How much money do you spend on cards every year? - Page 2

cowboyzqna · 11-03-2020, 11:04 PM

If I had to guess... probably 10k a year or so that is "out of pocket". I've been able to turn cards into more cards a bunch which is nice.

But I am the type that has no problem eating top Roman for two weeks if it means I can help my investments / collections. Been many times I had 100 left over after Bill's for the week and spent the lions share of that on cardboard. Probably not the smartest guy in any room.

I was very fortunate to turn 300 into 5k this year (raw lebron topps rc dimed) and I spent that on a white trash mobile home. So while it isnt the nicest spot... this hobby did facilitate me buying a home which is awesome.

Easy come easy go. Money isnt real.

Hoping to spend 50k in 2021 on cards for investment purposes... the kids college isnt going to be cheap

Eighty5Hundo · 11-03-2020, 11:28 PM

this is my first year...for me... i went ham sammich...25 large. did pretty well. could have done better but was a bit risk adverse to start. who knew there was no such thing in cardtopia 2020

forgiven1 · 11-03-2020, 11:41 PM

Too much

boxbuster7 · 11-04-2020, 12:33 AM

Out of pocket I have spent about $2,500. Most of that is COMC store credit, the rest PC cards I put on my desk.

mc1 · 11-04-2020, 05:33 AM

More than I should.

Im not really a collector anymore so anything I buy I plan to sell quickly or down the road.

A couple years ago I was spending about 2k a month on ebay. Then I thought that was way too much. Nowadays 2k gets me like 3 boxes.

JMarchand1981 · 11-04-2020, 06:57 AM

Under a grand this year. Under three grand last year. Over five grand in 2018. About ten grand in 2017. If plotted, my interest in the hobby has a descending path.

jcardstore · 11-04-2020, 07:33 AM

Probably somewhere in the $5k range this year but a lot of that came from selling stuff I had sitting around.

% of my take home I spend on cards is very low maybe like 1-2%.

jcardstore · 11-04-2020, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cowboyzqna

If I had to guess... probably 10k a year or so that is "out of pocket". I've been able to turn cards into more cards a bunch which is nice.

But I am the type that has no problem eating top Roman for two weeks if it means I can help my investments / collections. Been many times I had 100 left over after Bill's for the week and spent the lions share of that on cardboard. Probably not the smartest guy in any room.

I was very fortunate to turn 300 into 5k this year (raw lebron topps rc dimed) and I spent that on a white trash mobile home. So while it isnt the nicest spot... this hobby did facilitate me buying a home which is awesome.

Easy come easy go. Money isnt real.

Hoping to spend 50k in 2021 on cards for investment purposes... the kids college isnt going to be cheap

This approach doesn't seem practical or sustainable

smalltown · 11-04-2020, 09:05 AM

It's steadily gone down each year since i've been back. I thought this year might see a bump in my spending. But Panini and distributors put a stop to that with ridiculously inflated prices. This year, as others have mentioned, I'm strongly in the black. I've made and removed more money from the hobby than in any year since i've been back. My spending has gone down and my sales have gone way up while continuing to strengthen my collection.

I don't see this making 10x + more than i spend continuing. But i do hope i can settle into a comfortable equilibrium.

DajuanWagner · 11-04-2020, 09:31 AM

Since 2020 is the "year of the sell", I haven't been buying much. Too many people stuck at home searching the bay and the Mart 24/7.

Guess my bank is happy since Covid started, but not my PC...…….

gowizards0 · 11-04-2020, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jcardstore

This approach doesn't seem practical or sustainable

On the other hand, eating good is one of my time priorities in life

mindcycle · 11-04-2020, 10:57 AM

I only spend what i'm willing to lose. I collect for fun and i'm not counting on any of this stuff to fund my retirement or kids college fund. I have separate far more stable investments setup for all that. Let's just say I lived through the 90's boom and know better.. lol

jam92102 · 11-04-2020, 11:06 AM

At max probably $2400 a year.

tamparican · 11-04-2020, 11:57 AM

Started collecting cards again towards the end ofAugust this year after being away from the hobby for the past like 8 yrs mostly.. spent just a bit over $1k in the 2 months. ..all on singles for PC..not able to find a single retail basketball box out in the wild yet.

cshelb34687 · 11-04-2020, 12:26 PM

Was investing about 12% per month, however, I have cut down recently. Finding decent Lavine cards is getting a little harder for me now.

DajuanWagner · 11-04-2020, 12:51 PM

I don't collect for fun. I collect to get-rich-quick. I have every MJ Holdings / Excel rep's contact information within a 500 mile radius of my house. I have employees on my payroll. I am always first to the product and don't give a dam about the kids. I am not here to lose money. I am here to make money. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot depending on what the reps hand me before it hits the shelves. I don't give 2 craps about nobody but me and my wallet. Anybody stands in my way of product is gonna get mowed down. You wanna beat me to the product, pony up more than I have slid to the reps/Mart/Target/Meijer employees. Free enterprise. You got a problem with that, take it up with the posse.

Signed, every dam 25 year old flipper in my town!!

watashiwa05 · 11-04-2020, 01:00 PM

Used to spend $20-80/month on retail rips, but have had zero luck (like most people) finding any. I bought maybe $20-30 worth of singles for the PC. would love to buy a little more but hard to get interested in products without breaking some of them.

HologramCardz · 11-04-2020, 01:02 PM

NONE, they don't make hologram cards anymore so it is hard for me to find cards.

But...some shiny cards from Revolution do catch my eyes.

chelseafc11 · 11-04-2020, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DajuanWagner

I don't collect for fun. I collect to get-rich-quick. I have every MJ Holdings / Excel rep's contact information within a 500 mile radius of my house. I have employees on my payroll. I am always first to the product and don't give a dam about the kids. I am not here to lose money. I am here to make money. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot depending on what the reps hand me before it hits the shelves. I don't give 2 craps about nobody but me and my wallet. Anybody stands in my way of product is gonna get mowed down. You wanna beat me to the product, pony up more than I have slid to the reps/Mart/Target/Meijer employees. Free enterprise. You got a problem with that, take it up with the posse.

Signed, every dam 25 year old flipper in my town!!

Randy,

I knew that you ran with that damn group! You know all of their inner workings. I am severely disappointed. I thought you were better than that. I guess 2019-20 Mosaic Basketball was your achilles all along...

DajuanWagner · 11-04-2020, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by chelseafc11

Randy,

I knew that you ran with that damn group! You know all of their inner workings. I am severely disappointed. I thought you were better than that. I guess 2019-20 Mosaic Basketball was your achilles all along...

Hal, you know me all too well, my friend. My real achilles is Prizm. Just ask
mc1 (in my signature)…….I am also a sucker for Optic...…..

Doublexthebeast · 11-04-2020, 04:14 PM

I used to spend about 10% of my income on cards but have probably cut that in half or less over the last year.

HoustOM · 11-04-2020, 05:52 PM

Definitely not much since i left the US to go back to Europe.
But for sure, i spend 1000$ each time i go to The National, limiting spendings to 200$ per day (i usually stay 5 days)

LarsEL · 11-04-2020, 07:44 PM

About $270

EDIT:
That's this year. I've spent about $1000 over the past 2 years.

richcowcow · 11-04-2020, 07:49 PM

Don't let the secret out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cshelb34687

Was investing about 12% per month, however, I have cut down recently. Finding decent Lavine cards is getting a little harder for me now.

DajuanWagner · 11-04-2020, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cshelb34687

Was investing about 12% per month, however, I have cut down recently. Finding decent Lavine cards is getting a little harder for me now.

Did you say investing??? I kidd.....

11-03-2020, 11:04 PM	#26
cowboyzqna Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Moundridge KS Posts: 9,265 cowboyzqna	If I had to guess... probably 10k a year or so that is "out of pocket". I've been able to turn cards into more cards a bunch which is nice. But I am the type that has no problem eating top Roman for two weeks if it means I can help my investments / collections. Been many times I had 100 left over after Bill's for the week and spent the lions share of that on cardboard. Probably not the smartest guy in any room. I was very fortunate to turn 300 into 5k this year (raw lebron topps rc dimed) and I spent that on a white trash mobile home. So while it isnt the nicest spot... this hobby did facilitate me buying a home which is awesome. Easy come easy go. Money isnt real. Hoping to spend 50k in 2021 on cards for investment purposes... the kids college isnt going to be cheap __________________ I am a Lucky Man

11-03-2020, 11:41 PM	#28
forgiven1 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,480	Too much __________________ My LAKERS Patch Collection. IG: Lakers_Exquisite http://photobucket.com/Lakerspatchcollection

11-04-2020, 12:33 AM	#29
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 12,805 boxbuster777	Out of pocket I have spent about $2,500. Most of that is COMC store credit, the rest PC cards I put on my desk. __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

11-04-2020, 05:33 AM	#30
mc1 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 11,208	More than I should. Im not really a collector anymore so anything I buy I plan to sell quickly or down the road. A couple years ago I was spending about 2k a month on ebay. Then I thought that was way too much. Nowadays 2k gets me like 3 boxes. __________________ B.I.D.

11-04-2020, 07:33 AM	#32
jcardstore Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 22,019 Jcardstore	Probably somewhere in the $5k range this year but a lot of that came from selling stuff I had sitting around. % of my take home I spend on cards is very low maybe like 1-2%. __________________ Just moonwalking through hell on my last brain cell

11-03-2020, 11:28 PM	#27
Eighty5Hundo Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Greater Illadelph Area Posts: 220 lcnsportscardsandcollectibles	this is my first year...for me... i went ham sammich...25 large. did pretty well. could have done better but was a bit risk adverse to start. who knew there was no such thing in cardtopia 2020

11-04-2020, 06:57 AM	#31
JMarchand1981 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 34,438	Under a grand this year. Under three grand last year. Over five grand in 2018. About ten grand in 2017. If plotted, my interest in the hobby has a descending path.

11-04-2020, 09:05 AM	#34
smalltown Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 17,243 ifeature	It's steadily gone down each year since i've been back. I thought this year might see a bump in my spending. But Panini and distributors put a stop to that with ridiculously inflated prices. This year, as others have mentioned, I'm strongly in the black. I've made and removed more money from the hobby than in any year since i've been back. My spending has gone down and my sales have gone way up while continuing to strengthen my collection. I don't see this making 10x + more than i spend continuing. But i do hope i can settle into a comfortable equilibrium. __________________ Collecting: Raptors, Canadian Basketball Players, Vintage & More. PC: https://www.instagram.com/smalltown.cards/

11-04-2020, 09:31 AM	#35
DajuanWagner Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 7,425	Since 2020 is the "year of the sell", I haven't been buying much. Too many people stuck at home searching the bay and the Mart 24/7. Guess my bank is happy since Covid started, but not my PC...……. __________________ *"You said the link to the Prizm hanhers was no longer available and out of stock. You lied, dreams of hoarding Prizm died."* -mc1 8.6.20

11-04-2020, 10:57 AM	#37
mindcycle Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 5,043	I only spend what i'm willing to lose. I collect for fun and i'm not counting on any of this stuff to fund my retirement or kids college fund. I have separate far more stable investments setup for all that. Let's just say I lived through the 90's boom and know better.. lol

11-04-2020, 11:06 AM	#38
jam92102 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,650	At max probably $2400 a year.

11-04-2020, 11:57 AM	#39
tamparican Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 95	Started collecting cards again towards the end ofAugust this year after being away from the hobby for the past like 8 yrs mostly.. spent just a bit over $1k in the 2 months. ..all on singles for PC..not able to find a single retail basketball box out in the wild yet.

11-04-2020, 12:26 PM	#40
cshelb34687 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Magnolia, TX Posts: 1,475 cshelb34687 cshelb34687	Was investing about 12% per month, however, I have cut down recently. Finding decent Lavine cards is getting a little harder for me now. __________________ Looking for 2014-15 Panini Excalibur Prime (#/25 or less) Patches and any nice Zach Lavine cards. Thanks!

11-04-2020, 12:51 PM	#41
DajuanWagner Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 7,425	I don't collect for fun. I collect to get-rich-quick. I have every MJ Holdings / Excel rep's contact information within a 500 mile radius of my house. I have employees on my payroll. I am always first to the product and don't give a dam about the kids. I am not here to lose money. I am here to make money. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot depending on what the reps hand me before it hits the shelves. I don't give 2 craps about nobody but me and my wallet. Anybody stands in my way of product is gonna get mowed down. You wanna beat me to the product, pony up more than I have slid to the reps/Mart/Target/Meijer employees. Free enterprise. You got a problem with that, take it up with the posse. Signed, every dam 25 year old flipper in my town!! __________________ *"You said the link to the Prizm hanhers was no longer available and out of stock. You lied, dreams of hoarding Prizm died."* -mc1 8.6.20

11-04-2020, 01:00 PM	#42
watashiwa05 Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Gambrills, MD Posts: 1,303 watashiwa05	Used to spend $20-80/month on retail rips, but have had zero luck (like most people) finding any. I bought maybe $20-30 worth of singles for the PC. would love to buy a little more but hard to get interested in products without breaking some of them. __________________ Converted from low-end football to low-end basketball in 2018 Kevin Durant / Russell Westbrook PC. Inserts > Auto/Mem @Watashiwa05 on INSTAGRAM: https://www.Instagram.com/watashiwa05

11-04-2020, 01:02 PM	#43
HologramCardz Banned - PBM Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 13	NONE, they don't make hologram cards anymore so it is hard for me to find cards. But...some shiny cards from Revolution do catch my eyes.

11-04-2020, 04:14 PM	#46
Doublexthebeast Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 8,806	I used to spend about 10% of my income on cards but have probably cut that in half or less over the last year. __________________ Shane McClanahan Super Collector. Always Buying.

11-04-2020, 05:52 PM	#47
HoustOM Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 290	Definitely not much since i left the US to go back to Europe. But for sure, i spend 1000$ each time i go to The National, limiting spendings to 200$ per day (i usually stay 5 days) __________________ Collecting inserts from the mid 90s and cards older than 1990

11-04-2020, 07:44 PM	#48
LarsEL Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 20	About $270 EDIT: That's this year. I've spent about $1000 over the past 2 years.