Unfortunately, considering getting completely 100% out. Advice/thoughts?

[Leon]

Just because you sell your collection doesn't mean you can't do it and start over. It's not that difficult and if you don't have more into it than you should (as I look in the mirror) you can go slowly (cheaply) and still enjoy collecting. The chase (not Hal) and hobbyists are most of the fun for me.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Leon

Just because you sell your collection doesn't mean you can't do it and start over. It's not that difficult and if you don't have more into it than you should (as I look in the mirror) you can go slowly (cheaply) and still enjoy collecting. The chase (not Hal) and hobbyists are most of the fun for me.

usually when I hear someone 'considering' to sell they end up not sellling....i been hearing bobbyw considering getting out of the hobby for years..

[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

usually when I hear someone 'considering' to sell they end up not sellling....i been hearing bobbyw considering getting out of the hobby for years..

Let's face it. We call it a hobby, but it is also a passion which feeds an addiction at some level. Separating yourself from collecting is a step by step process.

[ksabet]

Queue the Sean "Dan PM Me" Post

[vintagehofrookies]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

Let's face it. We call it a hobby, but it is also a passion which feeds an addiction at some level. Separating yourself from collecting is a step by step process.

Brian,
I think you hit the nail on the head! As I really have tried to get out in the past but I feel my first step to getting out was in me selling my prospects with the next step me being able to sell very important and meaningful pieces such as my Seamless Steel Tube Cobb, which was my favorite card of everything I had. There is no doubt that I am very addicted to the hobby and although I never smoked or am much of a drinker, I do have an addiction problem. My selling is me trying to end that addiction.
Dan

[Jobu]

Dan, the only thing I will say is that you should do whatever leaves you with no regrets. Be 100% sure you are making the right decision for you at the time (it sounds like you are and like you have really thought this out) and then move on knowing you did the right thing because you wanted to do it. Plus, the cardboard will always be there waiting for you to start over again if things change. Leon mentioned that liquidating wasn't as hard as he thought it would be, so there is hope.

I look forward to seeing what your Stainless Steel Cobb brings!

One thing that might help here: if you have bulk newer cards you could donate them and write the loss of against your sales. I have a bunch of stuff from the 80s and 90s that I had been planning to dump, but given that I bought all of it a pack at a time I could probably claim a pretty huge loss against the sale of the rest of my collection (if I ever decide to sell it) if I was willing to look up pack prices and do a little math.

[mechanicalman]

Hi Dan:

I am a relatively new collector, so my personal experience is perhaps not terribly relevant to your situation, though I have thought, at some point, I will have to part with the cards of which I'm become so fond, and I know that will be a challenging decision.

Just yesterday, I watched a Ted talk from a scientist/author named Dan Gilbert on the subject of happiness. One of his basic arguments is that, as humans, when we part with things we like, or when bad things happen (i.e. like break-ups), the disappointment tends to erode faster than we initially think it will. This is because we tend to overestimate the impact of future events, good or bad. I'm oversimplifying, of course, but it was a very interesting discussion nonetheless. It may or may not be of any relevance, but if anyone has a spare 20 minutes (never a given in this hectic world), it's not a bad use of time.

Cheers, and best of luck to you.

https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilber...py?language=en

[h2oya311]

Wow Dan! Crazy news! It looks like you've gone "all-in" on this decision with the consignment of those three amazing pieces!

I'm sad to see another HOF rookie collector fall victim to the "reduced itch" bug, but for my own selfish reasons, I guess I'm okay with it. I'll certainly be on the lookout for much of your material!

I hope you continue to contribute to the boards in some fashion. Perhaps you'll get the itch again (as Leon and others have).

All the best in your decision.

Derek

[vintagehofrookies]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

usually when I hear someone 'considering' to sell they end up not sellling....i been hearing bobbyw considering getting out of the hobby for years..

I've actually been slowly selling some ,what I consider, major pieces this past year with the selling of my signed 1922 American Caramel Gabby Hartnett, 1907 Seamless Steel Tube Cobb and my Novelty Cutlery WaJo (currently in BST auctions). These sales are a small part of my decision knowing that I can sell some major cards and still be in a constant hole.

[deadballpaul]

Originally Posted by Leon

Just because you sell your collection doesn't mean you can't do it and start over. It's not that difficult and if you don't have more into it than you should (as I look in the mirror) you can go slowly (cheaply) and still enjoy collecting. The chase (not Hal) and hobbyists are most of the fun for me.

I've purged my collection a couple times now, & restarted with a different & wiser focus both times, even while my cards were still consigned.