Start a SPORTS CARD Collection for Under $500 & MAKE MONEY!

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Starting a sports card collection can seem very intimidating. Your favorite player's rookie card is over $1,000. Cards regularly sell for over 1 million. The hobby seems What cards do you buy? How much should you spend?
In today's video I go over how to start a collection and invest in sports cards at the same time. The goal is to have your investments pay for your personal card collection. Not just any collection, but a graded card collection.
We will be grading our sports cards with CSG to help us save money. Grading not only cards for our personal collection but cards we will also sell. I am talking about Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant cards. The big names!
Sports card collection can seem overwhelming. It isn't! I will walk your through it step by step.
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0:00 Coming Up
0:50 Today's Topic
1:59 The Strategy
6:03 Which Cards?
8:55 Which Sports?
10:14 Which Players?
14:40 Where to Buy?
16:17 Grading Cards
17:48 Where to Sell
18:44 Selling Price
20:48 Tax Prep
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@NotAGrandMaster 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Thanks for the content, I really enjoyed it.

@ericEsilva 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid! This would be a great series. Like $1k, 2k 5k budget and see how the strategy differs. I would love to see how to go about going through a collection I just got out of the my garage since I was a kid. This is tough for me and I love seeing all these cards again. Curious how you'd go about going through your newly found old cards. Keep pumping out great content! Subbed!

@Kybone 3 ай бұрын

That's a good idea... don't forget about the $50 folks either!

@Idigtreasure 3 жыл бұрын

CSG baby!!!! Love those slabs!

@Kybone 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Great style

@matthewedmunds7446 3 жыл бұрын

One of the few people who make informative content actually useful to people. Thank you.

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you watching Matthew.

@davestryjak6042 3 жыл бұрын

Csg is also the same as ngc a top tier coin grading company!

@kaziem 2 жыл бұрын

Good video - would love to hear the lists updated on who to buy each year - I was impressed how solid the advice for soccer was.

@aiden4016 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice boss!

@fgstech4857 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Getting into Soccer and your list of the top guys is helpful. It seem like Soccer rookies are not generally viewed as other sports rookies. In Soccer it seem like the veteran players carry more weight. Thx for the info.

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Not yet. But they can be cheaper. Not as much risk.

@peteblueline 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Man,

@GriseldaBSF410 3 жыл бұрын

New sub here! Great content as always

@JLMoran 3 жыл бұрын

Like always your videos never disappointed! Thank you for all the info no figure perspective. Question, is there a website were we can look up the accurate names for these cards? i.e. red ice vs red cracked ice or silver vs Holo etc. I would ate to submit a card labeled incorrectly.

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

If you check ebay for cards graded from previous years by say PSA that will give you the proper layout. Just change the year. Typically, all grading companies will have the same information on their slabs.

@jmdubbs1354 3 жыл бұрын

I would be extremely leery of buying possible “slab candidates” from Comc. Keep in mind, those are shipped in a 500 count box (more than often jammed) then from there, they’re being processed into a warehouse. Essentially you want to limit the times that the card is touched from its’ pack pulled condition.

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Very true.

@spotteddogmemphis 2 жыл бұрын

Honorable mention for basketball, Shaq!!

@antonypapadimitriou1043 3 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, why do you opt to not sell graded cards on COMC?

@carlschroeder8208 Жыл бұрын

New to this love this episode and your videos. I have perfect condition 1990 sky box Jordan’s , bird, magic . Should i get them graded ?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia Жыл бұрын

Possibly if they will 10 given psa is now $15 to grade a card. Older stuff though tends to be 8s and 9s though.

@Melt_man23 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video. Just now seeing it and it’s 9 months old. KK sports cards offer doesn’t exist anymore. Dang.

@RockfromPhilly 3 жыл бұрын

I have cards to be graded(Like everyone else) but is it better to just hold off in the long run for PSA or Beckett. I know CSG & Others are accepting cards but usually most graded searchers look for these 2 companies. So should I just be patient? I'm getting back into collecting after almost 20 years and your videos have been an amazing guide for me to follow

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

When psa opens up the slower tier options their pricing will probably still be higher than csg. Csg is at $12 a card for bulk rates. All depends on the card. If a high value one psa or Beckett. If low tier use one of the others. At one point psa was not the king of grading. That may change overtime.

@erichenderson776 3 жыл бұрын

Quick question, I know I am not going to be able to find rookie cards of any of the guys for $5 so what years should I be targeting? Also are insert cards of these players good buys?

@williamprime964 2 жыл бұрын

Second year cards are what people buy when rc cards get to expensive

@Eliteco3 3 жыл бұрын

fun stuff enjoyed the entire video except for the SCI Plug ha

@Maya_heart 3 жыл бұрын

I picked up a Hannah Montana pack, a Buffy the vampire slayer deck, and 2 Sabrina the teenage witch packs to do this process with.

@heinzdelf 3 жыл бұрын

Respect the knowledge 💯 👌 👏 🙌 ...

@michaelcudmore4005 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly the content I've been looking for. Subscribed.

@DaveDazeBeats 3 жыл бұрын

Invaluable information here

@bbrooks34 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. I highly advise anyone getting into the hobby to watch this video.

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Thx Bobby.

@jamisonscardboard 3 жыл бұрын

Great..... Now I'm addicted to ur channel

@CarlosPerez-2023 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been buying up Christian Pulisic cards for the past few weeks raw and graded also James harden rookie cards raw .

@cardboardcheddar1674 3 жыл бұрын

How I started, I picked my favorite veteran star player I grew up with. I didn’t just buy one or the best of something. I bought everything at the right price. Years later I know when to pounce on good deals and where to look, I have exactly what I want in my closet with extras that I sell off for way more than I purchased no matter what any rookie does on or off the field.

@wizardofraw 3 жыл бұрын

Who is Christian Pulisic?

@cardboardcheddar1674 3 жыл бұрын

@@wizardofraw America doesn’t have any real global recognized stars. He’s becoming one. Plays for Chelsea.

@nikranjcec 3 жыл бұрын

@@cardboardcheddar1674 he is nowhere near being a star to be honest. He is mostly on the bench but he is better American football player so he is on price :D

@cardboardcheddar1674 3 жыл бұрын

@@nikranjcec the speculation he’s on the bench is because he’s American. He’s on a bench for one of the premier teams in the league and they don’t want to let him go play anywhere else. His popularity in the hobby is because he’s a star American player. It’s not because he’s one of the best soccer players as I described.

@dougzinboston9679 2 жыл бұрын

CSG bumped their Economy to $20 for their 85 day turnaround time. A follow up video with the newer grading prices would be awesome to see how that adjusts your strategy.

@taoloco86 2 жыл бұрын

SGC seems like a good way to go. More reputable, their comps are higher than becket but under psa. Idk why people obsess with psa, 6 months for a card and they charge up the wazoo.

@carlschroeder8208 Жыл бұрын

Following your steps , bought some low price Jordan’s and mahomes now ready to send out. What’s your thoughts on sending cards to GMA they have $12 , 5 card min with 7 day return or still send to CSG. Thank you

@PowersSportsMemorabilia Жыл бұрын

I’ve never used them and personally don’t think the industry respects their grading as much as others. Psa had a special last month at $15. Csg is about $12. Those 2 have a better reputation = higher selling prices in my opinion.

@affiliatestud Жыл бұрын

i was looking at COMC and i'm seeing graded cards that are auctioning for less than the cost of grading...how is that possible? I see a 92/03 UD Jordan mcdonalds card PSA 10 selling at $10.50...that's cheaper than PSA grading

@PowersSportsMemorabilia Жыл бұрын

Yup

@joshuaware3004 3 жыл бұрын

How do you feel about shaquille oneal

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

I personally feel he’s been undervalued for many years.

@sp123 3 жыл бұрын

I think Naomi Osaka’s Topps cards would look good with the CSG label

@scottchristmon1726 3 жыл бұрын

Sending in my first submission ever to CSG for my cards from early 70's late 60's. Can you do a video explaining all of the different types of cards that are available and which are the most popular. It seems to Chrome is top for baseball but I've seen so many variations of cards it's overwhelming. I'm seeing holiday cards, project 70 cards from tops, six different cards for the same year. If I want a rookie card for say Ronald Acuna Jr. which one should I get. Finally I enjoy collecting cards and all my kids are out of college now thank goodness. Would a bat or ball signed by Mike Trout, Tatis Jr., or Soto appreciate in value over time. I think the card market is way overpriced right now and will adjust. I did not think about searching for raw cards that's a good suggestions. I had an opportunity to buy a 1953 Jackie Robinson with a PSA 6 grade for $600.00 4 years ago. I couldn't do it with kids in college I'm still crying over that. Thanks for the information I enjoy your videos.

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. I would suggest buying big name brands of cards you like. Trying to understand all the cards will be overwhelming at times. Find sets or designs you like. Focus on those. For example I’ve always liked panini revolution for basketball. Then buy all the players you like in that set. Autographs do appreciate over time assuming athlete doesn’t over sign and continues to raise their autograph pricing. I would bet tatis is probably undervalued. But all depends how his career goes. As always buy the players you like and can afford.

@gregh7042 Жыл бұрын

Hello. If one only has 3 or 4 cards that are official autograph company cards, could u recommend the least expensive grading company that doesn't have a minimum amount of cards to submit?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia Жыл бұрын

Sgc

@gregh7042 Жыл бұрын

@@PowersSportsMemorabilia thanks so much

@ZandRsportscards 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 2015 Dynasty Russell Wilson 4 color patch, on card auto, serial numbered 1/10 beckett graded at 9.5 can anyone help me figure out the value of that card? I cant find a comp on ebay or anything

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Would check a similar card of another similar type player.

@DRTOLLZ 3 жыл бұрын

so much has changed since this video. $8 a card is now $12 a card. Turn around times are at 199 days for bulk orders. So unfortunately not a reliable solution in the interim.

@alexanderprodt1652 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I was looking for this info. Have you done anything to adjust or similar strategy?

@DRTOLLZ 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderprodt1652 CSG updated their turn around times on their news and resources page I believe. Bulk has come back to just over 100 while economy went way up. I’m still waiting on an order I sent mid May. They are only on early May submissions at the moment. SGC is the way to go to get cards back quickly.

@jnycards5478 Жыл бұрын

It’s so hard to find grade worthy cards. I feel like 10% of the singles I buy are 10s, 20% are 9s, and the rest are ungradable.

@benjamintaleux7931 3 жыл бұрын

Can you explain me why with CSG some cards come back with the mention "service unavailable" ? Thanks !

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

You may have sent in thicker cards. They are only grading standard size cards. Would be my guess without any additional information.

@benjamintaleux7931 3 жыл бұрын

@@PowersSportsMemorabilia thanks a lot for your answer. Im a longtime collector but a rookie in grading cards and all your vids help me so bad ! I got another question : when u declare the value of your cards on CSG or others which price I have to declare? Example for a panini complete D.booker RC, on ebay, ungraded, the price is around $20 to $99 but graded 10 its around $700...which one should I take into account ? Thanks

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

@@benjamintaleux7931 it’s always the graded price. I would assume price it as what a 9 is.

@benjamintaleux7931 3 жыл бұрын

@@PowersSportsMemorabilia I got another question what do you think about invest in stickers over cards...Prices are cheaper (to buy) than cards and when its graded you can sell them for a good price. Plus, I think the pop is lower because kids stick them...so more harder to find in the future ?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

@@benjamintaleux7931 sticker is more of a traditional soccer card. I do like them. But I say buy and sell what you like.

@amayabroscomics6774 3 жыл бұрын

As big comic book collectors we agree with you about CSG. Give it another year or two and they will be part of the big 3. PSA, Beckett and CSG. Good content bud!

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Thx for watching.

@j.l.crenshaw6923 3 жыл бұрын

Was surprised about Danny Dimes. Checked his prices & there's some pop there so I'll start to buy here & there. Why do you think he's selling?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Data is for 1 year so hype going into last years season.

@jasperdel24 3 жыл бұрын

How about MPJ on that Basketball list?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Solid player. He could be really good.

@chosenone7748 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video like this for autographs to

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 2 жыл бұрын

There’s one posted

@rossmiller346 3 жыл бұрын

You had me at CSG , see ya

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Not for everyone. When on a limited budget as most people are you have to make due with what you have. Thanks for watching.

@jesseberkowitz7862 3 жыл бұрын

Had you stuck around you would know that immediately after mentioning CSG he also mentioned PSA, BGS, and HGA 🤦🏼‍♂️

@alanbierlein4502 3 жыл бұрын

If I had to choose one of the non PSA/BGS companies to trust it'd be CSG. My only real concern with them is whether they'll be able to handle the volume when they're inevitably flooded with cards from people who don't want to wait/pay for the big 2. But they have experienced people running the company, and their parent company CGC is one of the biggest in the entire grading industry. For some reason I just get a "shiny new toy" vibe from HGA. And from what I've seen I'm not sure SGC even wants to be in the card grading game long term anymore. They've been fighting to break into that top tier for years now but they've always been stuck at #3. It's going to be interesting to see what happens with slabbed cards long term. Companies are fighting to poach all the customers pissed off at PSA/BGS, and once those 2 start to clear their back logs the market is going to be flooded with low end graded cards. People are scooping up graded non rookie base cards right now because the supply is still limited, but I have a feeling that's a bubble that is going to burst. Higher end cards are going to be fine because the demand will continue to outproduce the supply, but I think alot of people are going to be disappointed when they get their lower end cards back in 8-10 months and they're fighting a flooded market.

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

@@alanbierlein4502 good stuff Alan.

@Teabagonyou 3 жыл бұрын

Any grading company besides PSA and Beckett you’re losing money and margin on. I like SGC but their resale isn’t close to PSA or Beckett. Any other grading company is much worse. Everyone’s situation, priorities, and reasons for grading cards is different but if you’re selling your submissions there are only three options in my opinion.

@phillipbrunelle6341 3 жыл бұрын

ALRIGHT.....???

@ChrisS-ll4ls 2 жыл бұрын

Why would I need to take notes when it's all right here in video lol

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 2 жыл бұрын

Scroll through notes = 1 minute. Re watch video = 22 minutes. But you do you.

@evansboxing5762 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t sleep on Baker Mayfield. Browns fans got Peyton Hillis on the cover of Madden.

@marikapedia 2 жыл бұрын

We aren’t gonna find big name rookie cards for $5 and below, so what should we look for in a card instead?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely not rookie cards. Video doesn’t focus on them but general non rookie cards. There are currently over 7,000 Michael Jordan ungraded cards on eBay from $1-$5 buy it now price right now. Go searching and find ones that look appealing to you and that would grade well.

@sp123 2 жыл бұрын

you can now in 2022, 2023 will probably be even cheaper

@leoholmes6774 2 жыл бұрын

pretty good statements but i just dont agree with the $5 cards and under and i usually spend 60-240$ on cards and usually new stars as patrick mahomes joe burrow and more stars.

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 2 жыл бұрын

Cool. Everyone has different budgets.

@leoholmes6774 2 жыл бұрын

I dont have much money at all bro i get it from mowing peoples lawns lol

@garyhall6294 3 жыл бұрын

So getting a 10 from CSG is rare?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Correct. Similar to BGS.

@bobmiller6787 11 ай бұрын

what aboot hockey eh? i sell tons of hockey all over north america

@Kamil-ob9kt 3 жыл бұрын

Great content. You know how it works, how goes step by step.

@jjboy1826 3 жыл бұрын

It’s honestly not enough profit to waste time on. I would rather buy at a time of the year that drops the card prices. For example, when Joe Burrow got hurt his orange disco panini Prizm cards dropped to the low 140$ range. Now since the card hype has grown and the season is closer the cards are now back over 200$. Timing is key

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Yes but for $140 you can buy 3 burrows for $420. What if the ones you get are crap and can’t be graded? Common Prizm problem. Then your only choice is to sell them raw and hope the price goes up on that one card. All eggs are in one basket. Goes up great. Goes down or flat lines you’re stuck. Timing will get you great deals, but for someone on a budget, going all in on one player or one card can be a death sentence if that player or card doesn’t pan out.

@jjboy1826 3 жыл бұрын

@@PowersSportsMemorabilia I see what you’re saying and that makes sense. I bought 2 burrows for 140$ during that time he got hurt and now if I sold them on eBay now they would go for 275$-300$. That’s a 200$ profit. There’s different strategies and i get what you’re sayinf

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

@@jjboy1826 many different ways to succeed at the hobby.

@sp123 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea to sell cards on COMC

@sawdread- 2 жыл бұрын

SGC

@ericpaupst 3 жыл бұрын

Do you buy cards sm me.

@jonathanallen7588 3 жыл бұрын

looking around the web csg card just don't sell for much

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

They just started grading. Minimal data is available.

@rudistorm3348 3 жыл бұрын

@@PowersSportsMemorabilia What are your thoughts on HGA? Those color match cases pop.

@darkmatter69420 3 жыл бұрын

Buy nfl and mlb galactics!!! They are dirt cheap in comparison to nba!

@phillycardshark9257 3 жыл бұрын

SGC?...no love?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Grading price too high for this example.

@1zumiez8 3 жыл бұрын

So beyond fucking annoying watching Hockey and Connor McDavid not get recognized AGAIN! HOLY FUCK!

@randywilkey8729 3 жыл бұрын

PSA doubled their prices, stopped accepting cards, and they suck........

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t really have much choice but to stop taking cards. They were never going to catch up.

@PIP-zf9yb 3 жыл бұрын

@@PowersSportsMemorabilia agreed the only thing they should of done diffrent is stopped about 6 months ago. They had no chance people can bitch and moan all they want but unless you want noobs off the street grading your cards they could only do so much no one thought the graded card market would explode like it has

@ninekoiscollectibles 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t get 70 cards at $5 a piece because of tax and shipping too lol

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

There are millions of cards on eBay right now at less than $5 each shipped. I just did a search for basketball cards. 110,000 results at $5 shipped and under. Tax is at most 10% in the highest of states. So buy cards at $4.50 and under.

@jacobcolton3671 2 жыл бұрын

@@PowersSportsMemorabilia i live in Canada and tax is around 17$ for every card🥲

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobcolton3671 got to pay all those important politicians.

@valenciafantv 2 жыл бұрын

Won’t this just create more junk slabs?

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 2 жыл бұрын

Depends what you consider “junk”

@southdaytontradingco Жыл бұрын

Next time have your music louder. Could barely hear it

@PowersSportsMemorabilia Жыл бұрын

There is no music

@southdaytontradingco Жыл бұрын

Except for the first full minute of the video lol

@PowersSportsMemorabilia Жыл бұрын

@@southdaytontradingco nobody ever watches that

@Cccc-ky4vq 2 жыл бұрын

Csg slabs are ass brutal and return is horrible

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe right now. But depends on what you are grading and what the grade is. Also depends on what skills you have and online reach.

@dr.aaronholman 3 жыл бұрын

Buy Mahomes!

@PowersSportsMemorabilia 3 жыл бұрын

All day. Every day.

@spanishfly7709 Жыл бұрын

“We never go into debt to buy sports cards” …oops I don’t have Gas money to get to work this week… seriously I’m not joking.😢