Things you LIKE/don't like about this hobby?!

[ullmandds]

OK...I'll start...

I LOVE...the thrill of the hunt for obscure items.

I don't like altered/enhanced scans!

[Leon]

I still enjoy the excitement of the hunt and about 99.9% of the hobbyists I have gotten to know. As for dislikes, I dislike the people who only come on the forum to bitch. Unfortunately some are my friends....but they only want to seem to bitch and not add anything positive. I think that kind of sucks....

[tuckr1]

I like that feeling of reliving my childhood!! The fond memories of going to the corner store and busting 1986 topps baseball packs! I bought a box the other day and me and my 7 year old daughter ripped packs, and I got, to for a brief moment, go back in time and be that 10 year old boy without a care in the world, just me and my baseball cards, and I got to share that special memory with my kiddo.

[freakhappy]

Things I like: the variety of cards you can choose from, the camaraderie/friendships that are built on this board and at shows, and finally the beauty of going to the National and being around all of that cardboard at once...pure fantasy!

Things I don't like: deceitful people, negative attitudes, and people that steal the good deals from me

[brewing]

Dislike inconsistent TP grading.

Like that more cards are available to me today, than ever before.

Like that this board exists so card nerds can share the hobby with each other.


Slightly contradicting, I miss the shows where you could search through boxes looking for cards, and talking cards with like minded nerds.

[insccollectibles]

Love the feeling when I finally land the card I've wanted it still makes me feel like a kid. I have to say the hunt is just as exciting and fun. I hate frauds/scammers and people who give this hobby a bad name in any fashion.

[mark evans]

I agree that the quest for obscure items and the friendships formed at shows are the highlights of the hobby. Unfortunately, I have already collected most everything I want and can afford (a major limitation) so only now pick up occasional odds and ends.

My experiences in the hobby have been almost universally positive -- no negative experiences worthy of mention.

[sycks22]

Like: Fun facts in catalogs that I never knew, also like owning something that's over 100 years old and thinking of the stories at each card could tell. I enjoy the great people that I've come to know in the hobby as well.

Dislike: The fact that some people will do anything to make a buck (popping cards out of cases and putting in reprints, etc)

[tschock]

As a number have stated, the thrill of the hunt, for obscure items or not so obscure ones. But even more so, finding something I was not hunting for, have not seen before, and that I can actually afford.

[Gmrson]

Like: the history, the hunt, most of the people, that there are always "new" old cards I'm discovering

Dislike: a few of the people, fraud

[atx840]

Absolutely love seeing what others collect and getting to know my fellow collectors.

When a card you've been wanting for a long time finally shows up in the mail.

I dislike those who take advantage of others who share their collecting goals. I have seen some impressive projects/runs that aren't shared on here due to a few ruining the fun.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Like: real cards, most collectors.

Dislike: the pervasive fraud that infects the hobby, including the sellers who facilitate the fraudsters and the people at all levels who turn a blind eye.

[ullmandds]

Chris B...I feel ya...it used to be you go to a dealer...fellow collector...or card store...to see if they have a card(S) you're looking for...and they'd sell them to you...but these days if you/someone wants something...the price automatically seems to increase exponentially...just because you "want" it?!?!

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by atx840

...finally shows up in the mail.

This has a special meaning for Canadians!

Cheers,
Blair

[Bosox Blair]

I like:

- the history of baseball
- collecting old stuff in nice condition
- the thrill of auctions
- SGC and PSA for making it much easier to buy/sell cards, especially in a non-face-to-face transaction (and despite all the constant moaning and attacks on the TPGs, I remember being a collector in the 1980s...what we have now thanks to TPGs is a lot better...I ended up returning more mail-ordered cards than I ever kept back then...and eating a lot of cost because of it...)
- eBay showing collectors clearly what cards were truly tough, and what was actually quite common
- services tracking actual prices paid (real market value) have displaced arbitrary and wildly inaccurate "price guides"
- every collector I have ever met in person, and especially those from this Board

I dislike:

- people who focus on what they dislike


Cheers,
Blair

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Leon

I still enjoy the excitement of the hunt and about 99.9% of the hobbyists I have gotten to know. As for dislikes, I dislike the people who only come on the forum to bitch. Unfortunately some are my friends....but they only want to seem to bitch and not add anything positive. I think that kind of sucks....

I'm going to have use some vacation days in October/November if and when the Rangers season is decided (I have to keep WS options open). We need a lunch BS session soon so you can complain to me about the people who need to bitch on the board

[Rich Klein]

Like most of the people in the hobby, like being able to help collectors, like the bantering on Net 54, even like the threads Travis starts. like my column at Sports Collectors Daily

Dislike: Not having the money to buy a T-206 Wagner except for a reprint

[packs]

I like the history and the connection you can have to a card from a time you never saw.

I dislike the in-fighting amongst such a small percentage of the world that is constantly getting smaller. Enough already.

[Zach Wheat]

I've enjoyed meeting fellow collectors with the same focus and passion for similar areas of collecting. It is exciting to learn completely new information about a set or card or topic on which I knew little previously.

I dislike the majority of the negativity on the board. Some of it is helpful, and spurs interesting conversation. However, I think the overall negativity and pejorative comments that are made can be intimidating to lurkers or collectors that don't post much.

Z Wheat

[ethicsprof]

very well said.

I very much like the scholarly research being done in the fields of vintage baseball cards
and vintage baseball photos.
I dislike that it is sometimes inhibited and even stifled by puerile ad hominem attacks.
all the best,
barry

[Cardboard Junkie]

I like baseball cards.

I hate people.

[ibuysportsephemera]

I like learning something new on Net54 and then it translates to a purchase at a Show, Flea Market, Antique store etc.

I really like meeting the members of Net54 either in person or on line...there seems to be a lot in common (obviously).

I really dislike the members on Net54 who seem to follow the same people from thread to thread and post either negative or nasty comments (usually relating to past history that most know nothing about). I am not referring to the recent Travis issues..he had it coming.

Jeff