How much do you spend on cards in a year?

MoezTavern · 05-29-2012, 09:59 PM

I've been looking at some of the amazing collections on this site as well as on Hobby Kings and Sports Card Forums.
With some people having dozens of Kobe, LeBron, and Jordan autographs, jersey patches, PMGs, and other rare parallels, I really got curious as to how much the average collector on these message boards spends on the hobby per year.

And are you in it just for the thrill of collecting and appreciation of the trading card as an art form or are you actually pursuing a profit in this industry?

Personally, I've probably spent about 3K in my five years of collecting. I have a few nice pieces but have definitely lost money - especially with eBay and PayPal taking a healthy chunk out of each of my sales.
I definitely don't regret it as it has been a lot of fun and I'll continue to spend on cards just like others gamble every so often on a trip to Vegas: Responsibly and with no delusional expectations of getting rich.

Share your story on this thread!

Devolution · 05-29-2012, 10:04 PM

Should prolly post in the "Hobby Talk" forum buds. Mods will most likely delete this.

arnold84 · 05-29-2012, 10:06 PM

wow I dont even know if I want to calculate what I have spent in the past few years. It will only make me depressed lol. I have a pretty nice collection but I deffinitely paid for it haha If I were to guess id say somewhere around 5k on wax and 5k on singles over the past 2 or 3 years. So 10 K total....I guess thats why my car has not been paid off yet lol.

MoezTavern · 05-29-2012, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devolution

Should prolly post in the "Hobby Talk" forum buds. Mods will most likely delete this.

Good catch. I posted this in the wrong place.
I'll re-post it there.
Thanks!

Devolution · 05-29-2012, 10:19 PM

No worries. Good question to ask too, I'm scared to begin estimating lol

05-29-2012, 09:59 PM	#1
MoezTavern Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 186 MoezTavern	How much do you spend on cards in a year? I've been looking at some of the amazing collections on this site as well as on Hobby Kings and Sports Card Forums. With some people having dozens of Kobe, LeBron, and Jordan autographs, jersey patches, PMGs, and other rare parallels, I really got curious as to how much the average collector on these message boards spends on the hobby per year. And are you in it just for the thrill of collecting and appreciation of the trading card as an art form or are you actually pursuing a profit in this industry? Personally, I've probably spent about 3K in my five years of collecting. I have a few nice pieces but have definitely lost money - especially with eBay and PayPal taking a healthy chunk out of each of my sales. I definitely don't regret it as it has been a lot of fun and I'll continue to spend on cards just like others gamble every so often on a trip to Vegas: Responsibly and with no delusional expectations of getting rich. Share your story on this thread!

05-29-2012, 10:04 PM	#2
Devolution Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 907 devolindgri-0 Lokyomata	Should prolly post in the "Hobby Talk" forum buds. Mods will most likely delete this. __________________ Stack Silva

05-29-2012, 10:19 PM	#5
Devolution Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 907 devolindgri-0 Lokyomata	No worries. Good question to ask too, I'm scared to begin estimating lol __________________ Stack Silva

05-29-2012, 10:06 PM	#3
arnold84 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 829 cardguy2684	wow I dont even know if I want to calculate what I have spent in the past few years. It will only make me depressed lol. I have a pretty nice collection but I deffinitely paid for it haha If I were to guess id say somewhere around 5k on wax and 5k on singles over the past 2 or 3 years. So 10 K total....I guess thats why my car has not been paid off yet lol.