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Posted By: David Poses
having found myself collecting pretty much anything i like at any given moment, it occurs to me that i have become a type card collector. |
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Posted By: leon
First of all thanks for the kind words about the site. Unfortunately for my pocketbook it's not just a comprehensive list .....it's my collection. As stated previously I am selling off my 19th century cards for financial reasons (see definition of "addict") but still love collecting. The "toughest type" to acquire is a relative question. I have searched high and low for about 11 years and have an idea of "tough". I still haven't been able to get a hold of a D355. That being said Egan catalogued about 10 different ones so I feel confident there are more out there than the 1 I have seen before. I started out, at very first, doing the rookie HOF'er card quest but got tired of that after just a few years. No reason, I just did. I never really cared for the newer cards due to the oversupply of them and my nostalgic collecting habits. With my personality I have always like a variety of things so figured trying to acquire 1 of each ACC#'d pre-WWII card would be my goal, instead of building sets. With 19th Century included I guess I got to within 2-3 of completing my/the type set. I am not sure if that is very doable again but I guess with an unlimited budget it could be. Like the D355 there are a few that will just not be obtainable.....and of course my avatar, the T231, would probably be the toughest to find since I think I have the only physical one known....though I have been told about another I have never seen it. (I have seen the scan of the Xerox of Bigbee but no one knows where it is or if it exists anymore). Now that I am down to only needing a few 20th century cards I do upgrade to better types when I see one that catches my eye....and that happens about weekly .... Rarely do I sell the one that I upgraded from but sometimes I do. I find type collecting very enjoyable and there are no boundaries.. The other aspect about collecting cards in general are the friendships made. IMO about 99% of collectors are good folks...those other 1% are rascals though.......take care |
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Posted By: G. Maines
A type card collection is directionless without a theme, imho. For example, at one time Leon's theme was ACC designated pre-war cards only. (that is two not very restrictive limitations). Other themes could include: only HOFers, only pink cards, only post-1930, only t-cards, etc. By setting a limit, your goals become manageable, and a "list" of priorities can be considered. |
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Posted By: Scott M.
Being able to define your own parameters is one of the nice things about type collecting. |
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Posted By: JimB
Type collectors are all crazy. Don't go down that road. |
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Posted By: Paul S
Awww, we're all type collectors -- it just depends which particular type(s) we collect, and how many of the same type. |
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Posted By: Tim
I am working on several sets slowly, but my major focus is type collecting Braves. I have several subsets such as Rookie of the Year, N.L. MVP’s, N.L. Batting Titles, etc. These make deciding which card of a particular type to buy easier, but can make it tougher if the card is more difficult to come by. |
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Posted By: Bob
Type card collectors are the bane of all set collectors |
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Posted By: B D
always need more MONEY~ |
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Posted By: Bruce Dorskind
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Posted By: Ricky Y
Gil hit the nail on the head..you definitely have to set some limits/criteria or you will go crazy with all the different issues. |
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