Modern Basketball Card Investing 101 (2022) SCIU EP#7

In this episode of Sports Card Investor University, Geoff talks about modern basketball card investing. Track card prices & your collection with Market Movers►: bit.ly/marketmoversapp
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[@toraso842]

Sold all My Zion graded cards and bought some JA and Derozan

[@Slide4Diddy]

The key is to invest in player A then pump him on your KZbin channel as you’re simultaneously selling his cards off

[@bolsbolbol368]

Yup. Still I watch lol

[@lucaswestcott6182]

Yep

[@markholmes6523]

Agreed. But smart on him. I wish I could do the same. I heard on another channel about him having a bunch of a certain player and then Geoff pumped up the guy. And then his value jumped up.

[@danshuntingforcollectibles5681]

I got sick of seeing zion cards.

[@SportsCardInvestor]

I’ve never once done that, though. Never have, never will.

[@albertsoave1126]

Thank you for the help you’re giving to new collectors/investors. There is a lot of product out there that is not easily navigated. I appreciate what you do.

[@mills1540]

Going through all my old cards. Finding out I have tons of gems. Getting back into it

[@justingutube]

are u gonna gamble with sending to PSA?

[@aromajoeslol2938]

Thanks for the great info, collected heavy as a kid, sold most of my collection during bards times and now 10 years later trying to get re-educated. Your apps are awesome for the business person and collector. Thanks for you dedication to educating the community. Your videos and super helpful! Glenn

[@ironclad3004]

Thank you for the help man! Love watching your channel and how you help us when we are just starting out❤️❤️

[@vah_jelly3xvvg851]

You guys doing awesome job and help ppl a lot like me who we just start to be sports card investors 👍🏻

[@idonttext9783]

Games like nba 2k teaches people about older players that you didnt know about also. That has been popular for years now.

[@zethmox]

Dude! This video is amazing. Honestly, the hobby is extremely confusing to brand new hobbists with the crazy amount of sets that come out every year. I can easily see this disuade people from even beginning but guys like you are a godsend for great information!

[@405adam]

This is an older video before the Nikola Jokic show. Definitely a modern player to invest into. He’s putting up numbers the game has never seen before. With longevity he could easily become the greatest center of all time. It’s just crazy to see someone put up 34 points 21 rebounds and 14 assists in the conference finals

[@kevinmark2146]

I hope you make one like this for every sport; including soccer!! Thanks for the content 🙏

[@vinf.9233]

this is why i have notified this channel everyday, it is informative in hobby

[@playmaker88x51]

Need a video on the Fake Pokémon Sealed case Certified by Baseball Card Exchange

[@scsmith4604]

Really liked the content today. Of all the sports I follow Basketball the least but love the game as an investment. Having little knowledge of the players makes it harder to make informed decisions but this was really helpful.

[@Loystefeller]

Timely as usual, just entering the realm. Thanks as always!

[@godofsounds]

Great presentation that helps and encourages new entrants to the hobby.

[@Blasterbreakguy]

Ignore haters Geoff. They are just jealous of your fame and success. Most of us love your content and sincerity and that’s why you have over 100k subscribers and counting

[@muffindudeswag]

Way to many companies, way to many sets, way to many varieties. I’m out lol . There’s like 50 different type of rookie cards

[@mickcornett2279]

This was really good. Thanks Jeff.

[@jasoncox478]

I found this episode extremely helpful and informative. Thanks!

[@emiljoseph6878]

I can watch this once a month as a refresher. 👍👍👍

[@brandonrojas2832]

Learned a lot from you man very informational I will deff subscribe 💯💪🙌

[@supremeleadergeorge1277]

I really liked this video. Geoff giving back to the little man here. 👍

[@cheapcardcollector]

Good episode! Good run down and worth refreshing

[@republicofcasuals]

I finally pulled my first gold card only about a week ago. It was a 2020-21 Donruss Optic T-Minus Gold Prizm James Harden 6/10. Not the greatest but golds gold 😁

[@Xx1PWNY1xX]

My first gold was also an optic insert james harden! Nice

[@seankelly9245]

Congrats! ARe you looking to sell it?

[@prepping62]

Ok

[@prepping62]

Ll

[@prepping62]

@@seankelly9245 pop

[@Luca_consilvio]

love the vids and thanks for the advice

[@josephreddick1503]

Both sets are absolutely sick

[@Dripyboyzz]

Thanks for this video. Super helpful.

[@thaskelmcoop]

Good vid Geoff

[@toddmusic]

Great info. Appreciated.

[@jaysportse675]

I have Mosiac Scottie Barnes Auto /25 psa 10 pop1/1 . I’m keeping this card for while

[@mars56100]

Love the app!

[@pokert9401]

Thank you for all the info. Im starting to get into basketball collecting. I subscribed to your channel. Can you buy the National Treasure box at the retail store like Target or Walmart, or they will only sell them at my local card shop?

[@Vurtizfunny]

First again I love you see you at the Houston card show

[@v6ll5000]

Great video, keep up the good work! While there is a lot of talks about the supply of the current superstars, why no one has talked about the fact that Jordan NBA cards have not been produced since 2009-10 and also no Kobe cards since 2019-20, and how it can lead to lower supply than demand for these players if nothing changes. Would be interesting to hear your take on it, could be even a separate episode topic?

[@jgoat1562]

You should have an sci university on how to sell your cards

[@NYC-SA]

Thanx Geoff. Great info as usual. Do you have any concerns about what Fanatics [aka Topps aka (future) Panini] will do with Luber's talks on supply/demand with respect to the price of product? What I'm alluding to? Will buying most popular products become a "rich kid's" endeavor? We already have 100 buck packs and more. Where does it end? I have some concerns.

[@pjfreak99]

I like Net Marvels (Donruss) - very cool insert that's not too expensive

[@mikeyyy4111]

i wish there was someone like you for hockey card collecting lol

[@pensacolapackbuster4514]

You guys are a great guide for information when it comes to sports card investing especially for younger collectors like myself keep up the great work ❤️

[@Daquaniskewl]

Ur pfp is hideous

[@pensacolapackbuster4514]

@@Daquaniskewl 😂okay? I would say something about yours but it’s literally the generic T when you don’t know how to change it or you’re too embarrassed to change it

[@relicman]

I really miss Topps and Topps Finest. The 90's Topps Finest are my favorites.

[@lucycosentino23]

You’re awesome thank you

[@shawngeorge6513]

Personally I like the 2020-21 Donruss Optic T-Minus Prizm. May be a little bias since I pulled a neon green #/149 lebron James one.

[@OutsideDuhBox]

Should be noted that more sticker autos and more memorabilia not directly linked to players are being seen more because of COVID. Typical sets that were on card before are sticker this year. And I say as long as the card is still low numbered AND auto(sticker or not) it is still rarer than a parallel that is just printed. Mems are handled by hand. Has its own appeal.

[@michelvermeulen61]

My favorite player is Joel Embiid, I think he is totaly amazing... Do you think he can be the new Shaq or Jordan the way he performed right now ?

[@twisterduck1944]

Market is still really good right now. Anyone who thinks it’s crashed is only comparing it to last year and 2020. It simply has corrected itself. Base cards are going for normal levels now lol.

[@bmac85north]

I sold two separate jokic Rc's both donruss base Rc's for 40 and 50 bucks I didn't think they would sell that quick or for that much but they did!!

[@twisterduck1944]

@@bmac85north Nice, I think some base RC will still hold value for MVP level players but isn’t at crazy levels for unproven rookies.

[@twisterduck1944]

@@ozsportscardcollector4720 that doesn’t mean the market crashed for actual investors. Anyone who actually bought during that stupid high was going to lose. But saying things like cards are dead and the market is over is ridiculous. Can’t help some people couldn’t use better wisdom when making investments. It isn’t anyones fault but theirs. Market is still good.

[@ChicoSlicc]

Prizm isn’t equivalent to Topps Chrome. That would be optic since there’s a paper version and Donruss was always a cheap large set to build, like Topps.

[@AJ-eh4cj]

i learn a lot thanks...

[@luiscoronado8194]

Nothing better than 1990s inserts ICONIC cards

[@joshcollins3779]

Geoff do you think we’ll ever see any new Jordan printed cards

[@SlapHappy-ev3qd]

Please do this for football! I loved this video, but am more of a football guy. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Ill_trigger_you_lol]

I used to collect basketball cards in the 90s and it was easier because we just had a Beckett that would show you the value of the card. I want to get back into the card collecting hobby but it seems much more confusing now

[@oliverhirschheimer8837]

Question for you. I’m just a teenager and don’t have a way to make enough money to invest in anything but base of good sets or decent parallels from bad sets. How can I make smart investments on a super small budget?

[@sandl0t4life]

Don’t buy packs, it’s a lot more fun but save up for individual players you want to collect. If you’re doing it to sell for profit then look for players that are undervalued.

[@zebraallday8332]

Repeat do Not buy packs.

[@warriors4life399]

There's a tip invest in hall of fame cards value never loses rlly prices are stable.Once you get enough money u can start playing it risky and buying rookies and hoping there worth a lot in the long run

[@kevinhayes7967]

I concur don't buy packs! I would buy some vintage cards to you of some hall of farmers from inserts set you like. Good luck on your journey!

[@montana01]

Do some research, and figure out what brands/players you like. Try and get a large volume lot of rookies/inserts where the seller doesn’t have time to sell individually. Break down the cards from the lot and sell/trade them. Many long time collectors have more cards than space.

[@justingutube]

PSA is such a humble, but it seems you have to do it...thoughts? What about Becket, Gma, or Ccg? Also, should I just buy PSA 10 from ebay?

[@Gatesmasher01]

Thanks I have a lot to go through

[@yothomasbarnes]

My son and I have started collecting, so we’ve been getting Donruss normal cards, they are cheap enough to start out, but should we be looking at going into Prizm? Seems like collecting the Donruss paper isn’t mentioned a lot here.

[@officialghetty]

Is the card market going to bounce back or is it going to stay down where it’s at now ?

[@hectorvargas478]

I think investing in tyler herro and rj barrett it's good right now it's low and maybe go up later 😅 aha

[@josephreddick1503]

gold standard are some really nice cards

[@gamingprodigy8647]

Could you give me some tips on how to start trading up with sports cards?

[@deadface4979]

Hey I found a whole collection of randoms from donruss diamond kings too fleer upperdeck even kmart superstars , mostly years from 85 - 96 , would a ton Harper clipper or Hakeem w the Goggles , should I just hold on to them , even about 4 Nolan ryans

[@danielazevedo4396]

do you have any suggestions on where to get new cards as a begginer in europe?

[@aerokingfrancisco4112]

Nice one..for Newbie like me

[@supremeleadergeorge1277]

Do a video like this for baseball 😁⚾

[@kly1994]

This dude is never gonna forgive panini for making select retail. He probably influenced fanatics to buy topps instead of panini just to stick it to them. 😂

[@SportsCardInvestor]

🤔🤔😂😂

[@kly1994]

@@SportsCardInvestor I enjoy the content. Honestly do.

[@buzzerbeater9522]

You guys realy don't know about our growing Hobby community in Europe or mainly in Germany and it's getting bigger and bigger every day. We have some great collectors. Also in Austria and other European countrys. You should pay more attention to our European community. 😉

[@Al-ImprovEd2022]

Mainly buying soccer/futbol? That would be interesting if they’re buying the other sports. I have some vintage Italian soccer, serie A, 1976.

[@buzzerbeater9522]

@@Al-ImprovEd2022 No, mainly collecting basketball. And other sports as well. Soccer, football, Ice Hockey Would say we have the biggest Kobe collectors in Europe. One in Germany and the other one in Switzerland. And some others. The hobby is unbelievable growing right now.

[@jasoncrosswell9979]

Do you have a baseball video like this?

[@gemstonephilippines6596]

What about the card about lebron when he became the all time scoring leader? Are they worthbinvestment?

[@chuckhiggins7666]

When does Topps take over the basketball sets?

[@javierflores5336]

Hi everyone! I have a Michael Jordan Topps card from 1990, and it have a Born Date's mistake... Does this increase the price? What could be the price?

[@MrKingah]

Been a fan over 10 years myself..ppl have no idea

[@wlyjaydes]

What do you do with base cards? Or cards you don’t want?

[@user-vf3hx8uh9d]

So Mj card from the wizards should be worth a pretty penny? Or is that too much of a nitche

[@kevinhayes7967]

I love national treasures with event worn jersey and patch rookie cards and the sticker auto of veterans, make me cherish them like the high end product they arent... My vote goes out to flawless as the premium set even opulence seems more like a premium product compared to NT.

[@josephreddick1503]

Very true

[@bubbamoon9387]

I’m kinda new to the game I need some good advice on what hobby boxes or cards to chase !

[@youngjaden9740]

prizm, optic and select

[@dadude6619]

And possibly mosaic, I don’t buy anything other then those

[@TOPGLOBALFY]

i wonder is there any way to find the first card of player with their new jersey??? im having trouble looking one for Brandon Ingram help anyone pls???

[@abrunet90]

Would gold prizm only be in hobby box, or could you also get them in retail box?

[@chasemurray3719]

I just pulled a gold Trae young out of select retail was numbered 6/10 I had no idea true gold could be found in retail ! Was so suprised it graded 9.5 sgc :)

[@GiveHimGlory89]

I understand supply and demand and the economics aspect of basketball cards. We just don't know in 20 years if a 500 dollar card now will be worth more or less in the future. Would you say its a good investment overall or mainly a hobby? I'm trying it as both.

[@dadude6619]

I think you’d have a better chance of a gain. If it’s a lower numbered or sought after parallel. Being a good product like prizm and optic would probably help

[@GiveHimGlory89]

@@dadude6619 I agree also rookies

[@dadude6619]

@@GiveHimGlory89 Yeah that's pretty much all Id buy tbh

[@robinrahmani4705]

Did you guys notice recent sales of the 86 Jorden Fleer rookie card selling for ridiculously low prices?? PSA 8 and a 9 selling for below $2500? What’s that all about??

[@20blockrecords54]

Bad condition or fake

[@paulwizal23d89]

Would Ja Morant be a good investment player right now?

[@lisamcgee8535]

Where is the cheapest place to buy panini national treasure cards ?

[@milktruck9345]

I have a football card from 1996 that is in black and white of junior seau. And one that is in color everything else is the same except the color.

[@josephreddick1503]

Black Noir

[@rayspillers5024]

Collect all 1990s inserts

[@jonathanbogush0580]

Collect who you love and try to pursue rare #'d parrallels, inserts, and autos. Just get ready to spend. Lol.

[@warriors4life399]

Its either hobby or investment i chose both

[@talkoftheyoc]

Im just not a fan of Panini. I’m sticking with Topps, Bowman and Fleer basketball. Good time to collect until Topps comes back. Topps = Nike. Give it time.

[@CamoBigfoot]

What really needs to be done in the sports cards world is the ban of reprint cards! That would stop fake Jordan’s etc., from being sold. If it wasn’t for the stupid reprints, you know you’d be buying a legit card, no grading slab needed! I wonder who was the “genius” that came up with the reprint idea.

[@mjwilson88]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Caryelfilio4614]

Great video!!! I’m new to investing, I’m still having trouble understanding the difference between retail and hobby boxes? And where to to get hobby boxes if you could answer, thank you!

[@dadude6619]

Retail is sold at retail stores (Walmart target etc). Hobby is typically sold online or card shops, they’re way more expensive but have exclusive pulls and have better chances at better pulls.

[@johnpowell5538]

Well I already lost my arse on Donovan Mitchell and now it will be Mac Jones. Done with the speculating and going back to vintage

[@kenyajim]

You basically have to be rich now a days to collect any cards. Priced kids without rich parents out.

[@benjaminlyng8269]

So Prizm produces 20 brands of basketball cards with countless derivatives of nonsensical "rare" cards. That means none of them are rare. This is all so absurd. I just cannot get on board with this basketball stuff anymore. And apparently my NBA Hoops cards from a kid are the only worthless brand!

[@sp123]

Best retail brands are P.O.M.S Prizm Optic Mosaic Select

[@TheTheissen8]

What about nba hoops???

[@bmac85north]

Also gridiron marvels for 2021 donruss man those go for some coin and they look amazing!!

[@MM-ul1zi]

you just need to make marketing in balkan and europ too

[@johnpowell5538]

Got burned hard on Donovan Mitchell fomoing into his cards last year. Doesn't look they will recover unless he gets traded and stops getting hurt. Another Derek rose?

[@geraldwilliams3898]

Great information Helloooooo is a bit much

[@lscb887]

My dream is to be like you

[@rayspillers5024]

Zion got something in store

[@jasonstrachan4633]

The national treasures card u saw cut up had a "on card auto" when u cut it up and the signature was on a separate piece u think it's actually on card in my opinion it sucks spending so much thinking the player held the card and signed it and a big chance he signed a piece of card board they may have glued in or a piece of square cut plastic it's disappointing and is more or a scam then people think panini is now a company I cannot trust 100 % so many 1 of 1s it's not funny every player and 3 different types over it I'm gonna wait till fanatics have full control n try again

[@Rob-kl1uz]

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