Not depression, more like hopeless? T206 collection

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I’m stuck at 310-320 cards. I’d say I picked up half of those guys here on net54. Then my spread sheet crashed and I haven’t really bought a card in quite some time.

Back in 2005-2008, I estimate I spent 3k a month on personal entertainment. The proverbial “wine, women, song”. Why didn’t I just invest 10-15% of that into the t206 collection?

Ok, I’m whining. I’m not sure if I have any jewels in the collection. I have my first Cobb with the paper loss that I bought from Larry Fritsch in the mid 80s. I have a cool Walter Johnson portrait. A cool Hal Chase 42. No real rare cards in there…

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I’m 51 years old and I feel like throwing in the towel. Maybe getting the spread sheet back up and running will give me the spark I need to add to the set instead of selling it all off.

Collecting ebbs and flows. Hang in there. Once a collector always a collector.
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[ullmandds]

No question collecting the monster with the intent of completion or more likely near completion is a marathon, not a sprint. I got tired of type collecting due to the fact, I was spending extraordinary amounts of money for nobody's just because the card had a rare back! Since changing my collecting focus to only things that I enjoy, not things I feel obligated to purchase. I am much happier..

[LEHR]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Since changing my collecting focus to only things that I enjoy, not things I feel obligated to purchase. I am much happier..

This is why I'm not a set collector. I've probably started 100 sets over the years and completed 3-4. All the complete sets I currently own were purchased complete and I just upgrade them as time goes on. The $100+ no name guys are what always kill me, especially on 50's-60's sets.

[Kutcher55]

You chose an extremely difficult set to put it mildly. Having that many of them is a great collecting accomplishment. You could always sell and reinvest the proceeds into a new project. But yeah rebuilding your spreadsheet is a good idea. It will compel you to go through the cards one by one and there’s fun in that process. Doing this will also help bring clarity on your next move. Good luck!