10 different players bought for $10 each
9 of the players do nothing and sell at a 50% loss for $45
1 player breaks out and sells for $150
$150 + $45 = $195 for a $95 profit
even if the players are a total bust, they still have a value to someone. find the player’s college and hometown on craigslist and put the card up for sale, someone will want the autograph. cards made in a limited supply, will always have a solid value dictated by demand, regardless of what the player does. in other words, the price can only go so low before that player’s fan base will stop the price from falling further. all players have fans. maurice clarett was watched by hundreds of thousands of people every saturday for one magical season. to some of those people he represents something great. this card sold for $6.38 plus $3.50 s & h on ebay on october 19, 2009. it had 4 bids!
2005 auto rc
right now, the washington redskins are terrible. there offensive line is a patchwork of second stringers. that will hurt any team and make any offensive player look bad. there’s no telling what their line will look like in a year. with some healthy players, a high draft pick, and a stud free agent, their line could be the best in football next season. fantasy owners want nothing to do with redskins players right now and neither does the sports card market. ignore the present. here are a couple of nice lottery tickets. both players were drafted in the second round, both are in their second season, both are only 22 years old, and both have a higher intrinsic value than their current price. these players offer a very low risk investment compared to the potential payoff their talent may bring.
$5 plus $2.50 s & h
$4 plus $2.50 s & h
both of these cards were listed as buy it now on ebay on october 24, 2009. a $14 investment that can’t possibly go down much further in price, would get you both cards. one of these cards may be worth 10 times that in a year or two. simply buying cheap autographed cards like this is not enough to turn a profit. the intrinsic value versus the price of the player has to justify the purchase of the card, but there is a lot of room for error with cards this cheap. penny stocks like this make nice lottery tickets. if you’re going to gamble, this is the way to do it.
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