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What do I collect?
Posted By: Joe
I am one of those people who has a hard time focusing my collection so that it has a theme. Does anyone have any suggestions as what to do? I like to collect pre war and am facinated by it, but I just want everything. I would really like to have a theme but cannot decide on it. Please help! With any suggestions. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: Brian
I found some folks through learning the history of early baseball (books, SABR, Ken Burns, etc). My collecting focus followed my studies so to speak. I guess thats how a kid from Kentucky ends up collecting turn of the century PCL... |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: joe maples
Hi, when I started collecting years ago, I collected everything. At one time I had over 150 vintage bobbers, complete BB sets from 1967 up, programs, baseballs, games complete set of Hartland statues, baseball, and Westerns. Since than I have sold off a lot of those things. I collect Detroit Tiger items only now. You might find the easiest is pick one player, or 1 team. Anything else you pick up, use for trade bait or sell. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: leon
You're a Natural for a type card collector....and then whatever you like the most you can have more than just "a" type. You could even pick a set and still be a type card collector. Also, you don't have to have any rules. What is the coined acronym on the board?....CWYLTC (collect what you like to collect) and have fun ....good luck too |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: jay behrens
I have a hard time staying focused on my collecting because I love some many different cards and sets. What I've done is try and collect one card of every major leaguer that appeared on a card from 1908-45. This solves my desire for cards from different sets and will give me a life ling quest are several players have their only known card to have 2 or 3 known examples. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: warshawlaw
It is really hard to come to terms with the fact that unless you have a six-figure disposable income, you just cannot hope to collect everything. The problem is especially acute for thise of us from the "I remember when" tribe who have been collecting for many years. I remember when Ty Cobb checks were $50, I was turning down Old Judge HOFers were $50, T-card HOFers could be had at auction for a couple of bucks, caramel cards were considered the red-headed stepchildren of vintage collecting, etc., etc., etc., and I turned them all down. Locating the cards was the hard part; affording them was nothing. The main advice I can give is to decide on your own personal comfort level and go with that. When it becomes less about the fun and more about the money the cards are worth, or where you find yourself grinding your teeth over how much a card costs, you need to refocus and collect cards that make you comfortable and happy. Fortunately, it is possible to do so, as I have found over the years. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: Joe
Thanks for all of your comments. It is interesting to hear what other people like to collect. It gave me a few Ideas. I will have to show off some future purchases in the next recent pick up posts. Being from michigan I am interested in the Tigers and I am eyeing a few items as I write. Thanks Again. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: identify7
Is it too late for further comment? |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: nbrazil
good post warshawlaw. Do you have a site that posts some of your boxing card sets? I'm not too familiar with boxing card collecting, so it would be great to see what those cards look like along with some of its history. thanks |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: DJ
Being on a limited budget, I try my very best to be very focused on what I collect. I have a short list of items I collect and try and stay true to it. I have no allegiance to any one player or any team and that helps. I did find myself attracted to an Obak Mohler that simply had my attention for one afternoon despite never having wanted to collect that issue before. That goes for Plow Boys and Zeenuts as well. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: davidcycleback
Collectors who don't focus on a set or sets, but collect a wide variety material, tend to have a broader knowledge of baseball cards and memorabilia. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
David |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: davidcycleback
The original post was from someone who couldn't find a focus. My post said that there is a good thing to collecting a wide variety of things. If you have collected 1800s to modern sets and have gained a wide knowledge because of that, you are an example of what I was I was saying. I think you misinterpreted my use of the phrase "set or sets." Perhaps I picked the words poorly, but I din't mean it to bad mouth set collectors. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: jay behrens
Ted you may be a set collector, but you collect a very broad number sets. You were able to do this because you have been in the hobby a very long time. Someone just coming into the hobby would need an incredible bankroll to collect the variety of sets you have put together over the years. I believe his point was that if you are new and focus on one or two sets, then your overall knowledge of the hobby will. |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
Jay |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: andy
Hi Joe, |
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What do I collect?
Posted By: Joe_G.
You would be the 3rd Detroit collector from Michigan on this board with the name Joe I collect primarily 19th century Detroit items (Old Judge Detroit Wolverine cards) while Joe Maples collects just about everything Detroit, 19th & 20th century. Outside of the three of us, there are a couple others with interest in Detroit items that I'm aware of. Welcome aboard. |
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