I almost bought the Kimbo card last night.

That's one of the card that helped me find this site. I decided I should educate myself more on the cards before I started to buy items over the $100 mark. The 20 and 30 were ok but it was the first 150 I had really thought about.

 

You have some of the best cards I have seen on EBay. I know you don't want to give your secrets away but what's my best way of going about this if I want the hobby to help pay for it self a bit. I don't want to make money off it, Just need to have it help it self out a bit.

 

I have only opened one hobby box and a few dozen packs, 5 EBay buys in to my collection this is going to get expensive fast.

 

What direction would you point me in. I know you are tying to make some coin yourself and handing out to much advice can hurt your model but I need to know if left or right .

 

Left.

Get myself very educated on the cards and the market. I have E business experience and know the ropes, I have stayed away from eBay though and do not know this market at all. Just brick and murders store stuff.

I would need to find an outlet other then online to buy lower priced cards and resell at a higher price. This would take up allot of time but the rewards to the collection may be great and guaranteed if I know what I am doing. This would help the first year then from that point on I should have enough cards that I don't want that have some value to dig deeper in to main event 2 and so on. Guess my question about this methods is do the UFC card sell well enough on EBay. I want a good collection and I have no problem putting in time its the money that worries me here. This method may involve a few grand to get a good base and if they don't sell I now have cards I don't want and my collection suffers.

 

Right.

Buy hobby boxes - and my favorites from EBay wait a year or two before I start selling the ones I don't want from my hobby boxes hoping they have some value. This way is like playing the lotto to me. You may get a card or you may not....

 

Sorry. Just a man that is at the cross roads in a major choice. 

1. Can EBay really help or is it a grind to sell. Other then the Hot items. 

2. Play the Hobby box lotto.

 

 

I think I have made up my mind as I was typing this but I will leave it as is,

 

Edited by ugly - 25 Apr 2010 at 5:16pm

Buy the cards you really want for your collection of E-bay or other sources and only pay what you are comfortable paying. I don't buy many boxes because I have not had much luck getting what I want that way. Trading is a great way to get what you want. If you are looking to turn some cards for profit or to support your collection you should educate yourself so you know what prices are good buys so when you do see one you can snatch it up before someone else does. Watch E-bay auctions ending in the early morning hours when everyone is sleeping and you can get some great deals.
Good luck!!!!!

Thanks guys.

Welcome to the sight. Im from Mississauga. Great to have some fellow canadians to talk MMA with and trade with.

Hey buddy, Welcome to the site.  I'm new to collecting as well.  Good luck with collecting.  Take care hope you get a mad hit in your future hobby box breaks.  Later