Will Anyone Inherit Your Passion?

[mintacular]

No, I don't think it will, but this thread just gave me an idea for a name my auction house if I get there: Mintacular's 'Inherited Passion' Cards, etc." (MIPCE pronounced 'Mip-kee')

[B O'Brien]

I told my wife that if I have to go up on the mantle unexpectedly, she has to go through my email and find Craig W.
Bob

[Anthony S.]

I'm going to shoot for a Young Frankenstein situation. Twenty years after I'm gone I want them to disinter my body. My bony hands will still be clutching a shoebox full of cards resting on my chest. Whichever descendant is brave (or disrespectful) enough to wrestle the shoebox from clutches, gets the cards.

Of course that box will only contain my 1981 Donruss and Fleer commons. The less greedy descendants will then share the good stuff.

[glchen]

My son is 9 months old. I'm going to start putting slabs (of commons of course) in his toy box, to get him hooked when he's young!

[T2069bk]

Have a catch with him-he'll develop a passion for the game that way and that will lead to our hobby.

[chris6net]

One of the reasons why I got back into the hobby in the late 90,s after 15 years away was so I could have my kids enjoy collecting with me. So far 2 of my 3 kids are hooked.CN

[GasHouseGang]

Much to my wife's chagrin, probably

[BCauley]

I want my son to inherit my passion for the cards I collect but I surely will not force it on him. If, as he gets older, he has no interest, then I'll sell off and go on a nice vacation with the wife. If he has an interest, it's his.

However, I did get a kick out him wanting one of my cards as I was dissolving my modern stuff. He chose a '93 UD SP Kevin Reimer and made sure it was at his spot next to his plate at the dinner table for about a week. I was going to keep that card but then the wife tossed it the other day.

[Fred]

Bill,

Mom's across America threw out hoards of vintage baseball cards during the 70s and 80s. To them it was just cardboard collecting dust. I wonder how often that happens now?

[Bamacollection]

The passion...absolutely! The collection? Probably not...

[dstudeba]

I guess I am in the extreme minority here. I don't really want my kids to be collectors as it takes up a lot of time, space, and money. There are a lot of other hobbies that I would be more excited for them to take an interest in.

Many folks here talk about cards as an addiction, doesn't sound like something I want to push on my kids.