Trying something new. Uncollecting my collection

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Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire

I will say once I decided that it was OK to throw out cards I didn't enjoy, it really helped my collecting focus immensely.

I stored, and sorted, and moved my boxes of commons for YEARS out of fear that maybe there's something valuable in there, maybe I'll want to go through them later and sell them in bundles, maybe I overlooked a key rookie that might make it to the Hall of Fame.

But once I realized how much time it would take to dig through them, how much time it would take to sort, list, and ship them if I wanted to sell them, and how little money I would likely get in return, the light went off that my time and storage organization is worth WAY more than what those cards were worth. So out they went.

So now I recycle cards on a regular basis. If I buy a modern box of cards (yes even 2021 cards) I'll sort through them, pull out the rookies and any inserts, and then recycle the rest. Then after a few years I'll double check the rookies, and if none of them are on track for the HOF, I recycle those as well. It feels great to collect this way!

Sure, but how did it feel to get burned by not having any Harold Baines rookies?