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[@decades_sports_cards7598]

Thanks for saying what I've known all along. He is a used car salesman on a good day. He speaks to new or inexperienced uneducated so called investors, for his own benefit. These sheep followed him right off the cliff, all sportscardinvestor is interested in is protecting his own investment while taking the sheep's money to fund his investing. I do feel bad for most of the ones that didn't know any better. Great video, I love your honesty about the hobby, your one of the very few.

[@SportsCardShow]

Thank you!

[@Staymad91]

Spot on

[@SiglaVideos]

Amen

[@ChefRonnieBoy]

I’m an old collector at 48 years old. The very first pack I opened was a 1979 Topps baseball pack when I was a little 6 year old. My problem with the hobby today, is all these unnecessary sets flooding the market, as well as all the money revolving around it. Collecting for fun is slowly getting phased out by flippers and crooks making counterfeit cards and slabs. I quit collecting after the junk wax era in combination of the baseball strike in the early 90’s. I’ve barely came back to the hobby some months ago, but I’m really ready to leave it again. I’m also seeing a lot of card value manipulation going on as well (sports card investor). It’s just becoming a huge racket. Add backyard breaks to this drama…

[@scsmith4604]

Same here. I'm 50 and am having the same issues. Not only the unnecessary sets but all of the "parallels" inside of the sets are driving me crazy. Why is a card that is the same as the base card worth more just because it has a different border on it? Like you, I just came back in to help my 8-year-old son. That was a frustration trying to get him a base Topps Baseball set without spending $150 on Jumbo Packs. Just decided to buy the factory set for him and let him buy a pack here or there and encourage him to buy his favorite players. For my collecting, I made the decision to not buy wax at all and just collect autographed cards of players I like which are usually players who are retired or played during the 60s-early 2000s.

[@ChefRonnieBoy]

@@scsmith4604 The base cards are the true rc’s, not the parallels, but those get the most love. If there going to throw parallels in a set, just make them of the base card, imo. Making parallels of insert sets as well, is way too much!

[@PoorMansInvesting]

@@scsmith4604 tons of overvalued garbage....I agree. I'm mostly auto's/relics. More than just cardboard

[@klb1apus]

Exactly over flooding the market this is one of the best comments I’ve seen so far thanks

[@jcb998]

@@ChefRonnieBoy I miss the days when a guy had 1 RC in the '60s or '70s. Even in the '80s, a player had 3 from the major brands. Topps, Donruss, Fleer.

[@stevem9203]

The most important thing fanatics can do for the hobby is weed out the breakers and resellers by selling directly to consumers… there is nothing worse for collectors than having to pay 3x for over printed, million different parallel sets that are guaranteed to be worth less than you bought them for, from these middle men that are somehow able to get an unlimited supply while everyone else has to scavenge for affordable packs.

[@paulzf2283]

Some of these breakers are snakes man.... ripping off so many people!

[@tcsbaseball1]

so basically get rid of all the hobby shops is what you're saying? no one is making you pay 3X anything, you do it on your own. no hobby shops would be bad for the hobby.less retail product is what is needed, not hobby shops going out of business

[@ChefRonnieBoy]

@@paulzf2283 Jabs for example.

[@paulzf2283]

@@ChefRonnieBoy Hitman rips is one

[@mshirar]

I don’t get the desire to weed out resellers. No cards shops. No dealers at shows. I’ve been out of the card game for awhile but when I was selling about every collector was a reseller to some degree.

[@petergriffin4442]

Imagine this. Panini is charging 3X to 10X at their products only to find memorabilia of rookie players bought at Dick' Sporting goods. None of those jersey you see in their cards are related to those rookie players of 2020. Plus, have you seen the quality of their cards recently and demand a product premium, like Nat treasures go for $5,000. That is just pure idiotic to buy. By the way, dude i love your video. You made a lot of sense.

[@benjaminlyng8269]

I don't think most of Geoff's viewers look at his content as serious investing advice. It's an escape for a few minuets at night after a hard day of work, running kids around to practice, getting the family dinner, etc. For many it is just fun to watch interest peak again in a hobby they enjoyed as children. And most people do not believe these prices of modern cards are sustainable in any way.

[@stumpyscards]

You are speaking the most sense I have heard in the industry for a while. What you might see in the coming years if recessions really start to kick in card prices will really plummet everyone will panic and sell. I think over time big established names and Hofs will hold value but it just doesn't make sense modern day players being worth more than hall of fame legends with the amount of sets and numerous variants per set etc. The market is still massively flooded like back in the 90s you just have more short print cards and more high end sets

[@erbe_9378]

Geoff’s goal is too drive his own collection. Period. Exploiting his kids comes second.

[@maylozano6919]

I can’t believe you caught that! His kids helped his KZbin channel grow! And he saw that it helped and boost his views.

[@fijianplaya11]

Totally agreed. He’s a loser for using he’s kids to boost his video ratings

[@maylozano6919]

@@fijianplaya11 yeah that’s a common thing for KZbinrs. Kids exploitation for views. It’s a sad world but pedophiles have their own code their own language their own secret groups where they share pics of kids it’s disgusting

[@isaacmartinez9303]

“Exploiting his kids”… haha!!! I thought I was the only one that felt this way.

[@mayalcaraz9862]

He has more views with his kids than all the other videos. That obviously worked for him and he knew that. More and more videos started coming out with his kids and now it’s more frequent. KZbin has a problems with pedo.philes!!?? They collect and save videos for exploitation with other groups. My wife’s niece pictures were stolen from her KZbin channel and it’s scary

[@brucelee8926]

Jeff from sports cards investors is a multi millionaire with a net worth of at least $30 million. He can afford to buy whatever cards he want and not sweat it if the cards goes underwater. What jeff don't realize is most of his viewers are not millionaire and don't have the money to invest like he does. Most of his subscribers are living paycheck to paycheck

[@imperfectgamer54]

And he doesn't care as long as he's making money off them.

[@Al-ImprovEd2022]

I’m not a big fan of SCI but it must be said he’s given a lot to charity. One mistake he made was one of style. If you’ve watched him from the beginning you discovered when he mentioned some of his big purchases he did it in a way that reminded people he had money. He’s successful and rich and I wouldn’t mind being rich. I can’t fault him for that but he really needed a “stylist” to show him how not to remind others he’s wealthy. He’s a ready made target for the unhappy. Sometimes deserved, sometimes not.

[@wondon2992]

80% of America is now paycheck to paycheck. You have no idea how many of these people on KZbin you guy’s support are extremely out of touch with your reality yet you take advice from them. Something to think about

[@eldnahym]

Cards can be event driven, usually if it’s an overlooked prospect who is in the midst of a breakout. You helped me with that in an old podcast about not buying the hot rookie but identifying 2nd year players that could have a breakout, it’s worked out well!

[@brucesprung6431]

The impact of the pandemic was probably a once in a lifetime event on the hobby which resulted in major increases in card values for a majority of cards. Performance can impact card values both positively and negatively, but not always. It depends on the player, the card, etc.. As you mentioned Giannis winning the MVP and the Championship didn't result in his cards going up. That's because in the previous couple years many of his RC's had already skyrocketed in value anticipating an MVP. On the other hand Shohei Ohtani's rookies, autos skyrocketed in value from his MVP season. In 2019-2020 his card values had dropped from seasons not meeting expectations. So performance doesn't always impact card values the same way.

[@SixerIverson04]

True

[@hawkman_cards]

I am a collector. I enjoy collecting what I like, and never buy cards as an "investment". In fact, some of my favorite cards are practically worthless. I don't buy cards to resell, I may trade with people, but that's about it. If i pick a card up, I intend on keeping it. I don't have anything against these guys and gals who are purely into it to flip cards and make money, but in my opinion, they are not true to the hobby, and The Sports Card Investor is certainly in that category. These guys will eventually go away, and move on to something else, but people like me, the actually hobbyist will remain long after they are gone. Thanks for the vid. New sub here!

[@hawkman_cards]

Oh, and nice swing you got there!

[@decades_sports_cards7598]

That's crazy talk, buying and collecting cards for fun? Not worrying if a card is going to increase in value? I hear if you pay for someone's opinions and advice you can get rich, while these collector's just willy nilly purchase what ever they like, and enjoy those cards no matter what. Crazy talk.

[@marlon82mc]

Yep, the best way to approach the hobby is to _collect_ the players/teams/categories you *like* . Anyone treating it as day trading will not last.

[@decades_sports_cards7598]

@@marlon82mc I'm glad you saw through my sarcasm. I'm really sick about the state of the hobby, with investors, breakers, flippers.

[@SixerIverson04]

Same here I'm a collector but at times, I might trade cards to get a huge card that I want and sometimes I do sell my cards but if I do sell them, I sell them at my local lcs and use that money to put in the bank and or buy a huge expensive card

[@lethbridge79]

Wow, you are spot on man. I’m just discovering your channel and you’re saying what I’ve been thinking for awhile now. It kind of speaks to where we are as a society. Everyone needs to be told what to do! Betas! I don’t hate Sports Card Investors’ content as entertainment, but I’ve always felt he was pumping card advice to the sheep to benefit his own investment interest. Which honestly, I really can’t blame him. He’s clearly an entrepreneur, and saw an opportunity. Great job man. Stay strong brother!

[@trentfox203]

Thank god someone else realizes that this modern market is nothing but B.S. when rookie cards start selling for 1,000$ Dollars plus and they haven’t done anything and hall of famers are sitting at 250-800$ and someone is recommending nothing but modern and not even mentioning vintage I can’t get behind the bullish facade

[@decades_sports_cards7598]

Right on, in early 2020 I stopped buying boxes and started collecting NFL HOFers, I'm 38 players away from having every current game worn or autograph of each, for less than a box of National Treasures or Flawless. I didn't need to pay someone to tell me that paying 3x the price for a hobby box wasn't a good idea.

[@KingKuba1313]

Its been like this for 30 years. No bs just supply and demand.

[@scoreh23]

@@decades_sports_cards7598 sheesh

[@DanielCordone9]

Didn't Geoff pay $1.5m for two Michael Jordan Fleer 86 PSA 10's which are now worth $288k each. Not a good sports card investment that.

[@LasVegasCollectibles]

First time I've been exposed to your content. Love it! Thank you for just shooting it straight.

[@marlon82mc]

The only way I like to "invest" in the hobby is *long-term* . I collected my favorite players from my childhood and don't intend to sell unless I NEED to decades down the road. I like the idea of passing the collection along to my son or daughter who understands and appreciates it.

[@robdemare8250]

I am a long term collector and buying vintage is the way to go for me. Buy/hold and you'll be okay!

[@Eaglesfan220]

Right there with you. Lower pop counts and no risk of injury or poor performance. Ultra Modern is almost a dead end longterm because of over production. We're seeing Junk Wax era 2.0 IMO.

[@scubasteve1236]

Unless the world goes to shit because joe biden is a bum and push over. Cards will be worthless.

[@bolsbolbol368]

I don't really care for cards that are worth thousands but I do like to watch some of the content. Too much stress for a hobby, that's what stocks and other investments are for. I buy cheap cards that make me feel happy, I can grab a cool Kareem, Larry Bird and Ricky Henderson all for 5 or 10 bucks and that's cool for me.

[@dustinsmith8384]

Agree some but disagree some. Currently the last few weeks examples like Burrow, Chase, Josh Allen cards are booming by their performance

[@southerncalicards]

Your comment at 6:50, you are becoming sports card investor. you really dont have a clue what these cards will do in the future. Are you able to tell the future? No! So please don’t do what you’re criticizing. No one knows what will happen with those cards in the future. I appreciate the rest of your video though!

[@isaacmartinez9303]

By far one of the most refreshing and informational videos in a while. Thank you Mr. Guy wearing glasses and cool beanie!

[@mikehamm007]

The card guys including myself have predicted a ton of this stuff. Unfortunately only the top channels get the views.

[@sportscardstallion]

“Are you that much of a beta that you need to be told what to buy?” 😂🤣🤣 I love it!

[@jetman80pops]

My focus is football. Knew the bubble was going to start losing air when Panini announced retail Select was coming. They simply produced way way too much of it. It watered down the market of a very popular set that held value on the high end rookies in the past.

[@kavansingh782]

The thing with sports card collector is he sells buys and trades for cards that 95% of people can’t afford.

[@chrisolivo6591]

Exactly. There is nothing more annoying when KZbinrs obsess over PSA10 sales. The average collector can’t sniff those cards so I wonder what type of person do they think are watching? The rich guy who bought the PSA10 Jordan is so rich he isn’t watching some KZbinr for advice. Lol

[@zachbush7923]

Yeah, that's why I like Chris Sewell's Regular Rollers videos. It highlights cards that the average Joe can actually afford.

[@Budsandsuds75]

He reminds me of when sport cards were being sold on infomercials in the 90's. Same shit to me.

[@tcsbaseball1]

why would someone follow a sports cards blogger who doesn't even actively participate in the market??

[@SportsCardShow]

I’m not actively participating because there’s nothing worth buying. Let the values flush out and be patient.

[@tcsbaseball1]

@@SportsCardShow lazy take. there's plenty worth buying. you just don't want to put in the work

[@ragingpirate5727]

@@tcsbaseball1 yeah, he’s the real beta male

[@zachm.3165]

Love this hobby. Would definitely love to see the market increase a little over the next few months. I will continue to invest and collect for a very long time.

[@sonnyyang5167]

Sports Cards Investor is not a good content creator to reference. As a long time collector, I like his videos to get a pulse on cards that are hot, literally at the moment. The Top 5 is a great weekly video to watch. Everything you’re saying is true, but Sports Cards Investor isn’t the problem. He isn’t one of the content creators with a subscription model, so they can “predict” cards movement. Also keep in that that most predictions are short term.

[@thomasc1753]

His subscription model is for market movers and his videos showing card value trends is to drive people to that mindset and the want to track card values and pay him for that... which you can do via ebay for free, generally speaking.

[@GemRippers]

@@thomasc1753 Market Movers is a HUGE positive product for the hobby. The amount of info you can get on there in seconds is worth every penny for true investors. The convenience factor alone makes it worth it IMO.

[@tamster621]

I think Sports Card Investor is great for the market as he is trying to help out all the new people coming into the market. He is not saying he is a savant, but he is promoting market movers where it tracks a cards sold prices and trends. If you are new to the hobby market movers can be a good tool. We are back to 2019 prices and back to normal until more people enter the hobby in the coming years.

[@imperfectgamer54]

Lol, you joking right?

[@maylozano6919]

Lol it’s not a tool you recommend to someone new to the hobby! How do you pay for advice lol 😂 I’ve been around the hobby and I’ve learned more from instagram than I did from sports card investor. Find friends in the hobby. You don’t see other content creators doing what he’s doing. I hope your lonzo ball collection made you a ton of money 😆😆😆. Do you remember when he overpaid for Michael Jordan that’s not someone who should be charging people for advice

[@tamster621]

@@maylozano6919 ..If Geoff can laugh at his Lonzo Ball mistakes then we all can laugh too. Who has not bought players that have lost most of its value? I have bought cards that lost most if not all of its value like Mike Greenwell, Tom Gordon and Mark Grace back in the days thinking they will be worth some money one day. How many times do you see post in facebook groups what is my card is worth? They can spend what ever is charged and look up a card sold prices with marketmovers and see the history of sold prices. Of course you can use ebay sold prices and also 130 Point, but these tools give you more information. If you are new I think it would be a helpful tool.

[@mayalcaraz9862]

@@tamster621 you sound ridiculous af! You learn more from the actual people within the hobby than paying for advice. Card ladder leads the industry in that aspect do this tool you so galón helpful is ridiculous and ludicrous. The hobby is loaded with people with knowledge who have helped me collect better. Not who to buy but what to buy. Imagine telling someone hey Mac Kobe’s base cards are up right now go buy while it’s hot. Knowing it’s a base and overtime will decrease in value because of the pop count Come on you can’t expect someone who’s trying to collect on his first day to know this stop lying to yourself stop sick riding sports card investor and go to your local trade shows. If you recommend this to anyone your not good for the hobby

[@jackalmcmuffin1010]

HELLOOOOOOO Sports Card Betas!!!!!! Now, que the violin intro music....

[@michaelvonschoech6232]

The problem with modern day cards especially during the pandemic is they way over printed all of them. Don't matter what card really you get. When I was a kid autographs and jersey cards were so rare to get in the 90s early 2000s. Now it's in every pack almost. Safest bet is to find a legend and go long-term. Personally collect Jordan bc he's always a safe bet

[@JSchief216]

I don't view Geoff at Sports Card Investor as someone telling you what to buy. He will tell you what he is buying and why, but he's not telling his viewers what to buy. He is selling data, historical price data, which is actually really good for people who like to make their own decisions.

[@decades_sports_cards7598]

That's a very naive viewpoint. I've watched plenty of his segments and that's not what im hearing from him at all. He's clearly steering his little community for his own benefit.

[@ZiggyNo]

Great insights. We needed more Sports Card Radio over the past 24 months. Good call on Topps/Fanatics. Agree they need to start with fresh ideas and break up the "good old boys"

[@Al-ImprovEd2022]

A lot of speculation about the speculators ! But overall well said and a lot of good points. None of us really know how many people took a bath on cards. Some of us want that to be true.

[@jaybewan5447]

Sports card investor doesn't claim to be a card prophet he just shows you the hottest moving cards...the industry has become too many parallel colours and expensive hobby boxes which just alienates people I hope Fanatics can correct this

[@DavidslvPT]

I don’t collect sports cards but I’ve been following along lately. Around 4:30 you speak of Michael Jordan prices rising, had nothing to do with events, I do truly believe it has to do with Netflix documentary “The Last Dance”. I don’t really know what does drive or not drive prices in this hobby, but has been quite entertaining to follow, specially when the scene of sports cards is not widely available here in Europe.

[@manuelramos3588]

I've loved the hobby ever since my Mother introduced me to my 1st Topps pack back in 1983 & like most collectors, I've fallen in & out of it over the years but have never left entirely. The products that I feel are killing the hobby are these products that come in these ridiculous cases worth Thousands with cards not worth the paper its printed on. I have a pretty good collection but I don't profess to have these cards people are trading hundreds of thousands for & thats ok. I collect certain players & teams & I'm happy doing that. As far as Sports card investor,, I can see his catch with many but those people are not truly collectors & don't care about the true health of the hobby, just the money & will eventually leave it all together, its bound to happen, just my opinion. Wonderful vid & thanks for your input & honesty 👍.

[@alexmathewmendoza]

For me the biggest sign was that Geoff always said, "join me in my journey to PROFIT from the hobby we all love."

[@cromulentdata]

Stopped watching Jeff after he tried to hype that Metazoo garbage with Aoki. Anything graded is apparently an "investment" on that channel.

[@jeffstrand9106]

I'm sorry but You don't sound like you have been collecting cards long and have gotten burned. i have been collecting for 30 years. 1st- there are cards that have been produced the last couple years that will be very valuable. National Treasures, Flawless, Immaculate and Impeccable, contenders. Unfortunately the podcasts don't talk about these sets because of the rarity and expense but they are far superior to Select and Prizm if you are looking at it as an investment. buy these. Not Retail sets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@entropysmith6965]

I just imagine a group playing behind him, getting pissed and wondering why he keeps stopping to talk to his phone😂

[@Beck-Stein]

I was a wax card collector as a kid. Cards now are crazy. Not worth it. I always stick with vintage.

[@josephcirillo5292]

I would love to see a lot less parallels then what are put out today. The number of cards that are put out for one player today is ridiculous. Take a lesson from the old time collector. Release a set in series. The longer a season goes on the less we collect. Bring back those high number cars that are released at the end of a season. That would be fun.

[@insertcity2508]

7 days later, Topps is acquired by Fanatics lol. Solid call 👌

[@dennywoodard4634]

How do you feel about the panini Redemption cards and how they take there time sending them out most ppl got to wait over a year for there redemptions and dont thank that's right bc back afew years ago you got them under 6m now it takes them over a year to send them out if your lucky so how do you feel about panini and how they do there redemptions and how long it takes them to send them out

[@Card_Threapy]

If Topps auto are fake then panini & upper deck my be doing the same ?

[@CoreyInCreamCity]

Why are we still pronouncing Giannis' name wrong? That's my only gripe of this entire video.

[@SportsCardShow]

You're more than welcome to learn how to pronounce basketball players names correctly for $0/hr.

[@CoreyInCreamCity]

@@SportsCardShow Just can't believe people still screw it up. (Cough Gary Vee Cough). Guy won 2 MVPs and a Finals MVP. Lock for the HOF. Shouldn't be that hard to get his name right with his popularity. Especially when you're putting out content about him.

[@SportsCardShow]

I'm sure Giannis - who sitting on a couple of hundred million doesn't care - and here you are clocking in and caring for $0.00 - dude, get your priorities in order.

[@CoreyInCreamCity]

@@SportsCardShow all commenters are making $0. What's your point? I agreed with the rest of your content. Take the constructive criticism and let's move on.

[@scarpfish]

"I think in 2022, one of these companies will tap out." Well, that was quick.

[@toddsupreme]

Card prices go up and down based almost solely on hype. Why do we buy Prizm? Hype. Why are Ja cards below Zions when Ja actually is producing on the court? Hype for Zion. It's been that way for decades and its not changing

[@ExamineBaseball]

Great point about economies of scale. Topps, Panini, etc will not survive without the MLB, NBA, NFL licenses because it allows them to "carry" the other niche leagues.

[@studiocollector1061]

I look at sports card investor content purely as an entertainment. Kind of like the First Take on ESPN. Their market mover tool is simply a tool, nothing more. No one should look at their content as an investment advice.

[@TimberManiac8791]

best advice is buy what you like , buy what interests you. the card collecting has literally gone to shit because it has become all about the money . collected card values go up therefore card companies increase prices for cards bought then card grading companies increase prices to grade . it has become all about the greed and no longer the fun and excitement of collecting. sorry to say it but flippers and investors are destroying it and then grading companies are pounding it further into the ground. everyone should be able to collect cards especially kids and everyone should be able to pay to have their cards graded at a reasonable price. how is a kid suppose to afford to buy new cards in store at the prices they are ? how can a 15-17 year old kid afford to pay $100 a card to have them graded ? they cant bottom line . i have been collecting for years and im to the point i wish the card market would hit rock bottom so these flippers and greedy ass investors would get the hell out of the hobby and it goes back to the way it should be.

[@germanrottweiler2811]

Great and thanks 😊

[@benjaminlyng8269]

The most important point made in this video - and the most important point I've seen in many sports card KZbin videos: the prices of these things are not necessarily "event driven."

[@royb.1441]

Fellow golfer here - you got a decent swing there! Nice.

[@shakascloset1700]

I'm a collector, I buy my PC player's card's in hopes of having every card and parallel. I don't care about making money that's what my job is for and my side job.

[@shakascloset1700]

@@BringingTheHeat-VBC I'm a player collector, I know the cards will be worth nothing in the future. May I ask what you collect? And belittle your collection.

[@rickyhousewright5588]

@@BringingTheHeat-VBC It's called a Hobby for a reason, A lot of us collect for fun, I could care less what my cards are worth because I have no plans to sell them , And I collect the players I grew up watching, not the guys from 40 years before I was born. So you can have Mickey Mantle & Ted Williams, Babe Ruth & Jackie Robinson, Get them graded and lock them in your safe and hope you live long enough to be the one to sell them for a profit someday, But me - I'd rather have Joe Montana, Bo Jackson & Don Mattingly rookies because those cards remind me of my childhood and that makes collecting them fun for me - I don't worry about silly grades & current values, I just enjoy collecting. I get my money from my job, I don't need to get it from my cards....Also people that have to crap on others to feel like big shots are usually really miserable people, so maybe you need a new hobby that will make you happy, cards don't seem to be doing the trick for ya :)

[@rickyhousewright5588]

@@BringingTheHeat-VBC Then don't collect Mattingly, but your opinion of him doesn't change mine at all - just like me reminding you that Mickey Mantle was an uneducated drunk won't change your opinion of him. You collect what makes you happy, and I'll do the same...As for leaving my heirs something valuable, I don't want my kids waiting for me to die so they can get my stuff, I want my kids to work for a living and earn their own way in life, not live off of what I did, so they'll get dad's collection and they can throw it in a trash can, sell it for $20 at a yard sale or they can do what I hope they do, put it away and save it because it meant something to their dad and that makes it mean something to them. So you collect "history makers" & and I'll collect players that were fun to watch - and we won't ever have to worry about getting in each others way on auction sites

[@shakascloset1700]

@@rickyhousewright5588 I was coming back to see what that joker Mike Petty had to say what he collects. After leaving me rude comment on my way of collecting modern cards. I see you scared him away enough to delete his insensitive comments. Thanks.👍

[@rickyhousewright5588]

@@shakascloset1700 Happy to do it :) ...We all collect what we enjoy and that's the point of the hobby, I collect cards from the 80's that I had as a kid, they aren't valuable at all but they bring back a lot of good memories so I enjoy it - There's no right or wrong way to collect. But I always hate it when I see those blow hards talking others down like their collection is so amazing and yours sucks...The odds are ole Mike doesn't have any of the stuff he claimed to have, and isn't the big shot business owner living in a multi million dollar home that he claimed either - if he was all that he wouldn't be spending his time on youtube attacking strangers :)

[@GametimeSportscardsBreaks]

Great insight! Will definitely be interesting to see how the coming 1-2 years play out with all of the forthcoming changes.

[@brushben22]

Card prices absolutely raise by performance but the performance needs to be more consistent and continual. Look at Burrow etc. The Yannis cards you speak of already maxed out due to great PERFORMANCE before his Championship which was expected to be won by most collectors. If performance does not influence price then why is my Kevin White RC not nearly as valuable as my Jaamar Chase RC? It’s performance based but you need a somewhat consistent performance as people are not dumb enough to by or invest into a player who simply did one good thing a couple times. From the Beckham catch to Herbert’s Rookie year, performance is the base of value and it alters by the overall market interest at that time.

[@509boxbreaks4]

You make some interesting points and I agree with most of them. One area I partially disagree is that a players in game performance does not affect their card value. Now if a player has already hit their “ceiling” in terms of value than an MVP season or Championship might not increase their value. But if a player was under performing or undervalued, plays for the right market, has some swag and starts to perform well in games his value will go up. I think the reason card prices dropping is mostly because they were just over produced. I am a hockey collector and the value of cards have not dropped and in fact went up in most cases. If a player has a good week, sometimes just a good game his value will increase 15 to 20% in no time. The supply is limited and the demand is there for top performers. The three major sports just got over inflated and have came back to earth. I agree with you they won’t recover to their highest price points. I think collectors and investors just have to make smart purchases and think outside the box. There are always no brainer buys out there with huge upside. Don’t buy when everyone else is buying and sell when the market is over paying and you will be just fine.

[@jcb998]

I never understood what made a card go up or down - it's usually hype. There is nothing except the artistic value that should make them have any real value. I remember when Fransico Cabrera won the NLCS his Rookie Cards were $5 the next day at my local card shop.

[@barrettwilson3459]

Tracy leaving Panini has been in motion for well over a year. He began seeding boxes to himself and his new ‘company’ well over a year ago knowing it was coming.

[@jeffstrand9106]

Also -cards are definitely event driven- especially Rookies. Giannis has already won multiple MVP's and is a superstar. His cards were already really high and that was his first championship. I have bought and sold cards for years on having one big game as a rookie. Especially a lower drafted rookie.

[@southerncalicards]

By the way you were right about topps being acquired. i hope they also acquire Upper Deck! I feel at this point panini is doomed!

[@ski9673]

How do you explain Trae Young in the playoffs last year. How do you explain Jordan Poole during this season. This is not true for all players but there are some tied to what there doing on the court

[@Nogame7_Cards]

I’ll give you a reason to stay in. Because the cards are out of the attic now! Market slows down. People put stuff away. Gets hard to find cards. In 10 years the iconic cards start to get hot again and they will all be hidden away. Now is the time to find cards for your 25-50 year stash!

[@seanguzy9601]

Nah man, your cards won't be like Babe Ruth. When a raw rookie is 1,000,000. Unless 100 people own ALL Tatis Jr rookie, or Ohtani, way to many people have them and way to many mint! Just won't be as valuable.

[@jryam2020]

That’s it, a true collector doesn’t have to listen to some clown w chart’s and graph’s, buy who you want when you want.

[@armenassaturian5850]

My opinion on fanatics is that they'll do the breaking themselves and have retail stores and go directly from producer to retailer why let anyone eat off your plate

[@winstonw2020]

Thanks for your content, I've listened to your stuff over the years. The issue I have with SCI, is he is only in it to make a buck, I don't think he actually cares about the cards himself. I think when he can't sell software anymore and his channel declines he will be out of the hobby. Thanks again for your great work. Hope everyone has a great new year.

[@livinwithlt]

This statement is 💯 accurate. Unfortunately, SCI is protected by all the big card names since he helps generate money for all of them. So us guys at the bottom have to be careful on what we say around him. Otherwise, he will threaten to sue you 🤡

[@SixerIverson04]

Even Vegas Dave. Vegas Dave is full of baloney because once he sold that Trout prospect oncard autograph that is 1/1, a Mickey Mantle 1952 PSA 10 broke that record of his and he be hating.

[@Optable]

@@livinwithlt Why do you say this is accurate? Because he worked his way up to afford the cards every single one of us dreams of having? He is a diehard hands down. Just because he also makes money on big cards to support his hobby? Christ lighten up. He has spread a ton of good for this hobby

[@livinwithlt]

@@Optable Your nose is brown already. Just go comment on his channel. 🤡

[@jjp1023]

It's refreshing seeing someone telling the hard truths. Just found your channel recently, really enjoying your content.

[@SportsCardShow]

Thank you Jeff!!

[@JoseBeltran-qc9jp]

Sport card investor never said to buy a card or sell a card he showing what he does and how he goes about it and he does a good job

[@acesontilt77]

Its fun watching and listening to you mis-pronounce every other basketball player out there. Also ACCURATE "ACK-CURE-AT" lol.

[@rickyhousewright5588]

Hopefully Fanatics cards don't fall apart like their jerseys do

[@duewhit310]

Rare steak is much much preferable to rare cardboard. But if you must dine on rare cardboard, garnish it with mustard & relish.

[@Sweeney-Kubach]

Geoff Wilson is one the biggest Grifter in the Hobby and I called him out a year ago, and posted videos about him being a propagandist and a actor.

[@HeavyMetalOne64]

Looking at their “predictions” versus the way the market reacts to them...almost looks kinda like market manipulation. Guys like him go hot on a player, that players cards rise for a brief time, but it always corrects. It’s just annoying seeing guys like that pop up.

[@scarpfish]

If somebody needs to be told what trading cards to buy, my first question for them would be "why are you here?". Calling such people "in the hobby" is stretching it, because a true hobbyist would do their own legwork in researching things. A lot of people who've gotten back into cards after Gary Vee opened his mouth and all these card "investor" channels on YT started popping up are just carpetbaggers. They go from one interest to another, pissing away tons of money, trying to get some sort of high or make a quick buck, but never bother to even try to gain any knowledge of the learning curve. They follow the herd and buy at the top of the market. The moment the news, or some influencer tells them the next fad thing (NFT's anyone?), they're gone, leaving behind a basement full of relics from their previous failed endeavor, only to go get FOMO'd and FUD'ed out of their money again. These people aren't hobbyists, or even investors. They're marks. Hopefully, some of you reading got some of their cash when they stopped through.

[@whitebathroomguy]

Only invest in Tom Brady !!

[@pauld8790]

I bought a lot of tom Brady in 2018 and josh Allen. Dirt cheap. Sold half my josh but keeping the tom Brady long term.

[@fan4life345]

And Barry Sanders and Walter Payton and MJ! $$$$!!!

[@Card_Threapy]

I’ll be glad when all the flipping is dead and the hobby back to normal 2024

[@sammolter9448]

I believe the market was unregulated and manipulated, and im out now... I had no experience except from when i was a kid but i always remember how good players were in 90s and who stayed relevant in hobby nobody..Football cards are a failure too.

[@joex222]

Collecting NBA basketball cards is confusing as fuck. It took me a few days to figure out the wild prices and why they are priced that way. Its ridiculous how many different rookie cards one modern player has.

[@basicallylee7133]

Hey! I've listened to your podcast for ten years, love the content there and here. You talked about Stockton, CA quite a bit on the podcast and how rough it was. Don't know if you're familiar with Nick Johnson, but he does location videos and did a drive through tour of Stockton. Nothing that you don't already know but thought I'd recommend if you're interested. Keep up the great work and continuing to not let the card fondlers get you down!

[@SportsCardShow]

Thanks! I’ll check him out, appreciate it!

[@basicallylee7133]

@@SportsCardShow No problem! You recommended Wax Museum Podcast to me which I love so figured I'd return the favor :)

[@bowmanbrent419]

New subscriber here. I focus on baseball mostly but it's crazy that I stumbled on this video on the same day I got my Tiger Woods rookie card in the mail.

[@tracycampbell9629]

I started collecting sports cards in the year of 1990 i have those same cards and some of them are vintage cards.

[@HobbyChamps]

Great video. I like it when you're focused on The Hobby instead of markets we in The Hobby don't care about and trolling.

[@CS-kk3hx]

Terrific video and commentary! Love the golf course backdrop

[@SportsCardShow]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Guacamole44479]

Of course on-field performance is important (see Ja Morant), or any emergent star for that matter. That said, his grandeur message is true - market interest, card diversity (e.g., too many sets, etc.) plays a bigger role.

[@scoreh23]

Yeah they were correct about ja (so far)

[@adamkelly5520]

Agreed with a lot of what you said but to say on the field or on the court performance has very little to do with values? Winning a championship and performing big in a championship series or super bowl or World Series will typically shoot values up quite a bit. At least if my memory serves me correctly. It’s not like guys that are average are increasing in value. Big stats and winning equals value

[@SportsCardShow]

How are those Houston Astro cards selling? Lots more to think about than just performance.....

[@DrJay-wi8ye]

SCI is an absolute dweeb. Keep buying vintage. Stay away from this new garbage Panini is pumping out.

[@livinwithlt]

Amen 🤙🏽

[@daniellindauer2040]

I only flip cards just so I can buy cards I really enjoy and dreamed of having.

[@michaelkoffski7407]

I was one of those “which cards should I grade?” posters when I got back into the hobby a year ago. But I just sent in my second submission and I’m just grading what I like and want. Would you grade a Donruss Choice Brandon Ingram Black Gold 8/8? I dunno. But I love Brandon Ingram, so I did. 😆

[@kevinjones9685]

They're the Paul Krugman's of sports cards.

[@chrisolivo6591]

So true! I remember Krugman said the stock market would tank the day Trump was elected. If we all listened to that dope, we would have missed a 5 year bull market.

[@kenrogers1948]

@@chrisolivo6591 Krugman speculated that that COULD happen but I don't remember him predicting that. In fact, he's smart enough not to make predictions on things like that. But hey, I could be wrong. Show us a link to said prediction. Thanks.

[@paulzf2283]

Good call on fanatics buying Topps! They gotta stop the breakers man. Those guys rip people off bad.

[@davidthompson62]

You hit it right on the head; there is some entertainment value to this guys website, but the minute he starts making recommendations (with cronies on the side pumping his predictions with “research”) or try’s to get you to go to his website where you have to pay for his “5 star picks (like sport gambler spread predictors) you know your being shoveled the bullshit. Remember this; most cards in the hobby end up commons. Predicting rookies is impossible except for the Brady’s, Gretzky’s, Ryan’s ect. In other words, you know as much as he does…he just does it shinier!!

[@jams1953]

Love the Transparency! 👊🏼💪🏼🙏🏼

[@nathanhill4810]

It is simply a market manipulation hence the name, "market movers". Beckett is dead as a price reference and "comps" rule the day--so if you can manipulate the comps on a large scale, you tilt the odds in your favor--this is Sports Card Investor in a nutshell.

[@Rgnotown]

The card market went up because of Covid. All these people that were not into the hobby are at home doing nothing on their phone investing into cards now. This is why the hobby went up. People with tons of money starting driving all these prices through the roof. Now that people are out doing things again is the reason why the market has corrected itself. If you bought cards during that time you over paid.

[@Nonsportshowcase]

He’s an opportunistic snake oil salesman. If it wasn’t cards, it’d be stamps, shoes, crypto, whatever.

[@pelehound]

Good vid. Arrived here after searching for "sell Zion cards now". Unfathomable how many people/kids are going to lose just a bit of money on Zion rookies. 2. Where are you? Anywhere near Santa Rosa.

[@rockinyouallnight]

Great vid! In my opinion, your take on these matters is pretty spot-on. Keep up the good work!

[@831zapata]

I have been collecting since I was young just got back into it my self i only do it just for me not no one else or price i rather have cards i can look at and enjoy with my kids while I have a drink 🙂🙂 keep collecting and keep it fun my fellow collectors

[@EzekielMitchell98]

That’s why I love packer card 87 and Packman are my fav