Would you trade your ENTIRE collection for 1 card?

[g_vezina_c55]

i said yes

[EGreenwood]

As appealing as a 25-100 card collection is for a variety of reasons, I would have to say no.

[t206blogcom]

No, I don't think I'd sell/trade my collection for one single card, at least that would be my initial reaction. Then again, I've never been presented such a scenario in real life, so who knows. Seems to me several people have done such a thing and end up coming out ahead. Given I don't have a very extensive collection or any 'rare' cards, in theory I could sell/trade to get one card, then somewhat easily rebuild my old collection.

Would I sell my entire collection for a major life changing event such as to buy a home, to avoid defaulting on a mortgage payment, to fund a major surgery, to fund retirement costs, etc? Yes, of course without a doubt.

[darwinbulldog]

I certainly would, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be anything close to a fair trade if I could pick up a Baltimore News Ruth for my modest collection.

[phikappapsi]

I would say no, only because I have a few cards that are true 1/1 types, and I have so much time into those, I could never turn around and lose them...

That said... If I could cherry pick the 95% of my collection that I could sell for 1 card, absolutely. The thrill of the hunt is half of collecting...owning something truly precious is the other 50 (completely my opinion) so if I could get one unbelievable/rare/precious card, and then have the fun of "re-collecting" what I lost, I'd do it in a heartbeat

[GregMitch34]

Hard to imagine enjoying any one card more than the perfectly centered PSA 3 e96 Lajoie that I recently purchased....

[drc]

My entire collection would trade for a 1977 OPC Nolan Ryan. So I guess the answer is No.

And, no, I don't mean a PSA 10 1977 OPC Ryan from the Dmitri Young collection that would sell for about $350,000 at SCP.

[tedzan]

My collection spans from 1869--1941, and 1943--1987. I enjoy every single one of what totals approximately 50,000 cards.
There are a lot of memories and some great human interactions to go with many of these cards.

When, and if, this hobby's $$$$$--wise value diminishes (or collapses)....having diversified will carry the day. This is not so
for just ONE card (Wagner....or whatever card turns you on).


T-Rex TED

[uffda51]

Nope.