Would you trade your ENTIRE collection for 1 card?

[Robextend]

That is a good question, I would say no. I'd rather have hundreds of quality cards over just one.

[T206Collector]

I had 521 of the T206 set and sold about 400 of them to make a run at Lionel Carter's Eddie Plank in the April 2007 Mastro Auction. Fortunately, I did not have to part with my Mathewson or my Cobb cards (full disclosure), but I did essentially liquidate my T206 set in order to get 1 T206 card. I have never regretted this decision, although I do occasionally miss 1 or 2 of my former cards....

From SGC Graded Cards

.....and now I am slowly putting together a raw PR-VG set and am about half way there. So, I am getting them back, to some degree.

[FUBAR]

Definite No from me, i collect what makes me happy and personally would rather have 100 cards valued at $500 then 1 card at 50k.

[Matt]

Not a chance - even at greater value. You can only look at a single card for so long.

[JamesGallo]

It's funny I never thought I would consider this, but after talking with someone over the weekend that maintains a small 25 card collection and not more then that it is something I am considering. His reasoning was if something ever happened to him it would be a lot easier for his wife to deal with 25 expensive cards over 500 or more cheaper cards. This really got me thinking about my set collecting and I will probably narrow down the set collecting.

So at this point I would say yes I would do it, and depending on the card I might have always done it.

James G

[tbob]

Absolutely not. Not even for the best T206 Wagner on the planet.

[Wesley]

I would do it in a heartbeat. If for one of my dream cards (T206 Wagner, E107 Wagner or T210 Jackson) I would be happy to trade an entire collection worth similar value.

[teetwoohsix]

Great question Tony. I've often asked myself this,and each time I end up thinking "no".Right now,I really enjoy going through them all,staring at each one for awhile,and it never gets old.I don't know if I would get the same pleasure of pulling out just one card,staring at it,and putting it away.

T206Collector,I don't know if I could've done what you did,but look what you have now!!I am always very impressed with your signed T206 collection!!!It is amazing that you have so many signed T206's (and a Plank to boot!!).

Sincerely,Clayton

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

T206Collector,I don't know if I could've done what you did,but look what you have now!!I am always very impressed with your signed T206 collection!!!It is amazing that you have so many signed T206's (and a Plank to boot!!).

Sincerely,Clayton

Thanks Clayton! Now, I wouldn't have traded my entire signed T206 card collection for that Plank -- but I might do it for a nicely signed T206 Cobb card!

[clamendo]

I think you need to differentiate a "collection" from an investment. One card is not a collection. A Collection is "a gathering of objects , as works of art, literary materials, etc.; a quantity of anything collected together into a mass; an assemblage" - per Google

[kmac32]

simple answer.......no

[kmac32]

Wouldn't trade it all for one card.

[mark evans]

No. I get far too much enjoyment from viewing my collection to trade it.

[Leon]

As a person who likes variety there is just no way I could do it in a collecting vein. If it were purely monetary, maybe.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Leon

As a person who likes variety there is just no way I could do it in a collecting vein. If it were purely monetary, maybe.

I agree w/Brother Leon. For the right $$ sure, straight-up no way. I would trade my entire baseball card collection for a presentable, complete T206 Wagner. I'd even help carry the binders out to your car.