Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from The Modern Baseball Card Investor. When talking about new card issues, one thing that should be clear is that secondary market values drive the entire value/supply chain. When supply is favorable and demand is relatively high, then secondary market values are high, and thus box demand is high; collector-investor … [Read more...] about Case Breakers and the Value Cycle
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Ramblings: Turning Wax Into Common Cash
During the last Dallas Card Show, I had a conversation with a person who, like me, is not a full-time dealer but does set up at shows and sell online. In this man's case, he has purchased most of his cards from unopened boxes over the years and uses the cards he gets from boxes to try to recoup his cost and serve other collectors. I do know where he is coming from as there … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Turning Wax Into Common Cash