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@cryptonite84959 күн бұрын
You know a grumpy old man in the hobby when he invites best offers and gets pissed off if he receives one.
@zachandporter9 күн бұрын
Always enjoy the content. Mike, you talk about never paying sticker but you are bothered by people asking for a better price on your EBAY?
@marshallkahn33429 күн бұрын
Ahhh the irony of life. You've always preached never pay sticker....
@rockcundiff17619 күн бұрын
Because he's the hobby's biggest hypocrit
@rockcundiff17619 күн бұрын
Hypocrite*
@ericstanley55129 күн бұрын
Mike you come off looking bad when you, for the past 5 years you BRAG about ‘I never Pay Sticker!’
@rw1515157 күн бұрын
Cakes = Baseball Collector. He wants to have his cake and eat it too
@billyballgamesportscards9 күн бұрын
Great conversation, fellas. I enjoyed it tremendously. I feel like I'm an old man in the hobby more and more every day. It's funny that it started to shift as I started focusing more on vintage. I found a little humor in Mike talking about some of the offers he's received for cards on eBay. Mike, does this change your mind about never paying sticker?
@DansVintageBaseballPC7 күн бұрын
Congrats to both of you on acquiring iconic hoops cards!
@waynetietz3807 күн бұрын
I'm older than both of you guys. What makes me grumpy is not finding a grail I want to buy. I simply can't find the item I want.
@markmarshall54419 күн бұрын
Cakes is Jim Palmer. He used to eat pancakes before every start.
@17guzy6 күн бұрын
Mike... I only pay sticker price at Walmart!!! I poke fun, thanks for posting and congratulations on the 25 years!
@RobSchroeder_7 күн бұрын
Mike, loved the Sketchers advice! I'll be 50 in Sept, and that just spoke to me lol. My 13 year old son and I are going to our first National this year, and we just got back from Sketchers with matching shoes. We're all set!
@CleanCheapShots8 күн бұрын
"Johnny Cakes!" I remember that episode of The Sopranos. lol
@bobbybaseball40649 күн бұрын
Happy 4th, Gents! Love live the hobby...grumpy folks, cynics, negotiators, set builders, 1/5 seekers, base card lovers, young folks, old folks, and all the others in-between! 🙂 Looking forward to the National!
@eddyscardboardchaos7 күн бұрын
What makes me feel like a grumpy old man in the hobby is watching many modern collectors chasing dollar signs rather than actually collecting.
@SmithvilleFloorHockey3 күн бұрын
great show
@billkhan37897 күн бұрын
John Keating nails what the hobby should be all about. Love the Greg Mintons, Don Mossis, Lowell Palmers. Those cards elicit a wonderful sense of nostalgia in me. I despise the new shiny stuff, somewhat because of the looks, but mostly because new collectors see only dollar signs in them. My Tigers team set collection is getting back into the early 1960s now. I’m hitting peak Don Mossi goodness!
@661fish49 күн бұрын
Never pay sticker
@randyworden52328 күн бұрын
Great show gentlemen!! Common sense is always welcome.
@Dodgertown_76_Fungo9 күн бұрын
Olive Garden? Can't take nothing serous with that. It's the McDonald's of Italian food. 😂 I say Jokingly. Great conversation with no taste buds😂 You guys are like fine wine you get better in time. It is great information for the new guys like myself. I'm a older Italian gentleman and I enjoy your content. Someone that loves baseball, stats and collecting cards. That I found later in life. Also it is great for the younger persons such as my Grandkids. It is like good medicine and the fountain of youth. I hope you understand my humor about Olive Garden just a joke. Thanks for all you guys do It is always great entertainment yes I am a fanboy. Happy 4th of July. Cheers
@RobCashCards9 күн бұрын
Great Think Tank episode! I was 40 years old when I got back into the hobby and opened a ton of modern baseball. However, I finally saw the light and started collecting vintage. Best decision I’ve made! Take care, guys!
@brinks5549 күн бұрын
When you have an opinion and actually thinks it matters. 😂
@ACollectorsDream9 күн бұрын
Great conversation, I resemble those remarks. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
@jimfalkler93619 күн бұрын
I enjoyed watching the show. Thanks for the video.
@JeffsCardJourney9 күн бұрын
I say hold your prices. What a lot of these guys do is low ball and then you will see the card on another marketplace selling for the price you were trying to get originally.
@TJ_Is_Online9 күн бұрын
Does the carpet match the curtains? I never would have guessed hearing that question in a baseball card video. 😂 I know “I’m an old man in the hobby” because my refusal to buy into breaks, modern cards, & can’t stand the MLB extra inning rule. Plus I cut the lawn white solid white new balance sneakers By the way, I still watch the Golden Girls. Crazy how they were 4 old ladies in the 1980s & now starting to look young. 🤣
@cooterlev9 күн бұрын
Today’s how Hobby New Bloods are tomorrows Old men. Just like we were once the New Bloods that the then old men complained about. Now I realize they were largely right as Experience brings wisdom.
@stuke19769 күн бұрын
Nice watching a couple young men thinking they are old men, says the crotchety old man. I remember being at your stage, sometimes I still am. Mostly I'm in the I don't care phase. National was easy to go thru last year, just looking for Exhibits and non-mainstream cards. Love the episode.
@beansballcardblog9 күн бұрын
Enjoyed the conversation. I've been referring to myself as the grumpy old man lately, both in the hobby and in general. I am pretty sure I agreed with every point you guys made. What would be fun would be having this discussion in more of a roundtable format, and for guys that collect differently than vintage baseball.
@Brian-pf7qq9 күн бұрын
I buy from certain card shops and card show dealers that I buy a lot of cards from. Because i do buy a lot from certain sources they sell me cards below sticker price without me offering a below sticker price.
@Brad-mj3tg9 күн бұрын
Started going to shows in 1982 but the collecting changing moment for me was the Topps book with photos for all the cards. My brother and I sat on the living room floor paging through and making our want lists. We wanted to get the best looking card of the players we targeted. Crazy some of the cards from way black then I never found nice in the pre internet era and have bought fairly recently - like a ‘66 Mays. Agree on fatigue - Olivo, Minosos and Kaats excites me more than they should bescause as a HOF collector haven’t been looking at those for decades. Curious Mike what would you offer on the ‘72 Mays that a dealer offered to you at $1400? I know you would never buy in that grade. I love football and hockey but collect 99% baseball though at some point I will start going after Blackhawks and Bears HOFers. Have a few and cannot believe the price difference between baseball and football. As the old man in the hobby what is strange to me is how many people have their entire collections are always for sale. Walking around with a huge expensive card suitcase and being willing to trade or sell any card is my old man thing. What is the point? I always say collect how you want but that is where I struggle to understand.
@mikeeisenbath18458 күн бұрын
There's a difference between recent prices paid on auction and recent for But It Now. I think most vintage buyers consider the auction price its true value
@landrythelegend69797 күн бұрын
I think most of the guys that complain about not taking low offers are straight flippers. Collectors and collectors who occasionally sell never mind paying close to what a card is worth, because they're not trying to make an instant buck. They may sell the card later, but only after they've enjoyed it for a bit.
@tomsiino16126 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, I don't think Mike the customer would ever be able to purchase a card from Mike the dealer. 😢
@jonathanmilian37409 күн бұрын
That's Golden girl stuff right there !! That was hilarious
@mikemorrissey79289 күн бұрын
Why use the Best Offer option on eBay if you don't want to deal with the Best Offer hassles? More card viewing options / selling opportunities for your listings?
@LegendsNeverDieCollection8 күн бұрын
If you’re not old, but you feel old….😅
@theybuythemforthegum36709 күн бұрын
Just wondering it the old guys all started as set builders and then expanded ?
@MrJmangini3 күн бұрын
I’m totally cynical about everything 😂
@jimfiscus12489 күн бұрын
When I was young cake was used as an expression. Don't be a cake.
@foul5balll4759 күн бұрын
America won in that debate. How did it not?
@WilliamOrloff9 күн бұрын
Congrats…you are the first dork to get political in the comments 😂
@markstein19168 күн бұрын
Completely agree. We are not a socialist country!
@rockcundiff17618 күн бұрын
@@WilliamOrloff Go ahead, bury your head in the sand and it'll all be fine.