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Revisited: If I had $10,000 to invest into cards - here's what I'd buy.

Revisited: If I had $10,000 to invest into cards - here's what I'd buy.

My views on sports card investing, My list of the top 20 vintage players to buy, and how I would go about building a $10,000 collection.

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Earlier this year, I published this post for Bonkers Cards Club Members to take a deeper look into how I would think about investing into Vintage Sports Cards. I’ve written at length about the growth in Sports Cards as an alternative asset class on this newsletter, and I believe this post does a good job at showing a good break down on how I would start allocating and investing into vintage cards.

Since this post has been published, we have added nearly 100 members to the Bonkers Cards Club - so I wanted to re-share for those that may have missed it the first time around.

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$10,000 Budget - What cards would I invest into?

The idea for this post came to me thinking about what I would tell a prospective client if someone came to me asking for my opinion on what sports cards they should buy if they wanted to invest $10,000 with a longer-term outlook.

Sports cards have become increasingly looked at as alternative assets in recent years, as the market has grown significantly in size and valuation.

In this post, I will go into what elements to look for when thinking about investing into sports cards, as well as my top 20 players to look to buy if you want to start your collection.

*It is important to call out that I am not a financial advisor, and this post should not be taken as financial advice. These are solely my opinions.

I believe the key elements to consider when making a larger investment into sports cards are:

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