Baseball cards helped me acquire…

[brunswickreeves]

Originally Posted by Jstottlemire1

Just in this past year cards have helped me acquire two lifetime dream cards, my dream home and so many great hobby friends. I’ve been extremely blessed and thankful daily for that. It’s been unbelievable. Now I’ll ultimately
acquire and add until I retire or my health begins to fail to provide for my family.

Awesome! Great timing and a little luck too. Any for examples? Card images?

[notfast]

Being debt free.

[iwantitiwinit]

More baseball cards of course!!

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

More baseball cards of course!!

Ditto!

[Brick442]

It's the memories for me . . .

Baseball cards helped my acquire tons of memories with my father. Back in the 80s, before the Internet, most Saturday mornings he would go get the newspaper and we would look through the classifieds in search of card shows. It would usually be an interesting road trip! I do have most of the card sets we collected still in my PC (1966 Topps, 1972 Topps).

Also, I can still remember most of the card shops I frequented back in the 1980s. There was one card shop on Roseland Ave in Caldwell that me and my friends spent hours every week at, just hanging and talking baseball with whoever was there. I remember everybody who worked there and most conversations had, and I still have the Munson rookie card I bought there. Today, I can't remember my family members birthdays haha.

I remember that kind of stuff way more than the trades and other items I've acquired thru collecting.

[jfkheat]

I bought this about 3 weeks ago using proceeds from when I sold most of my collection in 2021-22. It's a 2024 Camaro 2SS

[raulus]

Yeah…no.

I’m still in the accumulating phase. So financially, anytime I’m selling cardboard, it’s because I’m buying more cardboard.

I’ve definitely made some solid friends during the journey, including a few fellow collectors who have gone waaaaaay out of their way to help me chase down impossible to find stuff for my collection. Thanksgiving has come and gone, but I’ll always be grateful for all of their help.

[Yoda]

A long weekend in Paris with my daughter and her family that cards help finance.
Thank god my British son-in-law speaks excellent French.

[rjackson44]

2023 Mercedes 580 s sedan stupid move lol

[campyfan39]

Had some health problems back in 2018 and needed cash to cover the almost 5k out of pocket limit. Sold my 52 topps Mays and another card. The Mays is worth 5x as much now but I have no regrets.

Sold my 55 Clemente and a few others to help buy a car with cash at the peak of the bubble. Again, no regrets as my favorite Clemente is the 56. I love my no debt Dodger blue Dodge Charger named "Campy"

[Jstottlemire1]

Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

Awesome! Great timing and a little luck too. Any for examples? Card images?

My three most cherished ones. Lotsa luck I agree. I’ve been
blessed.

[brunswickreeves]

Originally Posted by Jstottlemire1

My three most cherished ones. Lotsa luck I agree. I’ve been
blessed.

Picking up jaw from floor!

[commishbob]

My story is pretty mundane. I sold most of my sets ('57 to 1980) last year and used some of that to build a new fence. The rest went into the bank and hopefully will go towards my grandkids' college education or first cars.

[Exhibitman]

I sold a bunch of cards several years ago to cover what I thought would be a shortfall in money needed for my daughter to go to medical school. She decided she did not want to be a doctor after doing some clinical work as an undergrad, but I was able to fund her masters at Columbia with some of the proceeds, so that was good, and it did plant the kernel of an idea in my head, which I am now in the process of bringing to fruition over the next couple of years, to make cards into a full-time-ish business for my retirement from law.

And of course there were the many, many women who dated me in my twenties because I had a bitchin' collection. You know what they say: once you've had a man with a card collection you can never go back.

OK, that last part may not be entirely accurate...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by commishbob

My story is pretty mundane. I sold most of my sets ('57 to 1980) last year and used some of that to build a new fence. The rest went into the bank and hopefully will go towards my grandkids' college education or first cars.

A new fence makes sense to keep critters at a distance, and minimizes the chance in the future that they will devour your remaining collection.


Brian (my cards can barely finance a fence post, let alone a whole run of fence posts and the stuff that goes between)

[Jstottlemire1]

Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

Picking up jaw from floor!

You’re two kind. My home is the main thing though a huge down payment on a beautiful place that I believe I can pay off in 15 years.

[Tere1071]

The hobby has helped me acquire great memories and the opportunity to participate in a hobby that I've always enjoyed, even though I took a 20 year break (1992-2012) to focus on other aspects of my life, like getting married and starting a family. I've seen many great items, and encountered various interesting personalities along the way.

Phil aka Tere1071

Complete 1953 Bowman Color, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975 Topps Baseball sets under revision as the budget and wife allows.

Under construction:
1967 Topps Baseball - 332/533: Overall p-g, missing all of the bigger name stars and many commons, no high numbers or posters.

1968 Topps Baseball - 423/598: Overall good, missing almost all of the bigger name stars; no game cards.

1969 Topps Baseball - 427/664: Overall good to vg, missing most of the bigger named stars; no deckle edged cards or stickers.
1969 Topps Baseball Team Stamps- missing Twins; Cardinals; Braves; Tigers; Orioles; Mets; Giants; Pirates; Red Sox; Pilots; Astros; and Reds. I'm satisfied with booklets in g- vg condition with the stamps pasted inside.

1970 Topps Baseball Insert sets:
Booklets- missing #15
Posters #8 and 17
I do not have any 1970 scratch offs yet.

1971 Topps Coins- 123/153 in g to vg/ex condition
I do not have any 1971 scratch offs yet.

1974 Topps Baseball Washington variations- 32; 53; 77; 102; 173; 241; and 309. I'm collecting these in ex-mint condition.

I would prefer to trade for any of missing items on this list.