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Forum: BASKETBALL Yesterday, 03:42 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,417
Posted By Torro
Well not sure what these people see appealing who...

Well not sure what these people see appealing who pay close to 80k for a cardboard with picture of man’s face on it. Sure it’s Topps Chrome and I love it more than Prizm, bu 2009 rookies look like...
Forum: GRADING Yesterday, 03:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 562
Posted By Torro
Could it be that the cards do get damage and...

Could it be that the cards do get damage and decrease in eye appeal while sitting in PSA slab for a long time? Or the graders in the past have just been more generous, taking more in account the...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-19-2025, 07:54 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 107,115
Posted By Torro
Some great looking panini inserts that are...

Some great looking panini inserts that are missing:

2016 aficionado power surge
2017 revolution showstoppers
2019 optic rainmakers
2020 certified 2020
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-19-2025, 05:16 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Coming back to the initial topic of this thread,...

Coming back to the initial topic of this thread, it seems the correction is over and market is hot again (not the base prizms of random rookie but awesome cards of GOATs)? MJ market been hot for a...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-17-2025, 07:35 AM
Replies: 1,743
Views: 102,679
Posted By Torro
For Catlin Clark cards to have value in 10-20...

For Catlin Clark cards to have value in 10-20 years the WNBA needs to become more popular, its basically a bet in WNBA becoming more popular. The prices are way way too high, its like WNBA is super...
Forum: GRADING 09-17-2025, 07:20 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 676
Posted By Torro
You think the cards are getting damaged in the...

You think the cards are getting damaged in the slabs only because they were not sealed properly? How many times have you tried to open PSA slab with your hands, I guess nobody ever tries :coffee:
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-17-2025, 07:16 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
The buyers need to pay with their card, there are...

The buyers need to pay with their card, there are already AML policies in place by the financial institutions who issued the card, only if the buying can be done with cash (can you pay cash at any...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-16-2025, 02:33 PM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Surely regulators don’t care about “higher...

Surely regulators don’t care about “higher standards for grading”, and also they don’t care if someone bid on eBay and didn’t pay for it lol these things have nothing to do with regulators. You...
Forum: GRADING 09-16-2025, 09:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 676
Posted By Torro
I checked some of my old PSA slabs and cards are...

I checked some of my old PSA slabs and cards are moving in them as well, enough shaking will definitely have some impact on the card condition. Cards in BGS slabs and sleevs to protect them and they...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-16-2025, 07:47 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Big selling platforms might get regulated at some...

Big selling platforms might get regulated at some point, I would think most likely due to AML. From the regulators perspective, I dont think the goal is to stop shill bids or "someone spending too...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-16-2025, 04:33 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,417
Posted By Torro
Wish the photo wasn’t zoomed in face only.. cards...

Wish the photo wasn’t zoomed in face only.. cards like this is why my grandmother asks me if I collect pictures of man..

Kobe from 2009 topps chrome has a great action shot with Durant in the...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-15-2025, 10:07 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Hey Gem10collector, before you go could you...

Hey Gem10collector, before you go could you please let us know how did it go investing wise for u, you don’t need to drop figures just % and time would be awesome, thanks!
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-15-2025, 06:51 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 17,662
Posted By Torro
I started collecting in the early 00s, I remember...

I started collecting in the early 00s, I remember how many different products there were in our local hobby shop, I mainly went for upper deck products as there was a chance of pulling Kobe or MJ...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-15-2025, 03:01 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 17,662
Posted By Torro
I fully agree with you and been hoping for...

I fully agree with you and been hoping for something like this to happen. But the most likely option for this to happen is Fanatics buying upper deck. Not sure why NBA only wants to go with exclusive...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-15-2025, 02:10 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
By crypto industry you mean the ETFs of BTC and...

By crypto industry you mean the ETFs of BTC and ETH? The crypto industry is way wider than this and nobody has regulated the whole industry. Look what is happening with SOL meme coins, organized pump...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-15-2025, 01:40 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
I would say it’s a couple players and couple high...

I would say it’s a couple players and couple high end sets, the hobby is way bigger and wider than that and this is just couple micro markets. Sure it can be market cap wise majority as it’s ultra...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-14-2025, 03:08 PM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
“So many of theses micro-markets trading at...

“So many of theses micro-markets trading at all-time high” could you please elaborate what exactly? Other than MJ and some Kobe stuff I don’t see much else (some specific high end stuff like Kabooms,...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-14-2025, 03:49 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
If sold and don’t use these funds to buy some...

If sold and don’t use these funds to buy some other cards then be happy with your decision, and as you have still left some cards then surely you should hope the market to continue on uptrend, right?...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-12-2025, 01:41 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,340
Posted By Torro
What are these?

What are these?
Forum: GRADING 09-12-2025, 09:59 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,238
Posted By Torro
Taking that into account, it’s crazy that people...

Taking that into account, it’s crazy that people pay 10x or even more premium for PSA 10 compared to PSA 9 and even if there is clear sign that the PSA 10 is not better copy than the 9. For example...
Forum: GRADING 09-12-2025, 07:36 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,238
Posted By Torro
Is anyone putting 1-2 copies with flaws in the...

Is anyone putting 1-2 copies with flaws in the front, so that the grader has a comparison of card with flaws and then bang all look perfect so must be 10s (if the grader gives 9 to the one with small...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-08-2025, 01:32 PM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Demand as volume has been higher this August than...

Demand as volume has been higher this August than any month in 2020-2021 COVID pump. Demand for base rookie cards and 15th year purple shimmer it was not, but now the demand looks to be on more...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-08-2025, 07:53 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
I'm a collector, not looking to invest or flip...

I'm a collector, not looking to invest or flip sports cards for profit; it's a hobby for me, and I enjoy my cards a lot. For me, the card market and the price action of the cards are part of the fun,...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-08-2025, 06:08 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Flipping is not investing? You can buy anything...

Flipping is not investing? You can buy anything and sell it for higher prices, how is it investing lol
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-08-2025, 05:23 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Tell it to the guy who bought the MJ/Kobe logoman...

Tell it to the guy who bought the MJ/Kobe logoman 10 years ago for 175k :flex:
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-08-2025, 01:28 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Purely from the financial perspective, people are...

Purely from the financial perspective, people are better off investing in indexes. But cards are fun, it’s a hobby and that is the main value the cards have, the potential gains is just additional...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-07-2025, 03:35 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,340
Posted By Torro
All that already has been mentioned + Ultra...

All that already has been mentioned +
Ultra gold medallion - all years but 1997/1998/2000 stand out
1997 topps finest gold creators embossed (Kobe and Iverson)

Some under the radar early 2000s...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-07-2025, 01:42 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
You are right, higher risk alternative...

You are right, higher risk alternative investments should provide way better returns or the risk is not worth it.

S&P run has been wild, it’s been a perfect storm conditions for the stock markets...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-06-2025, 02:03 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
How is it always good? Gives people the...

How is it always good? Gives people the impression that they should wait, for example in 2022-24 waiting for prices the spiral lower to finally buy, while the reality is that they will have to pay...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-06-2025, 01:53 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Been looking at Kobe comps and it seems that %...

Been looking at Kobe comps and it seems that % wise the low/mid end has increased in price a lot more than high end, also PSA 9/8 seem to have increase more than PSA 10s.

All the “investors”, who...
Forum: SOCCER/FUTBOL 08-21-2025, 04:57 AM
Replies: 4,769
Views: 458,993
Posted By Torro
Not sure about that, did you watched the FIFA...

Not sure about that, did you watched the FIFA clubs world cup in the summer? Chelsea new signing Joao Pedro had an impact from day one. Or you talking about the youth that are having their first...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-21-2025, 04:30 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Wow you really started buying crypto in 2024 and...

Wow you really started buying crypto in 2024 and you are talking about it in a card forum? Why not in 2014 or at least the 2017 mega bull cycle? Let me guess you were skeptical before, just like you...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-16-2025, 02:17 AM
Replies: 2,971
Views: 225,675
Posted By Torro
Kobe PSA 9s and even 8s (rookies and early stuff)...

Kobe PSA 9s and even 8s (rookies and early stuff) have been on a rise, while the PSA 10s have not been moving much. Interesting if people are starting to lean towards lower grades instead of paying...
Forum: SOCCER/FUTBOL 08-16-2025, 01:12 AM
Replies: 4,769
Views: 458,993
Posted By Torro
Well said! Kids who play it (couple times a week)...

Well said! Kids who play it (couple times a week) can’t compete with kids who play all day everyday, my 6 year old has been playing soccer since he started to walk, he plays for hours every day and...
Forum: SOCCER/FUTBOL 08-05-2025, 06:59 AM
Replies: 4,769
Views: 458,993
Posted By Torro
Id stay away from high-end "soccer", feels like...

Id stay away from high-end "soccer", feels like manipulated or flippers selling to flippers. Everything is ultra modern and there is too much "rare" low numbered stuff, and they will keep printing...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-21-2025, 08:57 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,225
Posted By Torro
Awesome early 00s UD insert, I have the Kobe and...

Awesome early 00s UD insert, I have the Kobe and its really awesome looking IRL
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-21-2025, 08:00 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,225
Posted By Torro
Awesome Kobes, but why BGS?

Awesome Kobes, but why BGS?
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-26-2025, 08:33 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,149
Posted By Torro
So team that won cant even get to the playoffs...

So team that won cant even get to the playoffs without their 2nd best player? :)!
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-25-2025, 06:15 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,149
Posted By Torro
You are the guy who kept saying Tatum is like 3rd...

You are the guy who kept saying Tatum is like 3rd or 4th best Celtics. Just couple months later you are saying no Tatum = no playoff, what changed lol :confused:
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-25-2025, 04:49 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,149
Posted By Torro
KP for Niang, cmon he is worth more than that......

KP for Niang, cmon he is worth more than that... Dayson Daniels for example :flex:
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