Share your contrarian hobby opinions

[Chris-Counts]

I like trimmed cards. I bust everything I buy out of the slab it came in. I ignore the constant advice to focus my collection. Instead, I collect just about anything that's vintage, related to baseball and looks cool. I believe Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente and 1952 Topps cards are overrated. And I'm puzzled why people take the Hall of Fame so seriously.

[Bicem]

Marilyn Monroe stuff is greatly undervalued, she's every bit the American icon that Babe Ruth is.

[Jason19th]

I second the trimmed cards love. I makes no sense why these beauties are considered to be trash

[Peter_Spaeth]

I don't get the point of collecting most sets with 75 percent common players nobody gives a damn about. How someone can be psyched to pick up a Karger or Abbatachio or Hoblitzell or Dooin or whoever is beyond me.

[boneheadandrube]

I crack cards out of PSA to send to SGC for my collection.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by boneheadandrube

I crack cards out of PSA to send to SGC for my collection.

I do the same, although SGC hands out A's way too much due to grader inexperience.

[BearBailey]

T213 are the first reprint cards ever.

[Writehooks]

I really like the SSPC set.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by BearBailey

T213 are the first reprint cards ever.

Right, so although I don't agree, I think you are on the side of the prevailing view, which is not contrarian. I was thinking this thread would be wilder than it is. Like views on the BSF, etc. It all seems pretty tame. No matter what I say on here, someone has a counterpoint. No matter what it is. Save me the part about Modern Collecting. Buying a new Ferrari is not collecting Ferrari's.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by BearBailey

T213 are the first reprint cards ever.

Better than 1915 Cracker Jack?

[timn1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I don't get the point of collecting most sets with 75 percent common players nobody gives a damn about. How someone can be psyched to pick up a Karger or Abbatachio or Hoblitzell or Dooin or whoever is beyond me.

I actually think that's the majority opinion. Mine is contrarian . Here goes:

I much prefer collecting common players to HOFers. I already know what the HOFers look like. Part of it is that I can afford more of them, but I love picking up a card of a player I don't already have in any set. In fact I have a "Player Wantlist" consisting entirely of obscure dudes who only appeared in one or two sets.


Anybody got a 1934 Exhibit Len Koenecke or an E286 JuJu Drums of Harry Cheek (he had a MLB career BA of .500!)?

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by timn1

Anybody got a 1934 Exhibit Len Koenecke or an E286 JuJu Drums of Harry Cheek (he had a MLB career BA of .500!)?

If I had a Harry Cheek, I would finally be able to support a full-on beard.


But seriously, Harry does have cards in the 1912 and 1913 Zeenut sets as well.

Brian

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by timn1

Anybody got a 1934 Exhibit Len Koenecke or an E286 JuJu Drums of Harry Cheek (he had a MLB career BA of .500!)?

A friend of mine has a noticeably errant hair growing out of his cheek which he constantly misses when shaving. It's become a running joke: "Your 1910 baseball player is showing!"

As long as he doesn't whip out his Koenecke... I'd have to get out my fire extinguisher.