tom candiotti collection in smr

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Posted By: mike p

who cares about tom candiotti? anyone can assemble a world-class collection when you have countless thousands of dollars at your disposal. he can spend 200k on the plank t-206 with no problem. it is much more interesting to hear about people who collect on a budget.

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Posted By: jamie

speaking as a collector who is on a budget, id much rather read about candiotti's

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Posted By: jay behrens

I never had the money that Candiotti has, but I did have a pretty big budget for cards in the 80s. Having been on both sides, I'm much more impressed with collections on a very small budget and much more satisfied with my collection now than when I had almost unlimited funds to throw at cards.

Sure, it's neat to see the things that big bucks can buy, but it's much more impressive to see someone build a respectible collection on a limited budget than it is to see a collection that's built where money is no object.

Jay

I like to sit outside drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home I would be arrested, so I go to baseball games and fit right in.

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Posted By: robert a

Mike.

I agree with you. Wow...some guy with tons of cash bought something! How exciting.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Isn't this board filled with guys (and a gal) who have tons of cash to spend on things? I personally don't care how much someone spends on their collection, I just like to look at cool things. If Candiotti has a collection worth looking at, what's the problem?

Dan

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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

I have no problem appreciating cards that I could not possibly own. It only bothers me when people with such cards have an attitude problem towards the rest of us, and I don't get that sense at all about Candiotti or most of the other guys in his league.

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

As long as he enjoys his collection, that is all that matters. He has paid a fair amount for his stuff, sure, but I am sure he gets just as much enjoyment out of his collection as anybody. I personally don't mind people having nice collections, if nothing else it is fun to look at neat stuff. Heck, I saw a Saleen (a $400,000+ car) the other day, one of the coolest cars I have ever seen, but I am content knowing that I will NEVER own one. Anyways, this is just my opinion.
-Rhett

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Posted By: Adam J. Moraine

I agree with Peter Spaeth, 110%. Well said, Peter! I find it amusing that Candiotti owns a PSA 10 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, yet Candiotti's own baseball cards are valued at NO MORE than 10 cents a piece.

Best regards,

Adam j. Moraine

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Posted By: Frank Evanov

I enjoyed the article. Tom has a lot of great cards and he sounds like a nice guy.

Frank

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Posted By: davidcycleback

Detractors of Candiotti's collection must realize that the cards were not purchased from a fastball savings, but a knuckleball savings.

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Posted By: JimB

Candiotti has an amazing collection and I enjoyed reading about it and seeing pictures of some of the cards. It is interesting to me to see what grabs the attention of all sorts of collectors, from those on a budget to those for whom the sky is the limit and everywhere in between. I much rather have those with some of the great collections share them with the rest of us in whatever way they see fit, than have them stowed away where nobody will ever see them and appreciate them. Candiotti has some of the greatest cards in the hobby which I am sure he enjoys as much as any of us (he may well be a lurker here) enjoy our collections. I, for one, am happy he dedided to share them.I wish more of the big collectors would let their collections be known. Many of the "real collectors" on this site have collections worth six to seven figures as well.
JimB

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Jim, I agree completely. First, you've got a high profile guy -- formerly in the very profession that spawned this hobby/obsession of ours -- who has shown a devotion and love to vintage cards. If anything, his interest lends some credibility to what we do. After all, even the subjects of cards themselves worship the old cardboard. Next, the guy speaks about his cards as a child would talk about his favorite toy car -- with zeal, wonderment and elation. I liked Tom Candiotti as a player due to his intelligence, dependability and consistency. I like him 10x more now that I see that we both burn for vintage card collecting.

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Posted By: Brian Goldner

Tom and his family have obviously built a beautiful collection, and though i don't know him, i offer my compliments. further, i appreciate that he has shared some of it with us, just as i do, when board members share pictures of cards, in their respective collections.
Though Tom may have financial resources that many collectors don't possess, i don't view that, as being of particular importance. IMO, what is important, is building the best collection possible, with what there is to work with, and being proud of the accomplishment. The rest will take care of itself.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

He is a knuckleball pitcher, which makes him a nerd in baseball orthodoxy, which is why he collects cards like the rest of us nerds

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Posted By: Wp

He has a lot of PSA 10's. Thats scary.