New Years Resolutions: Staying true?

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Posted By: David Poses

I decided sometime late in '08 that I was going to limit my focus to exclusively Yankees/Highlanders cards. (Although, a few weeks into '09, I created a loophole which allows for purchases of minor league T205ers.). Within this scope, I am determined to put together NY-AL subsets, with some sets being low grade and raw and some being mid-grade and slabbed.

So far I've managed to stick with the plan and feel very good about maintaining the discipline to resist buying stuff I don't need even if its a T211 Bayless at a ridiculously low price.

I know everybody has a different way to go about collecting, but for me, its been much more satisfying to feel like I'm building a focused collection as opposed to the freewheelin' approach I had been taking since I got into vintage about 5 years ago with much stop/starting on various sets.

Another resolution I made was to be more present on this board. This one I haven't been too good at sticking to. I look at the board everyday- I've seen the occasional post by a veteran complaining about the guys who seldom post on the board but have a lot on the BST at any given moment. That resonated with me because I know I've been that guy more than not. I see all of you as a great resource (not to mention entertaining and funny)- I post on the board when I feel like I have something to say or something meaningful to offer. For the most part though, I recognize that as an unknown, I don't have much credibility, so my opinion on how to handle an eBay transaction gone wrong, whether card X deserves the grade it got, or whether Overprint X is legit is moot. And with my limited knowledge, I can't offer information about whether the photo used of Player X was taken by Photographer Y during a game in St. Louis on a Thursday which was also the first time anybody ate a hot dog at a ballpark. Regardless, I know that as my collection and hobby knowledge grows, I'll have more to give back to the hobby and this board. Hopefully 2009 will bring lots of both.

So... how is your New Years resolution holding up? Have you maintained your focus?

Here is my favorite pickup of '09, so far: