[Rememberthepast]

Members,

2023 will be the good, the bad and the ugly for me; awesome new job, divorce and recent death of my mom. I’m currently a low end sports card collector & flipper, but with these life transitions I’ll be able to increase my financial contribution within the collecting world.

I would like to diversify my future collecting experiences into the non-sport card markets. I understand whatever direction I go it’ll take time, research, conversations, failures, etc.. to grasp the knowledge base. To be straight with you, a positive financial return is the goal understanding it’ll take time, hard work, dedication and sitting on items to realize a gain.

Budget will go from $500-$1000 per year to ~$25k-35k per year and I’ll reinvest any profits back into the hobby. So my question is what two or three directions do I go? What do you believe has the potential for a positive return, both short & long term? I listed a few options below in no particular order and they are not the end all-be all, so any additional options are welcomed:

Pokémon (1990’s or new)
Magic the Gathering (90’s or new)
Garbage Pail Kids (80’s or new)
Comics (vintage or new)
Finko Pops
Video Games (Atari, Nintendo, etc..)
Air Jordans (or any big names)

Everyone has their own beliefs, thus wanting to hear your points and counter points. Much thanks for your time and consideration!