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| 967.1 | A Magazine On Trading Cards | CAPITN::TOWERS_MI | | Fri Jun 14 1991 16:33 | 20 |
| There is a magazine out called BECKETTS (sp) that shows values of cards
and is easy to read and I think a ten year old could understand it. My
girlfriend's son has been an avid reader since he was 13 and I borrowed
one to check on the cards I had as a kid. You might see if you can
find one and maybe he will want to see how much some of these cards go
for and become more aware himself.
I know how you feel about being taken. I was raised a baseball fan
and I had fun trading but never thought any of the cards would be
worth what they are today. If the person was not on my team - it went.
Cannot guess how many Kofax or Drysdale cards I might have given away
because they were the hated Dodgers. If my son (who is only 9 months
now) gets ripped off someday I will have to really watch out for
butting in. However, business is business so maybe this magazine might
interest him.
If not - I guess let him have fun.
Michelle
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| 967.2 | | NAVIER::SAISI | | Fri Jun 14 1991 16:45 | 4 |
| You might want to explain about "sentimental value" too, and let
him weigh the importance of that against the market value published
in the magazine.
Linda
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| 967.3 | depends on why he's trading | CSSE32::RANDALL | Bonnie Randall Schutzman, CSSE/DSS | Mon Jun 17 1991 15:54 | 18 |
| Is this just with the cards you buy with bubble gum? Or is he
spending money to get cards, and then trading those away? The
differences in value among the current cards are so small it's
probably not worth worrying about. But if he's trying to build up
a collection, and getting taken advantage of, he might need some
protection.
You could have a pool of cards for trading, for instance, and the
rest off limits. The magazine is a good idea, to get him more
information.
Steven (7) would trade a card worth a hundred dollars that had a
player he didn't like for a card with a Blue Jay player on it, and
think he got a good deal. (Any Blue Jays player. He likes the
Blue Jays because blue is his favorite color and blue jays are his
favorite bird. No baseball factors involved.)
--bonnie
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| 967.4 | Thanks | CGHUB::OBRIEN | Yabba Dabba DOO | Mon Jun 17 1991 16:31 | 9 |
| I'm going to go out and buy the magazine so Craig can look up the value
of the different cards. He does get cards in the bubble gum packs and
does buy some. I like the idea of having a box of cards to be traded
only, so maybe we can work on that and my husband and I will know
what's going on in a trade.
Thanks,
Julie
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| 967.5 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Mon Jun 17 1991 21:06 | 13 |
| My son, 7, has started being interested in baseball cards, and trades
them with his friends. I am not concerned with the cards as an
"investment" - he enjoys the cards and enjoys the trades - why should
I care if he trades for "garbage cards" if he truly likes what he
gets.
Julie, my advice (worth every cent as it says above) is to relax and
leave Craig to enjoy the trading. Now if he thinks that he's
trying to make good deals according to the "worth" of the cards, then
by all means buy him a book or magazine that lists the values, but
otherwise I'd suggest leaving him alone.
Steve
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