My sons went to Target at 2:30 this morning attempting to be first in

Apr 16, 2021
6:47:32am

BigD Coug All-American

line for this week’s shipment of sports cards. They ended up 7th & 8th in line. Supposedly there is one package of cards they can buy for $30, then turn around and sell on eBay for $150+. Crazy times in the industry.

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My sons went to Target at 2:30 this morning attempting to be first in

BigD Coug

4/16/21 6:47am

Wow!

BYUALWAYSNUM1

4/16/21 6:48am

Got here at 530 and we are 8th in line. Guys in front of me arrived 10 pm

wisconsincougs

4/16/21 6:48am

Why wake up early when you can just buy a gif of a nba play that is free on

IceCreamButt

4/16/21 6:53am

It’s an interesting case study in economic principles

Sir_Ten

4/16/21 7:00am

Exactly. It’s what killed the card industry in the late 80s and 90s.

Traveshamockery

4/16/21 7:13am

But now there are autos and parallels that people want. Search ebay for 1/1s of

endy

4/16/21 7:19am

IMO it’s not good for the hobby, it’s ruining the fun of it and you have all

Tuskaloosa Cougar

4/16/21 7:25am

I agree it’s is very frustrating. I had a huge card collection as a kid. Any

Nuke

4/16/21 7:30am

Probably prizm

Tuskaloosa Cougar

4/16/21 7:00am

Select is supposed to be coming... Prizm for sure is part of it.

Cougar86

4/16/21 10:01am

Is this in utah? Do all targets get their sports cards on the same day?

Nuke

4/16/21 7:23am

RE: Is this in utah? Do all targets get their sports cards on the same day?

BigD Coug

4/16/21 8:28am

I didn't even know sports cards were still a thing. It's probably been 20+ years

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