Question about advanced collectors

[glchen]

I think it's generally the knowledge gained part and how that impacts your collecting. For example, if you know all of the different poses and variations for particular cards for the Old Judge set or you are familiar with very obscure sets that collectors don't know about. For example, an advanced collector might collect T206 backs down to the Factory Number while a regular collector of the set may not integrate that into their collecting. Or an advanced E98 collector would try to accumulate all of the colors while the normal collector would just go for one card for each player.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I thought it referred to advanced age, which would make Frank B. an advanced collector.

I would think the ability to identify all known vintage cards without needing to use any kind of a reference would make you advanced?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I thought it referred to advanced age, which would make Frank B. an advanced collector.

If you take the nonsense perpetrated by the likes of Peter S. with a grain of salt, you are indeed an advanced collector.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

If you take the nonsense perpetrated by the likes of Peter S. with a grain of salt, you are indeed an advanced collector.

You'll notice TED Z. staying out of this part of the discussion...

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by glchen

I think it's generally the knowledge gained part and how that impacts your collecting.

Agreed, an advanced collector to me is someone with additional depth. Think PSA Master Set Collector (all variations) compared to Basic Set.
It also shows that you've identified which cards and sets you like and you try to focus your collection more narrowly.