I switched back to raw cards and my happiness increased 1000%

[jingram058]

Finally a thread I can relate to. I have cracked every single graded card I have ever acquired. In my circle of collector friends, we all collect raw cards. I love having my cards in binders, in 9 pocket pages, where I can easily get to them... OJs , t206, t205, Goudey, Play Ball, Topps, Bowman, and many others...Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Foxx, Williams, Mantle, all of them. I don't stress out over them, and I don't care if any are fake. They all look, feel and smell real to me, and to everyone who has seen them. It is very much a fun hobby to me, not some business or investment. Obviously, there is a huge business or investment side to baseball cards. But it's just not my bag.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Finally a thread I can relate to. I have cracked every single graded card I have ever acquired. In my circle of collector friends, we all collect raw cards. I love having my cards in binders, in 9 pocket pages, where I can easily get to them... OJs , t206, t205, Goudey, Play Ball, Topps, Bowman, and many others...Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Foxx, Williams, Mantle, all of them. I don't stress out over them, and I don't care if any are fake. They all look, feel and smell real to me, and to everyone who has seen them. It is very much a fun hobby to me, not some business or investment. Obviously, there is a huge business or investment side to baseball cards. But it's just not my bag.

You don't care if they're fake, lol. What, are you getting your cards on Etsy now?

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[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

You don't care if they're fake, lol. What, are you getting your cards on Etsy now?

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No, when I got the vast majority Etsy hadn't even been conceived, or the internet as we know it for that matter.

[Rickyy]

All my Topps Sets BB, FB and Basketball from 70 - 79 are raw and in albums too. I built it the old fashioned way piece by piece. The hunt for the cards were exciting and I enjoy viewing them in an album.

Ricky Y