Rorschach
Who the f*** is Trevor Moore?
The hobby died in 1991 when the first chase inserts were made, so whatever.
Hockey Cards - Part III
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The hobby died in 1991 when the first chase inserts were made, so whatever.
Super Hans
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Lol, this guy. Says the hobby is dead, calls everyone in the thread idiots, but breaks 2 cases of the latest product with that dire checklist.
GreatSaveEssensa
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I don't buy trading cards, but I do follow it some. It's basically another form of gambling/loot boxes at this point. Aside from the odds, the worst part about it is that the condition of the card is another form of gambling on its own. Even if you find the big hit, there's no saying there won't be a dent on it or that it won't be a poor print, completely tanking its value. I can't believe that's a problem that exists in 2023.
I also have a hard time believing that the companies don't keep the good cards for themselves or give their friends/family members first dibs on them. There's no legal oversight, there's no way to know and there's potentially millions up for grabs. I wouldn't even be shocked if some of the big youtubers like Packman are sponsored by the trading card companies themselves to promote card sales.
If I was going into this, I would just invest in older cards with an established track record and buy new rookie cards directly. Buying blasters and mega boxes is like a slot machine that costs $30-$300 a pull and the odds are not in your favor.
I also have a hard time believing that the companies don't keep the good cards for themselves or give their friends/family members first dibs on them. There's no legal oversight, there's no way to know and there's potentially millions up for grabs. I wouldn't even be shocked if some of the big youtubers like Packman are sponsored by the trading card companies themselves to promote card sales.
If I was going into this, I would just invest in older cards with an established track record and buy new rookie cards directly. Buying blasters and mega boxes is like a slot machine that costs $30-$300 a pull and the odds are not in your favor.
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In the U.S I agree that Baseball/Basketball/Football is much more popular, my statement was go to "Toronto" in November. Hockey is still very popular in Canada.
OK, so you can't stop talking about how hockey is dead. And then you go and buy two cases....
Rants Mulliniks
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My thoughts exactly. At least for those who were hobbyists before it was a thing.
Rorschach
Who the f*** is Trevor Moore?
Yeah that was the end of set building, trading doubles, chewing gum with your pals, wax wrappers, single color backs, kids buying packs at the local store, etc.
Rorschach
Who the f*** is Trevor Moore?
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miscs75
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Broke 4 boxes of my case of s2. These are the better hits minus my YGs for the set. 8 boxes left to go but I might just let them sit for a bit. Only 2 dupe YGs out of 4 boxes which is nice. The Outburst parallels look shawp in person. Good to see they replaced the French base with something that actually looks cool. The deluxe cards are just confusing to look at.
Golden_Jet
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Ya if you google the set list, you will get the frequency of production of each card type.
HansonBro
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Ya if you google the set list, you will get the frequency of production of each card t
miscs75
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The short answer is yes. The only way it changes is if he turns into the player he’s projected to be (all signs point to yes with that). So is just about everything in the industry though.
Somewhat related note, I hit one of them and will probably let it collect dust since I’m lazy and don’t care to sell anything anymore due to what sneakerheads and the street wear bros did to the hobby.
BWJM
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Completed the Hronek YG rainbow
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Should go up in value after he gets the Norris this season.
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3 way tie for current point leaders in the NHL. All exclusives young guns.
Andy6
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I just spent a week organizing and hard-sleeving my modest childhood collection, which dates from 1972-76 (mainly). It had been boxed up for 40+ years, and while not really interested in selling ATM I looked at eBay to see which were the more valuable among them. Most aren't worth anything, obviously, especially the ones I wrote on or used for various games we'd play, but some were being offered at fairly impressive prices. However, there seemed to be a lot of eBay auctions/offers for even the high priced, supposely rare, ones, and I didn't notice any of those actually selling during the time I was looking at them.
I am a long-time collector of postcards, including some hockey ones, so I know how collectibles markets work, and how pricing can be disappointing sometimes (most times), but I was wondering what the state of the (older) hockey card market was like right now and whether there is a better way than looking on eBay to get a grasp of their typical selling prices these days.
I am a long-time collector of postcards, including some hockey ones, so I know how collectibles markets work, and how pricing can be disappointing sometimes (most times), but I was wondering what the state of the (older) hockey card market was like right now and whether there is a better way than looking on eBay to get a grasp of their typical selling prices these days.
