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MrNearMint
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Hey everyone,
I have been peeking in on this forum for a few weeks now and actually learned quite a bit just by reading some of the posts, so I decided to sign up. Like many others, I collected cards as a kid (80's & 90's junk) and got back into the hobby a few years ago and recently started focusing more on vintage. Unfortunately, as of now I have kind of a "weak" vintage collection (compared to most of you) but I am slowly adding to it with mostly graded near mint cards. I look forward to chatting with some of you and learning more about sports cards as well as the hobby itself.
I have been peeking in on this forum for a few weeks now and actually learned quite a bit just by reading some of the posts, so I decided to sign up. Like many others, I collected cards as a kid (80's & 90's junk) and got back into the hobby a few years ago and recently started focusing more on vintage. Unfortunately, as of now I have kind of a "weak" vintage collection (compared to most of you) but I am slowly adding to it with mostly graded near mint cards. I look forward to chatting with some of you and learning more about sports cards as well as the hobby itself.
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Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Welcome.
Happy Thanksgiving and don't be a stranger.
Have you established a "focus?"
If just getting back into the hobby more seriously, I do have a simple recommendation - or should I say - simple set of rules I go by. Unless - of course - you have a truckload of bucks.
Rules:
1. Establish a Focus - otherwise we're tempted to try and cover the market on anything and everything.
2. Establish a Budget - as I said - unless we have a boatload of dough - this will allow one to maintain their sanity.
3. Never break rule 1 or 2!
Good luck!
I wish I had known about rule #2, oh well.
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Ralph
Great advice! It seems so simple but yet it's real easy to lose sight of what our "focus" is, as I experienced it personally. I finally found the light or "focus" as you say after wanting to only collect un-opened material (after watching muggyman's vids on youtube) then went through a short phase of 90's Jordan inserts, and then finally ended up focusing on vintage. I do plan on collecting some un-opened wax in the future, but it's not top on my list.
Thanks everyone for the welcoming!
Great group of guys on here with a wealth of knowledge to take advantage of as you've already seen. Looking forward to your posts.
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