I’m from Italy and I love nba basketball. I want to start collecting nba cards and I found your video. It’s perfect, I really like it: it’s simple, you explain all things in the perfect. 10/10. Thank you❤️ (sorry for my bad English)
@@HobbyCards hey man, just in the odd chance your reply i have a question, when buying cards on COMC, does it make more sense, as an INVESTOR to buy graded cards or just EX-NM cards, say there is a jordan card for sale PSA 9 for $500 but the same card UNGRADED EX-NM for $50, what would make more sense buying? thanks
@@petejames1326 Hey sorry for the late reply, but the answer is case by case. For your Jordan example, and for most examples, it is probably better to buy graded cards for investment, as the grade is determined by PSA and has credibility. For those raw cards, even if it is in good condition, the condition is still subjected to debate by whoever sees the card. There is no truth or credibility behind the condition besides using your eyes. So to be more on the safe side, investments would lean towards graded cards. Plus it is less likely to get damaged or dirty as you hold on to it.
hey this is a cool youtube channel. I am a 10 year old and my dad gave me all of his cards when he was a kid in the early 90s. I started my own youtube channel opening up cards, your youtube has given me some good tips. thanks.
It's all the same company that makes the cards, bruh... and Prizm goes for a lot , but massively produced now, so probably won't hold value unless we see another Kobe/Jordan. And a Kobe second year goes for more than most RCs from the same year. RCs are only cool if the player is actually good.. Grading does normally raise the value, but I've have a few cards I could have sold raw higher than where they were graded. Of course there are always exceptions to what someone says. My 2 cents is just collect what you want and don't let others tell you how to collect...
Tyson Fury Rookie Boxing Cards are the cards to buy and hold on to. There are more Michael Jordan Rookie cards and Wayne Gretzky Rookie cards then there are Tyson Fury Rookie cards. Tyson Fury cards are very Limited and only a small amount were made. As long as he stays Undefeated, his cards will continue to rise even Higher!! Very Low Print run, and Tyson Fury is Undefeated which makes his cards go Super High in Price $$$$ Tyson Fury - Topps 2018 Tyson Fury - Topps 2019-2020 Tyson Fury - Fleer Pro Set Individual Cards 2021
Very helpful information brother thank you man. Just gained a subscriber. Just starting my collecting journey at 29 years old 😅 got two packs on their way. Hope you’re having a great beginning to your year!🎉
I collected cards as a kid between 1990 and 1996 (pre-Kobe)… life happened, family moved a lot internationally, fast forward 26 years.. just last month, i pulled them out of storage.. and I know I have plenty of valuable cards.. all in all I I have thousands of basketball.. no clue where to begin! My entire memory of basketball cards, players, and what happened since stopped in 1996.. where do I even begin?
Well, there's no quick answer, you can go one by one in each card in your collection and ebay or google similar priced cards and slowly build up knowledge into the true value of the card. After that, you can start to sell them one by one or offer bulk deals, if selling is your priority. Or, just keep it for another 20 years and see what happens!
I’ve been wanting to get into this hobby for a while now cause I collected Pokémon cards a couple years ago and I feel like collecting basketball cards is the next step forward
If you are casual about it then do it however you want. If serious, then stay away from target or walmart online sales. I’m not kidding! Every time you are tempted to get a $30 blaster, or a $50 mega box; just put that money in some sort of stash. Once your stash is large enough to get a hobby box, go buy one. You won’t regret it, and the value will be worth more than if you spent twice the money on retail boxes.
Bro, thank you so much for all this info. Ive learn a lot and took notes. Im a pokemon collector and im starting to get into nba collecting now because im into nba also.
Bro you know what. This generation of NBA has so many variations that its going to end up just like the junk wax era. Its silly to have so many variations
For Beginners and even the Veterans out there. It is undisputed and universal that the most secure investment/value for your money is Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant slabs between PSA 8 to 10. 90s Cards/inserts and even early 2000s. Especially for beginners, definitely start with MJ.
In the “what cards exist?” Section it would have been nice to include all the companies that make the cards instead of just panini. And also how many different cards or images are printed per player by each company per year. For example, does panini make 8 different rookie cards for each player or just 1? What about the other companies? These are the 2 questions I was hoping to have answered since I’m a complete noob at this hobby, looking to buy my son and I’d first cards this year!
Yes I would need to brush up on my knowledge of every variant of cards and the number of companies that print cards, but the truth is, the companies vary year by year and the different rookie cards or inserts change every set, so the answer really is to manually read the card news blogs to stay updated on every possible card option for each new set!
Probably mixed it with something else. The traditional way is putting it in the soft sleeve and then putting it in the plastic top loader. It doesn’t damage the card and keeps it dust free
Newbie here: I am buying 15 sealed boxes of Panini Prizm (Mega Box Exclusive Red Ice Prizms). Should I open them or should I keep them sealed and resell down the line. Not sure on what method I should take?
Hi I started collecting basketball cards i was wondering if should i get a binder? and if so what kind. also what should i stay away from in the basketball card world.
Binder is a good idea if you are collecting not too expensive cards. Any binder works that is over 1 inch thick. I'd say stay away from too many random eBay cards that are for sale, it's easy to spend too much money early on if you like every card you see.
Depending on which country you live in, eBay might be your best option. Or finding local instagram accounts that do ship cards and you can buy them there.
Hey man I really enjoyed this video I learned alot. I'm just getting my feet wet into this hobbies. What is a good way to store these cards? and what should I do if I have multiple of the same card?
Hey dude. Thanks for the videos - Im returning to card collecting after a long time (since my childhood). I've been researching and trying to catch up on things as quickly as possible. In one of the videos you showed an eBay graph of the card value over time (highs and lows) - where can I access that? This is something very interesting that I would like to know when researching cards to buy, especially as I am virtually new to it all after having been out for so long. It would help me gauge the card value although I do understand that if a player pops it can explode in value without much warning. Thanks
Hi, i m from germany and i have many nba cards from the late 80s and early 90s. Mostly hornets, lakers and bulls. Where can i find out which card has a value?
