I sold my entire collection last week (LSU collection)

[Leon]

Pertaining to collecting cards........Actually, I understand too, about the thrill of the hunt. I have ascertained cards that are near unique and then when I get them in hand I barely look at them before I put them in a pile and am not excited anymore. The hunt is a lot/most of it. Now, after 15+ yrs of that, and not changing my focus, it's not a bad collection of different things (type collecting). I think it's the variations and difference in cards that keep me going. I am not as much a completest set collector as I am a collector of different things.

I forgot to add.....you need to come back and let us know how your roots of happiness are doing for you too (picking).....Absolutely whatever makes you happy is what you should do!!

[theantiquetiger]

Originally Posted by Leon

I forgot to add.....you need to come back and let us know how your roots of happiness are doing for you too (picking).....Absolutely whatever makes you happy is what you should do!!

My first week out and I hit a jackpot. For a total of $38 I purchased at one estate sale:

2 - Spalding hickory shaft putters (paid $1 each, value about $50 each)

3 - high end tennis rackets, Head, Prince, & Wison (paid $10 for the three, sold for $70). Funny thing is, when I got them home, I found $10 in the side pocket of the racket case!!!

1969 & 70 LSU yearbooks - Maravich's junior and senior years (paid $8 each, valued about $60 each)

61 - "Science Fiction Analogy" pulp magazines from the 60's & 70's (paid $5, valued about $1 each)

And the jackpot winner:
For $5, I bought a box of 2 vintage Barbies with a bunch of clothes and accessories. I've already sold one outfit for nearly $600 (I'm expecting well over $1000 on this box alone). One Barbie is a #3 Barbie, value about $200 in this condition (bad), $2000 in perfect condition