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As a very low budget collector, it's taken me a long time to realize that I can't compete with the very wealthy collectors. Since I'm not a big player in the hobby, these guys really don't communicate with me. I don't take it personally, It's just the way it is. I just try to enjoy the hobby the best I can.
This is one of the hobbies where money is a huge factor. Other hobbies like playing sports, computer gaming, fishing, hunting, camping, sailing, photography, etc,... are more about technique and/or skill rather than money. 
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01-11-2016, 02:32 PM
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01-11-2016, 02:58 PM
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My 2 cents -
I try to focus on what I have rather than what I don't have. I've been collecting off and on for 30 years. The sum value of my collection isn't worth a single midgrade 52 Mantle, much less a nice one. But I really love a lot of the stuff I have. For instance I got a sweet game used Carlos Baerga bat. Maybe worth $50 bucks, but it is a real eye-opener on my wall to friends and family who see it. I also recently opened a pack of 89 upper deck, and got my first Griffey! Easily worth 10 bucks, but made my week. Someday I'll get a nice Ty Cobb. or Ruth. But I really like my 59 Duke Snider.
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01-11-2016, 03:39 PM
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As a kid I thought it was great when I ran across other kids who had tons more of something cool than I could ever hope to have (more cards, more comics, better bike). Generally I traded with them and got some of their stuff. I honestly don't remember ever being envious or jealous. As an adult it happens more, but it has to do with 'keeping up with the Joneses' and your perception of how others perceive your worth;i.e-are other adults laughing at me for being a f*ck up? As a kid none of that mattered.
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01-11-2016, 03:41 PM
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01-11-2016, 04:17 PM
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01-11-2016, 05:09 PM
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After re-reading, I believe I have found the offending card. I'm am not the most guilty of collecting this particular piece of cardboard, but I admit, I do my part.
Behold the subject that is behind this thread.
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01-11-2016, 05:12 PM
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01-11-2016, 05:15 PM
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01-11-2016, 05:20 PM
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Reason behind the thread not so much. Just in general it drives me nuts I'd love to own just one of those king Cobbies!!! It goes for, all the high end T206s. WAJO would be another that comes to mind not as expensive but I'd just love to own one and when I see those with more than 1 I feel discouraged. Realistically speaking I'd love to and hope to achieve the 500 mark someday! My most desired cards are the ones that's tough to swallow when I'd just like to own a "decent" example. Again I'm not sure how to say it without sounding like an a-hole. Jelousy is a hard thing to overcome with such great collectors and collections out there! But I did figure I can't possibly be the only one and figured it'd make a great discussion. We're over 30 posts now so I guess I was right! It got some ppl talking and some lurkers as well!
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01-11-2016, 05:11 PM
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Josh, I really enjoy collecting. It is a great release for me, and I love the nostalgia. I have always been a postwar guy, but I am really thinking (for a second time) about going the T206 route. No matter what "thing" we are talking about in life, we are always going to run across people who have more than us and people who have less than us. Like others have already stated, I have found it important to enjoy and appreciate what I do have. I won't tell you that I haven't caught myself eyeballing something out of my reach from time to time or getting frustrated at not getting a card that I want, however, I quickly slide back into my own projects and move on. At the end of the day, I feel fortunate to be in a position to be a collector at all when I consider how desperate the lives of some people are.
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01-13-2016, 10:11 AM
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01-13-2016, 10:19 AM
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