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Jeff LichtmanBoy, this is a funny thread but it really is reaching full maturity. My thoughts to all concerned:
1) Youth is wasted on the young.
2) Adam, we all appreciate your lofty goals. And most of us appreciate your relatively young age in our responses. I don't think you meant any ill will.
3) Should your collection generate hundreds of thousands of dollars someday, you'll have no shot living in Greenwich, CT. The garages go for 500K and a decent size, 4000 square foot house costs between 2.5-3 million bucks.
4) Being a millionaire by the time you are 50 will not necessarily make you rich. I was a millionaire by the age of 30. I'm 40 now and I don't feel rich. Things cost more than they used to. Remember when Dr. Evil threatened mayhem on the world unless he was paid "1...millllion dollars!" That was a joke in the movie referencing the falling value of the dollar over time. It was funny because it was true.
5) Unless you have incredible luck, the chances of you making any serious, serious cash in life will rest in your day job. It's the day job that allows people to buy expensive cards.
6) Adam, be nice and more sensitive to others concering their life choices and finances. There will always be someone richer than you and happier than you. You wouldn't want them ridiculing you. And money does not make the man. Trust me on this one: life is short and focusing just on money makes for a hollow, empty life.
7) Don't treat baseball cards as a money-making venture. It takes away all the joy from the collecting much like betting on ball games takes away from the pure enjoyment of the sporting event. I started collecting cards as a small boy and I've just been blessed with twins. I'm more excited about giving them the actual cards I collected as a child than I am about giving them my top ten PSA registry sets from the 50s, each worth more than a new Corvette.
Ok, those are the tips for the day. Now can we lock this thread?