Opinions solicited

[jobermeyer2]

While I haven't taken the plunge to sell off my entire collection, I have sold off chunks of it at various times to fund other interests outside the hobby, including a trip to Europe with my wife and, most recently, what will soon be converted into some new camera equipment and a Mac so that I can "take the next step" with my photography.

In my experience, it has always been worth it to sell and reinvest in your other interests. The fact that you have reached the point where you've given it a lot of serious thought implies that you're probably ready.

I also agree with a previous poster - why not buy a nice scanner if you don't have one already and scan your collection before selling it? I actually photographed my B18 set before starting to sell it off. True, pictures aren't the same; but they're still great to have and, after all, baseball cards are really a type of picture in and of themselves...

Jeff

[Ladder7]

Al,

Now what does the little man inside you say?.. You've gotta listen to the little man. -Cosmo Kramer

[Anthony S.]

If you can find a way to feel the exhilaration of driving around a 1910 Unglaub, keep the cards. Failing that, buy the Vette. At least half the fun of card collecting is the process of trading for and acquiring cards and embarking on new sets. You could still do that in future.

[D. Broughman]

I'm keeping my collection for Grandson(3Granddaughters so far) and riding my Harley. D.

[TUM301]

Hey TeddyB, get the vette crank Space Trucking way up and let her rip! Good Luck

[ullmandds]

I agree with most everyone here...it sounds like you've given it a lot of thought...so sell the cards..and buy the car.

I'm a lot younger than you are...just turning 40 next week...but I think about selling my cards for land...or other things from time to time...as they sit in a shoebox that I look at from time to time...but I can't really "use" them for anyting!!! Interests change...circumstances change...do what will make you happy!

[Jacklitsch]

I picked up my dream ride five years ago but had I not then kiss the cards goodbye.

I'm semi-retired, on Medicare and Social Security and looking forwad to those long drives as well.

[TheBig6]

Sounds like in your mind your already there.
Good Luck, were only keepers of the cards

[Frank A]

I am going to disagree. Being up there in age I find that the novelty of cars wears off way faster than it did when I was young. Yes I had all the Vettes, muscle cars, antique cars, but now when I think I should buy another I find that I have much more fun with sports stuff. It comes and goes but it always has a good return. Cars, unless thay are really something special, they go down the drain. You have to make up your own mind, but me, I'm past it.

[jmk59]

My card collection is about the only thing that I like to have just for the sake of possessing it. That and some sentimental family objects. Otherwise, I don't care about things as much as I care about experiences.

When I look back on my life so far, I almost never remember what couch I had or how nice the stereo sounded. All I ever remember is what I was doing and who I was with.

So ... although the car is technically a possession, it really is more about the experience you would have driving that car around the area or US. Cards are also mixed with experience too, in that there are certain travels in the collecting process. Maybe that's why I really am tuned into owning them, unlike other possessions.

But all I ever really remember is what I was doing and who I was with. Go for the car.

J

[jbbama]

Deep Purple huh? It had to be Highway Star

Sounds like you got the 'vette fever .........i say go for it! You can always sell the 'vette and start collecting again. The beauty of it is that you have that choice to make.

Good Luck

[tinkereversandme]

I'm new here, but I honestly think that there comes a time in every person's life that you have to part with your stuff. Famous collections are on the auction block quarterly it seems. When you get to a certain age, you may look at your collection and wonder what will become of it and if there isn't anyone there to appreciate it down the line, you have to make that step to satisfying yourself for the now and what allows you current joy. If a new car makes you happy, go for it and cruise the Country. As a collector (mostly autographs), I dread that time in my life and I may shoot for the experience and think back fondly on my collecting days.

Larry

[T206Collector]

"I have no one to leave my collection to."

If you've got no one to leave them to, then you ought to get the most enjoyment out of them as possible -- and turning them into a super sweet super fast ride is as good as a way as any I can think of. Besides, you can always buy more cards when you get back from your ballyhooooooot!

Also, I have sold most of my collection before and it was a lot of fun. Enjoy that aspect of it, too.