So this year I decided to get a boatload of Jacob Wilson rookie cards... I have about 150-200 cards now. About 25 signature cards, another 50 or so game worn swatch cards. Almost every variation. I got them before the season because this freaking kid was hitting .433 in AA ball with over 200 AB!!! He might be the first player in a very long time to come close to .400 once Judge cools down.
I don't have a 401k because I lost it during the pandemic to stay afloat, but I do have a ton of baseball cards which I will sell. Right now I think they are worth about 250k all together, but if Wilson pans out I will have hit the lottery. Already he has his PSA 10 auto cards going for $500+. I have about 10 or so PSA 10s the rest are ungraded, but I will be grading them. I don't see anything below a 9.
I also bought probably 100 or so just normal cards that are of the $5-$10 variety. If there are 30-40 that are either 9s or 10s I can make some money on them too when PSA has a sale on grading cards.
I don't really buy boxes of cards or anything anymore. Just singles. I have about 10-15 PSA 10 Aaron Judges but most are of the $100-$500 variety. Nothing way out there. I have about 27 of the 1989 UD Ken Griffey Jr cards. All ungraded, but all in very good condition. There are probably 3-5 10s in that group. I have a boatload of 1985 topps and a few McGwire USA cards, Roger Clemens and Kirby Puckett rookies.
I have a couple hundred Nolan Ryans from 1982 through 1990 when I collected heavily as a kid. Lots of Wade Boggs rookies too. I have like a small gun chest full of cards that are in magnet cases. I almost put them up for sale during pandemic, but I was able to get a job.
