Considering major change to collection

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I try not to sell items from my collection unless the money is really, really crazy.

I've been engaged in an interesting exercise lately: setting up a top 100 cards I own list. It really makes you think.

Adam, are you referring to your top 100 in terms of $$ value, or to your top 100 in terms of enjoyment from having them in your collection?

[mintacular]

Just to be a contrarian you would be buying into a card in the hottest of markets with the highest price tag.iys ever been by leaps and bounds, do you think this a good to.make a run at this card ? Also, it's very hard to enjoy owning just a few cards you could get bored quickley

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Adam, are you referring to your top 100 in terms of $$ value, or to your top 100 in terms of enjoyment from having them in your collection?

The latter. Value bores me. This card has relatively little value:




But I think it is so freakin' cool.

[jchcollins]

With my vintage collection, since I was a kid I have always felt there was quality IN quantity - less opportunities to get bored, etc. etc. - but as an adult in the last few years I've learned something that was somewhat surprising to me in retrospect, and that's that I get uncomfortable, nervous and jerky when a card I'm considering or buying is TOO expensive. (Am I really paying $XX.XX for a piece of cardboard?!?!) While I have some cards in my collection that are worth more now, and have in the past spent more on certain cards - for me anymore it seems that number for a single card is around $500. When I spend more than that I find myself losing sleep, conjuring up things to sell to offset the cost, etc. etc. Sometimes it simply isn't worth it. This, incidentally - is why I got out of my brief foray into prewar HOF'ers last year. Incredible cards, but to me for the money that even low grade examples cost - it's simply not sustainable.

As for the question however, while I have in the past no doubt pined over big name cards like a Goudey Ruth or a '52 Mantle - no. I would not trade the bulk of my collection for something like that.