What�s the cut-off year for your collection

egri · #1 11-07-2021, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by egri

I don't have a hard cutoff, but after the early 1960s I generally only collect if I don't have to open my wallet too much. The sets after then are too large, and I'm usually not a fan of the designs or the photography.

I guess I should add that my cutoff line keeps moving forwards; there aren't too many living players from the 1950s and '60s I'm interested in writing to and don't already have, so I've had to start moving into the 1970s by necessity.

toppcat · #2 11-07-2021, 11:55 PM

For baseball sets it's 1975 but my interest wanes somewhat after 1972. For my Topps type collection it's 1980, although I pick occasional later items

tonyo · #3 11-08-2021, 02:11 PM

1999

I'm down to only a few cards after 1999.

trying to sell those on eBay.

babraham · #4 11-09-2021, 12:43 AM

The vast majority of my collection is between 1909-1969.
I do, however, have a few 1984/85 cards (my Puckett rookies) and a couple 1986 (my Jordan rookies).
Nothing newer than 1986 though in my collection.

jchcollins · #5 11-12-2021, 09:35 AM

As a pure vintage collector (probably about 90% of what I do...) I'm not interested in a ton past the early 1970's. I do like the '76 Topps set, but am not actively collecting it or anything. Junk era is my childhood, and I generally consider that to start in the mid 1980's. Early 80's cards were not produced in the same quantity as the ridiculous heights of the 90's, though some will lump those in and consider them "junk" as well.

For modern stuff it's tricky, because I do love things like Topps Heritage, and (only recently) their Archives series. Fantastic new shots of both modern and historic players in classic Topps designs. So technically the cards are new, but most look old. For me this is a way to pick up some big names on the cheap, and offers refreshing new card images and things I had not thought of before. I'm a big fan of the "cards that never were" format. Archives gets some criticism because some people think they will never retain value, but I'm not concerned with that right now. I just like good looking baseball cards.

mrmopar · #6 11-12-2021, 07:46 PM

I don't discriminate and at any given point, something could catch my eye. I stopped buying packs in the early 00s. I do maintain an ongoing Dodger autograph collection, so I keep up with who is on the team at any given point. That leads to other autograph pick-ups. I also collect Steve Garvey and up until 2021, I would pretty much plan to buy anything and everything with almost no exceptions. One such exception was Leaf and those unlicensed, multi-player GU dump sets that started around 2018 or so. That is not to say I have not bought any, but I stopped chasing them aggressively. 2021 brought a weird surge in prices for Garvey cards, especially whatever is new. After missing more cards than I would allowed myself in prior years, I have tossed in the towel on even trying to get certain new cards.

One thing that is definitely turning me off, even with singles, are that all the cards are starting to blend together with their gaudy prism, sparkle and color selections. These are 4 pictures from a local card shop, showcasing some of their new additions. They offer a very wide selection of stuff, so in fairness to this shop, I just picked a couple random pics out of 20 or more. i'm sure there are desirable cards in there, but not to me.. It's easier for me to say no, because baseball is my primary interest now and has been for years, but there is nothing exciting in these cards that all blend together.

And don't get me wrong, I loved and still do love a lot of the 90s insert designs across all of the sports. They had personality. The new stuff doesn't.

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