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10-01-2012, 07:29 PM
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Nice post, Adam!
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10-02-2012, 10:47 PM
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You should collect whatever you want at any given time. If you decided that, based on new info, you no longer wanted to collect photos, then time invested should be irrelevant - just keep what you have in photos and move on to your new passion....or don't.
If I could go back in time to my first days of collecting, then based on what I know now, I would certainly have bought different stuff purely for financial reasons, but I still would have primarily collected photographs. Those are the only items that I've always kept a few of, no matter what the situation. I guess I would have bought more of the Van Oeyen photos of famous players - there were some great ones really cheap 10+ years ago. Now I can't afford them.
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10-02-2012, 11:23 PM
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What I know now is irrelevant.
If I had to start from scratch now, I couldn't afford anything.
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10-02-2012, 11:35 PM
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10-03-2012, 10:24 AM
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Jimmy, I've been thinking about your challenge question for a couple of days. I have to say I'm very comfortable with what I've chosen to collect. It's kept me entertained for over 40 years, and fortunately I never confused collecting with investing so I never took a beating when a market segment collapsed.
The one thing I would change, however, is the approach I followed to find the items I sought. I was a latecomer to ebay, and can't even imagine how many things I missed if I'd been paying attention earlier. I advertised in a few publications and attended conventions and antique shows, but I didn't take the time to travel the countryside and visit small towns and shops off the beaten path. My biggest mistake, though, was not telling enough dealers what I was looking for. They knew I was a good customer and would regularly hold things for me - but by not making a stronger effort to educate them about the breadth of my interests, I missed out on some wonderful items. The last couple of years have been among the most productive because I've adopted those strategies and tactics. Better late than never! PS - That Beatles record is incredible. Last edited by Oldtix; 10-03-2012 at 10:24 AM.
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10-04-2012, 02:02 PM
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I probably would have focused solely on vintagae pennants instead of spending my resources on so many modern, boring pennants. I have had to pass up a few great bargains over the past few years on vintage pennants due to over-spending on more modern ones.
I still enjoy the modern ones but not as much as the vintage. I would probably have purchased the vintage ones first and once I got them all, then bought modern.
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10-04-2012, 06:34 PM
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I would focus more on quality than quantity. Remembering passing up on a E121-80 Peckinpaugh due to price and fact I thought I would find it at the National. I didn't find it and later found one on EBay but not near the quality. Also, no more cards missing large areas of print on the back. I was lucky and was able to sell these off at a slight loss. Quality is very important!
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10-04-2012, 11:35 PM
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Pre war pro model bats
On the whole, I have few regrets. There were a few bats that I passed on 20years ago because they were asking $100 more for them than the going rate, and these 3 or 4 bats (or others like them) haven't surfaced since. And there's a few high end bats that I didn't notice going up for auction that I wish I'd seen and that have also not been offered since. But, for the most part, I've got a lot of great bats at very fair prices through simple perseverance.
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10-05-2012, 10:01 AM
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If I could go back in time and restart my collection based on what I know now, I would would collect American gold coins.
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