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AND you have a super custom label. Was it easy to get the labels done?
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Congrats!! The long wait was worth it. It looks great!! Are you displaying the rainbow?
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Wow, heading over a million. Why this card at this time do you think?
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There really is a lot of luck involved in collecting if you’re hoping for monetary value. A positive is getting a card early on and your player unexpectedly becoming a huge star. Conversely there’s getting in on the ground floor with lots of cards and your player turns out to be on the injured list most of nearly every year with a career cut short and ultimately not HOF as predicted.
That’s why I think the best collecting advice is to collect your team or your player and don’t worry about all of the noise. That’s what I’ve read from several collectors on here. And I agree
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You’ve mentioned that they could be magical places. I think being a hangout is a part of that. A place where you have a community. I didn’t realize that the ones you’re talking about are different from other kinds of stores where you go in and get something and come straight out. It seems lots of people like to spend more time in card shops. Kind of like a neighborhood bar.
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I think you did a great job with these. The label looks good with the card. Nice colors, nice graphic
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Smart to print it yourself. You can make it custom. And the 5 will look great displayed together.
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Ah, smart tactic! You can tell a lot after a year
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Yes, an example of what I’m saying above ^. Celebrities are putting cards in the news in ways they didn’t before. I feel like things are changing rapidly right now. Big money that was never in cards before is now being spent what feels like almost daily to me. How many million dollar cards have there been in the last few months?
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I wonder if it’s because BIG card sales are getting lots of attention right now. All kinds of cards, not just sports ones. Celebrities, mega businesses buying and putting them on display, even ordinary folks are getting lots of press when they pull that 1 of 1 that has gotten SO much attention. Bounties. People seeing cards as investment, actual financial investment like their 401k. Big business, big coverage, influencers, breakers. It’s not the same hobby that existed even 10 years ago. Maybe not even 5.
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It does help when “your” team has one of the guys whose cards are pulling in the bucks. Well, unless you’re a Dodgers fan when they have so MANY of those guys! 😆
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My last few Pokemon purchases are solely for the art. And I’ve just found out that the details in the background can tell stories, too. I got some cards just so I can show a friend and get him to fill in the backstories I’m missing. He grew up with Pokemon so knows all of the characters and their stories. There are all kinds of interesting details I had NO idea about. But I love that the illustrators include them
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That would be IDEAL! 😂
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I’m not sure what I actually prefer. Depends on my mood. I like all of the versions folks have mentioned
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Does a dog have spaghetti? Surely not, just the meat sauce?