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Originally Posted by theshleps
I am fascinated by your use of the word liberated. When I talked to Jason May after he sold his amazing 1933 signed Goudey collection he basically told me the same. I recently gave my heavyweight champion collection to REA only missing Marvin Hart- that was easy. I also have every US president but still holding on there along with the HOFers and Jewish guys. (I have the best Jewish collection in the hobby both MLB and milb and I'd be willing to sell for a fair price the vast majority of it). Also probably have the best collection of vintage Japanese HOFers on cards of which I might be willing to sell some. I still probably average spending an hour or 2 daily searching for cards, bidding etc as well as work close to full time, travel alot and see 3 of my 5 grandkids fairly often. On some level having such a nice collection adds to my self worth (I know that is kind of sick) and my whole life I have been a collector of something. I have a list of who to contact should I pass and my younger son knows baseball history well.
I am not ready to sell but might change my mind. Love the sharing
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I never fully sold out (and I am in a different age demographic as I am in my 30's) but had a time where some personal factors led to me to sell much of my collection and take a break, and I can relate to the word "liberated." There was a freedom in not having a fear of 'missing out on an item I really want for my collection,' which I had not realized was even there. It freed up time and money for other things.
Ultimately, I came back to the hobby since I found I still get a lot out of it (I enjoy my collection, I enjoy learning about baseball history, I enjoy the community and friends I've made etc) but I do think there is something to be said for the liberation of it all. I also wonder whether there might be joy (for me) at some point in donating a portion of the collection to a museum or someplace where others would appreciate the work I did in bringing the items that I collected together, though factors such as economics etc. would definitely play a role there.