Just a small collection of random thoughts on pricing,etc.

Again, Greed plays a major role in the selling of many of these chips. Hooters, Puma, Hagar and MANY MANY MORE RECENT (last few years) ISSUE'S are prime examples. Those who get real lucky and get in very early can sometimes make a few $$$. Others see this happening and try and join in. Pricing levels out very quickly and before you know it, the bottom is falling out. It sure looks like The hooters are headed this direction. SOME HAVE COME ON HERE AND SAID BUY "PUMA'S, THEY WILL BE WORTH $2000.00. There is a better chance of the sun coming up in the WEST. As with any collectable, supply and demand are very key. Product HYPE will only carry an item for a certain amount of time. 15 to 20 successful years of dealing in vintage sports cards, and related items (late 1800's to mid 1970's), leaves me thinking that my buying decisions were correct. The last new pack of sports cards I bought was in 1992. Upper deck, silver sluggers by the case and Donruss Rookie Sensations. For about 2 months you could get $25 for the Frank Thomas out of the Donruss set. My guess today is you can't get $0.50 for it, on a GOOD DAY. While older sports material and any older collectable can vary in value over time, as comes age, comes stability in value. Example being a chip from 1950 that has a value of $100 today will probably retain or slightly increase it's value over the next few years, unless some great hoard is found. I'm not sure anyone can honestly make the same statement about the chips mentioned above. This post in no way is to say don't collect the above chips, but be very careful if you are buying for the sole purpose of making $$$$$, as there is limited time to cash in, and move on to the next hype. I would think that within 4 – 6 months, we will hear very little about the Puma, and even less about the 2006 Hooters set. Oh, you can buy a Hagar $25 chip for $1200.00 a savings of $300 over the last listing, which ended yesterday. Good luck no matter what your goals are.