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Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire
I think about things like this all the time.
Someday, I hope to have an original 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth. It's one of my dream cards. But I can't explain WHY it seems so special. It's cardboard with ink printed on it. I have a reproduction 1933 Goudey Ruth. It is made of cardboard with ink on it.
Why do I hope to someday have enough extra cash to spend several thousand dollars on the one printed in 1933 vs the repro printed in 1985ish.
It's sort of illogical to pursue this hobby, and normally I'm a logical guy.
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The original is infinitely better, at least to me, because it was produced during the respective player’s career and with the tools and materials available at the time. Accordingly, it’s a piece of history rather than just an attractive image. A vintage card or other artifact, I would argue, is as close a thing to a time machine as we’ll ever have.
I don’t think there’s anything illogical in that.