Cards to pennants and other memorabilia

mjkm90 · #1 01-08-2017, 04:34 PM

While I still have a ton of cards, I don't buy them any longer and have little interest in them since my switched to memorabilia exclusively.

I love that memorabilia is so varied, not all about a grade assigned by a third party, displayable, part of the player/fan experience, and just plain fun to look at, hunt for, and discover. I look at much of the early pieces I collect as art.

If you search, every day you can find a piece you didn't know existed. It's great fun to mix different types of memorabilia into a display that focuses on whatever you may choose, such as a team, player, era, or form (pennants, pins, figural pieces, and equipment for me).

Since most generalist antique dealers don't know the market for memorabilia and because there aren't monthly price guides, I believe there are far more bargains to be found as well.

vintagebaseballcardguy · #2 01-08-2017, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mjkm90

While I still have a ton of cards, I don't buy them any longer and have little interest in them since my switched to memorabilia exclusively.

I love that memorabilia is so varied, not all about a grade assigned by a third party, displayable, part of the player/fan experience, and just plain fun to look at, hunt for, and discover. I look at much of the early pieces I collect as art.

If you search, every day you can find a piece you didn't know existed. It's great fun to mix different types of memorabilia into a display that focuses on whatever you may choose, such as a team, player, era, or form (pennants, pins, figural pieces, and equipment for me).

Since most generalist antique dealers don't know the market for memorabilia and because there aren't monthly price guides, I believe there are far more bargains to be found as well.

Hey, Mike, I didn't see your post until after I posted. I can relate to a lot of what you said. I do get a little tired of the seemingly constant concern with the numerical grades of cards and the associated relative worth. Before I started this thread, I had went back and reread a lot of past Net54 posts with the same sentiments. Sometimes I think that once I have a sampling of cards from an era, I don't feel the need any longer to acquire more or "all of them." I am starting to want something a little less...scripted. Just a quick ebay search has revealed a whole new world to me...an exciting, overwhelming world

mjkm90 · #3 01-08-2017, 05:24 PM

I'm glad you are fired up Robert!

You mentioned programs and pennants as potential areas of interest for you. Do you have a team, player, or era you are most interested in?

You mentioned football. I love football and have often felt the urge to dive into football memorabilia collecting, but finances and space have helped curb my enthusiasm. That being said, I have made football purchases on when I have stumbled upon a bargain I could flip to fund my baseball collection

vintagebaseballcardguy · #4 01-08-2017, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mjkm90

I'm glad you are fired up Robert!

You mentioned programs and pennants as potential areas of interest for you. Do you have a team, player, or era you are most interested in?

You mentioned football. I love football and have often felt the urge to dive into football memorabilia collecting, but finances and space have helped curb my enthusiasm. That being said, I have made football purchases on when I have stumbled upon a bargain I could flip to fund my baseball collection

I will always have baseball in my collection. I am a Cardinals fan, and I also like the look of the Indians and Braves pennants for starters. Regarding football, I am really interested in the 19 60s AFL, especially the Los Angeles, San Diego, Los Angeles again Chargers. Later this year, I would like to buy some pennants, programs, etc. In doing some reading on the AFL, it was colorful and exciting!

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mjkm90 · #5 01-08-2017, 06:13 PM

There are a ton of great Cardinals pieces to collect Robert...pinbacks, pennants, advertising, and even some figural pieces.

icollectDCsports · #6 01-08-2017, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mjkm90

There are a ton of great Cardinals pieces to collect Robert...pinbacks, pennants, advertising, and even some figural pieces.

Yep -- one of the best franchises to collect as there have been so many items produced for them over the years. Many variations of pennants, pinbacks, etc. I've even got some Cards pinbacks and I'm not even a fan of the team. Cool stuff.

vintagebaseballcardguy · #7 01-08-2017, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

Yep -- one of the best franchises to collect as there have been so many items produced for them over the years. Many variations of pennants, pinbacks, etc. I've even got some Cards pinbacks and I'm not even a fan of the team. Cool stuff.

Yep, Cardinals and AFL will probably represent most of the memorabilia that I purchase...along with an Indians/Braves pennant. They are cool! I feel like it is good to have a focus going in because I otherwise might just lose my mind trying to buy everything. That being said, if I were to come across something visually appealing to me and within budget, I would buy it.

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