Modern cards have robbed me of my joy...
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I love modern cards! I didn't get into them until about a year ago. I remember I would buy tons of 80's cheap stuff from BBCE and Ebay and sit for hours opening. I enjoyed just pulling players I watched and collected growing up. I remember the first modern set I was introduced to. It was 2006 Turkey Reds. I was hooked. Then I got hooked on the 06 Bowman Heritage. Then the 07 A&G. Tonight I tried to sit through a bit of time opening 1989 Topps baseball rack packs. I made it through 3 packs before I got bored. What has happened to me?! I'm really bummed now. I'm sitting here looking at all the game used and auto's I've pulled realizing that I have been sucked in by it all. Now, if it doesn't have something interesting in it, I don't want to open it. Where did I go wrong? Have I become greedy? I feel that I have drifted from the "real" side of the hobby and become so engrossed by the shiny stuff. What do I do? HELP!!!!!
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<< <i>I love modern cards! I didn't get into them until about a year ago. I remember I would buy tons of 80's cheap stuff from BBCE and Ebay and sit for hours opening. I enjoyed just pulling players I watched and collected growing up. I remember the first modern set I was introduced to. It was 2006 Turkey Reds. I was hooked. Then I got hooked on the 06 Bowman Heritage. Then the 07 A&G. Tonight I tried to sit through a bit of time opening 1989 Topps baseball rack packs. I made it through 3 packs before I got bored. What has happened to me?! I'm really bummed now. I'm sitting here looking at all the game used and auto's I've pulled realizing that I have been sucked in by it all. Now, if it doesn't have something interesting in it, I don't want to open it. Where did I go wrong? Have I become greedy? I feel that I have drifted from the "real" side of the hobby and become so engrossed by the shiny stuff. What do I do? HELP!!!!! >>
1. Search for awesome singles on Ebay
2. the challenge of the search
3. the excitement in the find
4. the anxiety of the successful snipe...,
5. the fun in opening the package at the door
6. cherish it until you get bored of it
7. then sell it, hopefully for a profit, if not you had your fun....
8. go to step 1
Surprisingly enough, i still have 50-100 cards I am still not bored of...
<< <i>Modern cards have robbed me of my joy >>
Joy robbed me of my modern cards. Beautiful gal, beautiful name, but in the end no more than a petty thief.
D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
Ripping 1989 Topps and wondering if you've been corrupted by modern cards is like having a bad day at re-thinking your life.
Rip some 1988 Fleer or 1987 Donruss, and you might feel better.
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This is a tough on to figure.
Perhaps ripping with no goal in mind is doing more harm than modern - as such.
Also - cards alone can - potentially - wear thin after a while IMO.
So, I recommend, the next time ya want to "rip" - do an attitude check - goal, budget, plans for what you're ripping etc.
Next - consider diversifying - another area of the hobby.
I also collect pins, Topps cartoon baseball card art, sports related whiskey decanters, board games, auto books, Hartlands - to name a few.
So - what I'm alluding to - why did you pick the 89T year to rip?
My biggest area of interest and joy right now is finding new variations to the sheet music by Jack Norworth, "Take me out...."
Looks like you may have fallen into a hole - but don't worry - it's easy to climb out.
Just do some thinking and soul searching....
and help from your friends!
<< <i>I think your problem is that you were ripping 1989 Topps, one of the more boring (and ugly) sets of the 80s.
Ripping 1989 Topps and wondering if you've been corrupted by modern cards is like having a bad day at re-thinking your life.
Rip some 1988 Fleer or 1987 Donruss, and you might feel better. >>
Hey, there is nothing wrong with 1989 Topps. That along with 1989 Donruss was the first packs that I ever got growing up! Though I will admit 1987 Donruss is much better design wise. Also, 1989 Donruss is more colorful and might be more fun to open (and almost as cheap).
D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
Stone- budget is a good reason to get away from some of the newer stuff. I've also looked into board games too. I just got a Yogi Bear board game in the mail the other day. I had one when I was a kid. We sold it in a yard sale. I was devestated. So I bought one off of ebay. Missing pieces though.
I went through all my game used and auto cards tonight. I pulled the one's that don't really mean anything to me and I'm just gonna list them tomorrow on the bay. Still trying to figure things out though.