Collectors vs money hungry people?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by homerunhitter

Great discussion here guys! Keep it up! I do see that vintage collectors are more passionate in what they collect. Modern collectors are turn and burn and smile for their YouTube audience! They don’t have a connection go their cards only to their money it seems.

Flipping cards to buy more cards for your collection, I totally see and I totally understand that. But I see more people in this hobby that are in it got the pure art of money making versus collecting.

Painting all modern guys with a single brush is, IMO, a mistake. Plenty of modern collectors with passion. It's funny, your argument used to be made back in the day about graded collectors, they were somehow inferior morally and less passionate.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

graded collectors, they were somehow inferior morally

They are, though

[G1911]

More people are into the money, but there are plenty of pure collectors left.

Investors look down on the collector nerds, the collector/investor combos usually insist true collectors don’t actually even exist, the true collectors hop up on a moral high horse. Old collectors hate the bro’s for being all about the Benjamin’s even as they invest in Mantles and Cobb’s and mostly post about money too, the bro’s think the old collectors are snobby and ageist.

[Jim65]

So if people flip to buy more cards, thats ok? But if people flip to pay rent or buy a yacht, thats money hungry?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Jim65

So if people flip to buy more cards, thats ok? But if people flip to pay rent or buy a yacht, thats money hungry?

It makes as much sense as blaming it on modern collectors and pretending that vintage collectors/dealers are some how better.

[ALR-bishop]

“It’s easy to say you would like more money. And that’s what I like about it. Sitting there, rocking back and forth, and wanting that money”…. Jack Handey

[steve B]

I collect everything from vintage to modern. As in 1880's to yesterday.

I seldom sell much, but buying new stuff leaves me with lots of extras that I don't kind moving along for a bit of cash.

to me it's mostly about the cards and the hunt for more interesting things.
But of course the money matters. Not having a huge card budget means having to be more opportunistic in what I buy. Like maybe I start looking for a T206, but find a great deal on a 51 Topps I need so I buy that.
Finding "deals" is the game, and the potential money is the way to keep score.
The card I buy today might be $5 but something I could sell for 10. Not that I will.

It also keeps me sane when the prices get crazy for a while. Seems like just yesterday I could get halfway decent T206 commons for 40, now it's mor elike 100, and I just can't get there mentally. But, I look at the ones I've bought over the last 40+ years and think I've done pretty well. (and oh the opportunities missed if only I'd known...)

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by bnorth

It makes as much sense as blaming it on modern collectors and pretending that vintage collectors/dealers are some how better.

This entire thread is drowning so deeply in confirmation bias that Jacques Cousteau could not possibly survive the dive.

[Republicaninmass]

There are 15 1933 goudey Ruths in the current REA auction.


FIFTEEN RUTHS, and I think 7 1951 bowman Mantle RCs.


I'd wager a guess the vintage collectors are also trying to cash in.

Would you think twice as a consignor if 6 other competing cards listed in the same auction. No, you are trying to bail out at the top!


It's ludicrous, and I'm not open to opinion otherwise!