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to you, what is the most enjoyable part of this hobby
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How about you, Sabrgeek?
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and looking at it in person for the 1st time. Even more enjoyable when the card
looks better than the scan, and you got a good deal (or the card is super high end
for the grade).
the day i say, "Now, I've seen everything", would be a sad, sad day indeed.
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<< <i>The most enjoyable part is receiving your new card(s) in the mail, opening it up,
and looking at it in person for the 1st time. Even more enjoyable when the card
looks better than the scan, and you got a good deal (or the card is super high end
for the grade). >>
Couldn't have said it better myself.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
I'm a little partial to the pile on threads.
<< <i>the babes >>
Ruth, Herman, Didrickson-Zaharias??
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
I loved sorting out the cards, removing the dupes, and putting together my want list to complete a set.
I don't get to do too much of that these days as I focus on vintage cards, but once a year I will buy a case or two of something (usually Topps and/or Topps Chrome), and get my rip on.
A close second is seeing the different things my fellow addicts collect and discovering things I never knew existed along the way... like a lot of the stuff Nearmint posts or mystical golden dusted ninja fairies from the Bayou.
Snorto~
2) Obsessively checking the mailbox and the rush I get when I see a bubble mailer or package in the box.
3) Opening the package and seeing and holding the card in my hands.
4) Scanning it and showing it off proudly on the forums.
5) The setting of collecting goals and working to accomplish them...card by card.
6) Displaying my prized cards in my football room.
7) The "escape" from work, kids, and other headaches that surfing the forums and the hobby provides.
8) The historical aspect of collecting....learning more about the history of football and holding a "little" piece of history.
9) Sharing the passion with others who share it on the boards. Unfortunately, no one in my "real life" collects..so the forums is all I have.
10) #10 is a hopeful for me.........hopefully I will be able to share my hobby with my son. He is 9 and as of yet has no interest. I want to take him to shows, teach him about the history of football, and pass my collection on to him.
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<< <i>the friends I've made along the way. >>
ditto that.
I really enjoy sharing a great new pickup with my hobby buddies, seeing other great new pickups from my friends, and making fun of my friends football teams when they lose
<< <i>7) The "escape" from work, kids, and other headaches that surfing the forums and the hobby provides. >>
This is #1 for me.
I've been focusing on Lou Brock the last few years, and now that I'm down to just a few items, I've switched
to my all time Cardinal top 15 at each position.
It's gotten me back into baseball history, and I've now got a type card collection going as well, as some
of the players have only obscure regional issues.
Plus it's fun, and I love going to the post office to open padded envelopes.
"Getting back envelopes addressed to me in my handwriting is really exciting to me right now. TTM's are like opening a pack of modern cards that you know has an auto in it but you don't know who it is yet."
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
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<< <i>the friends I've made along the way. >>
ditto that.
I really enjoy sharing a great new pickup with my hobby buddies, seeing other great new pickups from my friends, and making fun of my friends football teams when they lose
Well we do have a allot of chances with the Bills and the Seahawks.
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
2. Searching and finding oddball stuff on ebay
3. Putting a PSA submission together
4. Going to shows - Chantilly, Va
5. 1978 Topps Dodgers Team Set - I am 1/2 done now in PSA 9
6. Talking to fellow collectors/hobby trends
<< <i>#1 has to be opening packs; just as I did as an 8 year old. Some things never change
yup, that about does it for me
It's kinda odd, but I get more enjoyment out finding a new item for my Carlton collection than I do any other part of my collection.
My wife asked me one day if I had to get rid of most of my collection, what would I keep. My answer was easy, take everything but my Carlton collection, that brings me the
most joy, but is not the most valuable.
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<< <i>the friends I've made along the way. >>
ditto that.
I really enjoy sharing a great new pickup with my hobby buddies, seeing other great new pickups from my friends, and making fun of my friends football teams when they lose
Evening,
I have to say...perfectly said by Joe. I have my Friends and Wife to share my Harley riding. My Friends, Wife and my Boys for my ATV'ing, Camping, Exploring, Livin' Large in the Rocky Mountians and the Hi's and Low's of Moab, and then I have these boards to share my Card collecting addiction !!!
YeeHah !!!
Neil
I'm a young guy and I had never seen a graded sports card until last year, so I'm a new collector. I have quickly migrated from a baseball memorabilia collector and settled into a football memorabilia collector.
1) The chance to hold something tangible. Both work and personally, I'm increasingly on the computer (and again right now
2) A way to connect to a game that I enjoy - football - and learn its history from a bygone era. I wouldn't read nearly this many football biographies nor recounts of the 1949 NFL Championship Game, for example, if it weren't for the virtual and tangible connection that cards give me.
3) Relative peace of mind and stability of investment in football memorabilia. Even in a strong recession, values are propped up at 80-100% of pre-recessionary levels for the vintage football that I like - amazing! To me, the choices of memorabilia to collect were football, baseball, or basketball. When choosing Registries to collect, one question to myself was "Is there a greater likelihood to be more football, baseball, or basketball memorabilia collecting going forward?" My personal answer to that question (yours may differ) is why I have chosen football memorabilia.
4) Registries heighten the fun and the chosen Registry theme gives direction to a collection. There's fun every step of the way when a card that you desire appears on eBay, at a card show, or an auction house - tracking it in your Watched/Bid List, Bidding, Winning, Receiving it in the mail, Scanning it, Adding it to the Registry, Sharing it on the Message Board. Each of those 7 checkpoints is fun with each card.
5) The camraderie of other collectors and a great community. Though I've met just a few common Registry collectors in person already, the Boards make the group pursuit even better.
I cannot get all five elements above anywhere else.
-Keith
1) The "Hunt" and the thrill of the "capture" whether on ebay or at shows.
2) #2 is a hopeful for me.........hopefully I will be able to share my hobby with my son. He is 4 and as of yet has little interest. I want to take him to shows, teach him about the history of baseball, and pass my collection on to him.
3) Opening the package and seeing and holding the card in my hands.
4) The setting of collecting goals and working to accomplish them...card by card.
5) The historical aspect of collecting....learning more about the history of baseball and holding a "little" piece of history.
6) The "escape" from work, kids, and other headaches that surfing the forums and the hobby provides.
7) Displaying my prized cards in my sportscard room that I hopt to have someday.
The thrill of the hunt.
Winning something on the ebay, at a great price.
Busting the same wax I did as a kid, with my kid.
Opening a bubble mailer with my spoils.
Sifting through binders and boxes of cards at a dealer / show and finding something that looks cool and dosen't fit with anything I'm collecting and buying it anyway.
The joy of finishing a set or subset.
Sorting and organizing.
The message boards (especially reading the sleuth stuff and drama).
Scanning and posting stuff (I'm way behind on this one).
Looking at the rare cards posted here and on the other boards I frequent.
As fun as ripping packs is, its so much more expensive now and I have enough junk wax Ive opened. Opening packs now is like playing the lottery...most times you lose and when you win, you are still WAY behind. Its too rare for that HUGE hit to keep my interest and think I can get more than 10% return on what I opened.
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