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[raulus]

Originally Posted by Fred

Just curious, how many people on this board have registry sets and would hate to see this whole house of cards collapse and drop valuations by a very high percentage? I wouldn't care, in fact I really hope it happens. I bet there are quite a few people on this board that would love to see this go back to being a bunch of people collecting because they love the stuff, not for it's value, but because what it represents to them as a baseball fan.

I’m definitely among the hard core set registry acolytes. A complete collapse in graded pieces would not be fun for my net worth, or for my relationship with my wife.

At the same time, I have suggested that I wouldn’t mind some decline in prices, so that I can buy more nice stuff to expand my collection without having to spend 6 or 7 figures to make it happen.

In spite of all that, I would definitely still suggest that I love my collection, first and foremost for what it means to me. Some will struggle to believe it, simply because of allegations made around here suggesting that anyone who collects graded or is on the registry must be a TPG goon who doesn’t care about the actual cards and only cares about the size of their hands relative to other collectors. But honestly, in my case, the value is an afterthought that happens to come along for the ride. And sadly one that I can’t ignore because it’s a big number.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by raulus

I’m definitely among the hard core set registry acolytes. A complete collapse in graded pieces would not be fun for my net worth, or for my relationship with my wife.

At the same time, I have suggested that I wouldn’t mind some decline in prices, so that I can buy more nice stuff to expand my collection without having to spend 6 or 7 figures to make it happen.

In spite of all that, I would definitely still suggest that I love my collection, first and foremost for what it means to me. Some will struggle to believe it, simply because of allegations made around here suggesting that anyone who collects graded or is on the registry must be a TPG goon who doesn’t care about the actual cards and only cares about the size of their hands relative to other collectors. But honestly, in my case, the value is an afterthought that happens to come along for the ride. And sadly one that I can’t ignore because it’s a big number.

Lots of different ways to collect baseball cards. It would seem there is room for all types and not sure I quite understand the resentment and/or superiority one sometimes sees from both sides toward the other. Honestly, most people are probably somewhere in the middle.