What do you like most about collecting vintage cards?

Tell us you like most about collecting vintage cards.

Is it learning about the old time players? Finding that hidden gem? The comradery? Making some extra $? Or something else.

What is it that keeps you going in this hobby of ours?

There's so many things.

- I like the free form my collecting has taken. It allows me to design my subsets as I choose.
- I like being able to draw from all eras of baseball history for my overall collecting.
- I like coming across the card which to many is a piece of crap, but when I first see it, it is Ohhh !!
thanks Zach, tonight I saw:






Why the little red x ?

I love the chase of trying to complete a set. Love checking off another card on my checklist when it arrives in the mail. I love the feeling of seeing a card on ebay or the b/s/t that I need and the anticipation of getting it. I think that has helped me stay on course in my quest to complete the monster. I don't think I'll every be a type card collector. When I complete my run of T206's I"ll probably move on to another set and just focus on that one.

Scott

lamontcarter wrote:When I complete my run of T206's I"ll probably move on to another set and just focus on that one.

That's cool Scott, do you have any sets in mind for when you're done with the Monster?

The main reason I got into vintage cards is because when I was a kid, my favorite cards were the All-Time Greats subsets and reading the backs of team cards and seeing the names of record holders for those teams.

After finding the first price guide in 1980 and the Mitchell and Eckes Baseball Cards book, I naturally gravitated towards tobacco and prewar cards. I loved the t201 and t205 sets because of the bios and stats. The lack there of is why t206s never really captured my collecting attention.

Jay

I love looking for the gem in the hobby. Finding sellers who list in wrong cat. or going to a tag sale, estate sale.

I have so many emotions when trying to answer this question.
Baseball was my whole life from the age of about 7 yrs old until I was 16 then girls, cars etc. got the best of me. I also grew up during a great era in Baseball History during the 50's and 60's and saw many of the greats play when the game was the National Pastime.

I have always loved history and I love old stuff, so the cards and the History all kind of of make it a no brainer for me. Whats better old stuff than 100 yr old baseball cards of the Greats of the Game.

To answer the question, it satisfies a passion.

"That's cool Scott, do you have any sets in mind for when you're done with the Monster?"


That's a good question Ben. I haven't thought about it much but gun to my head I'd probably say either the 33 or 38 Head's Up Goudey's. I just have to own this card some day, for some reason it makes me smile whenever I see it.

Hmmm...I think it's a combination of B/S/T'ing and appreciating the aesthetic aspects of cards. I'm not even close to being the penultimate capitalist, but I often find making a card transaction - no matter if they're coming or going - more satisfying than actually owning the cards. It's weird. And I'm not at all a student of cards, but I really enjoy them from a visual perspective. Plus it's cool to think about them as a tangible connection to the early days of the game, its greats and its fans.

i can probably answer it a little better now that i've kind of move on to another hobby...watches. it's not about the card or the watch, more along the line of the history behind them, learning and discovering the various aspects...soaking up information and knowledge. then finally having the card/watch in your hand and actually applying what you've learned into the observation and enjoying the piece.

i've gradually spent less and less time on the cards forum and ebay because frankly the talk bores me amongst all the other bs i have to wade through...bleh . i'm rather enjoying the new hobby where stuff goes down over time and no one's consumed with money.

hope that makes a little sense, i usually get groggy around midnight.

yea and i also agree with yawiiiiieeee when it comes to pre-war cards...it's so cool to think these cards were made and circulating when these guys were actually doing their thing....delahanty, cobb, wagner, etc etc. that's a big thrill for me since i love baseball and its history.

Quan,
If your Collecting old Pocket watches, I would love to look at some of your collection.

It's amazing to be able to buy pieces of baseball history for relatively low amounts of money. There are cards that might only have a few examples but can be bought for a few hundred dollars (or less). Although prices have jumped, cards are still affordable, compared to collecting other rare stuff, like art, vintage cars, etc.

What keeps me going... I have too many cards. With the current prices it's hard to pick up much now. I'd quit if I wasn't so far along with my type set.

This is Zach's card that Gil likes.

Nothing beats the feeling of owning an important prewar card from the 19th century or turn of the century, although I understand that owning a beautiful timepiece is nothing to sneeze at either.

I still have my Swatch watch from the 80s. I bet that worth some serious coin now

Jay