Kids today are priced out of the hobby - Page 3

kyle1707 · 06-17-2023, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bustsomewax

Is OP a Geoff Wilson burner account or one of his kids?

No he would say my son has 5000 dollars a month

rngrdanny22 · 06-17-2023, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MadduxTheGoat

I have a 13 yo. His allowance is 125 a mo and extra if he takes on extra. He wants to get into collecting but he doesn’t have the budget. When I was ripping packs in the 80s it was cheap.

Inflation is a helluva thing, huh?

I was "priced out" of Topps Finest back in '93 as a kid. Still didn't stop me from enjoying the hobby.

boxbuster7 · 06-17-2023, 01:30 PM

I started out with $25 of comc credit originally back in 2016. I have obviously invested more than that but I turned that original $25 into a port of 135,000 cards.

Flipping nickel or even quarter cards can go a long way.

glen87 · 06-17-2023, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by boxbuster7

I started out with $25 of comc credit originally back in 2016. I have obviously invested more than that but I turned that original $25 into a port of 135,000 cards.

Flipping nickel or even quarter cards can go a long way.

yes it can.......

there are a few on here who do not seem to understand it all adds up

bub838 · 06-17-2023, 01:37 PM

This has to be a troll post.

theshowandme · 06-17-2023, 01:40 PM

This has potential to be an all time thread

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asujbl · 06-17-2023, 01:41 PM

$125 a month is insanity and I’m rich. Ask anyone here

Probably why I’m rich. I’m not a crazy person

But that’s a different thread

eastbayak · 06-17-2023, 01:42 PM

Damn, $125/mo?!

I got $5/mo when lucky. Usually it was $0/mo allowance but can’t complain about free room/board haha.

Silent George · 06-17-2023, 01:47 PM

This is perhaps the craziest thread I've ever seen on here. I'll leave it at that.

SupermanBrandon · 06-17-2023, 01:52 PM

I know adults that aren't priced out of the hobby at $125 a month

bub838 · 06-17-2023, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

I know adults that aren't priced out of the hobby at $125 a month

My buddy’s budget is $100 a month. He’s nearly 40. He usually buys a couple blasters and some singles. Maybe a hobby box. He’s happy as can be.

SupermanBrandon · 06-17-2023, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bub838

My buddy’s budget is $100 a month. He’s nearly 40. He usually buys a couple blasters and some singles. Maybe a hobby box. He’s happy as can be.

Bingo. Kids can do more than enough w/ $125 a month. COMC is a constant flood of cool, fun, cheap cards. Card show bins are the same. $125 can get you a lot, if you have realistic expectations.

theshowandme · 06-17-2023, 02:06 PM

Tell your kid to stop watching Sports Card Investor, CardCollector2, Roth Cards, and all other similar content.

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Brady7799 · 06-17-2023, 02:08 PM

what's cool about $125 is that if you give the right advice and provide the tools, a low end hobbyist can produce an impressive inventory over time.

13 years old? play the long game with the goal that eventually the $125 a month can go to other things because the hobby is generating it's own "allowance"

i bought two Othani cards recently for my pc with a few dollars to spare using the $125 parameters and it's all funded by flips.

thenightman · 06-17-2023, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

Bingo. Kids can do more than enough w/ $125 a month. COMC is a constant flood of cool, fun, cheap cards. Card show bins are the same. $125 can get you a lot, if you have realistic expectations.

In 2019 I took $100 and invested it in lower end cards. Turned that into $200. $200 into $500. $500 into $1000. I went from selling $1 to $3 cards to $50 to $200 cards.

If you're getting $125 a month you're in a better position to where I started.

asujbl · 06-17-2023, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by theshowandme

Tell your kid to stop watching Sports Card Investor, CardCollector2, Roth Cards, and all other similar content.

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Don’t be mean to Ryan

LCM1223 · 06-17-2023, 02:14 PM

$125/month as a 13 year old???

There’s no way this is a real thread

awz50 · 06-17-2023, 02:15 PM

125 is fine for this hobby

awz50 · 06-17-2023, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by theshowandme

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Oh yeah

MiamiMarlinsFan · 06-17-2023, 02:18 PM

Given OP’s post ‘n dash, I’m pretty sure this is a troll thread.

comicbooksgo · 06-17-2023, 02:21 PM

If he's getting $125 a month for existing what does it take to get him to Bowman jumbo case level? Mow the lawn once a week?

ThoseBackPages · 06-17-2023, 02:23 PM

imagine being 13 years old and having $125 a month to spend on Ohtani Cards!

TheFrenzy · 06-17-2023, 02:25 PM

I heard the kids on Discord get $100/week allowance.

RedLabelRecords · 06-17-2023, 02:26 PM

I remember buying my packs as a kid. $4 I think. My allowance was nonexistent. I always felt priced out of the hobby. Especially as a ten year old. I was super excited as a 38 year old when I finally bought my first hobby box. Even in my early 20’s I wasn’t making much money. I’d occasionally spend the $8 on a blaster. Bowman was too expensive at $12. Lucky for me my sister worked at target for a while and she’d bring be wrestling blasters when they were available.

I don’t think it is a kids hobby. I think it’s a hobby adults share with their children.

MoreToppsPlease · 06-17-2023, 02:31 PM

Most of the full-grown adults in this thread can only “exist” in this “hobby” themselves by selling at least $125 a month…and they know it. The rest either operate or are employed by a card business but a small percentage actually have sufficient income.

Naturally everyone here will claim to be wealthy but most of these people are really industry shills whose job it is to make the market always appear strong

06-17-2023, 01:30 PM	#53
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 12,228 boxbuster777	I started out with $25 of comc credit originally back in 2016. I have obviously invested more than that but I turned that original $25 into a port of 135,000 cards. Flipping nickel or even quarter cards can go a long way. __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

06-17-2023, 01:41 PM	#57
asujbl Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 62,413 ohiosundevils	$125 a month is insanity and I’m rich. Ask anyone here Probably why I’m rich. I’m not a crazy person But that’s a different thread __________________ https://ohiosundevils.smugmug.com/ Browns/Cavs/Tribe/Buckeyes/Jackets/Devils TheFrenzy - “Blowout ain't a place for normies”

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06-17-2023, 02:14 PM	#67
LCM1223 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 26,501 lucards1295	$125/month as a 13 year old??? There’s no way this is a real thread __________________ Total Topps BUNT Profits: $1588.05 KICK: $3243.82 HUDDLE: $300.22 STAR WARS CARD TRADER: $2887.08 STAR WARS FORCE COLLECTION: $1318.14 TWD: $94.09 SKATE: $697.03

06-17-2023, 02:15 PM	#68
awz50 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: New Hampshire>>>Arizona>>>>Florida Posts: 33,189 awz50	125 is fine for this hobby __________________ Collecting Baseball Hof Autographs 248/351 Blowouts Official Red Sox face of the franchise Eduardo Rodriguez Super Collector

06-17-2023, 01:37 PM	#55
bub838 Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 4,884	This has to be a troll post.

06-17-2023, 01:40 PM	#56
theshowandme Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 5,023 theshowandme nova_cards	This has potential to be an all time thread Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06-17-2023, 01:42 PM	#58
eastbayak Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 15,847 eastbayak	Damn, $125/mo?! I got $5/mo when lucky. Usually it was $0/mo allowance but can’t complain about free room/board haha.

06-17-2023, 01:52 PM	#60
SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	I know adults that aren't priced out of the hobby at $125 a month

06-17-2023, 02:06 PM	#63
theshowandme Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 5,023 theshowandme nova_cards	Tell your kid to stop watching Sports Card Investor, CardCollector2, Roth Cards, and all other similar content. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06-17-2023, 02:08 PM	#64
Brady7799 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 369	what's cool about $125 is that if you give the right advice and provide the tools, a low end hobbyist can produce an impressive inventory over time. 13 years old? play the long game with the goal that eventually the $125 a month can go to other things because the hobby is generating it's own "allowance" i bought two Othani cards recently for my pc with a few dollars to spare using the $125 parameters and it's all funded by flips.

06-17-2023, 02:18 PM	#70
MiamiMarlinsFan Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 13,462	Given OP’s post ‘n dash, I’m pretty sure this is a troll thread.

06-17-2023, 02:21 PM	#71
comicbooksgo Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,008	If he's getting $125 a month for existing what does it take to get him to Bowman jumbo case level? Mow the lawn once a week?

06-17-2023, 02:23 PM	#72
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 89,408 ThoseBackPages	imagine being 13 years old and having $125 a month to spend on Ohtani Cards! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

06-17-2023, 02:25 PM	#73
TheFrenzy Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texan in AZ Posts: 44,115	I heard the kids on Discord get $100/week allowance.

06-17-2023, 02:26 PM	#74
RedLabelRecords Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Wine Country 🍷 Posts: 1,024 ___	I remember buying my packs as a kid. $4 I think. My allowance was nonexistent. I always felt priced out of the hobby. Especially as a ten year old. I was super excited as a 38 year old when I finally bought my first hobby box. Even in my early 20’s I wasn’t making much money. I’d occasionally spend the $8 on a blaster. Bowman was too expensive at $12. Lucky for me my sister worked at target for a while and she’d bring be wrestling blasters when they were available. I don’t think it is a kids hobby. I think it’s a hobby adults share with their children.

06-17-2023, 02:31 PM	#75
MoreToppsPlease Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 8,676	Most of the full-grown adults in this thread can only “exist” in this “hobby” themselves by selling at least $125 a month…and they know it. The rest either operate or are employed by a card business but a small percentage actually have sufficient income. Naturally everyone here will claim to be wealthy but most of these people are really industry shills whose job it is to make the market always appear strong __________________ IRS Tax Tip 2022-57 A hobby is any activity that a person pursues because they enjoy it and with no intention of making a profit. People operate a business with the intention of making a profit.