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Pillar of the Community
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$10,000 for a poster, sign me up......wait ...sorry $9,999. What a deal.
Edited by chrycopaul
07/29/2007 6:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I am at a loss for words.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I will probably buy a box of these. Cool idea.  Edited by Dewayne76
07/30/2007 8:42 pm
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Valued Member
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"The U.S. Mint estimates there are now more than 100 million coin collectors
Anyone can do the math !
It seems to me it isn't about millions of kids it is all about money.
What just one penny a sale would generate.
10,000 Prize Cards worth up to $25,000, And if this isn't a come on ? 25,000 is just a pimple on a Tick.
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Forum Dad
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I don't understand why anyone would bash a program that might get a few kids into coin collecting. quote:
It seems to me it isn't about millions of kids it is all about money.
What just one penny a sale would generate.
10,000 Prize Cards worth up to $25,000, And if this isn't a come on ? 25,000 is just a pimple on a Tick.
Every pack has a Wheat cent in it, embedded in a card. Any idea what that costs? There's probably 10 million kids that collect trading cards that don't collect coins. If Upper Deck can get a few kids into collecting coins I'm all for it. Even if they make a few bucks in the process. This is actually something the ANA should've spent the money it gets from NGC to be the "grading company of the ANA" on, but Upper Deck thought of it first. Pretty darn sad if you ask me. |
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Good point Bobby, the ANA should have been all over an idea like this years ago  As for the premise, yes it can be a bit hokey to us adults, but I think these are aimed at an adolescent audience. You know- the kids that were shelling out their allowance money for Pokemon cards a couple years ago and are now moving into sports cards. In the mid 80s, Garbage Pail Kids cards ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_Pail_Kids) were all the rage and that is about as goofy as you can get. If Topps can sell millions of those things, what can Upper Deck do with coin cards? Edited by biokemist6
07/31/2007 12:14 pm
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Forum Dad
United States
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Garbage Pail Kids >> Coins
Going from rotting brains to teaching history. Absolutely moving in the right direction.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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So this thread isn't about a $10,000 poster?
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08/01/2007 7:57 pm
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Forum Dad
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quote:
So this thread isn't about a $10,000 poster?
Yes, and naturally the program it's promoting. |
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I think anything that will get the younger generation interested in collecting coins is a good idea. I do not think though, that kids who are not already interested in the hobby will spend their limited funds on coin cards. Most kids who buy trading cards buy them because they are already into the subject matter. When I was a kid I bought baseball and hockey cards, but stayed away from football and basketball cards. I bought Beatle, Monkees, and Planet of the Ape cards also, but only because they were things that I liked. The coin cards will be good for the YN to help keep him or her interested in the hobby.
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08/01/2007 9:48 pm
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Forum Dad
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I used to sell on consignment for a very prominent hobby shop in NJ. According to the owner, there are tons of Upper Deck collectors young and old. They buy some of anything Upper Deck makes.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I would think then that they are more speculator than collector. If they are Upper Deck collectors, then they would buy the coin cards only for the UD name and not because they had any interest in coins.
Maybe it's just me, but since the early 90's when trading cards went crazy with people trying to make a quick buck with the over inflated prices of cards, I only see trading cards as something people look at in terms of investment. Gone are the days when kids actually traded trading cards, or won them through a heated game of Tops or Closies. It was always fun taking all your extras in the middle of the playground then yelling "Scrambles" before tossing them high in the air and watching everybody running to pick up the free cards. Now kids are told to be careful and not touch the cards, or bend the cards and stow them away in secure dust free plastic pages.
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08/01/2007 10:50 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I thought the U S Mint has programs to teach and get kids interested in coins and for the most part it is FREE to any school that wants it.
It still is all about money at the end of the day !
I'm not against youngsters learning though it may turn out to be teaching them investing more so than coin education.
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