The Hobby With Cage

Its the NFL Draft- and di you notice that the cards were front and center?Lets talk about the risk to active playerslets talk NBA playoffslets talk big private sales!

Researching a card and deciding to buy it is a fun process- but be careful. The hobby is filled with Cliques, Naysayers and Echo Chambers that can cloud an objective decision with subjective bias. Enjoy!

Is the market hot? Yes! Can it go down? Sure. Can it also keep going up? Why not?

Auctions end- and I missed out on some. cards- but won some others!I have a question though- can you have too much of a good thing? Can you have too many cards of a single player?

Let's compare vaults- pricing, turn around times, customer service and talk about my experience with them. Stay for the story at the end!

Fanatics Premier Auction system is broken. No One knows when it will end- and they keep all lots open for what reason? Makes no sense.Oh yeah- and even if you can stay awake- good luck trying to win anyway.

My son and I tried out NFL Chrome and got exactly what we deserved. Nothing.

Every time I post a card - some "collector" comments or even DMs me about why the guy I posted is not good. Then dig a little deeper and find out why. The reason? Collectors are Miserable People!

I was shut out bad on the Goldin auctions - but back at it on Sunday!Also- Ohtani is doing Ohtani things!

Read the hobby fine print my friends... always read the fine print.I am old. I have been doing Hobby things for 5 decades and I still make mistakes... usually because I don't know the rules before playing the game. Educate yourself- before you buy.