The Buy-Low Trap: When Cheap Isn't Actually a Deal
When it comes to flipping, the strategy is obvious:
Buy low, sell high.
But I bring that up specifically because many, if not most, flippers don’t look that deep into pricing history. They just say “I think he’s good, so he’ll rise!”
Meanwhile, they haven’t a clue if that player is at an all-time high with very little opportunity for growth.
So that’s step #1 - look at pricing history with a software like CardLadder, or plot out individual sales over time using a site like 130point.com.
But let’s assume that the player you’re targeting is at a low.
The next question to ask is why is that player at a low and will they bounce back up?
Let’s illustrate this by talking about a player that was recently traded:
Subscribe to HCL Investor to read the rest.
Become a paying subscriber of HCL Investor to get access to this post and other subscriber-only content.
UpgradeA subscription gets you:
- Real buy/sell plays each week you can act on immediately
- Exact cards I’m buying, selling, grading, and holding
- What I’m avoiding (and why) so you don’t make the same mistakes
- The exact frameworks I use so you can find your own winning plays
