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Originally Posted by ccre
I'm curious how many of you have shifted from collecting cards to investing in cards at this point. Essentially moving from collecting what you like to collecting what you think will be a big investment.
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I'd quit collecting before I focused on the financial aspect first. I will admit to being as intrigued by the dollar value of my collection as the next guy, but I think any more that's just being basically responsible given the price tags that are starting to accompany certain vintage cards.
But no, first and foremost - a card has to appeal to my sense of history and nostalgia and give me my "fix" in that department. Here lately that seems to be late 60's and early 70's sets. There was a time I would have snubbed such things and was interested only in 1950's cards. I sometimes have no idea what motivates me, but I can tell you for sure it's not money. (Unless you count figuring out how to get more money to spend on cards...)