You know you've been collecting a long time when you.....

[NiceDocter]

When everyone was buying 100 card lots of Joe Charbaneau rookies as a wise investment

[BobbyStrawberry]

When you browse your collection and go, "oh, I forgot I had that."

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

When you browse your collection and go, "oh, I forgot I had that."

Hahahaa, I was going to post exactly that. Just yesterday I found a few things that I forgot I had.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Hahahaa, I was going to post exactly that. Just yesterday I found a few things that I forgot I had.

It happens to me more and more !

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Great photo, but for the love of all things wonderful, you've got to find a way to remove all that detritus...umm...particulate!

You know you've been at this a long time when you go through some stuff and find a quite valuable, quite rare piece or three and completely forgot you owned them...and they're duplicates, triplicates or an even larger number and you realize that you have likely owned more of X than anyone in the history of man.

[Yoda]

When you kiss your Babe Ruth RC goodnight more often than your wife.

[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Great photo, but for the love of all things wonderful, you've got to find a way to remove all that detritus...umm...particulate!

You know you've been at this a long time when you go through some stuff and find a quite valuable, quite rare piece or three and completely forgot you owned them...and they're duplicates, triplicates or an even larger number and you realize that you have likely owned more of X than anyone in the history of man.

1933 Goudey Bottomley comes to mind. I owned nine at one time.

[puckpaul]

When you cant remember if you bought that card you needed to finish the set and buy it twice.

[Eric72]

...when you see the cards people are calling "vintage" these days.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

When you browse your collection and go, "oh, I forgot I had that."

For me a lot of times it is just the opposite! I know I have something and can't find it because I have so much stuff!!

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

^^^^^^
You know Fred's been collecting a long time when you buy something on eBay and it randomly comes with a 52 year old credit slip issued to him! I got a big kick out of receiving this purely by chance, seeing as the transaction in question had nothing to do with Fred!

[ullmandds]

You know you've been collecting a minute when the cards u collected as a child(for me 1977-81) are now older(48-44 yrs old) that 33' goudeys were when I collected as a child!!!

I just can't grapple with the fact that 77-81 topps cards are "old!"

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I just can't grapple with the fact that 77-81 topps cards are "old!"

I do like the 1980 Topps set a lot tho.........

If 1980 not currently vintage - it will be soon

[Touch'EmAll]

... collecting a long time when ...

me and my buddies used to be disappointed when we pulled rookie cards (we all wanted the the big stars), because back then nobody cared about them being rookie cards.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

^^^^^^
You know Fred's been collecting a long time when you buy something on eBay and it randomly comes with a 52 year old credit slip issued to him! I got a big kick out of receiving this purely by chance, seeing as the transaction in question had nothing to do with Fred!

HEY!! I never used that credit from Jack. Guess he did not have an autograph I wanted at the time. You owe me $2.52

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

HEY!! I never used that credit from Jack. Guess he did not have an autograph I wanted at the time. You owe me $2.52

I should mail it back to you and you can try to use it now! Jack hasn't seemed to issue a catalog in a couple years, though. I think he may be done. The last catalog I received was a carbon copy of the previous one, with the date of issue being the only difference. Clearly a huge error. Perhaps that might have discouraged him.

[DrSatanis]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

When you browse your collection and go, "oh, I forgot I had that."

See I'm having it in reverse. Sorting through totes for hours going "I know I have X item!"