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Football May Be King of The American Sports Landscape, But Baseball Prospecting Rules This Hobby of Ours.

Like many other members of The Collectors Group, baseball was a product I would bust for fun, to “ease the itch” so to speak. Football, in the context of sporting events, was the center of my viewing world. College in particular, then following ‘my guys’ into the pros. As a young collector [...]

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19Mar2008 | oregonweim | 2 comments | Continued
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Break Out Your Hot Wheels

Beckett Media released its’ first edition Hot Wheels Price Guide for beginning collectors this week.  A 256 guide covering 1:64 scale cars released between 2006 and 2008.  Just goes to show how broad ‘collecting’ really is in this country.  As with your standard card sets, these cars are produced with variations ranging from color to [...]

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14Mar2008 | oregonweim | 1 comment | Continued
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Prospecting During Spring Training

As most of us know, spring training started in late February for baseball.  I wanted to take the time to highlight some pointers in prospecting baseball.
 1.  Always buy during lulls - lulls meaning - football season, around major US holidays, during periods when your player is slumping.
2.  Sell when a player is hot.  For example, [...]

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13Mar2008 | admin | 4 comments | Continued
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Once again no ‘live help’ on ebay

As you know, I’ve been having problems with fake second chance offers on eBay; I forward in the fakes to spoof@ebay.com and get the standard “we didn’t send this” response with the “how to protect yourself against scams on ebay.” Well, I finally got through to LIVE (cant offer any) HELP. I was disconnected 3 [...]

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9Mar2008 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Members Write

Since its inception, this website has been built on its members, and it’s the members that make the site. Not only that, but it’s the people that make the hobby. It’s the consumers, the dealers, the hobbyists, even the casual sportsfan that drive the sports cards and collectibles industry. So, it is here that we [...]

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3Mar2008 | Zeeck | 0 comments | Continued
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