Now what do I do?! (1950s Topps/Bowman)

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

This quote really resonated with me. I still love T206s, but I want a little action on the side!

It may be dramatic but it best sums up the way I approach collecting. I have little tolerance for standing idle. I started with 50s/60s but have retired the Sixties. My Fifties collection is to the point where I needed a little something extra. Enter T206 and friends. Now Topps and Bowman just fill in the empty days between Pre-War scores (mostly). Every once in a while I still go on a Fifties binge to keep the monkey fed.

[Paul S]

Welcome to the dark side!
Keep them raw and have fun thumbing through them.

[betafolio2]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Welcome to the dark side!
Keep them raw and have fun thumbing through them.

My thoughts exactly! What's the good of having baseball cards if you can't enjoy handling them (carefully, of course!)?

[4815162342]

I think you should now trade for 26,000,000,000,000 1988 Donruss.

This will be the holy grail of your new mega giga peta-collection:

[ALR-bishop]

Darryl---I do not think Mike has ever looked better

[MikeGarcia]

The grader missed the trim at the top border . Way to go.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

keep the monkey fed.

"Why can't you do it? Why can't you set your monkey free? Always giving into it. Do you love your monkey, or do you love me?"

-George Michael

[Bocabirdman]

There can be no denying the parallels between drug/booze addictions and a collector's mentality.

Have you every spent money on your monkey you shouldn't have spent?
Have you then spent more?
Have you ever tended to your monkey on the job?
Have you ever arrived late to or left early from work because your monkey needed feeding?
Have you ever cancelled a social engagement to feed your monkey?
Has you monkey-feeding schedule ever interferred with sleep?
Have you ever avoided someone because they do not understand or approve of your monkey?

I could go on but you get the idea. So, How many yeses did you have?

[curtis-cards]

I'm interested in your '59 Topps. I have multiple dupes and we could possibly help each other out.

It's nice to get some action on the side every now and then, but you always know where home is. Just don't neglect your #1.