Originally Posted by timn1
As usual you are among the most thoughtful of us all... I've struggled with plenty of similar feelings without really reconciling them.
Responders above have given some great advice and thoughts. Like some of them, I find it a lot less interesting to look at one more mega-priced Ruth or Mantle card than I do to dig out something really obscure (and hopefully not too pricey).
couple of strategies I've enjoyed:
1. I've picked a little-known but not crazy-expensive set I thought was cool and gone for it. I'm currently closing in on the Blue Ribbon Malt Cubs ansd White Sox, which I think are just beautiful. I am egotistical enough to like the idea that I have one of the few, or the only, complete set anywhere.
2. I have a "player wantlist" where I seek out cards of obscure players that aren't represented in my collection. When I acquire one of them I'll look into his background and career so he comes alive beyond the often thin MLB stat line.
Here's part of the current player wantlist:
M101-1: Bergen, Doyle, Hahn, Hamilton, Lange
E91-C: Hughes
Topping Postcards: Speer
B18: Dolan, Robinson, Dee Walsh, Gus Williams
T204: Jim Ball, Bancroft, Burkett, Kahoe, Murnane, Newton, Reilly
E286 JuJu Drums: Cheek, Mullen
W514: Dilhoefer, Risberg, Shean, Williams
E120/W573: Barnhart, Callaway, Crane, Fuhrman, Johnston, Bob Jones
1923-24 Exhibits: Barnhart
1925 Exhibits: Brooks, Wings [Wingo]
1926 Exhibits: Huber, Munson, Spurgeon
1929-30 Exhibits: Holloway, Richardson
1931-32 Exhibits: Boley, Gooch, Sweeney, Webb
Baguer Chocolate: Boley
R318 Batter-Up: Gabler, Bud Hafey, Mickey Haslin
U1 Matchbooks: Crawford, Goldstein, Roy Haslin, McLaughlin, Muller, Quigley, Rensa, Rip Sewell, Sullivan
U3 Matchbooks Cain, Roy Haslin, Hinkle, Holbrook, Leggett, Michaels, Milligan, Saltzgraver, Tietje
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