TCG Investing 101

The Sunk Cost Trap Why Collectors Hold Too Long and How to Avoid It

The Sunk Cost Trap: Why Collectors Hold Too Long and How to Avoid It

You bought a card for $200. It was a solid pickup at the time (well done homie), good fundamentals, trending upward, the kind of card you felt good about. Then the market shifted… oh no. A reprint was announced, the hype faded, or a newer chase card pulled all the attention away. Now it is […]

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How to Project the Value of Your TCG Collection in 2030 (1)

How to Project the Value of Your TCG Collection in 2030

Here at The TCG Times, we get asked some version of the same question almost every week: “What do you think my collection will be worth in a few years?” It’s a great question, and honestly, it is the right question to be asking, lets be honest, most of you reading are collectors looking to

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TCG Investment 101 Building a Portfolio (Not a Pile of Cardboard) (3)

TCG Investment 101: Building a Portfolio (Not a Pile of Cardboard)

The transition from “collector” to “investor” is a psychological hurdle that many never clear. Most people entering the trading card market are operating on emotion; they buy what they like, when they see it, at whatever price the market demands. In any other asset class stocks, real estate, or gold, that strategy is called “gambling.”

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