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

[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?!?!

[WhenItWasAHobby]

I like vintage cards, Net54Baseball, and collectors that are passionate hobbyists.

I dislike card doctoring, shill bidding, people who renege on commitments (either on auction bids or backing out on purchases). I also have no respect whatsoever for the spineless moral cowards who allow fraudsters to run roughshod over themselves and others and continue to buy graded cards strictly for the labels with total disregard of issues of obvious overgrading or card doctoring.

[VoodooChild]

Likes: That there is no "wrong" way to collect. I enjoy doing research on players, sets, types, era's, etc. and coming up with new projects to start (and never finish!).

Dislikes: Racial Segregation. The fact that there are no black player's cards is the main reason I just can't concentrate only on Pre-War. I also don't like those PSA Holders with the plastic sheet that crumples up and crates that wave effect:

[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