See more at: https://basketballcardguy.com Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/basketballcardguy Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballcardguy In this episode Jon, the Basketball Card Guy, talks about the differences between collectors and investors of sports cards. The sports card market has been exploding lately and an inflow of investors has dramatically changed the current values of many modern basketball cards. Jon details what's currently going on, while providing details about market manipulation and how values are being distorted. He talks about the trend of grading base rookie cards and how the values that are being added to modern cards with high grades is not warranted. He uses the Zion Williamson and Luka Doncic Prizm rookie cards as prime examples, as their markets continue to climb. Jon sees and explains the tell tale signs of manipulation and predicts a drop back down for both cards in the future. Jon's motto and advice to all he encountered since the late 90's has been to "Collect What You Love". His start in card collecting began in the early 90's when he dad gifted him some 1950's Topps Baseball Cards. He thought that they were amazing, and soon thereafter he discovered that cards of players in his favorite sport (basketball) also existed... and so his collection began! His first retail job was as a night manager for a sports card store in New York at the early age of 14. Between the store and countless card shows Jon attended, he became hooked on cards and grew to have a great understanding of the moving card market. As an eBay member and avid Beckett subscriber since 1998, he's experienced the ups and downs, and has kept basketball card collecting as a hobby straight through it all - ever since his childhood. He now owns hundreds of thousands of cards including some of the most sought after rookies, autographs and inserts from the 90's up until today. He also has a large collection of autographed and game-used memorabilia. This channel is all about sharing Jon's love and knowledge of the hobby with others. Please feel free to leave a comment or reach out to Jon directly on his Instagram!

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