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Old 02-03-2005, 11:49 PM
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Posted By: Bob Marquette

Josh- vintage card collecting no longer is the turn-off to women that it once was and most collectors aren't perceived as geeky anymore. I think when the prices of cards like the T206 Wagner began surfacing to the Melissas and Tiffanys and Brittanys of the world, a new attitude surfaced. I guess a lot of them think we all have Honuses hidden away in our safes or in our portfolios. (I think comic book collectors, even golden age book collectors, still suffer from the "they are geeky" attitude from women though).
It's funny that when someone asks me if I collect baseball cards, I say I do but quickly add "only the cards from 1909-1919" (which is true by the way) to distinguish myself from the guys who have tons of 1994 Donruss cards in their garages waiting for their kids to turn 18 so they can sell them and pay for their college education (poor deluded souls). I think there is a real difference in attitude perception between "pre-war vintage card collectors" and the rest of the hobby.
Does that make me an elitist snob?

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