How many of you collect both post-war and modern?

[KenBoyerCollector]

I'm still plugging along with my 1950s and 1960s SGC graded 84 or higher Cardinals team sets, but I have recently started a new project — Bowman Chrome and Topps Chrome blue refractor Cardinals.

I wanted to still keep one foot on the modern scene as I worked my way through the 1950s and 1960s. Lately, I feel like I have been neglecting my 50s and 60s and focusing on the blue refractors.

So my question is... how do you balance the two (if you do collect both post-war and modern)? If you put a percentage, what would it be? I'm just curious as how you split the two...

[bcbgcbrcb]

I collect Baseball Hall of Fame Rookie Cards (one of each), both pre-war and post-war.

[ALR-bishop]

Baseball --Topps sets, 1948 and 1951 to 2012; and Fleer 1923 and 1959 to 2007

[Griffins]

19th Century right up thru the current years Heritage. Plenty to like about every era.

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by Griffins

19th Century right up thru the current years Heritage. Plenty to like about every era.

same here. i'm a collector, not a snob.

[Brianruns10]

I don't touch the new stuff.

I don't like that they're prefab collectibles that seemingly only change hands between collectors and not kids.

The artistry pales to that of their 50s counterparts, and I find little to respect or admire about the players themselves.

All this on top of being a lousy investment.

I stick with 50s and earlier.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by KenBoyerCollector

So my question is... how do you balance the two (if you do collect both post-war and modern)? If you put a percentage, what would it be? I'm just curious as how you split the two...

Here's how my actual collection breaks down:
Pre war 5% (started collecting pre-war in 2009 after a 10 to 15 year hiatus)
Post war 1942-1979 15% (includes a hofer topps/bowman/leaf type set, complete 72 and 73 sets - first two years I collected as a kid)
80's 30% (includes 1 monster box full of my favorite bought-in-the-80's cards, and 6 or 8 vintage reprint sets)
90's 40% (includes 1 monster box full of my favorite bought-in-the-90's cards, my Barry Larkin collection, and two triplicate sets I keep in binders warhol-style)
2000 and later 10% (includes 50 or so from 05 and 07 heritage, 09 ud Goudey set and 09 allen+ginter sets - those got my started in pre-war )
2010 and later 0% (Don't want to get into the habit of buying current cards)

Here's the percentage based what I am actively collecting at the moment:
Pre war 92% ( see the "what are you collecting" thread in the main forum)
Post war 1942-1979 <1% (only looking for a 57t BRobby in Fair to Good)
80's 1% (casually adding to my Barry Larkin collection)
90's 5% (need a 95 ud cc se gold signature #185 Canseco, slowly working on two autographed 90's sets, and adding to my Barry Larkin collection)
2000 and later 1% (casually adding to my Barry Larkin collection)
2010 and later 0% (Don't want to get into the habit of buying current cards)

[Paul S]

I stopped after 1970.