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06-22-2011, 12:20 AM
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06-22-2011, 06:04 AM
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Opinions are like AH's, we all got one. Collect what u like.
It's a basic need, men hunt... Bagging a hidden rarity before another sees it, that's the key. Rich guys generally like blazers of commons ie, "The Card" to show off... Real valuable, real sexy... They just ain't real intriguing as a 1/1, and waaay easier to find. BTW, Please give a shout if you ever cross paths with a 1912 W-Unc Tommy Leach strip card. S
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06-22-2011, 08:17 AM
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I guess it all comes down to why you collect and how.
If it's a competetive thing then yes, someone else will always have cooler stuff or more stuff. But if you collect as a connection to the history of a game you like, or just because you like the stuff then it's very possible to have a very impressive but inexpensive collection. And some of what makes a collection a collection rather than an accumulation is that context that gives it meaning. For me it's a combination of the subjects(I don't just collect sports) combined with a bit of history of not only the game, but how the game and the people who play it professionally have been viewed over the last century+. A couple of my friends have asked about the collection, and if I have time I set out one card from each decade- 1880's - now. And explain how the portrayal of the players reflects the times the card was made. Some get it, some don't and probably never will. Steve B
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06-22-2011, 08:18 AM
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The absurdly rich can't buy time
The ridiculously rich are probably bored by easy cash purchases, too, and instead strive to collect the rare in terms of TIME. They want to collect things that they may not be able to find before they die. Because if cash isn't a problem, time is surely a challenge.
My biggest sadness in not being able to bring home a signed T206 card of Ty Cobb in an auction last September was not that there aren't others our there, but rather, how much TIME would elapse before I find another one. How much of my life would pass without the enjoyment of owning it. And would I live long enough to wait out the next dry spell between sightings. Cash isn't the problem for advanced collections. TIME is. My signed T206 Cy Young card is not for sale and is likely the only one in existence. The next owner of this card is going to have to outlast my heirs' interest in this card. 
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06-22-2011, 09:30 AM
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Long ago I realized the best way to assemble a neat collection on a budget is to think outside of the box. Sure, anyone with tons of money can have T206 near sets and all the Wagner's and Cobb's one can handle. BUT, how many people have a 1964 Topps Venezuelan Orioles team set with no back damage?
 Make your collection interesting and it still can be world class for your budget. Honestly, I think that's much cooler than some of the complete and type sets I've seen.
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06-22-2011, 10:47 AM
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as many previous collectors have already stated.
enjoy what you collect. don't always bet on the future value, it might or might not be there. I would love to own some of the high grade or super rare/scarce cards but simply can't afford it. At the same time, I do love picking up a few cards a month that my budget can afford.
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06-22-2011, 10:51 AM
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In the end, unless you are curing cancer, is one life activity really any better than another? Act ethically and morally, enjoy the company people you love, be kind and do things you like so long as they don't interfere with the first three things.
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