Grogu’s True Rookie

[webjon]

Y'all are welcome to your opinions too. To me it sounds like an investment.

In my experiences dealing with someone's collection after their passing I can tell you that unless the people receiving the collection are knowledgeable/passionate about the hobby it can be a significant burden.

[finfangfan]

Originally Posted by webjon

Y'all are welcome to your opinions too. To me it sounds like an investment.

In my experiences dealing with someone's collection after their passing I can tell you that unless the people receiving the collection are knowledgeable/passionate about the hobby it can be a significant burden.

I still don’t understand how passing on something to your heirs “sounds like an investment.” If you live to 100 or die suddenly from aggressive cancer or get hit by a drunk driver what is the best way in your mind to pass something onto your family that wouldn’t hit your definition of investment?

I don’t agree that receiving something from a deceased relative (whether it’s cards, antiques, or whatever) should be anticipated as being a burden on your family members. If that was a widely held opinion we as a society would just have large funeral pyres and torch everything with the deceased. However if you are stubborn on “it’s a burden” thing, wouldn’t having your collection professionally graded before passing it on help reduce some of that burden as there would less ambiguity on condition/value of slabbed cards vs unslabbed cards?

[SportsAllDay]

Originally Posted by webjon

Y'all are welcome to your opinions too. To me it sounds like an investment.

In my experiences dealing with someone's collection after their passing I can tell you that unless the people receiving the collection are knowledgeable/passionate about the hobby it can be a significant burden.

An investment is strictly a financial transaction to create wealth. That is not happening with many of the collectors I know. Collectors are enjoying the cards (whether graded or non-graded) they have regardless of the monetary value. Enjoying the cards for a lifetime and passing that passion and appreciation of Star Wars on to younger generations is EXACTLY how the collecting hobby will grow over the years. And now with Disney Plus, not only can parents easily enjoy the SW movies with their kids - but Disney is creating new content for those families to experience together. These collectors are sharing their love of Star Wars with their kids! Over the years, the kids will not only keep the cards in their family for generations - but they have a connection to their parents/grandparents THROUGH their cards. The cards transform into priceless family heirlooms. Will the monetary value of those cards increase? They may or may not, but seeing family heirlooms in the form of cards being passed to younger generations is amazing to watch. Those collectors aren't doing it for the money. In fact, even if Star Wars cards were to explode even more in value - many of the kids (who will receive the cards are adults) will choose to keep the family heirlooms and connection to their parents instead of selling the cards for a few bucks.