Am I the only one???

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

id trade away my collection to be 28 again!!!!

Originally Posted by Eric72

A huge +1 to this.

Maybe 28 at the youngest. Especially if your 28yr old brain has to come with. Now if you could keep the life experiences you have and be younger WOW would 21 be great.

[xplainer]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Maybe 28 at the youngest. Especially if your 28yr old brain has to come with. Now if you could keep the life experiences you have and be younger WOW would 21 be great.

Exactly my thought. I'd hate to go through all that again.

My input: Shop around. Don't be impulsive.

This past weekend, I wanted to upgrade my 1914 Polo Grounds Jimmy Lavender. None here, so off to ebay. There I found a PSA 6 for around $65 plus shipping. Almost pounced, but pressed on. Wrote it on a notepad.

I kept on looking, and in the end, I got a PSA 8 for under 50, dlvd.

-Jimmy

[JustinD]

I think it's perspective and patience.

I don't buy half of the extra stuff I used to toss in a drawer any more just to have it. I bought a red cobby in October and love it. Gave up some of the extra purchases for a bit, opened a paypal acct that lets you pay no interest for 6 months and grabbed a beaut for around 1300.

Had it paid off with my next bonus and now looking for a ruth or gehrig. Budget your cash and set a goal and I think you can have the reasonable items. Lots of things come up I won't have, but I have never let it get me down. Actually, I have, but only when I didn't pull the trigger out of fear when I could have had it if I had a plan.

Not sure if what you spend monthly, but if it is 100 to 200 on assorted stuff. Pause it and get your Cobb. You'll be way prouder of the success than a pile of 35-40 dollar cards.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Maybe 28 at the youngest. Especially if your 28yr old brain has to come with. Now if you could keep the life experiences you have and be younger WOW would 21 be great.

well of course i can return with my wisdom!!!!!! otherwise there'd be no point!!!!

[tschock]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

well of course i can return with my wisdom!!!!!! otherwise there'd be no point!!!!

How does that Shaw quote go? "Youth is wasted on the young"?

[conor912]

The way I see it is, yes, my collection is measly compared some others, but there are also plenty of collectors who would kill to have what I have. One of the best pieces of general advice I ever got was "live an enviable life". What I take that to mean is don't worry about what you don't have, but love and be happy with what you do have, because believe it or not, a lot of people don't. There will always be someone with a better collection, a nicer house and a hotter wife. As stated before, trying to keep up with Jones' will eat you up from the inside out.

[Snapolit1]

Sage advice. I know people who make truly crazy money, investment banker types, and many of them are envious of the one or two people they know in town who make more than them. Crazy stuff. Be ambitious, but be happy with what you have and life will go a hell of a lot easier. Always always people with more than you have.

[autograf]

I think most everyone feels that way at some point or some level. Some people feel that way about other people's house or car or whatever it is. Being happy at whatever level you are at is what's the key.

And I don't completely agree with the sentiment that people at that lofty level don't appreciate what they have. I know some VERY well-heeled people who are just as happy to get something at that level as someone else who gets a VG common for their 1970 set to finish it out. They just work on a different level. Some are huge collectors who do it for the love of it.

[Jobu]

Another point to be made is that you shouldn't let missing out on a deal eat you up (I used to do this). There will always be another good price in the future, especially if you are diligent.

[mybuddyinc]

"It's all relative."
"One man's trash is another man's treasure."
"Keeping up with the Jones'."
"Eat your damn Brussels Sports, there are people starving in Africa."
"Money can't buy you happiness."
"Green with envy."

etc, etc, etc,

That's the game of life, and pieces of card broad.

If you (not only Josh, but anyone else) had $20,000 on hand, you could have a 520 T206 set tomorrow. What fun would that be ????

To paraphrase Dorothy in Wizard of Oz: "If you can't find your life's desires in your own back yard, you're not looking hard enough."

Fun, fun, Scott

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by Jobu

Another point to be made is that you shouldn't let missing out on a deal eat you up (I used to do this). There will always be another good price in the future, especially if you are diligent.

Lot's of good advice here. Diligence and perseverance pay off, and it doesn't do any good to let bad feelings swallow you up.

Highest regards,

Larry

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by conor912

The way I see it is, yes, my collection is measly compared some others, but there are also plenty of collectors who would kill to have what I have. One of the best pieces of general advice I ever got was "live an enviable life". What I take that to mean is don't worry about what you don't have, but love and be happy with what you do have, because believe it or not, a lot of people don't. There will always be someone with a better collection, a nicer house and a hotter wife. As stated before, trying to keep up with Jones' will eat you up from the inside out.

Truly a great philosophy, Conor, one embraced by the recent movie, "The Longest Ride," with Scott Eastwood and Alan Alda. Often easier said than done, but truly worth striving for!

May your collecting bring you joy,

Larry

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by tschock

How does that Shaw quote go? "Youth is wasted on the young"?

Also too soon we get old; too late we get smart!

Best to all,

Larry