Does Anyone Still Just Collect Cards?

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

I wrote an article a while back on the different types of collectors.

Originally Posted by The Importance of Knowing What Type of Sports Card Collector You Are - Mike D

An interesting subset is people who say they don’t care about value, and bemoan the prices some cards have reached, making them harder to acquire.

But then they’ll go spend thousands on some rare ... gem because they like it.

That's not actually inconsistent though. Consider. The first cards I ever owned were four 1958-59 Topps Hockey cards I picked up off the street one late winter day when I was in first grade. Over the last 45 years I've therefore taken delight in assembling a sharp bright set of these cards:





But the last card in the set is Bobby Hull's rookie card:

(Not mine.)

I'd acquired one way back in 1980 but it wasn't in nearly the condition of my others. So do I now tighten my belt and spend the truly big bucks to complete my set with a really nice Bobby Hull card?

Or do I spend the money instead buying more of the other cards from the same year such as the Topps 1958 and 1959 Baseball, Planes, Target Moon and Wacky Plaks?



Since I have other Bobby Hull cards featuring better poses, to this point I've been doing the latter.

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Mike, that was an enjoyable read. You nailed a bunch of types. I think you missed a bunch, though, too.

How about the guy that goes back to collect all the cards from when he was a kid, to maybe relive his joy when he first discovered baseball.

That's me!