Do you collect players you don't like?

[ALBB]

Wow, that 72 T Simpson card...is razor sharp

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by ALBB

Wow, that 72 T Simpson card...is razor sharp

Killer centering

[butchie_t]

Only when completing a set.

[cardsagain74]

This subject doesn't have a big effect on any of my collecting decisions, but it can occasionally apply.

The two biggest missing RCs from my '51 - '85 vintage collection are Pete Rose and Nolan Ryan, and that didn't happen by accident (as I consider Rose to be the most overrated player in not just baseball, but sports history, and Ryan's cards to be the most overhyped).

And if/when I do fill out my complete set run, I'll try to spend as little as possible on those years.

On the flipside, I've picked up every base Yogi Berra card (and hope to eventually get really high grade RCs of guys like Seaver, McCovey, and Gwynn).

So it works both ways for me

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

On the flipside, I've picked up every base Yogi Berra card (and hope to eventually get really high grade RCs of guys like Seaver, McCovey, and Gwynn).

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

If you QB the Yankees to all those titles, you get a pass for compromising national security

[jingram058]

Back when I got into baseball cards again (1990s) and started going to card shows, I was told by multiple other collectors to steer clear of Carl Yastrzemski as he was not a very likeable guy with fans. So while I have a various few cards of his, I have none that are deemed particularly valuable.

I also just finished the entire 53 Bowman sets. In the color set is Solly Hemus, who if you read up on him, was a horrible person. Likewise, Enos Slaughter. I have their cards in the color set, and that's it, just to complete the set.

And then there is Ben Chapman and Jake Powell of the old-school Yankees. A couple of real swell guys there. I don't have any of their cards, if they were issued.

How about Albert Belle, who threw a baseball at a fan?

[packs]

I don't collect Albert but I couldn't pass up Joey: