tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post8783027546866550160..comments2023-04-16T06:15:26.230-07:00Comments on Sports Cards Uncensored: One More Inspired Post On Retail Versus HobbyGellmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-78242175023840364312009-06-08T03:51:09.200-07:002009-06-08T03:51:09.200-07:00RETAIL UD 2 BOX---
Stephen Stratsburg USA insert s...RETAIL UD 2 BOX---<br />Stephen Stratsburg USA insert set<br />Stephen Stratsburg USA Game Used Jersey<br /><br />2 of the 3 Cards i wanted from UD series 2. <br /><br />I'm happy I bought it.Tubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589080826289363252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-66485796431629254422009-06-07T11:35:10.092-07:002009-06-07T11:35:10.092-07:00Is it? Even when said packs retail for $3 and at a...Is it? Even when said packs retail for $3 and at a hobby store they are $7+? I'm with Dayf. If I'm building, I don't know, Topps American Heritage, I can do it cheaper via retail if I don't care about Betsy Ross' pubic hair relic. Same with Star Wars Galaxy 4, if I don't care about sketches and just want the base set/lower end chase stuff. The amount of cards are the same,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-70274525268625148202009-06-07T10:05:58.181-07:002009-06-07T10:05:58.181-07:00See thats the thing, with few exceptions, hobby gi...See thats the thing, with few exceptions, hobby gives you more cards and more bang for your buck. Dayf showed an exception with Goudey, but most of the other products have less cards but cost the same or more due to the need for anti theft and different packaging. <br /><br />I just dont get it. Hobby is such a better way to go, even if you are building sets.Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-67214469787130715032009-06-07T09:51:20.480-07:002009-06-07T09:51:20.480-07:00I started on retail, I'm sure many people did....I started on retail, I'm sure many people did. I don't buy retail with the expectation of hits. I buy it with the expectation of -cards-. Since I'm completely non-sports now, it's easier for me to pick up stuff to put sets and chase sets together if I go to Wal-Mart or K-Mart (especially when blasters are discounted). If I want an auto or costume card, I'll either buy it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-71863652619979145822009-06-06T08:21:02.096-07:002009-06-06T08:21:02.096-07:00Yup, retail football is gross. Maybe its different...Yup, retail football is gross. Maybe its different with the baseball products outside of Goudey and Ginter.Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-13325739320908729542009-06-06T06:20:54.963-07:002009-06-06T06:20:54.963-07:00After a trip to Target yesterday I had an epiphany...After a trip to Target yesterday I had an epiphany. You primarily collect football cards, right? Retail football card packs are ABYSMAL. Pretty much everything you say about retail packs are true in football: crap hits, no value and anything good is cherrypicked long before you have a crack at it. I've been more or less primarily focused on baseball for the past few years and there are a few dayfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-42759689817115274642009-06-06T01:51:01.504-07:002009-06-06T01:51:01.504-07:00I was working for an NHL team when I started selli...I was working for an NHL team when I started selling cards on the side. I ended up making more money with cards than I was at my "real" job, and it only made sense to quit my job to focus full time on my business. I make a very comfortable living doing it.<br /><br />1/3rd of my business is prospecting, 2/3rds of it is selling singles, lots, sets, etc.<br /><br />I almost never buy Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703598280443680016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-5748332576779485002009-06-05T12:19:08.940-07:002009-06-05T12:19:08.940-07:00Yeah, Goudey is one of those products like Ginter....Yeah, Goudey is one of those products like Ginter.Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-6355240022667921362009-06-05T12:05:46.095-07:002009-06-05T12:05:46.095-07:00If you're buying packs and boxes just for the ...If you're buying packs and boxes just for the hits, you shouldn't be buying packs at all! Buy the card you want on eBay and be done with it. Save the money and hassle. If you're in it to pull a superduperfracter 1/1 die cut press plate auto MOJO so you can flip it for a profit, go to Vegas, you'll get better odds. <br /><br />Like you said, some packs should only be bought hobby, dayfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-47575350409720074682009-06-05T11:47:06.890-07:002009-06-05T11:47:06.890-07:00I have to admit, i buy blasters from time to time....I have to admit, i buy blasters from time to time. Mostly its something from topps - mayo or chrome - and its just because sometimes i want to break something while i watch a game or cause my wife wants to open some packs. But I go into it with my eyes open, i know that $20 is pretty much wasted - though I did have some good luck with them this year hits wise. I really can't fathom someoneBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08864012603420079816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-13650702025310645262009-06-05T11:16:28.574-07:002009-06-05T11:16:28.574-07:00Yeah, if you collect the base, then its much diffe...Yeah, if you collect the base, then its much different. This guy was complaining because he got nothing in his UD Draft Blaster. All I could think was how dumb that mindset was. <br /><br />Patience IS a virtue my friend. I have learned that four times over in this hobby.Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-65310502464066956422009-06-05T11:12:38.987-07:002009-06-05T11:12:38.987-07:00Well, I come into this hobby from a completely dif...Well, I come into this hobby from a completely different mind-set than you do.<br /><br />I care about the base. I'd much rather enjoy the chase than buy a whole set in one shot, and, yes, I'm an impatient little brat.<br /><br />I see your point if you're all about the hits. But I am so not about that.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.com