Probably not the story you were looking for but might be the story you never knew you needed. We could get into personal stories into who influenced me but I'm not sure I want that on the blockchain yet.
I once was at a coop style antique store and I came across a booth and the seller had a bunch of hockey cards including a $800 Gretzky rookie card. He just happened to be in and we discussed a bit and learned a lot of the cards were from his own collection he accumulated hoping they would rise in value since his childhood and now he was making a retirement living selling his cards. The thought sat on my mind for a while, the whole thing sounded ridiculous at best but he was happy and it appeared to be working. Proof is in the puddin right? So I started analyzing players since that ship as sailed for the great gretzky or Sidney Crosby but surely another great would rise up because I aspired to be that asshole to turn a cardboard piece of paper into a fortune just for holding on ( I will be happy if that fortune is an ounce of gold).
That player I selected almost a decade ago based on my experience at the market was Alex Ovetchkin having bought the card when he was a semi nobody a long time ago, I paid $60 for it. I was informed today it is now selling on ebay for $2500 cad and climbing. The funnier part, @silvergingerman got jealous bitch syndrome and bought the card for cheap too way back when and now we both have one and we both are that asshole. That blew my mind today.
The real moral of the story, What I learned from that fellow, that finding undervalued items or products and hanging on to them for the right time can be lucrative so I have done that in various ways in my life to diversify in creative ways and just wait for it's moment to shine because it can be worth the wait.
Hmm, this is an influencer story for sure. I mean, the the old guy in the booth sort of influenced you to think about the card scenario, you researched, determined how it might work for you, and you acted. $60 to $2,500 is a 4,066% increase so I'd say that's not a bad ROI in a fairly short amount of time. And @silvergingerman methinks jealous bitch syndrome worked pretty well on this occasion also. Nice work.
Methinks, also that 'methinks' is un underused word these days.
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A case if third hand influence. Like influence inception. Influenced by the influenced. Ok I'll stop now. 😂
That player is also on the road to shatter more all time records like most goals scored ever, beating the first legend if he does, meaning that card could keep climbing.
Sometimes influence is influenced by other influences that are influenced by an influence from an unexpected influence.
Go Alex Ovetchkin, you good thing! There's a lot riding on you! May your legendary status have a positive influence on the price of the card Rebecca bought because of the influence of the person who was influenced...Ah hell, you know what I mean.
That's neck deep into influence bro! lol
It's a lot of influence, I know. Some may say it's too much influence but I'm not so sure; Can one have too much influence?
Yes one can. This is self explanatory. A commercial for a furniture store in Canada.
Lol...Welcome to influence.
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ENGAGEtokens.Hi @ladybug146, It's a good thing you were influenced to buy the card at the time. You had the option not to. Now the card is valued as high as $2,500! That's something. And @silvergingerman partook of this influence and bought too.
The important thing is knowing whether such undervalued item may be lucrative in the immediate or far future. I guess we apply the same principle to investments especially in crypto. We buy, HODL and when it surges in value, we sell or keep holding.
That is exactly what I was referring to, It help me see the perspective in getting in early and just hodle what I get because undervalued doesn't mean it will always be. I think Hive is an opportunity that is going to blow the minds of those that hodled instead of sell.
I quite agree. I joined hive at the start of this month and hoping it 'blows my mind'! 😉☺️
Well, you are here and that's a great step! I wish you luck on your journey. Keep going one post at a time and engaging around the platform, it builds up before you know it.
I'll keep doing so. Thanks a lot! 😊🍀
Oh, how nicely said this. 👌
Damn... that's a nice investment.