IS ONE SET OF CARDS MORE VALUABLE THAN THE OTHER?

This was a question that has plagued mankind since the very dawn of history. Okay, maybe not the dawn of history and maybe not even the dawn of trading cards.

Heck, when I was a kid we used to fasten trading cards on the wheels of our bikes with clothespins to make a cool motorcycle noise. Now kids lock their cards into air-tight, climate-controlled, heavily guarded vaults surrounded by armed guards and really angry attack dogs. That’s the trouble with kids today, no respect for the traditions!

Anyway, I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again … trading cards are only worth what someone is willing to pay for them. It doesn’t matter what is written in books or magazines or on the Internet. A trading card is only as valuable as what someone else will pay.

A few months ago I was in a hobby store that once sold single Pokémon cards for a hundred dollars or more. The same cards were selling for $10.00 and $20.00.

Yes, some baseball cards do sell for a lot of money, but not all of them. Plus, it is adults mostly buying the really expensive cards.

The point I am trying to make is that card collecting is fun. It’s fun to collect and trade cards. And it’s fun to learn about the characters. But I wouldn’t count on making a lot of money from the cards.