old baseball cards, got excited, started trying to find cards in stores and found out we're in some weird boom. Probably induced by Covid and inflation.
If you collecting strictly on the dollar amount. PSA only. 10s,9s, 8s( depending on the card)
yep. SGC and BGS have a level of respect in the market, but PSA is the benchmark and much easier to liquidate....until Gary V buys out SGC :D
Thanks for making me realize that i have been impatient and ordered too much too quickly on Ebay.
This video is exceptional! Simple explanations and tips great work!
Stick to 100 cards or less....if u buy 1 more, u gotta sell 1. BGS over PSA due to sub grades. Refractors over base. 90s over 00s and 10s. fleer over upper deck/ hopps, inserts of 10 or less.
Hey Andrew. Yeah I like the 100 or less tip. I'm at the point where COMC has all my cheap cards and grading/storing/organizing cards is more of a chore than a pleasure so I'll be scaling up to less cards of higher value. Thanks for the insight!
For higher end football/basketball, I would also add Contenders and National Treasures. Also rookie autos are very underappreciated now. People will eventually realize how overprinted the base cards are, especially in the last few years. Guys can only sign so many autos, so those have some inherent rarity, and are also much cooler than just a piece of paper.
I also like your rule about not paying more than a PSA 8 value raw. I have a similar rule which is that I'll assess it online (just stay away from anything in a sleeve or toploader) and then pay no more than 1 grade less than what I think it is. If you're less experienced with grading, this rule should be 2 grades less. So if you think something looks like a PSA 7, pay no more than the PSA 5 value.
yep I like that rule too. This video was definitely for the brand spanking new collector/investor. The toploader tip is clutch!
good call great advice typically when ya buy raw your lookin for a significant deal but its a good rule since your never 100% what condition your gettin even when claiming mint ive gotten dings
I really like collecting the Panini mosaic stare masters, as well as cards that have a piece of memorabilia that player wore.
My dad tried to get me into collecting when I was very young, I ignored him and didn't want to do it. I am older now in my 20s and I am getting into it, I am very blessed to have a lifelong collector on my side. He has been giving me his duplicates and sets that he doesn't value as much. I am very happy to get into the card game! This is very fun, I wish I would of considered it more when I was a kid!
Awesome to hear, Bob. Welcome back to the hobby!
I sold a majority of my collection for 6,000 last July, and I was stoked! At the time I had 9 big name RCs being graded via Beckett. I just got them back today and what curious if you had a suggestion on how much I should ask for? (D.mitchell PaniniPrizm8.5, GiannisPanini8.5,A.DavisPaniniPrizm8, Kawhi PaniniPrestige8.5, J.HardenPanini9, StephCurryPanini8.5, KDTopps9, Kobe fleerUltra8)! Ive been collecting for about 30yrs so ive got a idea of the worth, but I"d love to have your opinion.
As for Baseball stick to topps series 1,2 and update. Or the same sets in chrome.
Kevin Durant!!! Buy now while they’re cheap. He’s not Kobe but he is already HOF will go down as one of the greatest all time. His cards are low now and if he comes back on a mission, watch those prices soar!
I like KD way more than Harden. JH is just not very liked in comparison imo
@@TheComebackCardInvestor absolutely love KD cards more but Harden is definitely a great long term investment. You can get most of his low end stuff cheap and if you look back the last 8 years he’s gone from 25 ppg to the last 3 years 30+ ppg. He’s the Dan Marino of basketball though lol. No chip!
Yup. I've been stocking up on some of his early topps cards as well as his 1st Nets prizm cards. Hoping he comes back 100%
ball fans will always consider KD a snake no matter what he accomplishes on the court. His legacy will always have a GSW shaped hole in it, that’s fax
@Paul Pagoda wow that does seem a little longer than usual. Weird that they offered points but maybe it’s because like you said with Covid they weren’t able to obtain it. I wouldn’t take the points over the auto though because the auto could bring in a decent return. I guess it depends on if they’ll even give it though. Sucks!
Would be interested to hear your thoughts on 1/1 cards. Obviously agree rookie cards will always be the major focus but 1/1 cards from non rookie years (using the Lebron James yr 8 example you used) can still carry alot of value. Great vid, hope to get a response to this comment!!
For sure. 1/1s of icons are super valuable, just tough to assess a fair value when you can't easily compare it to other similar cards. Even other 1/1s could be from more or less desirable sets.
Good tips. Topps Heritage for baseball can also be good depending on the year. They recreate the flagship design from 40 years prior. So some designs are going to be more sought after than others. Or if the year they are recreating had a great rookie class, that can also add to the hunt.
Also gotta double down on Young Guns for hockey. Outside of maybe the Cup RPAs, it has been the gold standard for Rookies for like 20 years now. Despite being 'low end', the right players can go well into the 4 digits.
I bought some nice baseball cards from the 60s and 70s. Spent about $150. A 1970 nolan Ryan topps, A Roberto Clemente 1970 topps, Rod Carew, 1970 topps, A Pete rose, 1971, topps, a few Hank Aaron's, a lot of really nice cards. I felt I got a pretty good deal. Over 50 stars in the stack. Just starting to get back in the swing of things
I bought 10 raw Donruss Roberto Alomar rookie cards. I negotiated down to a dollar a card because the picture was not guaranteed. Glad I did. 8 of the cards were off centered. That is fine , I will sell them for $5, knowing that even if I end up selling them for $2, I am still making money. The lesson, don't be afraid to negotiate and leverage your position that the seller cannot guarantee condition. Be the risk inverse investor.
there you go. Good call! With the first name of "Warren", I expect you to be a great investor. ;) Have a great holiday season!
PSA for quick money, selling off centered 10s to new collectors. BGS is for serious collection and longterm investment. Select brand is greatly undervalued also!
Where do you find/buy prizm box sets
Observations on baseball cards:
Tools Update Rookie Cards and their shirt print variations of superstars seem to do well. The Update version is released well into the Summer, so the hot prospects would’ve been called up by then.
Awesome, Jared. Thank you for sharing!!
Oh gosh I just saw the typos in my comment.
*TOPPS Update Rookie Cards and their SHORT...
Can someone please tell my why people are sleeping on Kostas Antetokounmpo rookie cards? Thanks
cuz he won’t do anything in the nba?
@@hguapo why is that?
@@hguapo the lakers are stacked but when he gets a chance to actually play he should do better than most rookies. Look at Giannis nobody though he was great his first year
@@Travisboulrice in my opinion, the pressure of playing in LA and living up to his brothers hype he just won’t have the same motor as giannis. however i hope i’m wrong
If you believe in him, go for it! I haven't seen nearly enough of Kostas to buy in, but you never know. Both Manning brothers had success, but then again, Chris Gronkowski didn't have a fraction of the career as his brother, Rob.
So how would donruss rated rookie cards go for because I have a baker mayfield rated rookie is that a card people would buy
hey man! Yeah Donruss paper is like a less expensive version of Optic. Very liquid card so you should be able to sell it for sure, just not for as much as Prizm/Select/Optic
What do you prefer buying a rookie card or box where its risky investing or buying an old one?
Nice video after 9 years of not buying card I entered in the Luka Hype on Aug without knowing nothing. Now I’m doing my research trying to recuperate money and sell the corrects cards.
You're not alone. Many people got caught up and have to use it as a learning lesson but it's all good. Just remember the Warren Buffet quote: Be fearful when everyone else is greedy and greedy when everyone else is fearful. I've had to remind myself of that quote many times so I don't get wrapped up with everyone else. Have a great week!
collected when i was young, went thru my cards and found two topps big ben rookie cards and a phillip rivers rookie. they look honestly in great condition, except for one big ben had a very small little corner problem. should i still send them to get graded??
Hey Jake. "Looks great" means probably PSA 8. Get a magnifying lamp and then watch videos on how to scour for flaws. If everything looks absolutely perfect, then you may have a PSA 9. It's strict!
Grading is a joke....most “Investor Graders will resubmit the same card multiple times to get a higher grade. This shows it’s nothing more then a money grab for the grading company and flipper. Grading is a joke.
@@bryankahtava4706 very true,
I'm new to all of this, but I looked into grading, and PSA is charging $200 per card. I don't understand why this fee is so high. I know cards are more likely to sell at a higher rate if they are graded, but how are we supposed to make any money if the fees are this high? Am I missing something?
When i close my eyes.. i hear Dane Cook talking about cards lol
oh i c
Oh do ya?
lol I ENJOY good oh Dane Cook actually. been to a few stand-ups comedian shows. Absolutely worth my time. Dane Cook and Cards ? Possibly i guess lol
haha thanks. I'll take it!
I knew his voice sounded familiar but I couldn’t put my finger on it.
I’m brand new to this game, thank you for this video.
this really help me a lot for investing at the same time being a collector. really appreciate it. new subscriber.
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If you were buying the dip and had about 5k to spend would you get the Lebron Rookie Topps 221 PSA 10 or the Luka Doncic Silver Prizm PSA 10? Thanks.
How about buying a slab that has a pressing for a chea price? Would this be a smart investment? Because im about to buy a silver prizm sga psa 9 for a super low price, apparently the slab has some minor pressing
if you have a certain player on a certain card, the potential is limitless. I pass up on the Jordan's rookie psa 10 like 5 times, when it was around $7k. no regrets because I think his '84 card is the true Rookie. The best advise I can give to people is make a decision on the player(s) you want and move on. Learn to find that sweet window spot. If you think you've missed it, there will be other players.
Really good video and info straight to it
Wrong revolution is dope! Only the fancy numbered ones tho.
Perfect video. This is exactly what I was looking for. All the videos I have found are random dudes trying to tell you what 5 players to buy. Foh lol I just needed to know basic info. Awesome thank you!
Hey Jeremy. My pleasure, bro. Glad it helped. Have a great week!
What do you think of nba rookie prizm draft picks blue refractor? Thanx
Hey gongjo. I don't like any college jersey from an investment standpoint to be honest.
sorry did you say at 3:00 that the only sport to invest in is basketball, or did I just mishear that?
Hey Oliver. Definitely not. Focus on what you know and enjoy most. I would say NBA probably has the biggest market share globally and the players are on the court most of the time unlike some of the other sports where there's offense vs defense
@@TheComebackCardInvestor ok, I love watching the nba and am definitely going to be invested in that. However, compared to the impact soccer has globally being the most worldwide sport I've found that the market's been too low to stay that way since the crash and I'm going to be very interested to see what happens in preparation for the World Cup in 2022.
Good job on the custom images in this buddy! 😂👏
601 subs!! I'm a mememaster!
@@TheComebackCardInvestor to go back 🔙🔙🔙🔙🔙🔙🔙🔙🔙
Pretty good video ! Speak about emotions at first, great approache
thanks rioux18. Have a great week!
First year Prizm silvers don’t have the word Prizm on the back. Peace
ah yes. Thanks for pointing that out, Ben!
So would you buy a Mookie Betts 2015 purple prizm card number 40 out of 99 PSA 10 population 2.
I mean to me $60 is a very fair investment on that card considering the low pop and everything else there’s only 99 of them in the world
Sounds reasonable to me, but the first question I ask myself is "what is the sales history of this card or comparable cards to find a reasonable price?" Without sales history, I'm lost and it's a guessing game.
@@TheComebackCardInvestor that’s the thing with cards. They have to be held onto for such an exorbitant amount of time and less they’re like the top five athletes that everybody collects you know they got to be hold onto forever and ever and ever to be actually become with money
One of my best newest cards is a 2020 Topps Series 2 Luis Robert Father's Day Blue /50 BGS 9 Mint. POP 3. (for sale if anyone is interested)
Why does the frame keep changing every few seconds?
sorry bro. I'll fix the editing in the future Have a great NYE!
Should I avoid Panini Contenders packs?
Nice video, as someone who focuses mainly on baseball cards you are right about Topps/Bowman being really the only viable option for new cards.
I literally did the exact same research on mahomes vs wilson. I certainly have made mistakes getting back into the hobby but learning about pop reports and grading has definitely helped. Im glad i bought russell wilson and giannis cards instead of just buying one mahomes. Great video.
I'm looking at getting back into card collecting so this video was awesome!! Thank you so much for putting this together. One question that I have is what do you do with all the cards that don't have value and are just normal cards? Back when I was a kid it was fun to collect the whole team or player groups to show off to my friends. As an adult, that isn't as much of a draw, so what do you do with those "undesirable" cards?
Hey Matt. Great question. For those cards, donating them is great. I heard The Boys and Girls Club take them. Besides that, they just take up space and collect dust. Thanks for your positive feedback!
What about Mosaic for NBA and NFL ?
Hey Nick. I like both, but Mosaic is very new and hasn't passed the test of time. NBA Mosaic spiked then plummeted quickly last season so we'll see...
I really enjoyed the insightful video! Should I wait until the beginning of the 20-21 NBA season, or am I able to capitalize right now as we speak with last seasons cards?
Thank man. I always want to buy low, sell high for my investments which means buying when the data shows low prices...which is typically when the hype isn't there and people don't have the money. I feel like September-now is the best time to stock up for next year because of holiday spending, preseason hype, stimulus checks, etc.
what about Panini Prizm Gold Standard is that worth anything ?
How do you overcome the final value cut ebay takes. you obviously have to factor that into your margins.
Hey Aaron. Of course. 15% is steep so that's always something to include with projections. It's kind of like selling a house. You know there will be 6% minimum taken so you have to do the math ahead of time and see what you're willing to sell for or what you can do to stretch your margin. Selling in FB/IG groups is another option but that requires some time and risk as well.
Some other tips worth noting.
#1: The legends will stay legends. Don't overthink it and try to get 'cute' with who you are investing in. Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Michael Jordan, Jerry Rice, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky... those guys are all safe plays for a reason.
#2: Prospecting/Hunting for the 'next' ____ (Lebron, Trout, etc.) is the card equivalent of panning for Gold or digging for Oil. The odds are very low that you alone will get the next legend over the other thousands also prospecting. Diversification is paramount if going this route. Imagine if you put $1,500 chasing Robert Griffin III or Mark Prior back in the day only to see injuries derail their long term prospects and ruin the short term ability to sell their cards.
#3: Rookie Autographs or Rookie Patch Autograph cards are usually the 'holy grail' of the Rookie Card for players. Again, manufacturer matters a lot here.
#4: Hobby Boxes are risky. It's gambling. The odds are usually low that you'll break even $$ wise in card sales if you rip boxes. Be careful spending $600+ on a Hobby Box just because some people say that's the way to start out in the hobby. For every person who gets the super ice refractor 1/1 auto jersey of Michael Jordan that easily pays for the $800 Box, you have a hundred other people who recoup maybe $300 back in sales.
I feel like these are all sound reasons on why to buy and not buy cards. As a Packer fan, I really want to buy some Jordan Love stuff but he hasn’t played at all yet. Who knows, he could be the next Aaron Rodgers caliber player, meh, or not great. That is what worries me the most, losing that money. I’ve gotten a few rookies of Burrow (nothing crazy) but even his Donruss inserts are listed for $20-30 a pop (I have a rated rookie and a normal rookie so far). I’m thinking of selling those just to get my quick money now while they’re hot because you never know when an injury or something could happen to a big name rookie
@@CameronGroth That's the thing too. What if Jordan Love just becomes a "good" QB ala Matt Ryan or Matt Stafford or Philip Rivers? Solid, productive, long careers but nobody is exactly beating down the door to buy their cards. Maybe Love becomes an Andy Dalton or Kirk Cousins... again, the same situation where the player isn't even a "bad" QB necessarily but they don't quite transcend and become that generational Brady/Rodgers/Russell Wilson type. Even Dak, this was his 5th season and does he come back from that gruesome injury the same QB?
It's good to prospect a bit for rookies but it's also very easy to buy into the hype and end up overinvesting or not diversifying enough to where the majority of your eggs are in two or three baskets. The trick really is to be smart in how you invest that money: 5 Burrows at $200. Send them in to be graded at say PSA so you get 4 10s and 1 9 grade back. You sell 3 of those 10s for $100 each. You then keep a 10 and a 9 for yourself. You've already made short term profit (the 3 10s sold) with potential for long term profit selling the 10 & 9 if he becomes the next Brady. That's more feasible to do then trying to buy 15 Burrow rookies for $600, getting all of them graded, and hoping he's the next Brady and not Stafford.
Don't let me scare you off of investing in rookies like Burrow, etc. but knowledge is power. If you have the mindset that a player could be great or could be a bust, you can better maximize selling at peak hype and getting a good profit return rather than chasing an imaginary price because you are blinded into thinking he's the next Tom Brady and you miss the window.
Hey David. Good info. I only ask the question about the HOFers. How do their card value go up since they r no longer playing. Obviously Jordan Kobe should see increases here and there as shows are made about them. Just wondering. Thanks pal
@@JPrice601 It depends on if you're looking short term (say 3 Months to 2 Years) or long term (5+ Years). Short term is more reliant on some specific event boosting their value e.g. HOF Induction, Documentary, Death, etc. Some HOFers, predominantly their rookie cards, will go up over time. Think of them like an S&P 500. You won't get the volatile spikes up & down letting you make 8x profit but if you compared 12/2009 S&P 500 to its price today, you'd have made almost 3.5x profit in 11 years just by holding. It's not sexy/fun but they can be the tortoise in this race. Also as the years go by, those 'vintage' HOF cards continue to appreciate because they become harder to get a high grade in or become scarcer in general. How many 1963 Topps boxes or even packs could you rip today compared to say 2017 Panini Prizm? Think about the high $$ cards like Michael Jordan or Lebron James. The James that sold for $1.8 Million? 'Just' a BGS 9.5 but it was /23. Even that James card is now 17-18 years old.
Also, don't forget that a lot of these HOFers are legends in their sports and are constantly referenced in broadcasts via records or are names passed down from Father/Mother to Son/Daughter. I didn't need to see Ted Williams or Jim Brown play on my TV live to see their highlights and know the impact they made. Those names still hold up 60-70 years later... think about the names your parents told you about who are legendary compared to the solid but unmemorable players.
I have a 2008 Hank Aaron Donruss Threads 46/50 card raw. I have a 2016 Albert Pujols Quad Jersey card /25 card raw. Are they rookies or vintage? No. But they have manufactured scarcity and are #2/#5 respectively on the career HR list. If I get them graded, that helps a bit. Maybe those cards go up a bit in 10+ years, maybe not but I'd rather have those names in my collection than say Josh Donaldson or Nelson Cruz. Two very good power hitters but not HOFers. Any time a career HR leaderboard graphic goes up during a game, will you see Aaron/Pujols or Donaldson/Cruz?
@@DawnBTVS man thanks so much for that input. U went in depth and I couldn't have asked for a better answer. I just started collecting again since may after stopping 25 years ago. Entering this hobby now with all these new things like grading to a player having 100+ rookie cards. The same card #/199,#/99,#/49 and so on. I have spent close to $10k since then I feel I made a lot of terrible moves. I spent 35 percent of my savings. I jumped right in and did what Comeback Card Investor just said not to do in this video. Lol. I sell some cards just not as quick as I thought they would go. I sent my grading submission to SGC in August. I won't send anymore to get graded because my money is tight now. I was layed off in April and this is how I started collecting again. But now I have this money invested I can't turn back. I even enjoy it since it brings me back to my childhood. I have lost interest in all most everything starting back a few years ago due to depression and my 21 year old son was killed in September so it's really bad now and these cards is all that takes my mind off things. I really appreciate your help. Btw consider a youtube channel. U would b a good teacher with your knowledge. Thanks and take care
I lucky found 8 prizm 2020 Nba draft 15 packs at walmart on black friday, I'm gonna wait a year for the value to go up, I only know lemelo ball was in the draft, probably going to do some research on this draft class
Awesome. Congrats! Usually with college jersey cards, they peak in value before their pro jersey cards are released so keep that in mind! Do your research regardless and have a great week!
How do you use that chart thing you use to compare Russell Wilson and Mahomes?
Hey Viking Bros. That chart was off of a tool called Market Movers where you can pull up different cards and compare the two. Card Ladder is another tool that you will see me use from time to time. Check them both out!
Excellent video! Very detailed and talked about the most important parts of the business thank you!
my pleasure bro!
For a split second i thought Tom Brady himself was telling me how to collect cards 🤣
I've been collecting comics since a kid and im guilty of loving and buying the cool looking flashy ones just because they look cool on the wall! Even though there are a million copies and only a few dollars, there are some with really cool vintage holographic art. And they are just great decorations and conversation starters that you are ok with taking out and letting a friend read. I love holographic collectibles in general. They just look special to me. Like an ancient rellic. Only he who holds it has the power lol. I really want to start an Oklahoma QB rookie card collection because my brother got me this really cool looking holo Baker Mayfield rookie card and I cant go another year without getting him some more brothers to go beside him. Im trying to find a Spencer rattler and Caleb Williams rookie card at OU and I can't find one yet for rattler. I really want it to be holographic. I saw one but it didn't look legit because it has the transformers font on it. I just want a clean looking holo with a decent pose. I dont care if it's highly collectible or not as long as it isn't over $100. I found 1 really cool autographed one but it was hundred of dollars. I am not there yet.
Ya boy got all those cards in the thumbnail
where is the best place to sell my cards?
for baseball topps base and chrome rookie. bowman chrome for their 1st card.
Awesome. Thank you, John!
What’s the best brand cards for football qb rookies or rookies in general?
Mid tier - optic and it’s parallels, prizm and it’s parallels, and select. Then you can go higher end to flawless
I got his orange refractor rookie for $20 bucks and shipping. I have a lot of Russell wilson rookie jersey and 1 auto. I have the score 2012 variation set. I have russell wilson and Lucks graded 9 but I have every insert and 2 set of a more 2012 and the 50 variation
Subscribed. Thanks for the great, informative content.
What u think about mosaic cards ?? Are they good
Personally I like Mosaic a lot of feel it has a ton of potential. I'm just waiting to see how it evolves in the coming years. This upcoming NBA season will be a good start. I just don't want its prices to die off the second Prizm is released. Beautiful card though
Hello. Can any one who is an expert tell me when PSA allows 60/40 centering on the front of a PSA Gem 10 card? I've looked at hundreds of cards now from the early 80's to the present and couldn't find a card with worse than 55/45 centering in either direction on the front. This is in spite of the fact that PSA says in their grading description on their web site that the front centering standard is, "not to exceed approximately 55/45 to 60/40 percent on the front. I'm puzzled.
That’s definitely beyond my scope of expertise but I jotted down your question and will keep it in mind next time I talk to a grading pro. If you post this question during a livestream, there’s a good chance you’ll get some solid feedback. Have a great Thursday!
It can be the difference whether or not the grader is in a good mood
I've been collecting for 30 years and I know the secret to which cards to invest in I've turned $50 investments into $3,000 comebacks but I'm not going to explain it to y'all because you would never believe me if I told you keep ripping those packs and boxes.
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Leave it to luck eh?
That Prizm Baby Picture 🤣😂😂😭😭😭😭 you funny as hell 😎 I’m from Fresno 🙏🏽
The years guys won championships affects the value as well.
I have a 2017 draft rookie card (no. 2)
Similar to the concerns of other card hobbies like Pokemon that are riding the hype wave right now, do you think that we might encounter a bubble in the sports card market? If so (e.g. due to overproduction of certain rookie cards), do you see that as being a potential problem for hyped sets in the past few years, or, rather, for future sets yet to be released? (Looking at long-term value)
Hey Lucky Pepe. Definitely concerned. I felt like summer was a giant bubble and then it popped and it will happen repeatedly. The longer this goes on, the more I would focus on older cards (at least 2017 or older) The pop reports of recent rcs are insane. Perhaps parallels and serial numbered cards of 2017-2020 make more sense too
Thank you for letting me know that on the silver prizm is maked on the back as I'm coaur blind and could not tell the difference!
You're welcome, Charles. I believe 1st year of Prizm may not be the case and in 2016 football, RCs don't have a base Prizm, only a Silver. It's weird, but in recent years, it looks like they made it easier to decipher.