Comments on: Don’t Blame the Card Companies

By: James B. Anama

James B. Anama — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:17:13 +0000

Thank you!!! I think your last paragraph sums up everything I want to say to people who complain about not getting the “value” they feel they deserve when they choose to buy high end product. And regardless of how much they gripe, they will continue to do it.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

By: Patricia & Lucy

Patricia & Lucy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:57:28 +0000

Actually, this is the best written, most well reasoned post on the whole subject that I’ve seen yet. Good going.

By: dayf

dayf — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:07:58 +0000

Good post. The way things are going with boxes and gimmicks, really the best way to collect nowadays is let the case busters rip the wax and just buy up the cheap stuff on ebay. I’d also love to see more regular joe autographs instead of just rookies. Topps and Upper Deck base have a few, but the number of rookie card autos this year has gotten ridiculous. It’s the same 20 guys in every product too.

By: Gellman

Gellman — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:09:26 +0000

Wow, the term “joe collector” has really come full circle!

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:05:05 +0000

I’ve been collecting cards since 1985. There have been pack searchers since at least that time. I don’t see them going away and I don’t see them hurting the hobby. I’ve even seen a few of them at Target. It hardly seems worth the effort. As you say eBay is the marketplace. If there is a particular card you want, you can eventually find it on eBay. And it will ultimately be cheaper than buying a bunch of packs hoping to get what you want.

There used to be a card shop near me down here in Texas. He had a great shop and was the only shop within a reasonable distance from home. We pretty much sold at Beckett price and didn’t haggle. But he carried a lot of wax and always had a big box of singles at a reasonable price. I once asked him if he had ever considered selling on eBay and he said no, he thought he couldn’t make a profit on eBay. He was out of business within about a year of telling me that. My card buying options now are blaster boxes (and the occasional single pack) at Target and eBay.