Why I Could Never Collect Modern

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Jim65

You can collect modern and not worry about the Jade Parallel Prizm Refractor Autograph 1/1 or whatever

I love the Topps Heritage, thats only modern I collect.

I got into Heritage in the early 2000s. I hand collated the entire 2001 Bowman Heritage set, including SP. I could probably put together a Master Set if I wanted to, prices have really come down on the Clemens and Rodriquez autos (I pulled a Bonds auto). That was actually one of my favorite projects.

Most of the Heritage sets are quite beautiful, with neat autos to pull.

[cardsagain74]

If it was made after the early '90s, I don't have it and just can't get interested. If it was produced during the early '90s, I have too much of it (unfortunately the junk card boom was when I was in high school).

Thought about quickly going through it all to find the few '92 Bowman Riveras and '93 Bowman Jeters that are likely buried in those mountains of junk, but since any possible 10s probably wouldn't be graded as such anyway, it's not really worth it.

My collecting renaissance of only post war vintage instead has been just as fun as those days. So fun to collect that era now (and add it to all the '80s cards from my youth)

[mortimer brewster]

30 years ago there was a manufactured surplus (junk era). Now there is manufactured scarcity.

If you get joy out of this good for you, but I can't help but think too many are spending money beyond their means chasing this stuff. I don't think it ends well for a lot of folks.