What would you add to this video? Let me know below. :) Also, if you'd like to read that insightful article by Bryan Timperley, click here: www.sportscardinvestor.com/2020/07/18/methods-to-calculate-print-runs/?ref=51 To try Market Movers 20% Off, visit: www.sportscardinvestor.com/plans/?ref=51 and use PROMO CODE: "COMEBACK20" I'm heading to Mexico for a week so I'll catch up on comments when I'm back. You rock!! :D
@deesvintage12823 жыл бұрын
Brad you’re one of my favorite KZfaqrs in the hobby but your Com-c “I made 10 grand in a month flipping sorts cards” definitely contributed to why a lot of people think it’s easy to flip .
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Fair point! At that time, it was super easy…people actually bought cards on there lol. In curious to see what will happen when the grading companies open up.
@incupamestadtemptatur33833 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor COMC seemed cool until you realize they are antiques by the time they will actually ship your order.
@bryantimperley73252 жыл бұрын
I’m not verified or anything, but thank you for the shoutout on my article! I am glad some people have found it interesting and helpful!
@ntataryn3 жыл бұрын
You can calculate the print runs based on the pack odds of serial numbered cards. From a simple standpoint, if there is a 20 card set inserted at 1:10 packs and numbered out of 100, the number of packs produced are 20x100x10 = 20,000. You can then use that number to figure out how many base sets there are. People used this and started noticing drastically increasing print runs around 2016. For a quick estimate, look how different the insertion ratios of Topps Gold cards are between 2014 and now. They're basically numbered to the same #, but much harder to pull now. The manufacturers responded a few ways: Topps started producing lots of different types of products. So you could have blaster boxes, hanger packs, different hobby products all from the same set and it makes the calculations more complicated (you can still do it, and the numbers from the last five years have been skyrocketing). Panini stopped printing odds altogether, which used to be required by law, but I guess they found some way around it. Serial #'d cards don't really get around this. Another trick the manufacturers used was creating more and more parallel sets (compare Topps chrome colors in the early 2010s to now). That allowed them to insert parallels at similar pack odds, but print way more base cards. So yes an orange shimmer is numbered to 25, but it might be one of thousands of serial #'d versions of that card. Bottom line the manufacturers are going to capitalize on increased demand by overprinting, they're just finding smarter ways to do it now than in the junk wax era. For long term, stick with very rare cards and autos (players will only sign so many).
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Awesome insight, Trollerskater. Thanks for sharing. 👊🏽🙂
@shakascloset17003 жыл бұрын
Look at all the new base topps parallels this year, insane now. Production is astronomical now.
@incupamestadtemptatur33833 жыл бұрын
Topps Bunt is fun for MLB collectors and one thing I really like about it is known card counts/quantities.
@RUSSBOSKI883 жыл бұрын
It’s hard to flip newer cards because the unproven rookie card prices are so high sometimes higher than a HOF rookie card
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Yeah that’s what’s crazy. Like when Bol Bol Prizm silver Psa 10 jumped to $500+ last season. I think now it’s more balanced.
@RUSSBOSKI883 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor I hear ya before you could grab guys that came out as late first round picks 2 rounds picks guys that you knew would make an impact at the professional level for cheap. It kills me to see guys like Lamar Jackson and kyler Murray rookie cards have more value than a peyton Manning rookie card
@chrisc42643 жыл бұрын
These are some of the reasons why I like being a collector. I don't have to try and time things as far as trends or someone just scored 40 in a playoff game, gotta dump him. The new product is overprinted and overpriced. I'm only focused now on getting Kobe insert cards. I have tons of rookies and sealed boxes I can trade to get his stuff. Hope to find some shows soon I can go to. Love the content Brad.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Chris! Have a great week, brother. 🙂👊🏽
@JoseJoey793 жыл бұрын
Bro flipping cards is not easy. I have collected for years and I am new to flipping and there is definitely a learning curve. Thanks for the video brother, much appreciated.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, Jose! It's like living in NYC...if you can make it in sports card flipping, you can make it in anything lol
@JoseJoey793 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor hahaha good one!
@Al-um9mj3 жыл бұрын
Nice vid. My problem with flipping is me 😝 I only buy what I like and it is very hard to part ways with my cards or sets
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Thanks cool too, Al! Hopefully this video will help buy at a lower price point. :)
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Thanks cool too, Al! Hopefully this video will help buy at a lower price point. :)
@fordaboys19753 жыл бұрын
me af
@onepercentsmarterdaily3 жыл бұрын
Brad not to mention that prizm rainbow this year is like 40+ cards!! We used to have miltiple companies making many cards from 1 year. Now we have 1 company making the same variation of a card multiple times over 20 different sets! You could have hundreds of unique rookies of a player and not have them all.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Very true, Dylan. By the way, your last name is even longer than mine! My last name is Decomarmond and the first day of school was always brutal when teachers tried to pronounce it. Anyway, you share my pain haha
@williame82023 жыл бұрын
I'm saving money every time I watch these videos. I'll let you do the hard work. I've already been priced out. Great channel!
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks William. Yeah it takes a ton of time, but happy to do it if it helps you out just a little bit 🙂👊🏽
@damonarvid35483 жыл бұрын
There is also the issue of wildly inaccurate pop reports of rare cards. For example 30 PSA graded versions of a card which was serial numbered to 25. Maybe scanning technologies will solve this....
@commandosolo1933 жыл бұрын
for topps if it says 04/250 that means there are 250 of that card produced and that is the fourth card. the other real issue for baseball is that PSA is estimated between 4-10 million (i know big range) of cards in their backlogs. That doesn't include the higher tiers. They estimated that it's about a year or two to get those through the system. So really there isn't a way of estimating how many baseball cards are out there still waiting. Plus Topps loves to keep on pushing out boxes. It's a zero sum game now. Get what you can for the flip and do the best you can.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the baseball insight! :)
@hhenry763 жыл бұрын
Just collecting no time for flipping that is why I always buying 😁. Screw the basketball market. Hello baseball ⚾️
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Totally cool. What do you think about Mike Trout’s prices right now?
@hhenry763 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor I see little upside for Mike Trout and unless the Angles win WS. It going be hard for his card to move up. We are smart collector,invester or f*cker here. I think we know what we doing buy low and invest 😁
@joepoirot78803 жыл бұрын
Take note Content Creators: Brad is the Best at Jumping right in, Straight ahead, no Chaff...
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks Joe. Will share with Dustin, for sure!
@controversialcardchannel3 жыл бұрын
Love how the hobby is evolving. Great tips, Brad
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 👊🏽
@Grungeman173 жыл бұрын
The biggest thing I took notice of, is the people that reinserted the factor of chance/gambling into what they were selling or marketing scheme have been the most steady horse ive seen on the track. Anybody that had a hook on retail did and will still do well... The biggest risk is buying hype singles.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, Grungeman17 🙂
@Just_in753 жыл бұрын
Great points. Another terrific video. Thanks.
@JohnDoeDeadhead4203 жыл бұрын
One thing is for sure. If you are trying to flip select football or Bowman right now then it's def not going to be easy. Panini & topps have def flooded the market wit these two products. I'm also really glad that I got rid of all of my prizm Zion.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
I’m really curious to see what Select basketball and football pop counts will balloon to. Have a great week!
@KingKuba13133 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor Not much since grading is "done"
@puntpassclick3 жыл бұрын
The problem with most people who want to flip is they want 3x profits, not 25%. It's much easier to flip cards if you have a more realistic profit target. This is why you see a lot of the best flippers focus on high end cards. 25% profit on a $10K card is nice. With a little time and hustle, you'd find that you can buy collections/large lots at 60-70% of comps and sell them at market individually close to 90-100%.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Great point, Garrett. The 2-3x margins may be a thing of the past. At the same time, spending 8k on a piece of cardboard that can drop to $3k scares the hell out of me lol
@scotpederson59323 жыл бұрын
I hope to get to that level 1 day of high end cards. A lot more room to buy at a lower % because when you get in the hundreds or thousands of $ many people are thinking less about % and more about how much Total $ they can get now because they are behind on bills. The sub $100 market is much tougher to get the higher % returns because whether they sell a card or lot for 60.00 vs 90.00 either way is not going to pay off a bunch of bills.
@puntpassclick3 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor Yes, but then you must also feel the same about investing 10's of thousands of dollars into companies that you do not control ;) Any secondary or grey market success will always be about what you bought at and the best way to ensure you protect your downside; hence my advice to look to buy collections, vs one at a times. People understand volume discounting and it just works as a strategy on the buy side if you have a bit of patience to develop a little lead flow for deals. In general though, we can't call this card investing in one breathe and then in the next be fearful of blue chips due to their per share cost if one is looking to make money in the short (or even long term).
@shakascloset17003 жыл бұрын
If it's not a limited (numbered or sp) I'm not buying. And will never waste money on opening expensive packs.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I’m done opening packs unless it’s for content or for others. Just too risky for me
@0ptimal3 жыл бұрын
Pretty soon tho resubmitting will be detectable by the grading cos, because of card fingerprinting. So we'll have more accurate pop counts.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Great point 👊🏽
@card_and_comic_investments3 жыл бұрын
8:25 RT, GREAT POINT !! There IS undoubtedly going to be a massive rush of graded cards of every player all of you reading this collect , so yes!, buy the already limited variants that have for the most part anyway, been submitted and returned from grading companies! Additionally GOATS and OLDER GRADED cards good to buy now! eBay POWERSELLER Card_And_Comic_Investments
@roundingthecornerswithdari79333 жыл бұрын
Good stuff as always, Brad. Been a bit since I’ve checked in with you (or anyone). Where are you doing most of your sales now, COMC or other places? Thanks!
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Hey Darin. Sales have been almost nonexistent in the last few months. I’m holding now until prices trickle back up…especially football
@marcfab89013 жыл бұрын
Hey brad you get the Space Jam cereal box to add to the collection
@RyanHayesJAX3 жыл бұрын
Say what? That sounds awesome. Is it the new Space Jam or the OG. Have a link?
@marcfab89013 жыл бұрын
@@RyanHayesJAX the new one it came out I think 2 weeks ago I picked one up at target
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
I have not. I would rather have MJ on the original if that exists. That would be sick!
@marcfab89013 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor yeah,they have a wheaties box of mj and some of the looney toons on the front
@theboringchannel20273 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the Junk Wax Era 3.0 I started before 1.0 happened, was out before 2.0, and 3.0 is obvious at this point.
@gametimegallery76613 жыл бұрын
Agree with you on that. The card companies have asserted that they are well aware of what happened when they overprinted before and would not do that again. I think we all know the reality.
@theboringchannel20273 жыл бұрын
@@gametimegallery7661 Don't worry, after this time, they will learn for sure. LOL. Hard to stop when you make dollars by printing on cardboard, legally.
@Poochie783 жыл бұрын
Tampa loves u bro
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
And I love Tampa back! Go Bolts and Bucs!
@Salty_Vet_063 жыл бұрын
Anyone have the 2019 topps chrome Tstis Jr refractor or the prism refractor? If so I’m in the market and highly interested
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Not me but good luck, Ashley!
@niutak763 жыл бұрын
COMC has been freakin dead for selling but still buying.
Brad dropping some knowledge 🤑. I don't care what Dustin says you're OK man 😌
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks bro.
@Thatrvguycraig3 жыл бұрын
Always great content Brad!
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Craig. Have a great week!
@codycopas38163 жыл бұрын
Brad did this video after his touch of grey shoot
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Lol I wish. I need to model again. 👴🏻
@codycopas38163 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor you will when they start making cards of u
@RockyHockeywithBrandon3 жыл бұрын
Great video, great tips!
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@codycopas38163 жыл бұрын
Love the content shared to my fb
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
You the man, Cody!!
@toppchoicesportscards3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the great content
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
🙂👊🏽
@seanmurphy33643 жыл бұрын
Hey Brad, are you moving away from selling on COMC? I was thinking of sending them a few hundred raw cards, but had been scared off by the ingestion wait times. It seems that sales on that platform have slowed too. Would recommend against sending raw cards there given their current standing in the hobby? Thanks man.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Hey Sean. Comc sales have been super slow lately….probably impacted by psa and the other companies shutting down most of their services. I still think it’s a great platform but mostly for $5-$50 raw cards. Anything higher I’ll try to sell locally.
@seanpham45213 жыл бұрын
I have been making $5000 per week flipping modern cards.
@williamprime9643 жыл бұрын
I make $6000 a week bro. You suck
@MikeyGProps3 жыл бұрын
Teach me
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Hey congrats man. That’s great!
@Insert.Name.Here.3 жыл бұрын
@@williamprime964 i make $6,001 a week you bums! Lmfao
@lightseek882 жыл бұрын
@@williamprime964 i made $963 bought $12,459 worth sold $13,422 worth.
@jeffreylanier2223 жыл бұрын
PSA, SGC, Beckett are not giving out 10's even though it might be a 10. Those companies are suppressing 10 for themselves in my opinion.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Many think the same, Jeffrey, and it’s hard to dispute when you see some of these recent psa submission videos
@mikecavey38923 жыл бұрын
I just think the quality of the person sending in cards has gotten worse people don't know enough or discount stuff assume it will still grade good I see it to much ...people should just use a bulk grading service and have cards reviewed before sending if you don't actually know how to look at your cards
@jeffreylanier2223 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor I seen gm 10 that are OC badly
@Insert.Name.Here.3 жыл бұрын
Beckett has been scamming the hobby since the early 90s. I still don't understand the love ppl have for graded cards. They are graded inconsistent and in a biased manner. But hey, what do I know.
@mikecavey38923 жыл бұрын
@@Insert.Name.Here. I don't agree I have got plenty of good grades ...sounds like you had a get rich plan not work
@Mattman163 жыл бұрын
Which tools have the price alerts?
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Market movers for sure and I believe card ladder as well. If you want to try market movers for a month, feel free to use my promo code for 20% off.
@oompaloompa233 жыл бұрын
What happened to the kids at the shows and collecting cards in general. It’s adults only now? Also today’s cards are ugly as. I started collecting a bit again but only pre 95 basketball cards.
@saulgoodman21333 жыл бұрын
Tons of kids at shows enjoying the hobby
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Kids are enjoying it but can’t do it in the same way as before. However, I believe a ton more teens are excited about cards now than when I was a kid and everyone forgot about cards to go on dates and buy a car
@saulgoodman21333 жыл бұрын
@@TheComebackCardInvestor Yes it is likely tougher for the younger kids but we have bargain boxes and cheap blasters for them to have some fun with. The entrepreneurial aspects of collecting teach valuable lessons about markets, buying, selling, negotiating, supply and demand, liquidity, etc. Can be very exciting for teens interested in sports combining those aspects. 😃
@philebbesen3 жыл бұрын
Is Brad the most handsome man in cards? The answer is yes
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
Haha I’ll take it! Thanks Phil. ;)
@matthewchurpita20233 жыл бұрын
I'm sure if you get a psa 8 or lower, you will let the buyer, when you resell it, know it's a cracked PSA 8 before you rip him off...
@ScottyC304WV3 жыл бұрын
What happened?
@matthewchurpita20233 жыл бұрын
@@ScottyC304WV This comment was supposed to be in another video. Not sure why it is on here. On that video they were talking about, when buying raw cards, if they get an 8 or lower after buying them and submitting them to psa, crack it and resell it. But you know they aren't be truthful that it has been cracked as a lower grade because the just want to sell and leave the next buyer with the problem card. I see people selling fake cards on ebay but pretend they don't know. I'm getting tired of the lying and scams going on in the hobby.
@TheComebackCardInvestor3 жыл бұрын
I will just sell as an 8. If I can buy an 8 for less than the price of raw, I feel good about the purchase price.