What will your kids do with your cards?

jrinck

Being that it's harder and harder to get kids to be interested in sportcards these days, what with competition from video games and the absurdity of $100 packs, the chances are good that our kids won't have the same affinity for our cards that we do--even our vintage cards.

So what will your kids do with yours when you're gone?

MorrellMan

My kid won't get anywhere near them. The product of my father's hobby (pre-war RC model airplanes) would have been wasted in my hands - they all got absorbed into his hobby thanks to knowledgeable hobbyists who survived him. I trust the same will happen to my collection.

Stone193

I'm being buried with them!

MajorDanby

<< <i>I'm being buried with them! >>



Make sure you also bury with you 90% of cards produced in the 1980's. That way, all that junk i have in my closet may actually have some value!!

Stone193

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<< <i>I'm being buried with them! >>



Make sure you also bury with you 90% of cards produced in the 1980's. That way, all that junk i have in my closet may actually have some value!! >>


MD
A lotta guys are gonna have to do that!!!!

thedpro

If I don't sell off my collection some day, I am going to guess my kids will.

yankeeno7

Sell the kids first! hehe....just kidding!

Brian48

I doubt my kids will ever hold the same appreciation for my collection as much as I do. I can just imagine my son or daughter wondering in puzzlement why I willed them an old picture of a dorky looking kid with a crewcut (Bobby Orr rookie). They'll probably wind up unloading it at some shop for $50.

Before I die, I'm going to see if I can get as much for my cards as possible. That way, they get the cash and my cards will find a home that really appreciates them.

jskirwin

I think these responses show the problem the lays at the heart of the hobby:

No kid interest.

I also enjoy model trains, and in that hobby there has been a concerted effort between hobbyists, companies and dealers to get kids back into the hobby.

It shouldn't be that difficult because kids will always be drawn to sports.

However $100 packs and too many cards isn't the way to go.

Carew29

Stone beat me to it, mine are going with me!!

jmbkb4

I'm going to try to "brainwash" my son early regarding my cards. Hopefully, there will be a sentimental link that will prohobit him from selling them down the road. If he does, hopefully, he'll be able to buy a new Lexus and Rolex or something (Pinto & Seiko?).

Griffins

He'll offer to sell them to a group of friends, then consign the rest to a reputable dealer/auction house like Marty Pritchard, Jay Wolt or Rob Lifson.

eddiev

I have 2 boys ages 13 and 11 and they have started collecting themselves. Kids usually take an interest in what their parents do and they saw me collecting and started doing the same. I have given them plenty of 80's cards. Who said those cards were no good? They have Bonds, Griffey and McGwire rookies. They even have some PSA cards that I have given to them due to the low grade. I take them to the local card shows in Miami and they spend their hard earned cash. Will they be collectors like we were in the past? Probably not. Will I give them my cards.....ha

More than likely my collection will be sold off by the time I pass away. Enough of my story, I could go on forever but just wanted to share a quick thought

Stingray

Have 3 daughters, not interested in sports cards, when I retire I think I will end up doing a lot of Ebaying after I retire. Hopefully I can pay for some weddings (a couple of tickets to Vegas).


Stingray

julen23

I have a daughter and son and I am quite confident my 1969 cards will be passed on to next generations, but the 1980's crap I have will most likely be used to feather bird cages.

Julen

onlychild

Direct quotes:

Me - Son (he's 16), when I die my entire card collection is going to you.

Son - Great, I'll sell them the next day and make some good money.

Me - You're out of my will.

smallstocks

I already told my 9 year old son that my pride and joy, my raw 1955 Topps set, will be his. I think he truly appreciates that.

1420sports

Good question, as I often tell my wife when I buy a new card that it will eventually be our son's card ... she isn't buying it.

I hope he collects, but if he doesn't I still will. They will be his however, and as long as he doesn't sell them for beer money or a spring break trip, I can live with that.

2dueces

Every time I buy an expensive card I tell my wife..."Its an investment..Its for our retirement." Her reply is always the same..."BS!!! You will never sell it so how is it an investment?" She's right of course, Once I get a card I want, it never leaves. My 15 year old daughter has an interest in some of the baseball cards. But I'll be gone long before my wife is so, she will probably sell them.

kingraider75

The hobby will probably die with anyone age 25 years old or so right now. I don't see anyone in their teens buying a great a deal. How can they? If they make $8 an hour, that's a lot of hours to even buy a box of cards. Everything is too costly. Maybe it will go back to the 40 cent packs, but then again who wants a "key" card from a set to be worth $1. Oh wells enough negative rant.