Sentimentality & cards - particular copies?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I have some cards I won't sell even if they are replaced with better ones, the cards I had when I was a kid. If you don't need the money, why not hold onto your old friend and enjoy the new one too? It isn't like you have to divorce it to get remarried...unlike (most) women, you can have more than one at a time and not feel like a douchebag.

LOL good analogy. Most of my cards from when I was a kid though were things like beat up '86 Topps with thumbtack holes from where they were on my wall in my childhood room. Those aren't ever going anywhere, but they also aren't worth much in that shape or even in mint condition. This Mantle is like the first card where the value of it is a consideration, I guess is why I'm asking.

No, I don't "need" the money right now. Part of it also if we are being honest is a bit of guilt from COVID-times overspending...

[cardsagain74]

There is no way I'd sell your original.

Even when we don't need our dupes, there can be exceptions to getting rid of something. Based on your story, this is definitely one of them.

It's an important part of your childhood, and I'd guess you'd regret getting rid of it. Especially since it's not a situation where the money matters.

[DeanH3]

I'd hang on to it. As a kid, I found a box full 70's cards in the garage that must have belonged to my older brother. Inside was a '75 topps mini Yount, That card had me hooked and I haven't looked back. It will be the absolute last card I ever sell. Sounds like you have a connection with the Mantle as well. Keep it for now and see how you feel about it later. You can always sell it. But, you may never find it again if you sell it now. Good luck!

[jchcollins]

Thanks guys.

[egri]

In a similar vein, when I started my signed 1953 Topps project, there were still about 40 players living who responded to my autograph requests. A lot of the signatures I obtained then were either in sharpie or had something else that detracted from their appearance. Since then, I've picked up, or had the chance to pick up, much nicer looking examples, including some vintage signatures, but I just haven't been able to upgrade from the original ones. The ones I picked up TTM have stayed in the set, while the purchased ones have gone into my duplicate pile. I think part of it is the direct connection to the players (most of who are now deceased), and that if I do get rid of the first ones, there won't be a way to get them back. So for now, I'm holding on to them, and if I get tired of lugging them around at some point, then I'll reassess.

[jchcollins]

I'm convinced, at least for now. Thanks again. This is really one of only two vintage "keeper" cards left from my childhood collection, mostly from when I was 15 or younger (I'm now 43). The other is a '56 Ted Williams that I know I'll never get rid of because of a similar memory in another now long defunct card shop. I had many others that I traded away when I was still a kid. The most important ones to me as I look back I have replaced, but there are still a few random things on the list which I need to re-acquire: A '52 Topps Warren Spahn. '58 Berra...

[JoeDfan]

Good call, I think. I once had a card that I upgraded, then sold the original. Now every time I look at my new card, I think about it. Meh.

[jgannon]

All I know, is that anything I ever had that ever had sentimental value to me, that I ended up giving away or getting rid of, I regretted later. I think if you got rid of it, given what you said about the card, you would regret it later. The fact that you posed the question to us, shows that the card means something to you. I think keeping it is the right move!

[JollyElm]

Old, wrinkled cardboard (and the stories that go with it) is one of the heaviest anchors you will ever be attached to. You ain't getting rid of that card.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Old, wrinkled cardboard (and the stories that go with it) is one of the heaviest anchors you will ever be attached to. You ain't getting rid of that card.

Thanks Darren. You’re right. PS, I love your new avatar.


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