Question about photo types

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

My question was more rhetorical in nature, meant to point out the silliness of grading in general
Doug

Yes, those of us who have collected baseball cards for 40+ years and still prefer to have cards graded are pretty silly - maybe even stupid, eh? It's a good thing REAL collectors like you are around to remind us of our foolishness on pretty much a daily basis. Maybe we'll eventually get the message.

I was just showing my wife my PSA-graded collection last night, as I just filed to start a pension in January and thought it would be a good time to review our finances (I don't collect for investment, but my collection has significant value). My wife thought having the cards encapsulated, authenticated, graded and registered was an awfully good idea, since it will make it much, much easier to sell the cards for a good price if I die first. She said that honestly, were it not for the grading, she'd probably just give the cards away in frustration.

My insurance company likes the idea also.

And, since I collect cards I like regardless of the numerical grade, and since the cases are protective and, I think, somewhat attractive, and since the cards are fully visible within the cases, I haven't really come across a downside yet. Well, except for the scorn of true collectors such as yourself.

[thecatspajamas]

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=138782

is one of the more recent (and exhausting) threads dealing with photo "Typing."

I keep hoping that the "slabbed vs. raw" debates (and/or arguments, mud-slinging, name-calling, etc.) will stay confined to the card side of the boards, but PSA adding photos to their line of plastic-encased opinions continues to stir things up on the memorabilia side.

Doug,
Nice pick-ups, and it sounds like you have a pretty good handle on the guidelines for a photo's "Type" whether you agree with them or not. I think the most important thing is to enjoy your photos, and it sounds like you have a handle on that as well Keep collecting what you enjoy, and I'm sure we'll cross paths again soon.

All,
Let's remember that someone stating their personal preference should not be taken as an attack on those with differing preferences. There is enough infighting in this hobby as it is without villifying each other based on what amounts to preservation and cataloging techniques. Hobbies are supposed to be FUN

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Nice pick-ups, and it sounds like you have a pretty good handle on the guidelines for a photo's "Type" whether you agree with them or not. I think the most important thing is to enjoy your photos, and it sounds like you have a handle on that as well

Thank you Lance for sticking up for my right to voice my opinion, even though my opinion may be viewed by some as being "silly". Pun intended. Insert smiley face here.

My interest in old photos was stepped up a notch (or three) when Lance (who I did not know at the time, and only know now from the viewpoint of a satisfied customer) put hundreds of Burke photos on ebay a couple years ago.

Doug

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Thank you Lance for sticking up for my right to voice my opinion, even though my opinion may be viewed by some as being "silly". Pun intended. Insert smiley face here.

My interest in old photos was stepped up a notch (or three) when Lance (who I did not know at the time, and only know now from the viewpoint of a satisfied customer) put hundreds of Burke photos on ebay a couple years ago.

Doug

Doug, I agree!

Lance Fittro has been in the hobby for quite some time, but I became an interested and satisfied regular customer when he became the go to guy for Burke postcards and cool snapshots. I love the images that he continually comes up with. For those who have not purchased from him before, he is a class act and one of the best sellers on eBay. Just my 2 cents....

[thecatspajamas]

Thanks for the plug, guys! I must say, it has been a pleasure dealing with you both over the last few years, and I hope to help you guys continue adding neat items to your collections for many more. I'll keep hunting them down if you'll keep buying!

Best,
Lance

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Karl Mattson

Yes, those of us who have collected baseball cards for 40+ years and still prefer to have cards graded are pretty silly - maybe even stupid, eh? It's a good thing REAL collectors like you are around to remind us of our foolishness on pretty much a daily basis. Maybe we'll eventually get the message.

I never claimed that I was a "real" collector and those who grade cards are not. In fact, I never actually referenced collectors on any level, what I referred to was the act of grading.

What I said was (this would be my opinion, similar to the opinion that somebody might pay for from a grading company) I think that grading cards (specifically paying somebody for their opinion on cards) is silly.

An opinion. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Mine is free. Take it or leave it.

While my wife and insurance company are worrying about what to do with my collection when I am dead, I will be dead. I won't be putting a whole lot of thought into it. If her health and happiness at that point are based on the value of my collection, than I failed as a husband.

Just an opinion,
Doug


PS - On a practical level, if somebody were to explain to me a logic for spending money and time on grading instead of the same money and time on new "stuff" then my problem would become the issue of space. My Topps collection takes up the entire closet in my room. If it were graded, I think the volume would increase by at least 10 times, and I don't have 9 more closets.