Hanxter - I am currently an avid collector of basketball cards. Believe it or not, but it's always been my dream to own my own store, and be able to sell things to my customers myself. When I started collecting about 5 years ago, I realized that owning a card shop is just what I've always dreamt about. I know it's not the most financially rewarding job ever, and it comes with it's own hazards just like any other privately-owned hobby shop, but if you could provide any information as how to actually start one up, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Oh yeah, if you could check your stock for autos, game-used, and rookie cards of Marko Jaric, Shaun Livingston, and Richard Jefferson, I might be interested in purchasing some stuff from you.
Sheesh; I've been trying to get a collecting forum started up here on the TFP for quite some time now, and all of my responses were minimal. I'm glad you at least got some responses to this thread. Things might be looking up.
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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
I collected baseball cards, in the early 70s, for the pure fun of it. We'd collect and trade with nary a thought toward the value of the cards some 30 years down the road. And back then, I think Topps was the only game in town. I remember being king shit for having a Willie Stargell card, back in...72(?). I don't even want to know what that card would be worth today, as it has long since joined the ranks of missing things from my childhood.
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1972 Topps 447 Willie Stargell Low: $4.00 High: $8.00 BWAHAHAHA! But do keep in mind that Beckett is lame, and your card could very well be worth either $5,000,000 or $0.05, and Beckett's $8.00 value won't mean anything. I have a Kevin Garnett Upper Deck Slam Signatures autograph with a Beckett value of $50, but it actually sells for $150 because it is rumored to be short printed to only 21 copies.