Great advice Scott. I personally don’t open packs. Yes it is fun - of course it is - but you’re 100% paying for that experience alone. Also, you’re the first person I’ve heard in the past 3 years to say “collect a set” - which is what we all did before high dollar inserts became the norm. Kudos to you and keep up the great work.

I've always been a set builder. I enjoy sorting cards, plus it gives me something to do with all of the "commons" I get from ripping retail packs. I rip for fun & nostalgia, but of course its awesome to occasionally pull a card thats worth a few hundred out of a blaster. I just have to keep myself in check because I do have an addictive personality. To combat this I only collect 2 products and have pack limit for each. After that limit is reached,, I finish the set buying singles/commons.

Love the video - especially the reminder about not getting too romantic/attached to cards that aren’t in your long-term PC plans. 👍🏼

Good advice......... My opinion on sets is collect the vintage ones if you can. I made the 1948 Bowman Baseball set & the 1955 Topps Baseball set around 15 years ago. Still have them today. Alot of HOF rookies in those sets.

I just got back into the hobby for curiosity at first after feeling jipped as a kid living thru the junk wax era. Love your channel. Thanks for that heads up on keeping within a budget. I can see how easy it is these days to go overboard. Cheers.

One of my most beloved sets is my parallel set of 2022 Topps Update. No, they're not all golds or blues or rainbow foils, they're all over the place, but it's a set I worked hard on completing. The Meijer Purple Julio and Bobby are the set pieces in what was the best post-covid set so far, even if Julio and Bobby are dealing with sophomore slumps right now. Sets are fun to collect and are fun to puzzle together over time.

I'm glad you said it. All the breakers make it look cool but they spend 100's of thousands of dollars and make everything that's not a hit seem worthless and those of us that can't afford every week to buy cards seem like it's pointless to even try

Great mix of advice for collectors and investors! The collecting side is important to the health of the hobby and has been set aside for the last few years it seems.

What I've learned to do after many years is buy the graded or ungraded single you want. I also buy the box but I don't open that box

One day, Scottie will be a certified sports card addiction therapist.

I’m starting to think collecting baseball cards in general is a mistake these days. 😂 With the price of product, even collecting for fun is overpriced.

I love opening vintage packs. I just look for Cubs players mostly but it's nice to run across a rare card now and then. Some of my favorite cards aren't worth anything except to me.

Buying your own cards in boxes in a budget is the way to go......spend your means thats what I do.......scottie is spot on wth everything.....keep up the good work

Me and my two daughters started opening packs. I use to be into cards in the 80s. We dig getting excited about the cool cards, even if they don't have a bunch of value. I'm doing it for the memories for them. Sometimes we hit something cool. Either way, it's cool to see my 10 year old get pumped on getting an Ohtani. I have bought a couple PSA 10s. A lot of people want immediate payback. Some end up being worth a lot later in life.

Thanks for the Tips ! Some of your perspective’s are right on the $ !

Great vid! I do think we are in junk wax era 2.0. Especially after 2019.

1st mistake~ listening to Geoff Wilson bloviate over clearly over valued GOAT's and prospects..... though his enthusiasm is enjoyed... his acumen and preparation are OVERVALUED.

Thanks for the info Scott! I recently got back into collecting and I'm putting together a 2021 heritage set. I have some old cards from the 90s from when I was a kid that I've been thinking about sending to psa. I've also bought a couple of slabs of some players that I like. I'm looking forward to seeing some more videos.

Always well made videos. The content is realistic, well thought out, and straight common sense in my mind. Common W of a video. Keep it up

Great advice and tips Scott!

Me I am a rookie collector so for me I love the draft and bowman topps stuff and that's where I get more jems I don't buy ebay to much but collect the rookies and most the time a good handful will pan out.

Great Advice! The Sports/Non-Sports Card Hobby is the Best

I've been having a swell time collecting good looking insert sets this year. Can usually put together the base insert set for $50-75. Keeps me from buying wax when I would usually cave in.

Great info brother for newbies

Thanks again Scottie

Great advice as usual… I set collect on only certain sets I want. No way to chase them all. My sets for chasing are my vintage. Again, I sell the cards where I can make or break even to buy or even use the sites you discussed to sell for $$$ to buy others I may want. Again, great advice

I agree with you Scottie buy in moderation. Awesome video✌️😎 Fun!!

Set building was my hobby love for many years, I have over 100 completed sets and then parallel city happened and it got so much harder. It took me over 4 years back in the day to get the last card from one of the 2006 sets of upper deck baseball. Great job, I am now trying to become a seller as the years are catching up to me. All the best and yes the Mets are sellers again and it hurts my desert heart, but at least I my Carroll on my D-Backs to follow, what a stud.

Another mistake I used to make was thinking that I had to have all the newest releases. It's just too expensive. If i have to choose between Bowman and Topps, 9 times out of 10 I'll choose Bowman if the price is right. I'll get the Chrome 1st mojo sets also because you never know which guy out of them will break out.

Facebook marketplace doesn't get enough love!!!

I love the last point. I pulled a Julio SP from Series 2 three days after release. Julio is cool but not my PC so I sold it two days later and got a Aaron Judge Five Star Rookie Auto and a Shaq Stadium Club Rookie Members Choice hand signed and authenticated. I had to add $50 but I have never regretted it one bit.

I don't sell. Ripping a pack is my fun. I also have a 5 year rule. If they are the next big thing now, will they be in 5 years? I have stacks of the next big thing that are now worthless. Set I am trying to put together this year is the Bowman Spotlight insert. Clean looking cards.

I've been searching Mercari lately for card deals. Do you have any thoughts on them as a source?

I’ve really enjoyed buying singles and the occasional hanger or blaster. It’s fun!

In my 50 years of buying sportscards, I never opened a pack wondering if I could sell the cards immediately and get a profit. Almost every card I own, going back to ghe late 60’s, I’ve opened from packs.

Hi Scott. Quick question. I have some "junk era" cards that I want to have graded. I know a lot of people are wondering "Why?" with that question, but I have my reasons. For cards like this (A 1990 Donruss Nolan Ryan 5,000K card, for example) which grading service would you recommend? These will likely just be for personal collection. I've had them in album sleeves since I bought them originally.

2011 Topps Diamond Anniversary Parallel, one of my favorite sets

Cool advice, I’m new to collecting baseball. Started buying 2022 Topps update. After hearing it’s loaded, got a case of jumbo, hobby and hanger boxes. Planned to hold Them but end of opening all of them. Regret for sure

Thanks man good video. I am just getting into cards again with my kids I laugh at how in the 70s and 80s we played with the cards we got. I flipped cards all the time won or lost my stack at lunch if after school now they get wrapped up in plastic to look at for value

I miss getting to put together an Opening Day set this year.

Great tips btw

Im closing in on completing the 2009 Upper Deck Gold numbered /99 series 1 and series 2 1006 card set. im about 60 series 1 gold cards from completing this tough set

I just bought a bunch of 1969 topps football from COMC. Got my set complete now. All but 5 cards. Next with be the 1960 topps football. Then 1970 football set.

Scott is there information somewhere that lists the sets that I may want to buy? You mention a lot of set types and cards within a set to buy but what is the actual name of the sets that I may want to look up? Is there a site that lists all the sets let’s say from the year 1990 to present and the monetary value of those sets? It would make it much easier to either decide to buy the set or the most valuable single in that set. Thank you Scott

2011 topps hope diamond rookies.. super Rare cards

I have a lot of rookie baseball cards that are worth nothing and will never be worth anything. But you never know which rookie is going to end up making the HOF and will have great value. Love collecting them.

Bro you just showed 3 sets that I collect (2011 Cogniac, 2022 Home town inserts, 2022 TSC Chrome X fractor ) 😂

When selling make sure you’re paying attention to when you set up a auction. You want the auction to end right after dinner time bout a hour or two after.. not in the middle of the night… not during work hours…..

Just started with baseball cards. I think 50% is reconnecting with a sport I didn’t follow for a long time; 40% is collecting my team, 9% is gambling knowing it’s just entertainment, and 1% maaaaybe try to make some money with some of the cards if I do some homework.

When i buy boxes of cards its usually the ones that are 50% off from a year or 2 ago that my LCS is trying to dump off at cost. Buying boxes are full price to rip these days might be one of the worst investments you could make.

Damn bro, I’m a A’s fan , so I feel your pain as being a Rockies fan!

Please explain why you're a BB fan? I've become a TBT fan! Love throwback anything!

May I ask where you get the historical sales data? Great video

Yeah opening packs can indeed be a lot of fun but in nearly all cases it's a LOT cheaper to just get the complete set than a carton of wax packs (and it won't even come close to a complete set even if you get zero dupes). I know for some doing it that way might be a little boring but it's tried and true.

Best advice: don't miss out on something you WANT because someone won't come DOWN $10-$50 (or whatever)... you'll kick yourself in a few years when that price you wouldn't pay, would be a STEAL now.

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Set building can get expensive when people are asking 1-10 dollars for 25c commons. Lots are not as common because the profit seems to be on single cards. The 2020 Opening Day not numbered blue is taking way too long to build only 50% there.

I hear you about mentioning something in your video and then people jump on it. Another big name on KZfaq mentioned one of the players I was picking up for cheap. Now my under the radar bargain is often outside of my price range. Ha, you have to keep some things to yourself, or you won't be able to buy what you like. 🙂

Scottie, I enjoy the hobby, but dont set collect. I enjoy buying cards that r catchy to me.

I buy based on player stats only.

Thank you for leaving out the Hobby's little best kept secret where to buy cards lol I'm not going to mention it because what's the first rule of Fight Club? lol But it starts with the letter "S".

I disagree on pack risk… It may be $10-20 at the time, but when the players break out there is an increase in value. Example, in 2018 I pulled a ton of ohtani as I was trying for acuna jr. I’m glad I saved them as I’m making a mint selling on eBay.

If your buying hobby boxes to sit on make sure the big cards are not redeem cards because redeem cards expire which will cause the value of the box to be lower.

Collect what you like. No matter if it goes up or down you still like it.

Just stopping by to remind you that Jarred Kelenic is STILL waiting for his Scottie B mea culpa video. He’s waiting, Scottie, JK’s waiting. From one bald guy to another - just do the right thing.

Have not bought wax in 6 months , I find it fun but the fun has faded for me due to the many reasons already mentioned. I'm just a collector and just have touch junk in my house now.

I collect topps now

lost 3k in 3 months .. i think im under control now .. love comc now

What's your opinion on being part of breaks? Is there any sensible place for this in the hobby? You could do a whole video about how and how not, why and why not, be a part of breaks. I'm starting to feel like there is very little reason to do it beyond pure gambling urge.

You know, if we keep tellin' folks not to open wax and buy singles, the people we buy them from, won't have them to sell! I am thankful for those who rip wax, as my Twins cards are always cheap! Far cheaper than my alternative.

Great vid when you are ripping. Know that when you rip 90% of the time you WILL lose value to the unopened box.

The one that irritates me is when I see people pull a vintage 1940's-50's "sealed" pack out of a PSA slab and pull a bunch of crappy commons. "We spent 20K on this pack, will we hit a big star???" ... no, of course not.

Marlins got it next time they play, baby!

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The best investment is buying boxes and leaving them sealed.

Just buy singles.

This is why card collecting is for rich people. Miss the days when the average joe could collect sports cards.

Spend $100, make $10. Genius.

What if I buy Billy Butler and then sell to you for more? Making cash! 😜

It's definitely gambling.

I would say, Buy the card not the grade. Grade trimming is a scam and just buy raw cards……

Don't buy retail.

dang my comment wasn’t that bad was it? 🧐

Another video about what not to buy/do? I think this will be the 5th video like this on your channel. You are running out of ideas for videos.

What’s profit? Lol