Hi everyone!
My name is Nick and -after living for 23 years in Europe- I have returned to my birthplace (and home as far as my heart is considered) - Hobart in lovely Tasmania.
As a kid I used to collect NBA cards and I recently got back into the hobby (something my wife does NOT appreciate at all...). So, for the past year or so I have started collecting NBA cards again, buying boxes, collecting a few singles here and there (mainly from ebay) and recently I stumbled upon this wonderful community all you guys and gals have created.
To be fair, I consider myself a rookie when it comes to the hobby and I still find myself perplexed with some terms and lingo, but... I'm getting there! When I have a bit of free time, I spend it trying to organise my collection - which contains probably over 10000 cards, ranging from the late 80s/early 90s to the present day. Although I started to collect out of the love of the game (NBA), I also see my collection as a minor investment, something I might be able to sell one day, or even hand over to my kids down the road.
I have never sold or traded a card, but it is something I am looking forward to trying, through the community here. My main concern would be this: How much is a card worth?
I am a subscriber to Beckett, I understand what BV is, but I have noticed that a lot of cards sell (through ebay for example) for a lot less than their current BV. And what if there is no estimated value? I have a card that is /10 and no pricing is available on Beckett. How much would a starting price be?
Before I know it, I will probably have a 10 page rant full of questions/concerns/etc on a thread that has the sole purpose of introducing myself
So, I'll probably just stop here for now and search other threads!
Anyway, hi to everyone (again)!
My name is Nick and -after living for 23 years in Europe- I have returned to my birthplace (and home as far as my heart is considered) - Hobart in lovely Tasmania.
As a kid I used to collect NBA cards and I recently got back into the hobby (something my wife does NOT appreciate at all...). So, for the past year or so I have started collecting NBA cards again, buying boxes, collecting a few singles here and there (mainly from ebay) and recently I stumbled upon this wonderful community all you guys and gals have created.
To be fair, I consider myself a rookie when it comes to the hobby and I still find myself perplexed with some terms and lingo, but... I'm getting there! When I have a bit of free time, I spend it trying to organise my collection - which contains probably over 10000 cards, ranging from the late 80s/early 90s to the present day. Although I started to collect out of the love of the game (NBA), I also see my collection as a minor investment, something I might be able to sell one day, or even hand over to my kids down the road.
I have never sold or traded a card, but it is something I am looking forward to trying, through the community here. My main concern would be this: How much is a card worth?
I am a subscriber to Beckett, I understand what BV is, but I have noticed that a lot of cards sell (through ebay for example) for a lot less than their current BV. And what if there is no estimated value? I have a card that is /10 and no pricing is available on Beckett. How much would a starting price be?
Before I know it, I will probably have a 10 page rant full of questions/concerns/etc on a thread that has the sole purpose of introducing myself
So, I'll probably just stop here for now and search other threads! Anyway, hi to everyone (again)!
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