Why do you collect baseball cards?

[mrmopar]

I don't know if there is a way to fully explain it. I'm sure there are forces here that are in part controlling some impulses or behaviors.

I enjoy collecting cards, but I think sometimes it's more of a chase or a challenge. Trying to find all of a certain type or player has some exciting factors. Spending money on these cards seems irrational though, as there are probably better things to spend my money on at this point in my life.

Part of me thinks that maybe this "investment", at least the monetary portion, may pay off for me or my family at a later point. However, I collect what I enjoy and don't worry so much about the resale value. That is evidenced by my extensive player collection of Steve Garvey!

I do love looking through boxes of cards that I have not looked at in a while. It rekindles the excitement of opening packs of cards, which I rarely do anymore.

[Kzoo]

I love history, baseball, and the 'thrill of the hunt'......in no particular order.

[itjclarke]

[QUOTE=mrmopar;931874]That is evidenced by my extensive player collection of Steve Garvey!QUOTE]


Ha! I just bought a 1975 Topps Garvey for like $1.75. I love that card!!

[4k6]

I collect for "shimming" purposes. The window on my old apartment door kept rattling so I stuck a 64 Aaron in the pane crevice. My coffee table has a slightly short leg, so I put a 71 Vida Blue and a 59 Killebrew under it. A stack of 82 Quisenberrys fixed the clawfoot bathtub's drainage problem. Simple solutions for simple problems.

[Tinola]

I'm gonna start collecting vintage cards since I feel like modern cards are not for me because I know a lot about the modern players and such but not the past. I want to learn more about the game's past. I'm 19 yrs old and started loving baseball since my first time going to a baseball game weeks after moving here in the US from the Philippines 8 yrs ago. I still love it up to this date, but have really no idea about its history. And I feel like I'm missing a lot of things related to baseball.