WHY ARE MEMBERS SELLING THEIR COLLECTION
- Thread starter bob
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I generally sell my cards for reinvestment into something else. As an example I recently sold a high end basketball card to help fund a game worn NRL jersey. The jersey is a one off where the card I sold can be purchased again at a later date.
I also recently sold another high end NRL card. The player no longer plays on the team I support so I really didn't have much of an attachment to it any more.
I also recently sold another high end NRL card. The player no longer plays on the team I support so I really didn't have much of an attachment to it any more.
I generally sell to reinvest but recently sold a high end card and most of that $$ went on some unexpected bills I think that alot of collectors are selling up at the moment because ESP have been such a disappointment and the realisation that thousands of dollars in cards is better tied up in a house deposit etc
Leith Holding
OzCardTrader
I feel that the fun of collecting will always be there but priorities can change.
I know personally, i am now just focusing on collecting Eels cards, having previously chased pretty much any NRL (predominantly) cards going.
So, now to acquire the Eels cards that i need, I am trading off the rest of the cards i have previously stockpiled over the years since i was a child.
But who knows what the future holds...
Leith
select and esp make it impossible for the average collector to get every card.
i only know two people who probably have every card ever made post 1999
sitting on half full sets is no fun at all just frustrating.
i re invest aswell like said above, but have moved into the IP side of things, more fun and much cheaper.
i only know two people who probably have every card ever made post 1999
sitting on half full sets is no fun at all just frustrating.
i re invest aswell like said above, but have moved into the IP side of things, more fun and much cheaper.
I love card collecting. But for me. ESP killed my vibe. Seeing their idea of collecting made me angry.... After the traders release I decided to refocus on just Cowboys stuff and some select stuff.. And so far...... I'm pretty happy with that...... Because it's realistic.... And it's what I like rather than what card collecting companies like.
I found I was collecting for the hell of collecting and the fun had gone out of it for me so im selling my collection off and will spend the money on things my whole family can enjoy.
Now im just collecting cards that interest me (primarily Newcastle Knights, Manchester Utd and James Bond cards). Has brought a lot of the enjoyment and fun back into it.
I believe that the demographics has changed more notably in NRL card collecting. Very few if any at all under 17 kids collect full sets of cards barely a team set and maybe a favourite player anymore so it is left to the hobbyist to chase a lot of cards which is very expensive. As previously mentioned, the fun goes out of the hobby when there is way too many inserts and the expense can get out of hand, particularly as an investment, as the market has appeared to dried up.
Card companies can take a lot of the blame, when i see packets for sale at he servo,not a lot sold from the carton i must say,then i know there is a mass production going on, so the inserts can be anywhere.
You also know that most dealers get the good end of the deal so just buying a packet or 2 is really a lottery most times so the investment side of things is really not there anymore as you could buy a whole set of say 1980 for the price of 1 signature card, which is only a card that a player has been paid to sign and numbered to maybe 100 or 500 of only that 1 particular player.
Doesnt make a great deal of sense really!
Just my take on the situation
Card companies can take a lot of the blame, when i see packets for sale at he servo,not a lot sold from the carton i must say,then i know there is a mass production going on, so the inserts can be anywhere.
You also know that most dealers get the good end of the deal so just buying a packet or 2 is really a lottery most times so the investment side of things is really not there anymore as you could buy a whole set of say 1980 for the price of 1 signature card, which is only a card that a player has been paid to sign and numbered to maybe 100 or 500 of only that 1 particular player.
Doesnt make a great deal of sense really!
Just my take on the situation
1967Sharks
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1967Sharks
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1967Sharks
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Kelly and now probably Townsend Debuts are going. Gardner could go if he continues to get dogged.
Trephinator
OzCardTrader
First of all - if anyone is in the mood to sell a Hornby Black LL please PM me...
I haven't stopped buying new cards, but ESP was definitely a turning point for me - with the Limited series last year I didn't buy a single pack, and I don't feel like I missed out on anything. Prior to that I was buying every release as it came out. Then I gave traders a go, and got bored of it after a week. Since then have just been buying Dynasty boxes.
I haven't stopped buying new cards, but ESP was definitely a turning point for me - with the Limited series last year I didn't buy a single pack, and I don't feel like I missed out on anything. Prior to that I was buying every release as it came out. Then I gave traders a go, and got bored of it after a week. Since then have just been buying Dynasty boxes.
