skempautos
OzCardTrader
Great doco, overall I think positive for the hobby.
One thing I would have liked to have seen was CGA included in the grading of cards for Australian collectors. I have used PSA, BGS and CGA extensively, and CGA are doing a great job. I now only send my AFL and cricket cards to CGA.
I did like the comments from Bogut that there are a lot of older collectors in the hobby and that they are the ones spending the most money. Now if Select could realise this and release a product catered toward that part of the market that could be heavy in high end cards, like we see for Exquisite, Immaculate etc in the US, that would be awesome. For example, logoman patches, or patch sigs for retired legends like Ablett, Matthews etc
Also I think the stereotypic comment about the Aussie hobby not being interested in rookie cards is getting old, and it always comes from those that are team collectors, which is cool but doesn’t represent everyone in the hobby. There is plenty of interest and value in rookie cards for some of the AFL legends, e.g. Ablett Ardmona, or Coleman Vic nut supplies. I have personally sold a Leigh Matthews card graded 97 by CGA for more than 5 times what I paid for it after I had it graded.
Also I thinK the perceived value of 1963 Scanlens is a little over done, I am not seeing those cards getting those prices anymore, unless the condition is exceptionally good. There are a lot more rarer cards than those Scanlens. Perhaps if there was a part 2 for the doco then an interview with Damien Green for AFL could be included, and a good place to highlight how rare some of the other cards in the hobby are.
Just my thoughts, cheers all.
One thing I would have liked to have seen was CGA included in the grading of cards for Australian collectors. I have used PSA, BGS and CGA extensively, and CGA are doing a great job. I now only send my AFL and cricket cards to CGA.
I did like the comments from Bogut that there are a lot of older collectors in the hobby and that they are the ones spending the most money. Now if Select could realise this and release a product catered toward that part of the market that could be heavy in high end cards, like we see for Exquisite, Immaculate etc in the US, that would be awesome. For example, logoman patches, or patch sigs for retired legends like Ablett, Matthews etc
Also I think the stereotypic comment about the Aussie hobby not being interested in rookie cards is getting old, and it always comes from those that are team collectors, which is cool but doesn’t represent everyone in the hobby. There is plenty of interest and value in rookie cards for some of the AFL legends, e.g. Ablett Ardmona, or Coleman Vic nut supplies. I have personally sold a Leigh Matthews card graded 97 by CGA for more than 5 times what I paid for it after I had it graded.
Also I thinK the perceived value of 1963 Scanlens is a little over done, I am not seeing those cards getting those prices anymore, unless the condition is exceptionally good. There are a lot more rarer cards than those Scanlens. Perhaps if there was a part 2 for the doco then an interview with Damien Green for AFL could be included, and a good place to highlight how rare some of the other cards in the hobby are.
Just my thoughts, cheers all.