Why we collect what we collect

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Originally Posted by Econteachert205

I try to collect the things I dreamt about having as a kid.

So true, the memories of riding our bikes to the local store, buying two or three wax packs, and opening them up on the front porch. I was born in 1960, my first cards were from 1965, a time before cards were something akin to blue chip stocks on the NYSE. We wanted our home team guys, especially the Cubs since we lived in suburban Chicago maybe Mantle, Aaron & Mays as well. I suppose that's why I'm not caught up in graded cards, slabbed, locked down pieces of card board. I like the idea of what kid owned the cards, where they were bought, who touched them and how they were treasured.