Angle theory? Why did Grandpa only collect HOFers
 

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Angle theory? Why did Grandpa only collect HOFers
 

Posted By: <b>barry arnold</b><p>It's also amazing that grandsons would sell their grandfathers' prized<br />possessions.<br />Don't these grandsons know how much corn and cotton and soybeans had to<br />be picked so their grandfathers could purchase their sweet caporal or<br />polar bear tobacco just to have a chance to get the best players.<br />A sad day for humanity.<br />No wonder my own grandfather would spit beechnut out the front window of the<br />truck, not much caring that we grandsons were in the back. I guess he knew<br />how money hungry the next generations would become. Prescient?<br /><br /><br />barry <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />

Angle theory? Why did Grandpa only collect HOFers
 

Posted By: <b>BlackSoxFan</b><p>no kidding, my grandfather's prized possession was probably his red sox hat...couldn't be worth more than 10 bucks, still have it, don't wear it...not gonna sell it.... <br /><br />BlackSoxFan<br /><br />oh yeah as an aside, he had some really expensive cards.... probably worth a lot more than 10 bucks ... still have em.... don't play with em....love to look at them....still...not gonna sell it!

Angle theory? Why did Grandpa only collect HOFers
 

Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>My grandfather didn't leave me any valuable tobacco or caramel cards but he left me his medals from WW 1 and neither I nor either of my daughters (who would get them next) would ever DREAM of selling them. I realize cards and medals for bravery are apples and oranges but if you do a search on ebay you'd be shocked how many descendants are selling their dad'd, granddad's and great granddad's medals. Sad...

Angle theory? Why did Grandpa only collect HOFers
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>My prized family heirloom is a 1931 Congressional medal given to my fisherman grandfather for saving 11 lives during a 'high seas' storm (rescued people from a passanger boat crashed on the reef and lost his own boat in the process). It's never even crossed my mind to sell it. And, knowing eBay, if I did aucion it it would probably go for $4.95 and the winner would complain about the $3 shipping charge.

Angle theory? Why did Grandpa only collect HOFers
 

Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Clearly, the lesson to be learned is leave the cards to your great-grandchildren, not the grandkids. They'll be safe that way.

Angle theory? Why did Grandpa only collect HOFers
 

Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>My first two T206 cards were purchased from a guy in his early 20's that wanted a little money to help fund a trip to Vegas. His cards were given to him by his grandfather, who had since passed on, and were still in a cigar box that his grandfather had collected them in.<br /><br />I later learned that he decided not to sell any more because he felt horrible about selling the ones he sold to me.<br /><br />Still have those two cards (Matty White Cap & Bender Portrait). Not gonna sell em.