"Patrick W. Schubert Sr." wrote in message
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Coins got beat down because Investors got into the market & inflated the
prices with fixed price guides. The same people tried that with cards,
remember CCP????

CCP was a great newspaper type price guide. It came around the time that was
needed for STAR Jordan rookies to blow that market wide open. Also if i
recall correctly the owners of CCP were basketball buyers : ) It was a great
thing for the hobby to see an additional price guide to use for cards. Coins
& every other industry had it but in cards you only had Tuff Stuff & Beckett
mainly besides SCD. The peopel that did not like it were the ones who did
not make any money. It had no impact on the hobby after it was gone for
basketball & hockey cards were already on their way to acceptance. I had
been going to Canada years earlier buying stuff as well as having a few good
connections of Fleer Basketball 86 & 87 closeout from a guy in Texas and the
guy in Pittsburgh.
Ebay does not have anything to do with prices they are just an entity. When
you have everyone just trying to buy/sell & not collect like this started as
a hobby 40 years ago prices will be just like anything else hot today sell
off tommorrow. People when going to shows have always been wanting things
cheap. That was the demise of the cardshows in the early 90's. The bigger
shows had great deals and the local stores were closing. That is why Walmart
& Target got more into cards. If you do shows and don't do good, you are
buying the wrong stuff or are doing the wrong shows simply. Sell supplies
vs. 10 guys selling wax and see what profits are to be made.
Cards are a huge profitable business and you don't have to sink tons of $
into it. Buying the right way and looking for odd things and like everyone
else "get to know a PSA or BGS" employee and eventually if you get enough
graded like 100 or more at a time you will get that magic high grade card it
seems.
Graders & Manuf. are the ones making some $ but again there is still a ton
of untouched things out there it can be you someday also!
I'd rather have in my case a Paris Hilton auto/game used card!