With all of this banter about how much people are paying for memorabilia, I thought..

[maniac_73]

Isn't the whole point/fun of collecting to show off? lol

[Splinte1941]

Originally Posted by maniac_73

Isn't the whole point/fun of collecting to show off? lol

+1

[thekingofclout]

When I started this thread with the statement:

"With all of this banter about how much people are paying for memorabilia, I thought"

I was referring to all of the incredible record prices that this years Spring auctions had produced, and how many of them (Wagner Cards, Dimitri Young's Collection, Ruth Jersey, Joe Jackson Photo, etc.) had been covered by that mainstream media. Simple as that! No "look what I have and you don't!" Or "I make more money than you do."

We're all pretty much in the same boat here, and I thought it would be fun for us average guys to have the media "spotlight" so to speak, right here on net54.

On a personal note, Due to my health issues of the last couple years, I'd be willing to wager that NO ONE here with a full time job made LESS money last year than I did. I grossed $16,953.96. My job is tip dependent and since I wasn't able to work as often as I needed to... that's life. I've never filed for either unemployment or disability either... NEVER. Nor have I ever inherited anything. But, the rainy day money has come in handy.

My collection completely feeds its self. Sell this to buy that. Repeat. Trade: I'll give you five Lou Gehrig's and one Babe Ruth for your 1 Babe Ruth?

I felt the need to clarify this as this isn't this first, or second, or third time that the whole "have and have nots" have been played out, and to be completely honest about it, I too, am tired of hearing it.

Sincerely, Jimmy

BTW... If anyone needs a good first car for a kid entering collage and has Ruth & Gehrig photos to trade for (Al) I have a clean 2009 Nissan Sentra...

[Splinte1941]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

When I started this thread with the statement:

"With all of this banter about how much people are paying for memorabilia, I thought"

I was referring to all of the incredible record prices that this years Spring auctions had produced, and how many of them (Wagner Cards, Dimitri Young's Collection, Ruth Jersey, Joe Jackson Photo, etc.) had been covered by that mainstream media. Simple as that! No "look what I have and you don't!" Or "I make more money than you do."

We're all pretty much in the same boat here, and I thought it would be fun for us average guys to have the media "spotlight" so to speak, right here on net54.

On a personal note, Due to my health issues of the last couple years, I'd be willing to wager that NO ONE here with a full time job made LESS money last year than I did. I grossed $16,953.96. My job is tip dependent and since I wasn't able to work as often as I needed to... that's life. I've never filed for either unemployment or disability either... NEVER. Nor have I ever inherited anything. But, the rainy day money has come in handy.

My collection completely feeds its self. Sell this to buy that. Repeat. Trade: I'll give you five Lou Gehrig's and one Babe Ruth for your 1 Babe Ruth?

I felt the need to clarify this as this isn't this first, or second, or third time that the whole "have and have nots" have been played out, and to be completely honest about it, I too, am tired of hearing it.

Sincerely, Jimmy

BTW... If anyone needs a good first car for a kid entering collage and has Ruth & Gehrig photos to trade for (Al) I have a clean 2009 Nissan Sentra...

James, does the pigskin ever contribute to your memorabilia budget? I know it's taken it's fair share from mine over the last two seasons.

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

When I started this thread with the statement:

"With all of this banter about how much people are paying for memorabilia, I thought"

I was referring to all of the incredible record prices that this years Spring auctions had produced, and how many of them (Wagner Cards, Dimitri Young's Collection, Ruth Jersey, Joe Jackson Photo, etc.) had been covered by that mainstream media. Simple as that! No "look what I have and you don't!" Or "I make more money than you do."

We're all pretty much in the same boat here, and I thought it would be fun for us average guys to have the media "spotlight" so to speak, right here on net54.

On a personal note, Due to my health issues of the last couple years, I'd be willing to wager that NO ONE here with a full time job made LESS money last year than I did. I grossed $16,953.96. My job is tip dependent and since I wasn't able to work as often as I needed to... that's life. I've never filed for either unemployment or disability either... NEVER. Nor have I ever inherited anything. But, the rainy day money has come in handy.

My collection completely feeds its self. Sell this to buy that. Repeat. Trade: I'll give you five Lou Gehrig's and one Babe Ruth for your 1 Babe Ruth?

I felt the need to clarify this as this isn't this first, or second, or third time that the whole "have and have nots" have been played out, and to be completely honest about it, I too, am tired of hearing it.

Sincerely, Jimmy

BTW... If anyone needs a good first car for a kid entering collage and has Ruth & Gehrig photos to trade for (Al) I have a clean 2009 Nissan Sentra...

Jimmy,
Now if you had said a 2009 Honda Accord then maybe we could talk my friend!

[thekingofclout]

I had to sell my entire wax pack collection along with most of my HOF autographs including Cobb, Foxx, Hornsby, Mantle, Jackie, Greenberg, Ott, Collins, Cochrane, and LaJoie to raise the $8100 needed to buy this one. No regrets here.

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[GrayGhost]

That Gehrig signed postcard still remains my favorite autographed item Ive EVER seen on here. Its amazingly nice. Blockbuster sell off Jimmy, but worth it.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

I had to sell my entire wax pack collection along with most of my HOF autographs including Cobb, Foxx, Hornsby, Mantle, Jackie, Greenberg, Ott, Collins, Cochrane, and LaJoie to raise the $8100 needed to buy this one. No regrets here.

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What a great looking autograph!!!

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

I had to sell my entire wax pack collection along with most of my HOF autographs including Cobb, Foxx, Hornsby, Mantle, Jackie, Greenberg, Ott, Collins, Cochrane, and LaJoie to raise the $8100 needed to buy this one. No regrets here.

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Yup, absolutely the nicest Gehrig I've ever seen....still seems like you gave up alot to acquire it...

[scmavl]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

I had to sell my entire wax pack collection along with most of my HOF autographs including Cobb, Foxx, Hornsby, Mantle, Jackie, Greenberg, Ott, Collins, Cochrane, and LaJoie to raise the $8100 needed to buy this one. No regrets here.

I've seen that before and always thought it was one of the nicest autos I've ever, ever seen. I didn't know it was yours and now that I know you, I see why you would've given anything for it! Perfect, Jimmy.

[Copa7]

thekingofclout - thanks. I am enjoying the luxury of getting in at the ground floor of soccer collecting in America. The same cannot be said in Europe and South America where prices have been skyrocketing for memorabilia.

Jarrod.Perkins - I have this 1964 Topps Giant autographed by Harmon Killebrew.

[steve B]

I collect a pretty wide range of stuff. But with all of it I'm on the lower end of things.

What's fun is finding a great item going overlooked at a low price.
The few things I've spent real money on have been pretty special but still somewhat inexpensive.

Racing bike - 1200 for a 1987-88 7-11 team time trail bike. All original which is very uncommon for racing bikes.

stamp - 330 for a 90cent treasury dept with specimen overprint from 1875. Only 72 were sold, making it more rare than the upside down airplane stamp that goes for about as much as a Wagner. There were 100 of those.

Card- I think around 280 for an SGC 80 polar bear Bill Graham. Really incredibly nice for a Polar Bear, and the best of that player and brand by a few grades.

All my other collectible hobbies I don't think I've spent much at all Nearly everything else has been well under 100, usually less than 20. And a lot of it is still really cool.

Steve B

[Ulidia]

Originally Posted by maniac_73

Isn't the whole point/fun of collecting to show off? lol

In my opinion, that's one of three possible mainstream reasons. The other two are for a) sentimental reasons and b) investment (capital appreciation).

Certainly, for me, when I used to spend thousands on memorabilia (probably in region of $50,000 - $70,000 over two years in early 2000s, albeit on soccer memorabilia not baseball memorabilia), it was primarily for potential capital appreciation but I was buying with my heart and not my head. In hindsight, incredibly stupid, given auctioneers' buying and selling fees.

It should be easy to understand (but took me some years) that if you want to make money by buying items at mainstream auctions, you need to be very lucky, very patient or really know your stuff.

These days I buy for sentimenal / like reasons only.