What is your buying preference?

[DBesse27]

I'm all about cards.

[bnorth]

I am all about the cards usually. I had some extra cash recently and spent it on autographs and I rarely buy them. Not sure if I will like them long term, I already wish I wouldn't have bought one lot of them.

[sockwell123]

Cards. But I do like auto's from favorite players..on card or photo... I did start collecting football games on video but have been distracted with set building lately.

[jefferyepayne]

I started out with cards but it is a slippery slope into memorabilia once you get fully engaged. It's easy to start pickup up 'companion pieces' to cards such as: original artwork for the card, original photos used for the card, wrappers for card sets, inserts used in packs, card boxes, mail-ins, etc.

Once you start doing that and get attached to particular sets, eras, players, leagues, or teams. its easy to start wanting other items associated with them: programs, ticket stubs, autographs, team photos, etc, etc, etc!

And if you bite the bullet and get a display case or two, you're gonna want enough items around a theme to fill your case with interesting stuff so will broaden your collecting to fulfill this wish.

Be careful card collectors! Again, a slippery slope into memorabilia.

jeff

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

I started out with cards but it is a slippery slope into memorabilia once you get fully engaged. It's easy to start pickup up 'companion pieces' to cards such as: original artwork for the card, original photos used for the card, wrappers for card sets, inserts used in packs, card boxes, mail-ins, etc.

Once you start doing that and get attached to particular sets, eras, players, leagues, or teams. its easy to start wanting other items associated with them: programs, ticket stubs, autographs, team photos, etc, etc, etc!

And if you bite the bullet and get a display case or two, you're gonna want enough items around a theme to fill your case with interesting stuff so will broaden your collecting to fulfill this wish.

Be careful card collectors! Again, a slippery slope into memorabilia.

jeff

Amen to that, Jeff! I am experiencing this right now. I am considering some purchases which are outside the box for me. That slippery slope could lead to a football which could lead to programs which could lead to ticket stubs and bobble heads!!! Where does it end?! I have just been a card collector primarily. ..

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[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Amen to that, Jeff! I am experiencing this right now. I am considering some purchases which are outside the box for me. That slippery slope could lead to a football which could lead to programs which could lead to ticket stubs and bobble heads!!! Where does it end?! I have just been a card collector primarily. ..

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All I can say is 'enjoy the ride', Robert! I get as much, if not more, satisfaction looking at my memorabilia pieces as I do my cards.

jeff

[revmoran]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Amen to that, Jeff! I am experiencing this right now. I am considering some purchases which are outside the box for me. That slippery slope could lead to a football which could lead to programs which could lead to ticket stubs and bobble heads!!! Where does it end?! I have just been a card collector primarily. ..

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I would never cross the line into bobble heads - now a Matryoshka doll of Rockne and the Four Horsemen is another matter!

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by revmoran

I would never cross the line into bobble heads - now a Matryoshka doll of Rockne and the Four Horsemen is another matter!

Point taken!! Those are awesome! Where did you come across those?