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Prenticles
11-26-2016, 08:18 PM
Collecting Sports Cards costs money (obviously). But there are ways to make the hobby cheaper on your wallet. One of my ideas are

-Instead of Buying Wax, pick up singles from the set in the Dime Box

Any other ideas?
CRUSADER
11-26-2016, 08:42 PM
Buy larger collections and single them out. I do that in the summer when I'm not teaching. You probably won't become rich, but it's fun to do for me.
coachnip13
11-26-2016, 08:59 PM
Buy larger collections and single them out. I do that in the summer when I'm not teaching. You probably won't become rich, but it's fun to do for me.

Great advice. I am also a teacher and you're right, it's a fun summer project. It takes time, but if you set up your listings professionally you can absolutely make a profit.
Prenticles
11-27-2016, 08:52 AM
Buy larger collections and single them out. I do that in the summer when I'm not teaching. You probably won't become rich, but it's fun to do for me.

I must agree.

A guy at the show I went to must have bought a massive collection (every baseball set from the 1980s and early 2000s Topps complete sets).

I'm surprised it did not fall down