tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post279192615153533309..comments2024-03-27T18:36:47.060-07:00Comments on Baseball Card Breakdown: 2004 Retired auto update / State of the Hobby ramblingdefgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-56018827357624166432014-05-21T09:28:19.330-07:002014-05-21T09:28:19.330-07:00Hmmm... definitely something to think about. Soun...Hmmm... definitely something to think about. Sounds like a future blog post.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-16063114748655829452014-05-21T07:46:08.199-07:002014-05-21T07:46:08.199-07:00Thanks for all the comments, guys! But I think the...Thanks for all the comments, guys! But I think the more interesting discussions here rather than "do you think about your collection's value" are, A) the rising ease of counterfeiting cards, and B) what is going to ultimately happen to your collection when you get old and die? I know that 2nd one is a big can of worms, and has been discussed in the blogosphere before (I remember Night Owl had a great post about it a year or so ago, for one).defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-50600990361099580772014-05-21T06:11:15.309-07:002014-05-21T06:11:15.309-07:00That Canseco is sweet! As for the state of the ho...That Canseco is sweet! As for the state of the hobby topic... I gave up collecting as an investment years ago. If I decided to sell my stuff right now, I'd take a huge loss. But the good news is that it still has some value. It might pay for a few nice vacations... which I hope to take when I retire.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-81517010925736930942014-05-20T18:48:05.716-07:002014-05-20T18:48:05.716-07:00When I first got back into the hobby, I still had ...When I first got back into the hobby, I still had that "value" mindset -- I even posted about it. After a few months back, all I care about is making sure I don't pay more than I need to for cards on eBay or COMC or elsewhere. It's not about value -- it's about being cheap to me! :-)Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-18804171819378942022014-05-20T18:16:16.473-07:002014-05-20T18:16:16.473-07:00Good luck with that pursuit... I have no idea what...Good luck with that pursuit... I have no idea what anything I own is worth. It's not why I do this. Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-90061513749572177722014-05-20T17:48:10.990-07:002014-05-20T17:48:10.990-07:00LOVE 'em. 'Specially Lopes.
I, for one, ...LOVE 'em. 'Specially Lopes.<br /><br />I, for one, can happily say that (except for a brief few moments with the '84 Mattingly when I was 14 years old) I've never given a crap about my collection's monetary value, just it's value in bringing me enjoyment.petethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222725895895580850noreply@blogger.com