Gone from the Blue-Collar Guy

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Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Johnny630 is net54’s resident Chicken Little

But let’s be honest, we should all rejoice in the price increases, as we have all made a lot of money relative to what our collections were worth in 2018. So rather than bitch about what you can’t get, be grateful that you can now sell some cards and pay for a child’s education

I'll be honest. I do not rejoice at the price increases at all. I have not made a lot of money off my collection in the past few years, nor did I build it with that in mind. I will not fund any major purchase with the sale of a few cards.

Sorry Ryan, I find it a bit rich (pun intended) for someone who has a T206 Wagner, Ruth rookie, T210 Jackson and the others you listed to be telling others here how they should feel about pricing and handling their collections. We live in different collecting worlds--maybe different solar systems.

I would rejoice if the bottom fell out of the market and I could afford 2-3 times as many cards that I want than are available to me now. If that means my own collection takes a 75% hit than so be it. For me and others it has never been about the money. Nobody likes to lose it, for sure, but there is much to be said for the sheer joy of owning something you like, as opposed to being worried about how much you can make or stand to lose.

So Johnny, hang in there. As others have mentioned, you can pretty much always find something you like to scratch that itch.