TOP 10+ Indicators That YOU Are a Baseball Card Degenerate

[1952boyntoncollector]

1. You spend extra $200 for cards u dont really want for 4 dollar free postage

2. Check for eBay update listings at 5 am et.

3. You are the only one collecting a 'variation'.

4. Know the eBay Ids by heart.

5. Your want list is 10x more money them u will make in ur life

6. Rather trade card for cards then a nice profit.

7. Are saddened had how low cards u never would of bid on sold for at auction

8. Can't admit to your friends how much u paid for cards

9. Don't buy a. Burger with cheese making the burger 40 percent tasting better due to it being 3 dollar more but wiling to pay extra $300 on a card because centering is 5 percent better

10. The lowest graded card in ur sets are in your minds.

Bonus

11. You quote prices that you think are market price on a card you have been actively selling for months and nonths , then you dont agree with SMR, then you dont agree with past ebay sells, then you dont agree with CardTarget, then you dont agree with vintage card prices then you say you would rather keep the card as you are not getting what the card is worth.

[Econteachert205]

Numbers 2,4,7,10 for me. Not too bad

[sbfinley]

- You meet board members in real life and have to adjust because you know them primarily by their avatar.

- I know the first 400+ pages of the Standard Catalog by heart. I know my anniversary is either October 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th. I think..

[Shoebox]

5 and 8 all day long......

[4815162342]

When I first started reading this thread, I thought I was reading a text message.

[slipk1068]

1,5,6,7,9, and 10 apply to me. I guess that make me an almost degenerate.

[Jantz]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

When I first started reading this thread, I thought I was reading a text message.

Ur not the only 1 SMH

Back to the thread....

You get outbid by another collector and know who outbid you even before they post the card in a Net54 thread!

[Tao_Moko]

1. You are a member of this forum
2. You sling a lingo that to the outsider makes you sound like a chemist

[asoriano]

You inspect the corners/edges of random pieces of paper wondering what they would grade...

[packs]

You will buy a card you don't necessarily want or need just because you got a good deal.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

3. You are the only one collecting a 'variation'.

Unless you are a T206 'error' collector - then there are 3 other people collecting it.

[h2oya311]

> Your wife thinks your collection is worth "X", when, in fact, it is worth 5-10x more than what you quoted her.

> You have cards shipped to your work to avoid the incessant: "when are one of those packages going to be for me"?

[Peter_Spaeth]

You read Net 54.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

You read Net 54.

You start referring to net54 members you've never met as your friends.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by edjs

You start referring to net54 members you've never met as your friends.

+1 I have been buying/selling/trading with a few guys for 15+ years I call friends that I have never met in real life. Heck we even send each other emails that have nothing to do with baseball cards once in a while.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Buying at auction a LOT of 10 cards cause you only need 1 card in the bunch and its the cheapest of the LOT

[slipk1068]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Buying at auction a LOT of 10 cards cause you only need 1 card in the bunch and its the cheapest of the LOT

lol been there done that

[Texxxx]

You tell yourself that it has gone to high for you. Then 30 seconds later you hit the bid button.

[71buc]

You pay your 11 year old daughter to put the packages the mailman delivers while you are work in your baseball closet before Mom comes home.

[t206fix]

Originally Posted by 71buc

You pay your 11 year old daughter to put the packages the mailman delivers while you are work in your baseball closet before Mom comes home.

Or, you have a baseball closet.

[BicycleSpokes]

You are eagerly waiting for 1987 topps cards to finally get the respect they so rightfully deserve.

[deucetwins]

You force your kids to go to card shows with you because you know that the dealers might give you a better price or some swag since your kids are with you.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by BicycleSpokes

You are eagerly waiting for 1988 Donruss cards to finally get the respect they so rightfully deserve.

I've corrected that for you David.

[BicycleSpokes]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

I've corrected that for you David.

Ha! Yes, them too!

[alanu]

You wake up in the middle of the night (2:00 a.m.) and decide to check ebay and then read some net54 posts.

[mark evans]

Your first thought upon purchase of a lottery ticket are the cards you would buy with your winnings.

[aabram23]

I keep justifying it to myself it's more of a "social experiment".


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[yanksfan09]

Originally Posted by aabram23

I keep justifying it to myself it's more of a "social experiment".


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