"Why are you selling?"

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Leon

You and thousands of other members.
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I have heard of Clarence Clemons. And wouldn't surprise me if Spaeth has his rookie card in a PSA 9.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I have heard of Clarence Clemons. And wouldn't surprise me if Spaeth has his rookie card in a PSA 9.

What he was a singer or actor with a "rookie" card?

[Beercan collector]

He had a car wreck a day before his NFL tryout

[ksfarmboy]

There was a time I would have never sold anything but with the passing of my mother I reevaluated things in my life. I’ve sold several things in my collection but nothing in my main focus. It really wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be.
I have heard of Verne Clemons because he played minor league ball in Wichita. I have a postcard of the Wichita team with him in it. It’s not for sale though.

[Vintage Vern]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

There was a time I would have never sold anything but with the passing of my mother I reevaluated things in my life. I’ve sold several things in my collection but nothing in my main focus. It really wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be.
I have heard of Verne Clemons because he played minor league ball in Wichita. I have a postcard of the Wichita team with him in it. It’s not for sale though.

You don't want the Clemons postcard hanging in his home town city hall? Well then. Seriously if you ever sell hit me up. I'm donating everything to the town when I find it. Just waiting for them to build cases to house items in. There's actually some cool history for a town this size. I won't bore people with.

[Natswin2019]

I used to be someone who said they would never sell anything in my collection but about 2 years after returning to the hobby I realized that I had bought things due to FOMO or a bit of hype around certain sets. Due to this I went through my collection and sold off things that didnt fit what I really wanted to collect. More recently ive been doing more trading of cards that dont really fit the collection and ive been trying to trade up in to better cards that do fit the collection.

In contrast to this my main pc stuff is never gonna be sold or traded unless I find upgrades or better examples along the way.

[raulus]

Collecting is always an individual pursuit, so I suspect our answers will be all over the board depending on our motivations and goals.

Personally, for the most part I’m a player collector. Typically the only reason why I sell is because I’ve upgraded.

The other exception being sometimes to get a piece that I want for a player that I collect, I have to pick up a larger lot. Sometimes that larger lot leads to me collecting a new set. But a lot of the time, I’ll turn around and sell off the pieces that I didn’t really ever want, but had to buy to get the piece that I wanted.

Having said that, someday my collecting journey will end. Hopefully not because it’s the end of everything, but simply because it’s time to move on, and I’m ready to cash out to help fund my retirement. Probably still a few decades away.

And if I’m honest, if someone comes along that is crazy enough to pay me many multiples of what it’s worth, I would probably sell my collection even earlier. But while it’s an interesting hypothetical, it seems highly improbable.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

There was a time I would have never sold anything but with the passing of my mother I reevaluated things in my life.

My condolences, Clint. Both of my parents died in a three month period last summer, and it definitely rebalances your mental portfolio in ways you might not have expected. I've always been willing to sell stuff for the right price, but now selling something from my PC seems far less consequential than it was a decade ago. I am not only contemplating selling a lot more stuff, my purchases have fallen way off. I haven't even kept up with my International Boxing HOF collection for the class of 2023 named in December. Normally, I'd go run down something for each inductee very soon after the election.

[DeanH3]

If/when I start selling a few cards, it will be to fund any traveling trips we plan on taking. One just might be on the horizon.

[ksfarmboy]

Thanks Adam and my condolences to you as well. It definitely changes your perspective.

[G1911]

I intend to keep until death. It’s possible I’ll sell off certain things I’ve accumulated and don’t value much, but the core will not be going anywhere, unless I really screw up and get myself into a financial problem where I have no real choice. There’s little point in retirement if I must sell everything; I look forward to retirement so I can spend more card time and having fun. Plus, it would be breaking a number of deals I’ve made with people I’ve got stuff from if I just turned around and sold the items to realize a profit.

[Brian Van Horn]

Selling to cover medical bills. Some cards I will not sell.