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06-21-2011, 08:48 PM
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drugs, cigs or...
...golf. My brother-in-law spends as much as I do a week chasing a little white ball. At least at the end of the day I still have my collection to enjoy, he's trying to figure out why his handicap goes up two strokes every year.
Best regards, Joe 
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06-21-2011, 09:01 PM
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worthless
Again,
I stand by my statement - If all baseball cards dropped in value so sharply..that they became almost worthless....I would not bother me one bit..Id lose money..sure,..but it would really seperate the true collectors from the guys who collect "with investment..in the back of their mind". Lets keep in mind..all they are is cardboard photos of baseball players....and even with prewar..there are thousands of them out there
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06-21-2011, 09:15 PM
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This arguement could be made with ANYTHING collected.
I see your point and whether or not anyone agrees or disagrees really doesn't matter, but this arguement could be made with ANYTHING that is collected from Art to fossils to guitars. Some collect for fun, some collect for the monetary investment, and some-like me- collect for both. I will say that NO MATTER if you are big budget or little budget collector, you collect for one of those reasons. I may be wrong interpeting the arguement on dropping prices here, but not every big budget collector collects for the monetary value and not every little budget collector collects for just the enjoyment. Most collect for both reasons so I hope the market continues to stay the same even if I can't afford a T206 Cobb with a Cobb Back
 I second Eric with "The Hunt" being the thing I like best about our hobby. Funny Joe about your brother...I suck at golf too! (But I have fun!)
Last edited by Tim Kindler; 06-21-2011 at 09:18 PM.
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06-21-2011, 09:51 PM
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I think that part of the appeal of any collectible item is that it is scarce and has at least the potential to hold monetary value. Would you rather have a stack of T206's or a stack of 1991 Fleer? Why? You've never watched Moose Grimshaw (or Ty Cobb, for that matter) make a diving catch in the outfield. You have no fond childhood memories of cheering on Dave Brain rounding third and charging for the plate. So why would you rather have those cards than a nice EX/MT Felix Fermin? Because they have mystique. They have a story. They are old. They are scarce. Because of these things, they have...yes...value, and they hold the potential of keeping or increasing this value in the future.
Nobody collects things that there are millions of and anybody could have for a nickel. I have seen it suggested many times that those who collect for investment potential or to resell cards for a profit are not "true collectors". For myself...and for nearly every other collector I personally know, it's not nearly so black and white. There are some cards that I intend to keep in my collection until the day I die. Some of these are cards I had when I was three years old. Some of them are cards I bought a couple weeks ago. There are some cards I will keep until I find an upgrade someday...maybe tomorrow...maybe 10 years from now. There are some cards I buy purely with the intention of reselling for a profit. So what does that make me? Probably pretty similar to the vast majority of other collectors on this board, I'm guessing. All three of these categories are aspects of the entire concept of being a "collector" of anything. Without value, there is no demand. Without demand, there are no collectors. Anyone who thinks otherwise...I've got a nice '91 Felix Fermin to trade you for some T206's.
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06-21-2011, 09:55 PM
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Is that the Fleer Felix Fermin with the F*$% Face Error? I'll make that trade!
 Boy that would be alot of Fs if true!
Last edited by Tim Kindler; 06-21-2011 at 09:56 PM.
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#7
06-21-2011, 10:05 PM
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Hybrid Mode
