From one Auction house to another?

[iowadoc77]

I agree with the point about collecting focus. Many people simply change their minds . I think we all have bought a card and been so excited to receive it and then when we get it maybe it had a crease we didn't see on a scan or it just didn't have the pop we thought it had, or in my case sometimes, maybe it was more about the thrill of the hunt than actually receiving the card. In any event, I can see the buying and selling reasons. My problem is I then have a hard time parting with the cards i bought... even if they don't have a lot of meaning to me

[ullmandds]

my mindset for what I collect has certainly changed from when I started over 3 decades ago. back then i didn't have the means to spend much on cards...and they werent as expensive as they are now...so when I added a card to my collection it stayed there...indefinitely.

With the increasing prices/values of cards...combined with the ease of buying and selling...I now have few cards that I am married to.

[packs]

Sometimes it comes down to bad timing too. I got into a tight spot last year when I won something and then saw another item in an upcoming auction I really wanted. I couldn't have both. So I had to sell the item I'd just bought to go after the upcoming item.

[Luke]

I think a lot of it is the thrill of the hunt. A lot of my hobby friends are constantly changing their focus and selling items to fund the new direction. In some cases it seems like the search is more fun than actually owning the card. I've changed my focus 4 or 5 times in the last five years.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

I think a lot of it is the thrill of the hunt. A lot of my hobby friends are constantly changing their focus and selling items to fund the new direction. In some cases it seems like the search is more fun than actually owning the card. I've changed my focus 4 or 5 times in the last five years.

I agree, once some people collect a set..they just sell it.......heck the T206 Gretsky Wagner kept changing hands for a time...actually the higher priced the card the more I think it is for investment purposes.....same thing in the art world...

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

I think a lot of it is the thrill of the hunt. A lot of my hobby friends are constantly changing their focus and selling items to fund the new direction. In some cases it seems like the search is more fun than actually owning the card. I've changed my focus 4 or 5 times in the last five years.

+1

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

I think a lot of it is the thrill of the hunt. A lot of my hobby friends are constantly changing their focus and selling items to fund the new direction. In some cases it seems like the search is more fun than actually owning the card. I've changed my focus 4 or 5 times in the last five years.

Great point Luke!

I've actually owned the same e101 Germany Schaefer three times. I love the look of the card, but when I'm putting together funds for say a rarer T206 back, that's invariably the type of card that gets sold first...

[Jewish-collector]

I agree it has to do with a change of focus. I've changed my focus a few times within the last year, as I am having my own internal contradictions on what focus I want to go/stay with.

[TanksAndSpartans]

I always sell because of change of focus and unfortunately sometimes refocus to an old focus and wind up buying back cards I owned. I also met a collector who really likes a particular set, so he buys cards raw has them graded then sells them - that way he always has a few of the cards around, but also has money coming in to fund new purchases.