Does anyone else have this problem?

[25801wv]

I start collecting something & once I complete it or am near completeting it I lose some interest and sell it and move onto another project.

For example these are some of the things I have collected in the past few years (and then sold to fund the next purchase):

High grade (9's & 10's) cards that reminded me of my childhood (late 1970's through 1990).

Complete sets of the 1970's (never finished, just moved on after I had a few)

1956 Topps Complete low grade set

All 4 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth's (probably my favorite cards I have ever owned)

3 T206 Ty Cobb's

Pre WWII Collection - Ruth's, Cobb's, Gehrig's, Hornsby, etc.

Post WWII HOF Rookie Card Collection (was almost complete with the exception of a few including 52 Topps Mantle/Mays) I had Aaron, Clemente, Maris, Mantle Bowman, Mays Bowman, Yaz, Rose, Ryan, Reggie, etc. This was fun to build. However, for some reason I decided to get rid of them and start over.

Most recently I have started two different collections, collecting Pre 1920 cards with the idea of getting as many different type examples as I could & collecting Babe Ruths. Of course I am no where near complete & am already losing interest.

I figure there are only 2 things that could help me:
#1 More money so I wouldn't have to sell my collection in order to purchase more or
#2 - Medicine

I am thinking about selling all & either collecting only Babe Ruths or going after the Monster in low grade without any errors or SP's. Any suggestions?

[Leon]

You are a perfect candidate to become a type card collector. The definition of that can be just about anything you want. For me that means at least one card from each set 1900-1949, and one of each back in each set, etc.....Type collecting is just about anything you want it to be except full set collecting ( at least to me).

[glchen]

I think you should collect the cards that you get the most enjoyment from. That is, the ones that you are most proud of and enjoy looking at the most. From the above, it looks like the Ruth's since that seems to be a constant in your collecting, and you have said that the Goudey Ruth's are among your favorites.

I started collecting a bunch of different sets also. I finished the 1933 Goudey set in low grade, but then ended up selling off the entire thing to try to complete it in medium grade. However, now I am almost finished with it, but I'm getting ready to sell it off to focus on other things, namely (like you) my Ruth collection. In the end, (at least right now), these are the cards that I like the most, and I think I want a smaller collection, rather than a larger, sprawling collection since I don't really have the space for it. I also collect all of these smaller oddball sets (e.g., W519, W590, Baguer, Schutter), but I think I will start whittling these down also. I *may* still keep one of these smaller sets to keep working on it. Sometimes, you get an "itch" to just buy some cards and to work on some set. However, with really expensive cards like Ruth's, you really need to have patience. Therefore, sometimes it's best to get this buying itch out on some cheap cards that don't burn through your pocketbook.

[frankbmd]

Anhedonia

[Ladder7]

Ritalin helped me.

[alanu]

The chase is a big part of the hobby for me and often when I have cards for awhile, no matter how long I searched before I found them, I lose some interest and sell them. Part of the reason is that I need funds to make other purchases though. I find more and more that my collection is a bunch or cards I really like, but aren't worth all that much.

[sdkammeyer]

GO FOR THE MONSTER!!

i just started going for all psa 4's with no qualifiers. i'm not uber wealthy so i know this is gonna take some time. but the cards are just so historic and beautiful that i know i will never get tired of looking at them.