Who knew you had to sit on literal warehouses of sealed product for years, start a KZfaq channel with near daily videos, and spend 12+ hours per day of back-breaking labor to make money in the cardboard world? That boring mutual fund sounds a whole lot better by comparison!

I'm glad you're so well spoken. It made my AI's task of transcribing your video very effortless. Many great points made, hopefully your letter writer will heed your advice!

rudy doesnt actually care if you go broke buying cards, he just cares that it's his cards that you're buying. remember that, timmy.

I can fully identify, from a collectors point of view!! We all get burnt out sometimes. But I'm glad, you have the passion to keep moving forward!

Yeah, that's why I don't collect sealed product anymore. It's too much to store it. The non-bulk cards in my raw cards collection alone fills my entire safe, so there's no room for anything else. And my bulk fills an entire closet - I can't store sealed product without significant cost for storage, so I just can't do it right now.

You're the man. I haven't heard a chuck joke in a good while. I love how hard the punchlines hit in a chuck joke.

This video was deep, if you need a break Rudy take one. We’ll be here for you when your back

What an interesting and revealing vid. Really nice to hear the heartfelt revelations from you, friend! "Perspective on a larger scale."

As an lgs owner, I can appreciate Mr. Taco's relationship with cardboard. The moment you make your passion a business, the less 'fun' you have with it. I'm surrounded by games all day and play very little of anything anymore. I've stopped playing Magic, play maybe 3-4 tabletop games a month. The passion is certainly still there, but it's in a business context now.

You always impress me with your thoughtful takes on investing, which is why I enjoy listening to you. Honestly, just sorting and managing my play inventory gets me sick of cards some days especially with the pace of MtG releases. I sold off everything 10 years ago and now am happy living the card investing dream vicariously through you. Glad I don't have room full of sealed product anymore!

And this is why i watch you over the other MTG guys who do the EXACT same videos just different voices/personalities. Honesty.

Had to watch 3 times I was so mesmerized with that epic hair! Great advice

Rudy keep doing exactly as you’re doing. Haters gunna hate and personally you’re the only one that this topic (investing in general) where the it has been explained to me and finally stuck.

did you get a new camera? The videos have looked a bit crisper recently

Lol the same, it's been years since I opened a pack for pleasure ... smaller scale but working along similar lines Ruby, still love the cards and learning, but as you say the lustre is not so shiny .. like with silver it tarnishes naturally over time and the same old thing is viewed differently as the items stored become more sought after... Interesting times indeed! ;)

Bro I got you! It's called non temporary storage, the military will store for long term for free if sent over seas.. please share, 15 year navy vet here.

Rudy is right. Every time I've tried to "invest" in sealed magic cards I got bored and opened them.

I appreciate the transparency sir.

that intro woke me up. thanks rudy

I've actually been dealing with a friend who wants me to invest in MTG like, really badly and I have zero interest in doing so. He keeps assuring me it's a great investment - and no shame to anyone who is in the game, but I genuinely feel like it's not a space I'm comfortable in - I think I'm going to forward him this video to get him to stop asking me to buy into cardboard.

I’d just try to get ABU power 9 don’t need many of those to have a lot and don’t need a whole storage locker. Just a really good hidden safe or safety deposit box

Great advice and video Rudy. Kind of sad to hear you don’t enjoy opening boxes anymore - but that does make sense now that you explained it. Fascinating.

Great video and advice Rudy, keep up =)

FYIW, safe storage spaces can be found for $75 a month in NYC

Rudy right again. I like cars. I'm a mechanic. I hate fixing cars. Doing it professionally kills the luster and fun

Authentication, appraisal, and storage... possible new business opportunity for Rudy... he'll just need more arms 😂

Money markets compound daily but they pay out monthly. The rate you see is for holding for a year.

I almost shed a tear😢

Great video!

Most solvent Rudy viewer

I live that. I made my passion for breeding animals into a profession, and that made me lost a lot of wonder when babies are born, or simply admiring them. Everything has become mechanical in some way and I simply lost the time to sit back and relax.

You love to hear it

Love you rudy!!!!❤ I had taco bell today and i dedicated it to you!

Can we get a poll on what type of players and level of investors watch the channel?

I love these videos

I think it’s all about liquidity. I have a tonne of cardboard stuff but selling it is 100% harder than stocks, crypto and there’s loads more ways to get scammed. For example there are 3 LGSs within 150 miles of me and none of them buy collections… Rudy is clever as he built a fan base using KZfaq and Patreon that he has good exit liquidity with. Unless you have a good exit strategy CCGs are not a good investment.

The video quality is better then reality,wow

Thank you rudy.

Sometimes people need to be told this isn’t for you.

Fantastic video Rudy.

those diablo 2 boxes tho 🔥🔥

Thanks for the constant uploads Rudy. It's very much appreciated.

I thank you and this patron. He is in the same position as me and it was nice to hear this.

Exactly what Robert Kiyosaki said about real estate. It’s boring when you learn the game and are in it for so long.

Man the last part of the video hit hard. You watch any youtuber, streamer, artists of any kind and you sometimes are jealous of the job they have. You keep telling yourself "Damn doing something you really love, that must be sick". Then you realize although it is nice to work on something you were always passionate about, you never feel the same about said passion when it becomes a job. Interesting this applies to big Magic investors also. Interesting video. Thanks for the content.

It is worth noting that military personnel enjoy federal protections on items in storage units. The writer should also have access to a host of other military advisor resources and should take advantage of everything he can.

i am so sorry for u man , but I fell like that ... even with LOTR (that I love) collection I don't have anymore pleasure.

You can always bring it cause the military pays for your household goods transport.

over here it is roughly $0.50 - $1 a month per booster box for storage and partial insurance. But if you stack boxes as high as Rudy you can do it cheaper but I dont are to stack boxes that high it will crush the bottom ones, however you could use reinforced boards that carry the stacking weight.

People take this guy for granted. No college has the insight he has or ability to pass on information. This guy cares about what he does and he cares about other people. He doesn't want to steal your money. He wants you make money and learn and grow. This guy is the rarest taco goblin in there is. Mouth hugs and man love Rudy. I'm following you all the way off the cliff at the end of the valley.

Rudy to Baltimore! Make it happen!

Rudy I have been playing MTG since 1994 and use to own a LGS during which time I took a break from playing to run the business, while money was good I lost the incredible happiness I once had playing the game. Years later, I now own multiple various businesses and play MTG regularly and it has brought the shimmer back into my life. I play pretty much every format and mtgo. Life is beautiful and full of joy. I hope you find a way to start playing again, I’m sure it would inspire a lot of people to do the same.

have any of you ever tried to actually move the product to sell? That's gotta be a pain!

Storage unit is a waste of money that kills the value of whatever you are storing you need to either sell it or bring it with you those are the only 2 viable options.

if you never sell you never lose. 💎👌

I made 5K trading Vintage Magic. I invested 10K in 2019, now I have 5K. 🙃😅

All these types of videos coming out, i can see pink visor rudy reaching out for a white board video

Man... I like this kinda videos. They are inspiring.

You makes sense though I’m just getting my shit together,normal 401k, pension Roth IRA and doing what I can to put myself in a better place at my job. Investing is supposed to be boring. I want to start buying boxes here and there but I just don’t want to deal with the space issues that come with it,so I’ve just decided to buy reserved list here and there. Hope one of these days you can get back into it magic for fun one of these days.

I always appreciate Rudy’s sober takes on this kind of stuff

see you at baltimore~

Rudy, please bring back 4k vids. You got a new camera, you should fully utilize it. People who find it weird can select 1080P 😭

I’m military, 14.5 years in. I have moved all over the planet. I have tons of Japanese cards. My items just chill in the closet no problem. Ultimately it comes down to how much product he is trying to hold up.

Tiny safe is the decoy obviously

RUDY THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I’m also in the military and this is the exact problem I’ve run into and has kept me from sinking solid portions of my pay into investing in sealed product. Thank you and Semper Rudy

You can open and keep sealed lol, why does Rudy think it's all or nothing?

Yeah yeah Rudy, but which box should I buy to become a millionaire?!!!

Rudy ❤'s PAWGS

Awesome information, thanks Rudy for the honesty ☝️🤙

Great video Rudy! Thanks for keeping it real!

Definitely dont rent a storage unit unless you have a TON of boxes/ Storage is very expensive.

Laughs in risk - 30% collectibles, 30% crypto, 40% property

Fireproof filing cabinet can be had for sooo cheap if u have a truck/trailer to go get them. Ive got fire rates items for free.

I feel like I know too much now... Rudy's new camera makes me see the secret signals hidden in his beard. I will share for those who can't see Dragon's Maze to the moon!

I never thought about it like that. But you're like a Wine Taster that doesn't get to actually drink the Wine.... One day you'll get back to it. Hopefully sooner then later.

Hey Rudy love your videos , just a small critique the new camera is strange after the change , the 8k rudy hairy face was much better especially watching on a monitor

Hey Rudy, what's your comment on the recent Pokemon cards stolen from the plant story circulating on TikTok? Supposedly, someone was trying to sell about a million worth of select cards from the last two sets that were stolen from the factory and not put into circulation. Will this hurt the value of the sealed product? Is the story even true, or is it just nonsense put out to hurt the value of stored sealed product?

They did studies that proved that once you add earning money with a hobby your enjoyment goes down. I hope you can ignite your passion again at some point Rudy, but I hope that the joy and entertainment that you provide us watchers makes you happy for at least this youtube thing.

Me tooo

I'm a disabled veteran so I am fortunate to be able to play CCGs and also make money off them. It is very hard not opening. I've got over 8k in Pokemon and MTG sealed product. I've been selling singles from my poke collection heavily for a few months now and a little from my mtg ( I actually play MTG so all the cards are still children's game pieces Lol) and I find it enjoyable to buy lots and break them up all the while grabbing a few here and there for my collection. I'm starting to move some of the sealed product because like you said the funds I make selling that, I'll be able to roll back into my business to make exponentially more money than if I waited 5 more years for the sealed to mature. I've not lost money but on average I've gained 4-5x the sealed value over the 5 years. Great advice man.

You shouldve asked a Patton expert this question. You will need to find the daughter of a patent medicine fortune and marry her. Patton had 20 polo horses. Where do I put them?

That is your choice Rudy!

Holy moly you're video quality is very good

Were is the dear rudy podcast XD

Hey hey hey

You can get a gun safe at tractor supply for a 16 gun safe for around 600-700 dollars. It has a Fire and Water rating too.

Nft comics for the win

Here some advice to my fellow service member asking about storing sealed product. I also store it. I keep the most valuable boxes at my residence but for the majority of it take it back home to your parents home or close relative and keep it there. I have an entire empty room at a relatives house I store sealed product in and take whatever i accrue in between visits back with me when i visit for storage at my relatives house.

IDK about storage units. Make it discreet and select many layers of obscurity. Say rent a few lockers to diverse if one is broken into. The one I checked out, they leave their building door open (just a gated off courtyard) and then your only physical lock is the padlock you put on the storage unit. Each unit has a little alarm system but its something you can bypass if you are taking the time to case the place. The thing is that I dont believe this to be too atypical. What prevents you from renting a locker in this building and then your break into a high value locker? Hence its important to have obscurity be your highest metric (don’t look too organised and very much hide that these are collectables being stored).

I agree 100% my goal was to stay in military full 20 years. I was in Italy for a bit over 6 years then had a contract for japan for 4. Ex wife wasn't feeling it and ruined carreer where I had to seperate. I need at least a full room just to hold magic cards and it breaks into margins terribly where od need a full size house to store everything

LOL great title

Collectibles have almost zero chance of out performing traditional investments in the long term. In fact, they are completely unsuitable for use as investments. If you buy them, it should be because you enjoy doing so or because you’re creating an alternative to simply holding cash. Of course now that interest rates have begun to move upwards even holding cash can get you 4.7% at almost no risk. You should think of buying collectibles the way you might think of putting down some money on blackjack. You might make some money. You might lose some money. Presumably you’re going to have a little bit of fun in the process. But only a great fool would actually expect to make a large amount of money doing it.

need to buy BTC !!!!!!!!!!

This is actually legit advice 👏

How’s Timmy?

I wonder... how many Black Lotus cards currently still exist?

Rudy Sites green screen meme. uses green screen for first time (?).

I lost everything investing in Cards.. and so will Rudy...

Best vid yet...of course I've just found this channel

My MTG investments from 2018 have out performed the S&P