Nonsense Newsletter No. 149: The Breaks, selling cheap cards and a whole lot more!
Welcome to another edition of the Nonsense Newsletter! In this week’s installment, John Dudley discusses the art of selling cheap cards efficiently. I lament about getting a break, and, of course, we’ve got a quick hits section that curl your toes! So, with autumn officially underway, let’s sit back and enjoy another edition of the Nonsense Newsletter!
By John McTaggart
I’m old.
As a result of this chronological fact, I’m a bit set in my ways with things, including how the hobby should function.
Over the years, this mindset has served me well, for the most part. I’ve kept a pretty level head through all the hobby's ups-and-downs. I’m able to sniff out a con-man from a mile away because I’ve seen and heard about every line of BS in the business over the years. And, I understand that this business is not a sprint, it’s a very long marathon.
That said, breaking, up until a couple of years ago, was everything I thought was wrong with the industry.
And truth-be-told, there are a slew of legitimate drawbacks to it, but we will save these concerns for another column.
By John Dudley
’m dealing with an issue that most collectors have: how to sell cards that are worth less than $10. Most collectors have hundreds or thousands of dollars of cheaper cards that, while they have value, are just about impossible to sell. I’ve been thinking about this a lot as I dump lots of cards for cheap on Blowout and I’ve got a half-baked idea on how to fix this issue.
MTG Provides Guidance
Stay with me, I promise this article isn’t about MTG. I tried to get back into Magic: the Gathering, but while I’m still collecting their pop-culture offerings, the game just didn’t hold my interest. A large box of MTG cards sat in the corner of my room for a few months silently mocking me over the foibles of revisiting childhood interests. I sold a few cards, but most of mine were between $.50 and $10 and it was slow going for pennies and I had stopped trying. In walks Card Conduit into my life via a well-timed Facebook ad.
Quick Hits
Hobby News- Ohtani’s 50th home run ball is at Goldin Auctions. More details about the sale here, but what is fascinating is that the ownership of the ball is in question as one young fan claims the ball was ripped (stolen) from his hands by the man claiming to have caught it. A judge denied a preliminary injunction against the sale, but while the sale goes on who ultimately gets the money is in limbo.
Hobby News- Topps Mercury: Wembanyama is the new $8000-a-box premium juggernaut to hit the market. How many boxes are there though? With dual autos every 70 boxes and a total of 86 dual autos in the run, there should be 6020 boxes each of which should have a Wemby auto and Wemby RPAs.
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