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11-22-2024, 07:50 AM
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I agree with everything everyone has said so far.
Collecting cards, outside of a few obscure collecting focuses, to me, has been more about, do you have enough money to complete your set in a specific condition. Even before grading, people focused on not just completing a set, but wanting a condition. Grading and set registries have made this feature an even more prominent aspect. For me, it's not just about the hunt, it's about exploring the boundaries of what you collect. Memorabilia has so many twists and turns that even if your looking for one things, you wind up with something else that you never knew was a thing. Cards definitely scratch that inner ocd itch that most collectors have to differing Degrees and they do it in a much more straight forward way as sets are, for the most part, a finite number. If there are 100 cards in a set, then you know the goal. This is the way, the overwhelming majority of sets are. Memorabilia, on the other hand, has many less examples of things being "sets". It's more of a free flowing journey from one thing to another. Imo, memorabilia connects me more to the game and the people that played it. Cards connect me to my own childhood passion that involves our more innocent youthful life, among others. Lastly, I will link a post I made several years ago that is really the perfect example of why I love collecting memorabila. https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top.....Find....Ever Sent from my SM-F946U using Tapatalk
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11-22-2024, 08:40 AM
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11-22-2024, 09:08 AM
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Great thread! Here are a couple of pieces from my collection that I recently acquired.
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11-22-2024, 09:27 AM
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I’ll probably echo what others have said…
To me, cards are just a matter of money. If you want/“need” a card, they’re out there. We all get catalogs or see auctions that are page after page after page of cards. I also don’t believe anyone ever gets a “deal” on a card except in the very rare occasion you might find it at a garage sale or in a storage unit. If you buy a card at the National, you’re going to pay the going rate. Also, there’s really no mystery or back story to cards. They are what they are. About the only good thing about cards is they don’t take up a ton of room. But I could say the same of my pocket schedules and pinbacks.  Memorabilia, on the other hand, comes with stories. I think we all love doing research on its origins. Just last week, a fellow collector told me he had found a picture of Willie Mays at an I. Magnin store in 1962, surrounded by Willie Mays Say Hey skateboards. I had read earlier the skateboards were only sold at Northern California Macy’s. It’s amazing how you can stumble upon photograhic evidence. I own this banner but didn’t know exactly where it came from. Net54 member came up with a picture of Willie Mays batting in front of one on the 1960 Opening Day of brand new (fabulous ) CandlesticK Park.I really enjoy the hunt, too. As I said, I think cards are just a matter of money. There are desired memorabilia pieces that I have seen maybe one time in a picture that I doubt I will ever find but, every once in a while, one will magically appear. And, sometimes, I will get something at a very reasonable price because I”m either in the right place at the right time or no one else covets the piece like I do. Not too long ago, I got an item that a fellow bigtime Giants collector didn’t even know existed…and he lives in SF and has been collecting for 50+ years. Most (but not all) of my memorabilia dates to my lifetime. I have a connection to it. I can’t understand collecting cards of some guy you (or maybe even your dad) never saw play. But that’s a whole nuther topic…
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11-22-2024, 10:11 AM
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Cards will always hold a warm and nostalgic place in my heart, but I don't collect them any more. As a kid in the 70s the only saving grace to summer ending and the school year approaching was the incoming football season and along with it the next set of Topps football cards. Starting in early August, I would make a daily trek to the Woolworth's candy aisle hoping they magically appeared over night. Then when they did, I would clean out as many packs as my $5 allowance would allow. This was an annual ritual for me from about 1976-1982 and I continued to collect cards...off an on...into my late 30s.
Things began to change when boxes started to cost hundreds of dollars and I was throwing out everthing but the hits. Base cards were pointless and overall, the quality of the cards was not there. Even if I pulled a nice autograph, there was a good chance a corner would be dinged or edges would be chipped. It felt like wasting money on lottery tickets and after wasting way too much money, I lost interest and never looked back. Even now, in a moment of nostalgia, I'll scroll ebay looking at cards from my favorite sets of the 60s and 70s and the sheer number of illegal and ever improving reproductions is enough to bring me back to my senses. Not to mention all of the drama of trimming, washing, coloring and whatever else people do to cards to get an edge in the market. Lastly, the sheer volume. Is any post war card really rare? Even the most desired cards seem to have thousands available. Why would I pay a mint for something that exists in the thousands? So for me...It's definitely memorabilia. The nostalgia is there. The craftsmanship is there. The uniqueness is there. The art work, rarity, beauty and, of course, value. For whatever reason, memorabilia (except at the very highest end of the spectrum) is extremely underpriced and thus to me presents a nice investment opportunity. I track every purchase I make and I'm extremely confident that I'll get at least a 50% return on investement when it comes time to sell. That would be hard to duplicate elsewhere with as little risk as I feel I have with my collection...and definitely a lot less fun.
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11-22-2024, 11:55 AM
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^^^ FWIW, “value” has nothing to do with why I collect. I’ll most likely die with everything I have and, at that point, I have no idea what will happen to it.
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11-25-2024, 07:38 PM
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Why do you collect memorabilia? The main reason I really like memorabilia is for display purposes. To have a space to lounge around, watch a game, read, listen to music, etc. and be surrounded by items that are enjoyable to view. I’ve narrowed down quite a bit since I started collecting and typically focus on displayable items of my favorite team (Orioles).
Do you love it? I really like collecting, but have slowly got to the point that I rarely pick up items anymore. I’m sure I have plenty of items to display so continue to think I’ll stop for good at some point. Do you also collect cards and if not why? Basically a single player collector (Brooks Robinson). Other than Brooksie I really don’t collect cards. What is it about "memorabilia" that is more appealing than cards? While you can display cards, most of the time they are just sitting in a box stored. Memorabilia is just better for display purposes (at least in my view). Will memorabilia(fill in the blank of whatever category you want) ever be as popular as cards?? Overall I think cards are king. Now, with me, memorabilia will always be more enjoyable.
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