Modern Sports Card Investing 101

[@SportsCardInvestor]

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[@christianc8849]

YES

[@GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW]

can u do a video on buying and holding sports cards i am more interested in buying and cashing out years later

[@phillipfleming518]

You got my Sub!!! I've been collecting cards most of my life and I've been buying & selling on EBay for years now. I'm glad someone finally put out a video aimed towards educating the new people in the hobby. Great video.

[@scsmith4604]

The title of this one is Sports Card Investing, not Sports Card Collecting. There is a difference. Thank you!! I am subscribing.

[@TjSantillo1]

This answered literally every question I had about getting into collecting cards. Great video!

[@mitchellshore4936]

Dtddtt

[@gamergame5318]

Is there any good tips in buying in eBay

[@brendanmackay4244]

@@gamergame5318 is m L

[@charlest7311]

Great content. Really enjoyed the video. A few things that were not covered. 1) flipping versus longer term investing, 2) Selling on EBay - know the fees and your break even point, 3) Wait times on grading, 4 ) BGS sub grades 5) buying on instagram/facebook. Maybe topics for card investing 201. Lol. Keep up the great work.

[@RhymeStranger]

35 now, stopped collecting when I was around 18, just really got back into collecting in the last 6/8 months and WOW the game changed...thank you for this video!

[@jessesprague4759]

Me and u have the same story....wow times have changed...this will be fun.

[@sharplikecheddar2]

I came back in the game, went to local card shop.. "Where is this months Beckett?"

[@elduderino4579]

sharplikecheddar2 haha! That’s gold! I’m 37 and was obsessed with basketball and collecting cards back in the 90s as a kid and still have some of those becketts

[@Samanthaf420]

@39 I'm willing to bet we have similar stories

[@Samurai907]

Same, except I'd give my left huevo to be 35 again. This is gonna be fun for sure.

[@chisox7589]

Nice job Jeff. Even as a seasoned collector I can always learn something new. I didn’t know about SnoopCard! Keep em coming...

[@tommyholtMN]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I haven’t collected cards since the 80s and learning how overwhelming this industry has become. One of the best things I got from this video is to reduce the noise and it took me a while and a fair amount of $ before I had this realization. I love collecting football numbered autos from my favorite team - the Vikings as well as NFL Legends like Namath, Staubach, Tarkenton, etc. Thanks very much for your awesome videos!

[@Tyyffgb.cvcxxxcc1245]

I have been enjoying this channel even as a experienced collector

[@jroddd90]

Best video for all new sports card investors! Im new to the game and I felt 10x more knowledgable after watching this! Thank you

[@johnburke1175]

I appreciate the insight. Although I've been collecting over 20 years you quickly brought me up to speed on methods to determine current value. Very much appreciated!

[@arenabramian4410]

I’m new to sports cards investing I learn from Geoff as a private coach by just watching his videos., very smart man

[@midgard8550]

Very clear and fundamental knowledge to get started in the sports card hobby/ investment game. Im a returning collector after several years away from the hobby so this information is particularly useful as many things have evolved since I've been away. Thank You!

[@tlcinvestments5830]

One if the main reasons the NT Vertical RPA’s are more than the Horizontal is primarily because of grading. When the card it slabbed it will be upright. Most Horizontal cards in general will not sell as high as Verticals in most product.

[@SportsCardInvestor]

Good point!

[@Tyyffgb.cvcxxxcc1245]

Yes they definitely don’t really look that great in a slabe in my opinion as a collector

[@jjjj72yahoocom]

I’m probably going to refer to this video several times. Thanks you for sharing. Though it’s not for investing, cards breaks are fun on KZbin and a great place to “chat” and learn more about the hobby too.

[@InvestDadNurse]

This episode needs to be transcribed into a book. Great content! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@quyenntran]

Thank you for making this video. Extremely informative for beginners!

[@josephcirillo5292]

This video is amazing...I have been collecting baseball cards since 1967..back then it was not about investing...we just enjoyed them...I continued to collect through the junk wax pack era...still loved it....never really knew how to invest in cards.....you are AMAZING my friend!!!...I'm hooked

[@drewhunkins7192]

"Cut out the noise." Excellent advice!

[@gobucs009]

Yes!! Been waiting all week for this to drop.

[@andiepaige2871]

As a new investor, I have learned a ton of stuff from you. Thanks man, keep em coming!

[@carlschroeder8208]

Just started getting back into buying and collecting. I really enjoy all your content very informative

[@WillCollect]

This video is very informative. I will make sure I mention this video in my box break videos.

[@Dustystyles]

Thank you. Love sports. Love fantasy sports...really want to learn about sports card investing. This is perfect!

[@oopsisolditagain4191]

This is what I was looking for! An updated video would be helpful and I think the hobby is growing. May be worth it for the views, unless nothing has changed. Thanks for the great content

[@crackingpacksandlifehacks8209]

Yeaps, the first 10 minutes of this video has changed my life.

[@Robert-rs5dj]

I am a new sports card collector. Love the Sports Card Investor videos. They are very informative and very useful!!

[@newmantv5668]

I am very new to sports card investing. I believe I will start with rookie cards. Thanks for the video.

[@rossbrown460]

Thank you for the info, I’m looking to get back in the hobby after being out for over 10 years.

[@gemelsipincards430]

Nice and welcome back! I bet you must be sitting on some absolute gems and I’m sure you’ll really enjoy seeing the value on some of those cards

[@skurai]

Amazing video my man , just the introduction I was looking for to get in the game

[@sxperhero_]

You should do a best buys under $5 video next

[@Rossbrian1]

He doesnt care about $5 cards hes rich

[@jimmyburchette403]

There really is nothing under 5

[@smey02]

@@jimmyburchette403 not much now anymore...but the comment is 1 year ago, there was a lot stuff for under 5$ which are now 50$+

[@Subzero48xb]

StiKz wow

[@dadandladssports]

bro

[@jerryrichardson7265]

IM going to half to watch this video again, and take notes!

[@APMUMBP]

I stopped watching it. Grabbed a pen and paper and started rewatching it. Now I am planning on putting all that info on my phone and having it handy in case I see something that has good value

[@valyaloona1920]

Seasoned investors sent me to you to learn! Looks like I was led correctly!! Thanks Jeff!

[@Cetoute32818]

No particular order. A general list of the sets that Panini produces(NBA): 1. National Treasures 2. Flawless 3. Immaculate 4. Impeccable 5. Noir 6. Opulence 7. Prizm 8. Optic 9. Select 10. Spectra 11. Dominion 12. Obsidian 13. Origins 14. Chronicles 15. Encase 16. Contenders 17. Absolute 18. Certified 19. Cornerstones 20. Status 21. Essential 22. Crown Royal 23. Instant 24. Marquee 25. Threads 26. Prestige 27. Donruss 28. Court Kings 29. Excalibur 30. Grand Reserve 31. Revolution 32. National Convention 33. Player of the Day 34. Limited 35. Ascension 36. Studio 37. Aficionado 38. Complete 39. Hoops 40. Replay 41. Stickers

[@Connor-wf2zn]

Crown royale no 22 lol

[@coasttocoastcollectibles8938]

I've watched this video multiple times. I love this video. Very helpful. I've definitely shared this video to many friends in hobby. Thanks for the great info!!

[@SosaMusik]

There's just absolutely no way that a more informative video exists on this topic....Nailed it. Subscirbed & Shared.

[@dustendawin4657]

Great video. I have been buying and selling for years and couldn't think of anything you missed.

[@5wisher5weet]

7:33 Basketball talk stars here

[@iDJExplicit]

🐐

[@parkerdegroot7232]

A cool series would be if you started from scratch with 100 dollars and tried to grow that to 10k with sports card investing. Document every step!

[@outragebh5319]

As someone newly interested in the hobby I appreciate you sharing your knowledge ,thanks. Great video from Ireland

[@bakinbarrelroll7896]

Great info Jeff! I also would like to add that theres variation images to some of the prospect and rookie cards that can be worth much more than the standard image rc card... loving these videos..keep up the great work Jeff!

[@SportsCardInvestor]

Yes, great point! Thanks for adding!

[@ryanflynn6819]

Thanks for grinding and helping out the community bro!

[@gemelsipincards430]

Yesss!!! Geoff and his team provide so much value it’s crazy

[@KandDsports]

Your videos are great mate. Been collecting for a while as a hobby and understand alot but now wanting to get into investing so good to learn this info about what particular cards to collect

[@OfficialHallwayElvin]

2 years later and this video extremely relevant lol. thanks jeff

[@gabedownard2476]

Jeff, You are the man! I'm just starting back into the hobby and enjoy your videos. Please keep making these I'm learning alot! Thanks, Gabe

[@robdemare8250]

Hi Jeff, I like to send my cards to BGS because of the subgrade breakdown. I would never buy a BGS graded card with NO subgrades. Just my opinion. Stay cool my friend.

[@blackknight_2368]

Ya Beckett going to no subs was dumb. I have no interest in no subs with bgs.

[@TrailBlazer5280]

hey man thanks for this lengthy rundown. I'm a pokemon collector maybe looking at sports cards so this was very helpful

[@gemelsipincards430]

Nice and Pokémon has been rising so quickly so good on you for being a long time collector. You can even do some trades into sports cards if you like

[@craigr4477]

Just finished watching your video at the Nat’l. Awesome USA team.

[@michaelderyder426]

Your videos are top notch sir. Id love to pick your brain for 20 minutes or so sometime! Keep up the great work!

[@dankennedy9687]

Thanks for the info. I haven't collected since the early 90s and this is helping me catch up.

[@Samanthaf420]

I'm in same boat collected from 87 -94 baseball and football...strill have found memories of saving lunch money to buy cards In gradeschool

[@Pcruzv-qr3mm]

Amazing. Helped me a lot. I will not throw away my money no more . Thank you for this video 🙌🏽

[@badnewz9041]

I had some “slot machine” luck yesterday…went to Walmart ,they had one blaster of 2021 stadium club left so I bought it. Ripped and hit a case hit redemption for a orange beam team Luis Robert on card auto #’d/5!!! I was pumped already have $450 offer for it…goin to wait till it comes in and send it in to get graded

[@nickmartin4570]

I'll give you 569

[@lorenzop3508]

You just save me hours worth of research thank you so much!

[@Brandon-iq3dj]

Fully agree with Optic, Select and Prizm for football but definitely don't sleep on base rated rookie cards.

[@SuiteLifeProperties]

Got my sub amazing video! I haven't collected since the wax days and it's super confusing coming back to it. This reallllly helped. Great content!!

[@donaldspring8408]

Great video! Individual packs are fine if it’s at a reputable local hobby shop. I’ve had more luck with that route compared to blaster / hobby boxes.

[@OfficialEsportsFlix]

You're the man, I love this channel.

[@racecar1664]

Awesome content. Thanks. I always learn so much from you. You are definitely a game changer. You, chasing cardboard and packman breaks. All the time you spend to help us is so appreciated. Thanks brother.

[@Ozzierob]

Pac-Man I’m very suss on.

[@jonathanmora7646]

This is probably the most educational video I have watched. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with the world.

[@michaellawson2797]

Hey I'm an experienced collector in baseball but want start collecting hockey since it's prob my fav sport so this helped thanxs

[@benheatherkrieger79]

Thanks Captain O! I needed that!

[@DillonLoomis22]

Dude you’re the man THANK YOU!

[@jeffmooney3991]

I am impressed you nailed it for hockey

[@ryanra44]

Geoff didn’t mention Select for basketball. Whaaaaat. Keep up the good work bud

[@LakersFan4Life]

This is a great resource. Thanks for putting this together. If I could make a suggestion for a future video, make a video that reviews your ten commandments of sports card investing. There's a ton of good info in here but it would be nice to see a concise list.

[@tubenachos]

I collect unopened boxes if my favorite players are on the box top.

[@joecoz26]

Thank you, really helped me very much. I wish you posted the links to websites in the description. But really helped a lot.

[@programpullz7816]

Thank you so much. These videos have been very informative as i go through this new journey of investing in cards... thumbs up

[@Fernando71029]

Wow!!!! that a video!!!!!.... thanks to share your knowledge

[@YankeeMystique]

Thank you for this video! I just started collecting again. Haven’t since the early 90s. This video has helped me so much! I just subbed!

[@gemelsipincards430]

Wow nice and welcome back to the hobby my friend

[@mlc-sf6fu]

You shouldn't forget Topps Update.....So many great cards have come out over the years from these sets....And now Topps Chrome Update as well as Topps Holiday....Especially the SSP Rcs

[@flashcactus3790]

Another great video. I'm just starting and this is super helpful

[@theodorerivera81]

My brother you are the best and very helpful. GOD BLESS YOU

[@AlexXanderMarketing]

Amazing info here. Super helpful. Thanks!

[@stephenripley2250]

Some very helpful tips. Thank you.

[@billyturner4615]

Buy the hype before the hype starts.Scout your players. Listen to scouts. Learn to watch your players on youtube. Do your technical analysis (the players stats). Watch how good theyre playing in college...minor leagues. If you buy a stock the business must be making money..quarterly reports.If you go off brand go with autos only. Buy during the off season. Alot of collectors loose attention during the offseason.

[@bitcoinisfreedom5265]

Agree with almost everything you say. But the market baffles me, and I think trends may change as people begin to love more brands than just Prizm and National Treasures, which will increase the supply of rookie cards (as if Panini isn't doing this already with Prizm Silvers which aren't serial numbered). I will say the whole Rookies going for so much more than Patch Auto's still baffles me. I know it's all supply and demand, but I think this may be changing in future years when (as you saw with all of your Zion rookies and even mentioned yourself) Panini continues to overprint rookie cards across the vast majority of their brands and investors start getting burned. Today I grabbed an Anthony Davis On Card Auto with Patch serial numbered outta 25 for $48, a Bradley Beal On Card Auto Patch serial numbered for $18, and a durant Patch auto for $50. I'm not huge on flipping I just buy what I like. But it baffles me how high some of the Prizm silver rookies from last year are going for; previous years I can understand when there was more limited supply. But it's crazy to me when there's so many rookie cards with so many brands. We'll see if the trends stay the same, but I like to zig when others zag. Patch autos have worked out for some of the higher end players. I have a patch auto MJ out of 25 that's worth approximately 2.5k to 3k, and it's at the absolute low end due to he's with the wizards - but those bulls exquisite patch autos go for 60k+.

[@robertulloa9570]

Thanks for the info!

[@crispypelican7955]

Really great video! I am going to start getting into this now that you have put me on the right path

[@Christian-yt4xc]

So as you said, buying and opening boxes is a bad investment so as a new investor, how to I make money? What do I buy and sell right now?

[@snorlaxsweed1115]

I can’t get over that he calls refractors “Refactors” but gets “Superfractor” right. It bothers me because he’s smart. It’s like calling when he kept saying “Terry Bridgewater” do his cohosts or anyone else not watch these before putting them out?

[@jackclubs6919]

Liked and subscribed , outstanding information thank you for making this episode

[@datenightsandgetaways5102]

Great info. I just wish you would split this up by sport. I keep trying to fast fwd through baseball and football. I hope I didn’t miss anything

[@pokeclaws9349]

One of my first autograph cards was a bad purchase. You need to check distinction of what type of autograph your buying. Sometimes people will get “in person”(at the end of a live game), on card autograph, which are not certified via Topps or Panini. In my case it was a cheap lesson, “Tyler Glasgow Gypsy Queen RC $4”. If your buying a big name it could cost you a lot. On the card it usually has indicators for legitimacy with autos. Good looks on pointing out and breaking down “sticker autos”. I didn’t understand why those cards were not aesthetically pleasing but now do.

[@rickshouseofcards8930]

Great video man. You were very thorough with everything you covered. I wish this had been around back when I was first getting back into the hobby.

[@bryanphipps1909]

1 of my favorites very good episode

[@worldherbbailey]

individual pack info was great

[@JFedd]

So much valuable information here 💯

[@myideainprogress]

awesome video and topic!!

[@jamesgregory9139]

Massive Fan. Great job!!

[@royalstars2771]

I think the main reason why vertical cards are worth more than horizontal cards is because when that card is graded by a 3rd party(BGS or PSA) it just look better. The grading score will be on top of the vertical card and the horizontal card will have the grade on the right side of the card and the grade will be turned in 90 degree angle. Search vertical graded cards and horizontal graded cards and refer to pics. U will know what I mean. Thanks

[@abrahamtsay1749]

Alot of great knowledge here. Thank you Sir.

[@bbokariontop]

Hobby collectior items are those what all people are able to collect. that is why we are seeing so many bag holders of high priced prizm and national cards. lol

[@TRunner4]

Does anyone know if there is an updated video of this. Since it's almost a year and a half old, there could be newer info that a new investor should know? Or am I wrong and this still holds its weight?

[@gemelsipincards430]

I believe he’s put out a few updates and even hired a team to run this channel/business

[@davidhughes113]

Say it with me, spell it with me, pronounce it with me RE FRAC TOR!! Lol that second “R” is important, great information though, gotta let them know sometimes the base RC is more valuable than some of the parallels and even some of the serial numbered parallels if the number is too high

[@drunkwaxera4945]

He did say Superfractor correctly, though. Maybe just a dialect thing? In my two years of watching this is the only one I noticed like that.

[@simondaughtry4619]

Been collecting since '80.... this video was still insightful ...b/c there are just so many options...... b/c there are so many options lots of stuff gets thru the cracks.... especially limited number production stuff that at first doesnt get much attention and then a few years later demand heats up and its off to the races.....

[@revimayuyushobbyvlogs5636]

i only do basketball. the way i see it, prizm is now the modern day topps chrome while national treasures is the modern day upper deck exquisite. market dictates what are the "key-est" cards to have. but as a collector (not just an investor) i look at any on-card autographs of players in their nba uniforms as a good alternative if one can't afford the NT RPAs. prizm rcs are always key cards to have. but to add to lower tiered rcs, i consider hoops as a good alternative if one cant afford the prizm rc. silver prizms are must haves but i'd rather get an on-card autograph rookie over it. its more of preference but that's how i collect. been collecting basketball since 1994 with no let up. i just love basketball cardboard! haha.

[@christianc8849]

I enjoyed this, thanks! I get Robert Herjavec vibes from your speaking style. So I watched this right after ripping all the Prizm, got a bunch of sticker auto. But then I thought, hey at least the player can't mess up the card right!? I have an on-card Wade Boggs auto with a chicken stain!

[@jaakkopeltola1677]

I think Crown Royale are getting every year more popular.

[@callingrantham2553]

Your info is great, looking forward to more soccer videos