Teach me how to buy. Please.

Alex52 · 02-03-2014, 06:28 PM

I want to buy Resale I think, because I have no other way of funding my card spending, $30 Paypal, but I don't know what to buy, I have never done resale, and up to this point have only ever bought for PC, any help/offers and advice are welcome. I didn't know what section to put this in because I want to buy but also want advice. Thanks in advance.

UPDATE!! I am ready to buy:

Looking for a Nice $30 lot someone can sell me!
Nice Inserts/Rookies of Stars
Nice Autos of Rookies, Stars, Semi Stars
Any interesting cards that sell well.
No Cards worth less than $7 please.
1-5 Card Lot!

Jin · 02-03-2014, 07:04 PM

Resale won't happen just cause you want it to. It takes a lot of patience, time, and research. This is especially true if you are starting off with just $30, as there will be less wiggle room.

If you're looking for long term investment/resale, I would look at players who are on playoff teams now and buy a nice single of said player. Come playoff time those cards go up in value, especially if the team/player does well.

What I do is I just scour these boards and Ebay for good prices and work my way up slowly. On ebay, look for poor listing titles and also set automatic bids for auctions that end on bad times. There are only 1 or 2 cards in my bucket that have costed me over $30, so it's been working pretty well for me.

Goodluck!

Alex52 · 02-03-2014, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jin

Resale won't happen just cause you want it to. It takes a lot of patience, time, and research. This is especially true if you are starting off with just $30, as there will be less wiggle room.

If you're looking for long term investment/resale, I would look at players who are on playoff teams now and buy a nice single of said player. Come playoff time those cards go up in value, especially if the team/player does well.

What I do is I just scour these boards and Ebay for good prices and work my way up slowly. On ebay, look for poor listing titles and also set automatic bids for auctions that end on bad times. There are only 1 or 2 cards in my bucket that have costed me over $30, so it's been working pretty well for me.

Goodluck!

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it, I am looking for minimal profit between $5-7. What should I do for quicker profit? Not like long term playoff? Is there such a thing?

Alex52 · 02-04-2014, 08:02 PM

Ready to buy! Updated original post, someone help me buy my first lot in hopes of resale/ trade bait!

jjj5278 · 02-04-2014, 08:14 PM

For a quick flip, the best is to scour eBay for poor listings (ending in the middle of the day on a weekday, misspellings, etc). They aren't as prevalent as they once were but you'll find some. Otherwise you can be a prospector (buying RCs cheap and hoping they become a star, not as easy in BB though b/c they come in w/ hype and stuff already). Good luck, I used to do it and then realized I was spending money on cards I didn't need/want and had too much laying around. Now I only spend my money on PC stuff and can always use that stuff to trade if I find something I want more.

itsjustcardboar · 02-04-2014, 08:16 PM

30 is a small amount to start with. the reason why people are going to sell you at a discount is because you are going to save them time from listing it on ebay. so you need to build up an arsenal and then go hunting for deals. jjj5278 has a good idea in scouring ebay... but that takes a lot of patience.

bdrr · 02-04-2014, 08:17 PM

To put it another way: if you want to make money, you need to do the work. People aren't going to just hand you cards they could sell for more themselves.

It's just about knowledge. If you don't have the knowledge of the hobby and the market, you're not going to make anything.

Alex52 · 02-04-2014, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by itsjustcardboar

30 is a small amount to start with. the reason why people are going to sell you at a discount is because you are going to save them time from listing it on ebay. so you need to build up an arsenal and then go hunting for deals. jjj5278 has a good idea in scouring ebay... but that takes a lot of patience.

Thanks I appreciate the extra advice. Patience, will be tough, I hope it's worth it!

dbird3312 · 02-04-2014, 08:19 PM

Pm me if interested in a multistort lot please, thanks

Alex52 · 02-04-2014, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdrr

To put it another way: if you want to make money, you need to do the work. People aren't going to just hand you cards they could sell for more themselves.

It's just about knowledge. If you don't have the knowledge of the hobby and the market, you're not going to make anything.

Okay, so probably I shouldn't copy the threads I see that say I wanna buy resale? Oops. I guess I should've realized that. Thanks!

Pville23 · 02-04-2014, 08:21 PM

Cmb and please let me know.i could use $30paypal Thanks

Alex52 · 02-04-2014, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pville23

Cmb and please let me know.i could use $30paypal Thanks

Didn't see anything thanks though.

Alex52 · 02-05-2014, 08:29 PM

Bump of Snow day.

smacky · 02-05-2014, 09:20 PM

If you want I will make you a lot you will be more then happy with I wanna help out and the note you sent on the first trade was pretty cool,lmk you will be more then happy thanks I will make it all baseball football and hoops

Alex52 · 02-05-2014, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smacky

If you want I will make you a lot you will be more then happy with I wanna help out and the note you sent on the first trade was pretty cool,lmk you will be more then happy thanks I will make it all baseball football and hoops

I'm very interested! Loved our first trade! Could I actually just have football and basketball. Lmk what you put together!

smacky · 02-05-2014, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex52

I'm very interested! Loved our first trade! Could I actually just have football and basketball. Lmk what you put together!

I thought I would make it a surprise for you and yeah I can do them but I was gonna put in bonus stuff for you and the bonus I will just make baseball and trust me you will be able to make your money back + some more lmk thanks

Alex52 · 02-05-2014, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smacky

I thought I would make it a surprise for you and yeah I can do them but I was gonna put in bonus stuff for you and the bonus I will just make baseball and trust me you will be able to make your money back + some more lmk thanks

Deal! PM me PayPal.

02-03-2014, 06:28 PM	#1
Alex52 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New York Posts: 748	Buying, $30 available for a lot. I want to buy Resale I think, because I have no other way of funding my card spending, $30 Paypal, but I don't know what to buy, I have never done resale, and up to this point have only ever bought for PC, any help/offers and advice are welcome. I didn't know what section to put this in because I want to buy but also want advice. Thanks in advance. UPDATE!! I am ready to buy: Looking for a Nice $30 lot someone can sell me! Nice Inserts/Rookies of Stars Nice Autos of Rookies, Stars, Semi Stars Any interesting cards that sell well. No Cards worth less than $7 please. 1-5 Card Lot! __________________ Collecting: 49ers Rookies, Dion Waiters, Curtis Granderson, SYRACUSE ORANGE! Last edited by Alex52; 02-04-2014 at 08:01 PM.

02-03-2014, 07:04 PM	#2
Jin Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: University of Illinois Posts: 4,777 JinsUnited	Resale won't happen just cause you want it to. It takes a lot of patience, time, and research. This is especially true if you are starting off with just $30, as there will be less wiggle room. If you're looking for long term investment/resale, I would look at players who are on playoff teams now and buy a nice single of said player. Come playoff time those cards go up in value, especially if the team/player does well. What I do is I just scour these boards and Ebay for good prices and work my way up slowly. On ebay, look for poor listing titles and also set automatic bids for auctions that end on bad times. There are only 1 or 2 cards in my bucket that have costed me over $30, so it's been working pretty well for me. Goodluck! __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jinscollection/albums - collecting HOF patches and inscriptions -

02-04-2014, 08:02 PM	#4
Alex52 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New York Posts: 748	Ready to buy! Updated original post, someone help me buy my first lot in hopes of resale/ trade bait! __________________ Collecting: 49ers Rookies, Dion Waiters, Curtis Granderson, SYRACUSE ORANGE!

02-04-2014, 08:14 PM	#5
jjj5278 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SE, MN Posts: 1,555 jjj5278	For a quick flip, the best is to scour eBay for poor listings (ending in the middle of the day on a weekday, misspellings, etc). They aren't as prevalent as they once were but you'll find some. Otherwise you can be a prospector (buying RCs cheap and hoping they become a star, not as easy in BB though b/c they come in w/ hype and stuff already). Good luck, I used to do it and then realized I was spending money on cards I didn't need/want and had too much laying around. Now I only spend my money on PC stuff and can always use that stuff to trade if I find something I want more. __________________ Ickey Woods collection: 238/280= 85% (minus 1/1s) 20/82 1/1's= 24.4% ONLY Collecting Ickey Woods and UNC guys in UNC jerseys now.

02-04-2014, 08:16 PM	#6
itsjustcardboar Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New York City Posts: 2,022 itsjustcardboard	30 is a small amount to start with. the reason why people are going to sell you at a discount is because you are going to save them time from listing it on ebay. so you need to build up an arsenal and then go hunting for deals. jjj5278 has a good idea in scouring ebay... but that takes a lot of patience. __________________ Always looking for iconic rookie cards

02-04-2014, 08:17 PM	#7
bdrr Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Washington, DC but Los Angeles at heart. Posts: 13,315	To put it another way: if you want to make money, you need to do the work. People aren't going to just hand you cards they could sell for more themselves. It's just about knowledge. If you don't have the knowledge of the hobby and the market, you're not going to make anything. __________________ ~~I am the Lauri Markkanen hype machine.~~ ~~Haha. Kill me.~~ WHAT NOW, B*****S, LAURI 4EVA

02-04-2014, 08:19 PM	#9
dbird3312 Banned Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,750	Pm me if interested in a multistort lot please, thanks

02-04-2014, 08:21 PM	#11
Pville23 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Independence, MO Posts: 2,212 p-ville16	Cmb and please let me know.i could use $30paypal Thanks __________________ https://www.flickr.com/gp/pville23/4U0EQr

02-05-2014, 08:29 PM	#13
Alex52 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New York Posts: 748	Bump of Snow day. __________________ Collecting: 49ers Rookies, Dion Waiters, Curtis Granderson, SYRACUSE ORANGE!

02-05-2014, 09:20 PM	#14
smacky Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Jackson Michigan Posts: 17,068	If you want I will make you a lot you will be more then happy with I wanna help out and the note you sent on the first trade was pretty cool,lmk you will be more then happy thanks I will make it all baseball football and hoops __________________ WILL TRADE ALWAYS FOR MOVIE CODES I NEED/WANT JUST MESSAGE ME