Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

[AWA85]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

The way the economy is going, those jobs at Subway will be hard to come by soon!

[yanks12025]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

Kyle,
I'm 18 also and i'm just like you i don't want to work at subway or another fast food place. I want a job that i'll like.I also look for deals on ebay and then flip them, but i go for items that have bigger returns.

I was thinking of bidding on the bard helmet. But i remember my dad telling me to stop buying alot because i wont have room for it when i head off to college next year.

[kylehess10]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

kyle feb is three months away why dont you go get a job?

Because I didn't want to get a job that I would quit in 3 months if I get the job for the Braves. Whatever job I get is a job I want to be able to stick with for a long time. Plus I want to work in an industry that actually interests me.

[Fnazxc0114]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

kyle feb is three months away why dont you go get a job?

[markize]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

markize - Sure....just send whatever ya got!

kylehess941@hotmail.com

kyle,

email sent!!

mark

[thestork7]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

I don't think what Kyle's doing would be considered "dealer-ish", by any means. A lot of people do similar things with stocks, buy low at a good price, sell high for a profit. In my dictionary, a dealer is defined as someone that gets autographs and asks players' for their GU equipment, for the sole purpose of selling it. I don't think that Kyle sells everything he acquires, or when he gets a high-end piece, immediately thinks "I wonder what I could get on ebay for this?". I may be wrong, but I think he mainly buys things off ebay, photomatches the piece...making the piece more desirable...resells it, and makes a profit from it. Very good idea, something that I'm going to try to start doing. It's smart, not something that should be condemned.

-Jeff

[Swoboda4]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

Kyle,
What you're doing is important and it is of value. I would not stop in the direction you're going. We'll all have work for you. My Cory Lidle piece would not be worth looking at without the two photos I found by chance on Google images. So would everybody else's items be better off with exact photos to go with them.
You are on to something. Do not get discouraged over one incident. Do not stop. P.S. Do not stop with common pieces either.
Robert

[kylehess10]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

ndevlin - Don't even know? I don't make a lot of money from it, but it's a little that's worth it....not sure if it makes me a dealer.

markize - Sure....just send whatever ya got!

kylehess941@hotmail.com

[markize]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

I'm a mixture of both of that. I collect for the plain interest of collecting, but then again I don't have a job and I like making extra money from it too. I don't plan on applying for a job again until February (which is when I plan on applying for a grounds crew job at Turner Field), so until then, I have to make money somehow for my own personal needs and Christmas gifts too for family members. The only problem is that the money I make on photomatching I usually spend on more game used

kyle,

if your Christmas stash is running low, send me an email. i have a few photomatch projects that could line your pockets!!

mark
sirfuzzy@comcast.net

[ndevlin]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

I'm a mixture of both of that. I collect for the plain interest of collecting, but then again I don't have a job and I like making extra money from it too. I don't plan on applying for a job again until February (which is when I plan on applying for a grounds crew job at Turner Field), so until then, I have to make money somehow for my own personal needs and Christmas gifts too for family members. The only problem is that the money I make on photomatching I usually spend on more game used

Hey Im not trying to be a jerk here by any means, maybe just a better explanation. But someone that buys and resells to make profit for income and to buy more items, isnt that considered a dealer?

[kingjammy24]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet worn from Opening Day til May 8th

You know Rudy -

I stopped collecting stuff for investment purposes long ago when I realized that I was lucky to make money on any of the stuff I had. I have overpaid dramatically for stuff that has little value to anyone other than me - and maybe a handful of 80's Cardinal collectors - but you never know sometimes.

Dave

i've never collected for profit. guess i was never savvy enough. actually, all i've ever wanted this to be for me was a relaxing hobby. something i could retire to to unwind after a day of "making money". for me, when it becomes a job, most of the fun usually ends. dave, maybe you would've made more money if you would've been a big-name authenticator and slapped perfect grades onto your items? har har.

rudy.

[kylehess10]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

obviously there's a difference in collecting for your own personal interests and collecting for the sake of turning a profit.

I'm a mixture of both of that. I collect for the plain interest of collecting, but then again I don't have a job and I like making extra money from it too. I don't plan on applying for a job again until February (which is when I plan on applying for a grounds crew job at Turner Field), so until then, I have to make money somehow for my own personal needs and Christmas gifts too for family members. The only problem is that the money I make on photomatching I usually spend on more game used

[bigtruck260]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet worn from Opening Day til May 8th

You know Rudy -

I stopped collecting stuff for investment purposes long ago when I realized that I was lucky to make money on any of the stuff I had. I have overpaid dramatically for stuff that has little value to anyone other than me - and maybe a handful of 80's Cardinal collectors - but you never know sometimes.

Dave

[kingjammy24]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

obviously there's a difference in collecting for your own personal interests and collecting for the sake of turning a profit. the professional flippers seem to focus on the older pre-80s stuff because there isn't much of it out there. i think they know there isn't much to be made in flipping modern items, even in high-end items. take a look at a-rod bats. how much can you really make flipping a yankees arod bat considering there are boatloads of them out there and boatloads more to come? many have said it before but it's true that the money lies in the older stuff. the modern stuff is just coming off of a virtual assembly line that guarantees it's never going to be all that profitable to flip. the over-production of it all, high and low end pieces, has really killed the monetary value. even with photomatching it, you're fighting an uphill battle to turn a decent profit.

i'd rather save up for an entire year and buy 1 quality piece over buying marginal pieces every month.

rudy.

[bigtruck260]

Re: Josh Bard PHOTOMATCHED 2007 Padres helmet...worn from Opening Day til May 8th

Hi Kyle -

I think what you are doing is noble - especially for a kid your age...actaully you are not even a kid anymore - yound adult, how's that.

Here is a thought for someone on a limited budget trying to make a little money. Look into scooping up fan favorites from certain teams.

I am a Cards fan, and there are many players that fit this bill. Try guys like Bo Hart, Rex Hudler, Mike Matheny, Willie McGee - etc. - might not command a huge premium, but still worth more than a guy like Bard.

Every team has them. I am sure that there are guys on your Braves that don't get national recognition that are big time in ATL...Marcus Giles, Brett Butler, Bruce Benedict, Claudell Washington - and you'll like this one - GLENN HUBBARD.

Good luck Kyle.

D