My 2 cents -
I try to focus on what I have rather than what I don't have. I've been collecting off and on for 30 years. The sum value of my collection isn't worth a single midgrade 52 Mantle, much less a nice one. But I really love a lot of the stuff I have. For instance I got a sweet game used Carlos Baerga bat. Maybe worth $50 bucks, but it is a real eye-opener on my wall to friends and family who see it. I also recently opened a pack of 89 upper deck, and got my first Griffey! Easily worth 10 bucks, but made my week.
Someday I'll get a nice Ty Cobb. or Ruth. But I really like my 59 Duke Snider.
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