Official OS Sports Card Collecting Thread

[ubernoob]

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Dang nice pickups from eBay there, bruh.

[baumy300]

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Dang nice pickups from eBay there, bruh.

Thanks buddy.

It's not as fun as opening up packs, but some of those deals on there are way too good to pass up.

[redsrule]

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Watch out buying patch cards on ebay. There are a lot of counterfeit ones.

Great pickups though, but like you said it isn't like opening packs. Did you get your box from DaCardworld btw? I don't think I saw you post anything about it on here.

[baumy300]

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Watch out buying patch cards on ebay. There are a lot of counterfeit ones.

Yeah, I think I spotted some a while ago and even recently. Something like "Tri City Sports" or some junk that tries to replicate really high end cards and all that noise. Could see how it would fool a lot of people.

Great pickups though, but like you said it isn't like opening packs. Did you get your box from DaCardworld btw? I don't think I saw you post anything about it on here.

I did. I was pretty pumped and even started opening packs up at work with my dad.

I got only a few (I think like 3) good/decent grabs, but by far the best one I got was a Silver edition embossed refractor of Mariano Rivera. So that was like 3 inserts in one card. I am really thinking about sending it off to get graded.

[ubernoob]

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So I don't have any cool cards to post this time...

My tax return came back and I got a lot more than I expected (still not a lot, sadly. Hooray unemployment!)

I'm thinking of picking up a case of the nicer cards, but I'm torn on what to get. I've narrowed it down to National Treasures, Triple Threads, Topps Museum or Bowman Platinum. All have their postives and negatives. I wish I had the disposable income to buy them all... This could be a long internal debate.

[VTPack919]

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Okay, I am going to start collecting. What type of cards should I go for? I am new to this remember, so I don't know anything.

[PhilliesFan13]

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Okay, I am going to start collecting. What type of cards should I go for? I am new to this remember, so I don't know anything.

It's personal preference really, but I prefer Topps. It's the big brand and the cards are clean and simple.

[baumy300]

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Okay, I am going to start collecting. What type of cards should I go for? I am new to this remember, so I don't know anything.

What sport(s) are you looking at collecting?

If you stick with the big 3 (Baseball, Football, Basketball) there are a lot of good brands for almost any income. I think Hockey is also pretty highly produced and available too, but I have never collected it.

Try and find hobby packs and boxes if you can though. Retail isn't the worst thing in the world, but the odds of getting something good normally increase with a hobby purchase and the pulls are usually higher end than what you could get with a retail purchase.

[VTPack919]

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What sport(s) are you looking at collecting?

If you stick with the big 3 (Baseball, Football, Basketball) there are a lot of good brands for almost any income. I think Hockey is also pretty highly produced and available too, but I have never collected it.

Try and find hobby packs and boxes if you can though. Retail isn't the worst thing in the world, but the odds of getting something good normally increase with a hobby purchase and the pulls are usually higher end than what you could get with a retail purchase.

I am going to do baseball and football. I am assuming hobby packs have to be purchased online?

[Mo]

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you can get them at a local card shop too. Can probably be had cheaper online though

[BDKiiing]

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So I don't have any cool cards to post this time...

My tax return came back and I got a lot more than I expected (still not a lot, sadly. Hooray unemployment!)

I'm thinking of picking up a case of the nicer cards, but I'm torn on what to get. I've narrowed it down to National Treasures, Triple Threads, Topps Museum or Bowman Platinum. All have their postives and negatives. I wish I had the disposable income to buy them all... This could be a long internal debate.

I would say Triple Threads. I'm a big fan of Platinum, but with Harper and Trout now up the prospects in it aren't as loaded.

Okay, I am going to start collecting. What type of cards should I go for? I am new to this remember, so I don't know anything.

For baseball I'd recommend Bowman or Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects.

[mgoblue]

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Do the quality cards in these expensive packs/boxes hold their value well?

Just wondering...with all the inserts, jerseys, autographs, etc I had no idea on a value for anything.

[baumy300]

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I am going to do baseball and football. I am assuming hobby packs have to be purchased online?

Nice. That's what I collect as well.

Like Mo said, just go to a card shop or buy the packs/boxes online via ebay or Dave and Adams Card World.

Do the quality cards in these expensive packs/boxes hold their value well?

Just wondering...with all the inserts, jerseys, autographs, etc I had no idea on a value for anything.

That's a tough one.

What Beckett says they are worth and what I see them selling for on eBay are two different things.

Sure the new cards with Trout/Harper auto's and such will get you a pretty penny, but they will probably have to be numbered low and hold some real value if you want more than a $100 for them.

It's a real crapshoot as far as value goes, but I believe someday they will pick up and at least earn you what you have in them or a lot more depending on the purchase.

Of course if you pull like a 1 of 1 Ted Williams jersey/bat card or something of the sort you are probably going to do okay.

[BDKiiing]

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Do the quality cards in these expensive packs/boxes hold their value well?

Just wondering...with all the inserts, jerseys, autographs, etc I had no idea on a value for anything.

Autos do for the most part.

[cubsfan203]

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Do the quality cards in these expensive packs/boxes hold their value well?

Just wondering...with all the inserts, jerseys, autographs, etc I had no idea on a value for anything.

I would tend to say no. They almost always go down in value after release. When it first comes out everyone wants them and the prices are higher, but two years down the road some of those cards can be had for next to nothing. Obviously the exception would be star players and super prospects.