Would you trade your ENTIRE collection for 1 card?

[base_ball]

If I had a large collection and I knew my end was near I would absolutely trade many cards for one card of equal value. It would make life so much easier for my heirs.

[36GoudeyMan]

Like many others who have posted, I collect, and I like the variety and goal-orientation of collecting. But if I could think of a single card I wanted THAT badly (and I don't really want a T206 Wagner, honestly), I might dump everything, get it, and then probably re-start the collecting again after that (or is that a viuolation of the hypothetical rules here?)....

[Kawika]

The only single item I would remotely even consider trading my entire collection for would be a check for an obscene and life-changing amount of money. Otherwise, no way, Jose.

[tbob]

Originally Posted by base_ball

If I had a large collection and I knew my end was near I would absolutely trade many cards for one card of equal value. It would make life so much easier for my heirs.

You think? Can you imagine several heirs fighting over one card? All the arguments about do we sell it now, do we wait, do we consign it to REA, etc.? What if some of the heirs hate baseball cards and want to get rid of it as quickly as possible and get their money and some of the heirs absolutely love pre-war cards and would like to keep it as a remembrance of their dad's passion? Who keeps the card, do you have joint custody and visitation agreements? Ack! Too many headaches.

[nolemmings]

Tbob, it's easier to take just the one with you in the casket then have someone have to arrange the whole lot of the rest of 'em. Heirs, schmairs.

[wrapperguy]

No, thanks, for one major reason.
Most of the cards I have collected were picked up at shows with my Dad and even though Dad is 90 and cannot attend shows any longer, all my ebay and BST purchases or trades are shared with him. Every card I have reminds me of the good times we spent together. That is irreplaceable.

[FUBAR]

Jeff

i can totally relate, i used to collect with my grandpa until he died in 1982, and even today i still collect in his honor... it killed me that my ex stole some of my cards that him and i got together.... i will always collect and always honor him.

[cdn_collector]

As my wife and I more seriously talk about having kids, I foresee my already small collecting budget getting even smaller. For that reason, I have been giving a lot of thought lately to the 10-25 card collection.

To that end, starting from scratch, trading that whole collection for 1 card, starting over and trading all but that 1 for another card, etc., etc., until I'm at some cap is something I'd consider very seriously. Something I *am* considering very seriously, in fact.

Regards,

Richard.

[birdman42]

Originally Posted by tbob

You think? Can you imagine several heirs fighting over one card? All the arguments about do we sell it now, do we wait, do we consign it to REA, etc.? What if some of the heirs hate baseball cards and want to get rid of it as quickly as possible and get their money and some of the heirs absolutely love pre-war cards and would like to keep it as a remembrance of their dad's passion? Who keeps the card, do you have joint custody and visitation agreements? Ack! Too many headaches.

Send it to Upper Deck. They'd figure out what to do with it.

(Actually, I'm at least a little surprised they haven't done it already with, say, a mangled '52 Mantle. Can you imagine the trades? "I'll swap you an 'M' and $100 for his right eye.")

Bill

[nebboy]

I could (would) do it, and without regrets. Also would try very hard to not start over. My wife HATES it that I spend time/money doing this. But she is a baseball fan so we do get along---------- -------pretty good.

[thegashousegang]

I don't think I could ever trade my entire collection for 1 card. If I did, it would be gone very soon, since I spend so much time browsing auctions to find the next item to buy. I'm a collector, after all - and I also get bored very easily.

[dstraate]

Couldn't do it.

With nothing else to compare to, I think it would be easy lose appreciation for that 1 card.

[green rhino123]

Every last one of them for a T206 Honus Wagner. Too bad my collection isn't
worth even close to as much as that card in any grade.