Question about advanced collectors

[Exhibitman]

Knowledge + Experience + Work = Advanced Collector

Knowledge: anyone can pick up a Standard Catalog or log into Old Cardboard and ID a card, but knowing enough about the issues to differentiate a fake from the real deal, or to spot a rare variation, that's the trick.

Experience: there is a school of thought that real expertise in a field requires about 10,000 hours of work in it. I'd say that goes for collecting too. You gotta handle a lot of cards in person. I'd not be surprised if many 'advanced collectors' have looked at millions of cards over their collecting lives.

Work: I learn new stuff about what I collect nearly every day. Heck, the guys who wrote the books still learn new stuff. Look at the Lemke blog, for example.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Knowledge + Experience + Work = Advanced Collector

Knowledge: anyone can pick up a Standard Catalog or log into Old Cardboard and ID a card, but knowing enough about the issues to differentiate a fake from the real deal, or to spot a rare variation, that's the trick.

Experience: there is a school of thought that real expertise in a field requires about 10,000 hours of work in it. I'd say that goes for collecting too. You gotta handle a lot of cards in person. I'd not be surprised if many 'advanced collectors' have looked at millions of cards over their collecting lives.

Work: I learn new stuff about what I collect nearly every day. Heck, the guys who wrote the books still learn new stuff. Look at the Lemke blog, for example.

Agree! Nice concise accurate explanation imo.

[DaveW]

Advanced collectors are the ones who will pay good money for my cards. Novices are the ones who want to buy them cheaply. Or maybe it's the other way around ...

[ValKehl]

IMHO, Knowledge + Experience + Work are meaningful, but not enough to = Advanced Collector, because the word "Collector" implies (to me anyway) actually having a collection - And, "Advanced Collector" implies (to me) having a sigificant (but not necessarily a high $$ value) collection.
Val

[familytoad]

I will return to this thread after I lick a few more of my cards.
I would like to become pretty advanced .

Hey, I have a lot of Caramel and Gum cards, not just Tobacco...shouldn't be too bad.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by familytoad

I will return to this thread after I lick a few more of my cards.
I would like to become pretty advanced .

Hey, I have a lot of Caramel and Gum cards, not just Tobacco...shouldn't be too bad.

I don't know what advanced is but it probably has more to do with experience than anything, to me. I just want to have fun with my friends and collect baseball cards the way we used to. It sure was a simpler time back in the late 60s and 70s....
I should add, I was a young kid in those years....and I haven't collected pre-war except as an adult...but the essence and fun nature of collecting baseball cards is the point...

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Knowledge + Experience + Work = Advanced Collector

Knowledge: anyone can pick up a Standard Catalog or log into Old Cardboard and ID a card, but knowing enough about the issues to differentiate a fake from the real deal, or to spot a rare variation, that's the trick.

Experience: there is a school of thought that real expertise in a field requires about 10,000 hours of work in it. I'd say that goes for collecting too. You gotta handle a lot of cards in person. I'd not be surprised if many 'advanced collectors' have looked at millions of cards over their collecting lives.

Work: I learn new stuff about what I collect nearly every day. Heck, the guys who wrote the books still learn new stuff. Look at the Lemke blog, for example.

Adam

Well stated.


TED Z
.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by familytoad

I will return to this thread after I lick a few more of my cards.
I would like to become pretty advanced .

Hey, I have a lot of Caramel and Gum cards, not just Tobacco...shouldn't be too bad.

This is the best damn quote on this thread hahah ! No but seriously I'm going to lick a t206 !

[packs]

An advanced collector is someone who can identify card types and authenticity on sight. They are also aware of fraud in the hobby and what to stay away from. They may also have intimate knowledge of set checklists and new discoveries.

An advanced collector does not need to have an advanced collection. They just need to know their cards. It's not a universal application either. You could simply be a T206 guy and still be advanced. It's all about the knowledge in my opinion.