5 Year Hiatus
 

Good morning to all... crazy crazy times... I hope everyone is well.

Its been about 5-6 years since I was an active collector. I come back to find that Hobbykings is poof... no more(Not sure when that happened) and my photobucket account is gone with the wind... yes it's been a while... lol

So is there a preferred free alternative to photobucket?

RIP hobbykings!

Yes I believe the majority of people have moved to flickr

Try instagram, see if you like the format.

I'm an IG guy - personally love it, it helps me promote and also build a reputation and be transparent to the entire community.

If you want to embed on forums like this one, I'd go with Flickr. Otherwise, Instagram seems to be the way to go. The only problem with Instagram is you can't really sort your photos.

You came back into the hobby at the right time. Prices are just stupid.........

Right time for selling older cards that have appreciated like crazy. Not the best time if wanting to buy the same cards. Still, it can be fun and deals can still be had.

Welcome back!

Why is Instagram better for building a reputation and being transparent?

If you have stuff to sell, it can make the higher prices on what you want easier to handle. Just look for cards you have that have taken huge jumps in price. Sell those to reinvest in what you want.

I like Flickr as well. Welcome back!

[QUOTE=gowizards0;16637450]RIP hobbykings!

Yes I believe the majority of people have moved to flickr[/QUOTE]

Yeah good times... ill check it out

[QUOTE=Dame;16637468]Try instagram, see if you like the format.[/QUOTE]

Thank you... :)!

[QUOTE=RedMike;16637492]I'm an IG guy - personally love it, it helps me promote and also build a reputation and be transparent to the entire community.[/QUOTE]

Definitely going to have to involve the kids in this IG project... lol

[QUOTE=Deadshot;16637534]If you want to embed on forums like this one, I'd go with Flickr. Otherwise, Instagram seems to be the way to go. The only problem with Instagram is you can't really sort your photos.[/QUOTE]

I do appreciate the occasional image share, so yeah looks like Flickr is a good PB replacement... ty.

[QUOTE=DajuanWagner;16637542]You came back into the hobby at the right time. Prices are just stupid.........[/QUOTE]

Seriously... what happened??? I thought times were tough out there, lol.

[QUOTE=Bob824;16637547]Right time for selling older cards that have appreciated like crazy. Not the best time if wanting to buy the same cards. Still, it can be fun and deals can still be had.

Welcome back!

Why is Instagram better for building a reputation and being transparent?[/QUOTE]

Im a PC guy, so I usually buy at higher than the highest prices... lol



[QUOTE=rats60;16637552]If you have stuff to sell, it can make the higher prices on what you want easier to handle. Just look for cards you have that have taken huge jumps in price. Sell those to reinvest in what you want.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the advice, appreciated.

Welcome back!
I’m in a similar situation, returned a little over a year ago after 5 years away.
Same story, photobucket album gone etc.

Instagtam is a great way to document PCs and connect with others in the card community. It seems more and more hobbyists are moving to the platform.
The layout is simple to use and upload from a smart phone app.

Smug Mug for the win.

I have no idea if it has a free version

I’ll pay $40 a year or whatever it costs for how damn easy and organized it is

[QUOTE=montej1695;16638103]I do appreciate the occasional image share, so yeah looks like Flickr is a good PB replacement... ty.



Seriously... what happened??? I thought times were tough out there, lol.



Im a PC guy, so I usually buy at higher than the highest prices... lol





Thanks for the advice, appreciated.[/QUOTE]



Wow, where to start?

Pandemic/unemployment/sneakerheads/GaryVee/Investor Bois/20yearold & Soccer mom flippers playing retail roulette/shillers/shenanigans/trimmers (well, that's another subject)/just too much to list


So much has changed since you were last in it. Stay positive and test negative.

Buy singles..........best advice I can give on the day before Friday the 13th.....

Coming back now after a 5-6 year hiatus is like a caveman waking up during the 1969 moon landing! Man, how times have changed.
So you probably remember when 2012, 2013 and 2014 Prizm were all but worthless; a lebron Chrome rookie Gem mint 9.5 was $500; kobe rookies could always be found for a couple few bucks a piece, even chromes could be found for a couple hundred; buying retail packs was for kids! I could go on and on...

The only thing you can do if it's 2020 and you're not super rich and/or you do this as a business (so you're constantly selling, flipping, preparing for the correct taxes owed, etc...) is to pick a lane.

You can't collect everything. You can barely collect every sport (although most still try)

Decide what you want to collect and collect that. Player, team, type of card, brand, etc...

If not you'll start of interested and lose interest as you simply can't keep up.