Are we all "true collectors?"

gracecollector · Oct 8, 2015

So, what's your opinion on this article? I disagree with it. I left my thoughts in the comments section, but interested in what other's think about it.

http://www.beckett.com/news/2015/10...tor-is-dangerous-to-the-hobby/#comment-153171

BowmanChromeAddict · Oct 8, 2015

So many words that I won't even try to read that article, but I'll say this. I'm not a true collector and I won't pretend to be. Am I integral to the hobby? Yes. Am I a true collector? No. Am I offended by that term? Not at all. I don't know that I can even be considered a collector, or prospector any more, but I buy products, open them and make them available for prospectors and true collectors alike. Yes, the hobby is mostly a business to me, but there's nothing actually wrong with that either and there is nothing wrong with using the term "true" when it comes to someone that buys/trades for cards with no intention of ever selling. I guess that bigger question might be, who is a collector and who is a true collector? Is a true collector only the one that will NEVER sell their collection?

Brewer Andy · Oct 8, 2015

BowmanChromeAddict said:
Is a true collector only the one that will NEVER sell their collection?

Good question. I wouldn't say never, because you can change focus or leave the hobby and still have been a collector. I think whoever wrote that ridiculous article clearly missed the point right off the bat by trying to define "true" without at all trying to define "collector" which is the whole point in the first place. There are not enough "end users" as the article calls them and that will continue to be an issue

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goobmcnasty · Oct 8, 2015

Fuggin false collectors.

magicpapa · Oct 8, 2015

English

[h=2]"hobbyist" in British English[/h]
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[h=3]hobbyist
noun [C][/h] uk /ˈhɒb.i.ɪst/ us /ˈhɑː.bi-/ mainly US

› someone who does something as a hobby:

Enfuego79 · Oct 8, 2015

magicpapa said:
English

[h=2]"hobbyist" in British English[/h]
See all translations
[h=3]hobbyist
noun [C][/h] uk /ˈhɒb.i.ɪst/ us /ˈhɑː.bi-/ mainly US

› someone who does something as a hobby:

Touché.

gt2590 · Oct 8, 2015

The way I read the article is the writer Isn't the one using the term "true" collector and is instead decrying its use.

Which I agree with...

michaelstepper · Oct 8, 2015

Yeah, I read it as he was replying to a general term used among the board members accusing/diacussing each other of not being true collectors because of their dislikes or thinking.

The discord among different collectors has never been more apparent. (Go look at the BO forum any day) there are just as many collectors who embrace each other's interests and diversity and support that as well, BUT, the detractors are louder in their statements of said opinions.

I've run the gamut of being a kid picking up single packs and trading to player collector, over my head player collector, and finally a much more diverse appreciation for this hobby. I have my niche, and I won't pretend to understand prospects or RC ' S but I thoroughly enjoy looking at and seeing others pickups, collections and excitement in doing so.

Doerrcollector · Oct 8, 2015

I get the point Cracknell is trying to make, but think he overreacts to the silliness of the BO boards and misses the point.

I consider myself a true collector and don't mind calling myself that. That being said I have no problem with the breakers and people in it for the money as they are the ones bringing the new Doerr cards to light so that I can get them in the end. Without them I wouldn't have been able to add have the cards that I wanted of Doerr, and to try to acquire them I would have to break box upon box open.

I think all the categories mesh together as one and each serves a purpose on the hobby. Without each, I think our hobby would fade away.

Thanks,
Jeff

DaClyde · Oct 8, 2015

Seeing the word "true" slappped on the front of labels is very annoying.

mrmopar · Oct 8, 2015

Sounds like someone whining. I'd say if you are saving cards for any reason other than hoping that they will increase in value so you can sell them later, then you are a collector. If you are buying cards to sell them, then you are not collecting anything buy money. It is a business. Perhaps "serious" vs "casual" collector is a better term to separate those who care.

I find Super Collector to be a more irritating and overused term than True Collector, which was never really actually a term in my mind before reading the article (unless you find that I used the term at some point in the past, then I will plead the fifth).

u2me57 · Oct 9, 2015

I don't know if we are all true collectors. I don't even know if I am. I have sold a few cards over the years but it was more to help a collector finish a set than investment purposes. I love collecting baseball cards. I think I'm a dedicated and committed Jim Thome collector. Great question.

BBCgalaxee · Oct 9, 2015

There's no card I have which I wouldn't sell for "the right price"

What that price is who knows.

I have a Ripken insert serial numbered 2131/5000 which I always say will never be.sold.

I paid a couple bucks for it but what if a mega Cal collector throws out a a "can't refuse" offer.

I love it so much that I would marry it and buy it Bon Bons daily, but it does have a price. What that price is I literally have no idea.

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WCTYSON · Oct 9, 2015

DaClyde said:
Seeing the word "true" slappped on the front of labels is very annoying.

"True," dat.

joey12508 · Oct 9, 2015

I read it, think who wrote it is super sensitive and over thinks.

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AmishDave · Oct 9, 2015

So, am I a True Super Collector ? That is the main question we're all struggling with, I believe. Truly, I do.

Mark70Z · Oct 10, 2015

Man, you guys are better than me; I couldn't even make it through the whole article. I didn't even know the stuff I did make it through was even an issue. Does anybody really use the term true collector?

For the part that I did read I felt it was poorly written so it's a possibility that's why I didn't finish it, but I may have just lost interest.

magicpapa · Oct 11, 2015

Mark70Z said:
Man, you guys are better than me; I couldn't even make it through the whole article. I didn't even know the stuff I did make it through was even an issue. Does anybody really use the term true collector?

For the part that I did read I felt it was poorly written so it's a possibility that's why I didn't finish it, but I may have just lost interest.

predatorkj · Oct 11, 2015

I don't collect anything. I hoard, son!

onionring9 · Oct 11, 2015

predatorkj said:
I don't collect anything. I hoard, son!

Well than we have to appropriately label you a Prospective Super Enthusiast True Hoarding Collector of course.

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