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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards
99/100 I have little to no attachment to stuff I sell. It's cool that it passed through my hands but that's good enough.
A well-known board member just put that to the test though as he just bought two 1941 Play Ball paper cards from me. I guess it proves that I'm not running a "museum" but this one still smarts. I loved those cards AND this incredibly underappreciated set.
Any other full-time dealers experience this or do you maintain a collection of untouchable stuff?
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Not a full time dealer, just a seller as a means to purchase new items so not exactly the same but I can relate. I have an agreement with my wife that pretty much everything I own is technically "For Sale," and by that I mean 99.9% of it. That being said, to get the items that aren't for actively for sale one will have to value the item more than I currently do.
Currently, only about 25% or so of my collection is actually for sale on ebay or through other avenues, but the other 75% or so could be for sale. For example, I have several thousand Zeenut cards & have been actively collecting them for many years & love every minute of doing so as they are my favorite series of cards ever made and I am not actively looking to sell them, however, if someone with some pretty deep pockets decided they wanted to collect Zeenuts and offered me a generous amount for them I have agreed with the wife that I would at least entertain the offer. If I agreed to part with them it would be painful BUT I'd probably start all over again the very next day as the journey is the best part!