Does anyone else feel like the market is tightening?

[japanime]

@smpratte

Here is a better approach to this appeal to emotion “average” collector argument:

I don’t complain to someone who grew up in 1986 and could buy fleer packs for less than a dollar that it sucks today because they are $1500 minimum.

Runs to closet to see how many unopened Fleer packs I still have.

(Actually, I gave away most of my 1970s-1980s baseball card collection to my younger brothers a couple of years ago.)

[japanime]

@KingPokemon

@budget

Even if you could peer into the future, you wouldn’t be buying Pokemon Cards lmao.

You’d have the controlling share of Apple and Google’s equity.

Actually, I did forecast the pokemon boom and prepared for it.

You and me both.

[jameskray]

the only thing i dont like about the current market is purely me lol i feel like soon i will be priced out of the market of what my goal is (base set in every language) but again thats totally down to my own personal fiancal situation and yeah its annoying and dishearting sometimes and sometimes well nearly all the time i want to quiot but then i think its been four years since i started i really want to finsih on the other hand if i was a buyer and seller i would be pay as price increase makes it a more interesting market to make money but i havn’t really brought or sold much just brought

[dragontype]

Man, this thread is juicy!!!

[fourthstartcg]

@morgan

Even if you’re earning minimum wage you shouldn’t need to rely on card flipping to afford your collect. Cut out unnecessary luxuries like eating out all the time or going to coffee shops.

Stop eating avocado toast and you’ll be able to afford a PSA 10 1st Ed. Base Zard

[genosha]

@cardcolle

If I could see into the future, I would’ve bought and mined the ever living crud out of bitcoins.

Mined? I remember buying 4GB of DDR ram for like 4 bitcoin.
Doing the same now, I would pay 15000 us$ for 4GB of DDR ram!

I would’ve bought shittons of bitcoin instead of mining it.

[woolsluk]

@genosha

@cardcolle

If I could see into the future, I would’ve bought and mined the ever living crud out of bitcoins.

Mined? I remember buying 4GB of DDR ram for like 4 bitcoin.
Doing the same now, I would pay 15000 us$ for 4GB of DDR ram!

I would’ve bought shittons of bitcoin instead of mining it.

Mining is what they call the process of creating Bitcoin, requires a “rig” To do it effectively.

[genosha]

@woolsluk

@genosha

Mined? I remember buying 4GB of DDR ram for like 4 bitcoin.
Doing the same now, I would pay 15000 us$ for 4GB of DDR ram!

I would’ve bought shittons of bitcoin instead of mining it.

Mining is what they call the process of creating Bitcoin, requires a “rig” To do it effectively.

I know what mining is.
But just saying, at introduction of Bitcoin the value of it was so poor, that it would’ve been a smarter thing just to buy them, not mine them. Nowadays I wouldn’t even mine Bitcoins but after the hard fork of earlier this month I would mine Bitcoin Cash, since noway you can compete with those Chinese companies mining Bitcoin with 10,000 GPU’s at once.

[woolsluk]

As somebody who bought Bitcoin back in day at £2 for one I completely feel what you’re saying. If everyone had know and bought them though they wouldn’t be valued anywhere near what they trade for today.

[peacock]

@woolsluk

As somebody who bought Bitcoin back in day at £2 for one I completely feel what you’re saying. If everyone had know and bought them though they wouldn’t be valued anywhere near what they trade for today.

lol reminds me of this, how I feel about First Ed. Base rn:

[null_user]

@genosha

@woolsluk

Mining is what they call the process of creating Bitcoin, requires a “rig” To do it effectively.

I know what mining is.
But just saying, at introduction of Bitcoin the value of it was so poor, that it would’ve been a smarter thing just to buy them, not mine them. Nowadays I wouldn’t even mine Bitcoins but after the hard fork of earlier this month I would mine Bitcoin Cash, since noway you can compete with those Chinese companies mining Bitcoin with 10,000 GPU’s at once.

I hear it is power intensive, need that Gov’t subsidy. I was reading in the paper, was it the UK, where the guy was doing it at work a few years ago.

[TrainOfThought]

there are other crypto-currencies other than bitcoin, in fact there is one currently skyrocketting from China… also another boat that has just sailed but yeah.

history repeats itself, it’s not about missed opportunities but one’s that you can still board.

[Cerulean]

@missingno

@smpratte if you began collecting the cards you have, in the grade you have them in, now; would you be able to afford them? I agree with @ozenigma if you rely purely on flipping for your flipping then maybe you’re the problem, stop sucking the fun out of collecting. That’s like taking something someone loves first and saying “fuck you” right after. This hobby has turned into a career for some people and that shit ain’t right, emphasis on hobby. I understand the people who began collecting before everything costed a testicle and an ovary forget to realize, that if they started collecting nowadays it would be less fun. Just because some of you have an instant urge to contradict doesn’t mean you can’t stop and think about it. You all know what the fuck I’m saying, don’t act stupid, please.

Cheers

Why is it “not right?” What gives you the authority to say that people can’t enjoy a hobby while also turning it into a business?

There is a very large number of collectors who also run huge businesses, Smpratte, Gary and Rusty just being a few of the big ones on this forum who do so. Is what they are doing “not right?”

You are in it merely for collecting. That’s awesome and completely fine. But it is absolutely ludicrous to criticize others for making a career out of something they love.

As far as flippers go, they are going to be there and always will be. Who cares? They are a part of the market and there’s nothing any of us can do about it. If the original seller doesn’t care about selling off a card, why should you care what the buyer does with it?

You are trying to implement your own set of rules and expecting others in the hobby to abide by them. THAT is what “ain’t right.”

[budget]

@jameskray

the only thing i dont like about the current market is purely me lol i feel like soon i will be priced out of the market of what my goal is (base set in every language) but again thats totally down to my own personal fiancal situation and yeah its annoying and dishearting sometimes and sometimes well nearly all the time i want to quiot but then i think its been four years since i started i really want to finsih on the other hand if i was a buyer and seller i would be pay as price increase makes it a more interesting market to make money but i havn’t really brought or sold much just brought

Listen here.

Base set is for basic bros, everyone and their mum’s dog is trying to complete base set. Why be the same? Just to prove you can throw money at expensive coasters?

If you really want to be the best collector in the world, a man of culture, a BAMF, the MVP, truly a god amongst insects…

…then you need to buy an Expedition Tyranitar, the best looking card every created.

[geg89]

What dis?

No Digimon on here please…

[budget]

@geg89

What dis?

This is the muse of gods and heroes alike. Never before has such beauty graced mortal eyeballs.

[swolepoke]

@KingPokemon

@budget

Even if you could peer into the future, you wouldn’t be buying Pokemon Cards lmao.

You’d have the controlling share of Apple and Google’s equity.

Actually, I did forecast the pokemon boom and prepared for it. Now Apple or Google? I wish.

Little off subject, BUT, when I was in 7th grade I had to do a stock market project, and at the time I picked Apple, who wasn’t that big yet on stocks.

Anyways, long story short, I got an A on it, the teacher told our class that if any of us were confident enough in our project to try investing… Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t convince my parents to buy 1000 shares

At the time stocks were $45 a pop… And everyone here is complaing cause they missed out on cards when they were “cheaper” smh.

Shoot Me.

[KingPokemon]

@swolepoke

@KingPokemon

Actually, I did forecast the pokemon boom and prepared for it. Now Apple or Google? I wish.

Little off subject, BUT, when I was in 7th grade I had to do a stock market project, and at the time I picked Apple, who wasn’t that big yet on stocks.

Anyways, long story short, I got an A on it, the teacher told our class that if any of us were confident enough in our project to try investing… Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t convince my parents to buy 1000 shares

At the time stocks were $45 a pop… And everyone here is complaing cause they missed out on cards when they were “cheaper” smh.

Shoot Me.

Good call lol. I think it’s about 160.00 now?

[swolepoke]

@KingPokemon

@swolepoke

Little off subject, BUT, when I was in 7th grade I had to do a stock market project, and at the time I picked Apple, who wasn’t that big yet on stocks.

Anyways, long story short, I got an A on it, the teacher told our class that if any of us were confident enough in our project to try investing… Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t convince my parents to buy 1000 shares

At the time stocks were $45 a pop… And everyone here is complaing cause they missed out on cards when they were “cheaper” smh.

Shoot Me.

Good call lol. I think it’s about 160.00 now?

Around that, but I remember after one of the Iphones had dropped on the market, it got as high as $350 lol

[Kampes_Cards]

@budget

@jameskray

the only thing i dont like about the current market is purely me lol i feel like soon i will be priced out of the market of what my goal is (base set in every language) but again thats totally down to my own personal fiancal situation and yeah its annoying and dishearting sometimes and sometimes well nearly all the time i want to quiot but then i think its been four years since i started i really want to finsih on the other hand if i was a buyer and seller i would be pay as price increase makes it a more interesting market to make money but i havn’t really brought or sold much just brought

Listen here.

Base set is for basic bros, everyone and their mum’s dog is trying to complete base set. Why be the same? Just to prove you can throw money at expensive coasters?

If you really want to be the best collector in the world, a man of culture, a BAMF, the MVP, truly a god amongst insects…

…then you need to buy an Expedition Tyranitar, the best looking card every created.

WOTC E-reader cards, have some of the best artwork out there.